Always Remember Us This Way – English Lyrics

• By: Lady Gaga
• Album: A Star Is Born Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of English through Lady Gaga's 'Always Remember Us This Way.' This song is perfect for learners to practice expressive vocabulary related to memories and love, while experiencing a masterclass in vocal phrasing and emotional storytelling.

[English]

[APPLAUSE]

ALRIGHT LISITEN TO ME

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO

YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE SONG THAT

I SAID I WANTED YOU TO DO, REMEMBER?

NO, NO I'M NOT

PLEASE C'MON

C'MON JACK, PLEASE DON'T

THIS IS WHAT I SAID ALLY

YOU PROMISED ME YOU WERE GOING TO DO IT

I ALWAYS SAY THAT

I LOVE YOU

ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY

[APPLAUSE]

EVERYBODY WE'RE GOING TO BRING OUT ALLY TO BRING US HOME

AND SHE'S GOING TO SING YOU AN ORIGINAL SONG

THANK YOU

♪ THAT ARIZONA SKY ♪

♪ BURNIN' IN YOUR EYES ♪

♪ YOU LOOK AT ME AND BABE I WANNA CATCH ON FIRE ♪

♪ IT'S BURIED IN MY SOUL ♪

♪ LIKE CALIFORNIA GOLD ♪

♪ YOU FOUND THE LIGHT IN ME THAT I COULDN'T FIND ♪

♪ SO WHEN I'M ALL CHOKED UP BUT I CAN'T FIND THE WORDS ♪

♪ EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE BABY IT HURTS ♪

♪ WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN ♪

♪ AND THE BAND WON'T PLAY ♪

♪ I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY ♪

♪ LOVERS IN THE NIGHT ♪

♪ POETS TRYIN' TO WRITE ♪

♪ WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO RHYME BUT DAMN WE TRY ♪

♪ BUT ALL I REALLY KNOW ♪

♪ YOU'RE WHERE I WANNA GO ♪

♪ THE PART OF ME THAT'S YOU WILL NEVER DIE ♪

♪ SO WHEN I'M ALL CHOKED UP AND I CAN'T FIND THE WORDS ♪

♪ EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE BABY IT HURTS ♪

♪ WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN ♪

♪ AND THE BAND WON'T PLAY ♪

♪ I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY ♪

♪ OH YEAH ♪

♪ I DON'T WANNA BE JUST A MEMORY BABY YEAH ♪

♪ OO OO OO OO OO OO OO ♪

♪ OO OO OO OO HOO HOO HOO ♪

♪ OO OO OO OO HOO HOO HOOOOOOOOO ♪

♪ SO WHEN I'M ALL CHOKED UP AND I CAN'T FIND THE WORDS ♪

♪ EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE BABY IT HURTS ♪

♪ WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN AND THE BAND WON'T PLAY ♪

♪ I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY ♪

♪ WAY YEAH ♪

♪ WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME AND THE WHOLE WORLD FADES ♪

♪ I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY ♪

♪ OOUUU HMMMM ♪

♪ OOOUUU HMMMMMM ♪

[APPLAUSE[

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A1	verb - to bring to one's mind; to not forget
promised /ˈprɒmɪst/ A2	verb - to assure someone that one will definitely do something
original /əˈrɪdʒənl/ B1	adjective - present or existing from the beginning; new and creative
burnin' /ˈbɜːrnɪn/ A2	verb - to be on fire; to glow with heat
buried /ˈberid/ B2	verb - to be placed underground; hidden deep within
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
choked up /tʃoʊkt ʌp/ B2	adjective - feeling unable to speak because of strong emotion
hurts /hɜːrts/ A2	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain
lovers /ˈlʌvərz/ B1	noun - people who are in a romantic relationship
poets /ˈpoʊɪts/ B2	noun - people who write poetry
rhyme /raɪm/ B2	verb - to have or produce words that sound similar
memory /ˈmɛməri/ A2	noun - something that one remembers from the past
fades /feɪdz/ B2	verb - to gradually grow faint and disappear

Key Grammar Structures

• YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE SONG THAT I SAID I WANTED YOU TO DO, REMEMBER?

  ➔ Future Intention ('going to') + Relative Clause + Object Complement with Infinitive

  ➔ This sentence uses the "going to" future to express a planned or intended action: "you're going to do" means "you are going to do." It also contains a relative clause "that I said I wanted you to do" which modifies "the song." Inside this clause, "I wanted you to do" is an object complement structure where "you" is the object and "to do" is the infinitive describing the desired action.

• YOU PROMISED ME YOU WERE GOING TO DO IT

  ➔ Future in the Past ('was/were going to')

  ➔ The phrase "were going to do" expresses the "future in the past." It indicates an action that was planned or intended from a point of view in the past, but may or may not have happened yet. Here, "you were going to do it" means that at the time of the promise, the action was set for a future time.

• THAT ARIZONA SKY BURNIN' IN YOUR EYES

  ➔ Present Participle (colloquial usage) / Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ The word "burnin'" is a colloquial or informal contraction of "burning," which is a present participle. Here, it functions as an adjective describing "that Arizona sky," or it can be seen as a reduced relative clause (e.g., "that Arizona sky which is burning").

• IT'S BURIED IN MY SOUL

  ➔ Present Simple Passive Voice

  ➔ "It's buried" is an example of the present simple passive voice. It is formed with a form of "to be" ("is") and the past participle ("buried"). This construction emphasizes the action's recipient ("it") rather than the agent performing the action, which is often unknown or unimportant.

• YOU FOUND THE LIGHT IN ME THAT I COULDN'T FIND

  ➔ Relative Clause with Modal Verb of Inability

  ➔ The phrase "that I couldn't find" is a defining relative clause modifying "the light." It uses the modal verb "couldn't" (contracted form of "could not") to express a past inability or lack of capacity to find something.

• SO WHEN I'M ALL CHOKED UP BUT I CAN'T FIND THE WORDS

  ➔ Time Clause ('When') + Idiomatic Expression + Modal Verb of Inability

  ➔ "When" introduces a time clause, specifying the condition under which the main action occurs. "All choked up" is an idiomatic expression meaning overwhelmed with emotion, making it difficult to speak. "Can't find" uses the modal verb "can't" (cannot) to indicate a present inability.

• I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY

  ➔ Future Simple ('will') + Verb 'remember' with Object + Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will," indicating a future action or intention. The verb "remember" is followed by the object "us" and then the adverbial phrase "this way," which describes the manner in which "us" will be remembered.

• WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO RHYME BUT DAMN WE TRY

  ➔ Embedded Question/Noun Phrase with 'how + infinitive'

  ➔ The phrase "how to rhyme" functions as a noun phrase, specifically as the object of the verb "know." This "how + infinitive" structure is commonly used to express the method or way of doing something.

• THE PART OF ME THAT'S YOU WILL NEVER DIE

  ➔ Relative Clause + Future Simple with Adverb of Frequency and Negation

  ➔ "That's you" is a relative clause modifying "the part of me," specifying its identity. "Will never die" uses the future simple tense ("will die") combined with the adverb of frequency "never" to express a strong negation of a future event.

• I DON'T WANNA BE JUST A MEMORY BABY YEAH

  ➔ Colloquial Contractions ('don't wanna') + Negative Desire/Intention

  ➔ The phrase "don't wanna" is a very common informal contraction of "do not want to." It expresses a negative desire or a strong wish not to do or be something in the future.