All Good Things (Come To An End) – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
(UPBEAT POP MUSIC)
♪ AH, AH, AH ♪
♪ HONESTLY, WHAT WILL BECOME OF ME ♪
♪ DON'T LIKE REALITY, IT'S WAY TOO CLEAR TO ME ♪
♪ BUT REALLY LIFE IS DANDY ♪
♪ WE ARE WHAT WE DON'T SEE ♪
♪ MISS EVERYTHING DAYDREAMING ♪
♪ FLAMES TO DUST, LOVERS TO FRIENDS ♪
♪ WHY DO ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END ♪
♪ FLAMES TO DUST, LOVERS TO FRIENDS ♪
♪ WHY DO ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END ♪
♪ TRAVELING, I ONLY STOP AT EXITS ♪
♪ WONDERING IF I'LL STAY, STAY YOUNG AND RESTLESS ♪
♪ LIVING THIS WAY, I STRESS LESS ♪
♪ I WANT TO PULL AWAY WHEN THE DREAM DIES ♪
♪ THE PAIN SETS IN, AND I DON'T CRY ♪
♪ I ONLY FEEL GRAVITY, AND I WONDER WHY ♪
♪ FLAMES TO DUST, LOVERS TO FRIENDS ♪
♪ WHY DO ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END ♪
♪ FLAMES TO DUST, LOVERS TO FRIENDS ♪
♪ WHY DO ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END ♪
♪ COME TO AN END ♪
♪ COME TO AN ♪
♪ WHY DO ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END ♪
♪ COME TO AN END ♪
♪ COME TO AN ♪
♪ WHY DO ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END ♪
♪ WELL, THE DOGS WERE WHISTLING A NEW TUNE ♪
♪ BARKING AT THE NEW MOON ♪
♪ HOPING IT WOULD COME SOON SO THAT THEY COULD ♪
♪ DOGS WERE WHISTLING A NEW TUNE, BARKING AT THE NEW MOON ♪
♪ HOPING IT WOULD COME SOON SO THAT THEY COULD DIE ♪
♪ DIE ♪
♪ DIE ♪
♪ DIE ♪
♪ FLAMES TO DUST, LOVERS TO FRIENDS ♪
♪ WHY DO ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END ♪
♪ FLAMES TO DUST, LOVERS TO FRIENDS ♪
♪ WHY DO ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END ♪
♪ COME TO AN END ♪
♪ COME TO AN END ♪
♪ WHY DO ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END ♪
♪ COME TO AN END ♪
♪ COME TO AN END ♪
♪ WHY DO ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END ♪
♪ WELL, THE DOGS WERE BARKING AT THE NEW MOON ♪
♪ WHISTLING A NEW TUNE, HOPING IT WOULD COME SOON ♪
♪ AND THE DOGS WERE BARKING AT THE NEW MOON ♪
♪ WHISTLING A NEW TUNE, HOPING IT WOULD COME SOON ♪
♪ SO THAT THEY COULD DIE ♪
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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end /end/ A1 |
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good /ɡʊd/ A1 |
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come /kʌm/ A1 |
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friends /frendz/ A1 |
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dust /dʌst/ A2 |
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lovers /ˈlʌvərz/ A2 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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reality /riˈæləti/ B1 |
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traveling /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ A2 |
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young /jʌŋ/ A1 |
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restless /ˈrestləs/ B2 |
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dream /driːm/ A2 |
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pain /peɪn/ A2 |
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dogs /dɒɡz/ A1 |
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moon /muːn/ A1 |
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die /daɪ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Honestly, what *will become of me*
➔ Future Simple (will + infinitive) for prediction/speculation
➔ Using "will" to express a future event or possibility, in this case, reflecting on the singer's uncertain future.
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I *don't like* reality, it's way too clear to me
➔ Present Simple (negative form) expressing a general dislike.
➔ The Present Simple tense is used to state a general truth or habitual action, here showing a consistent dislike for reality.
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We *are what* we don't see
➔ Noun Clause (what + clause) acting as a subject complement.
➔ The phrase "what we don't see" functions as a noun clause, completing the meaning of the sentence by defining "we".
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Why *do all* good things come to an end
➔ Present Simple (interrogative form) asking a general question about a common phenomenon. Use of "all" as a quantifier.
➔ A rhetorical question using the Present Simple to express a sense of inevitability or a universal truth. "All" emphasizes that this is applicable to every good thing.
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Wondering *if* I'll stay, stay young and restless
➔ Indirect question using "if" to introduce a subordinate clause.
➔ "If" introduces a clause that functions as the object of "wondering". The whole phrase conveys uncertainty about a future possibility.
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Living this way, I *stress less*
➔ Comparative form (less + noun) to indicate a lower degree of something.
➔ "Less stress" implies a reduction in the amount of stress experienced, compared to a previous or standard level.
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I want to pull away *when* the dream dies
➔ Adverbial Clause of Time (when + clause) indicating the timing of an action.
➔ The "when" clause specifies the condition under which the action of pulling away will occur. It indicates that the desire to pull away is contingent on the dream ending.
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Hoping it *would come* soon *so that* they could die.
➔ Past Subjunctive (would + infinitive) to express a hypothetical or desired outcome in the past, and "so that" clause indicating purpose.
➔ "Would come" expresses the desired outcome, and "so that they could die" indicates the purpose of the new moon coming soon.
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