Any Other Way – English Lyrics

• By: Eric Nam
• Album: The Other Side

Lyrics & Translation

“Any Other Way” by Eric Nam is a wonderful song to help you learn English through music. Its clear and heartfelt lyrics beautifully express the feeling of finding happiness in love, making the vocabulary easy to understand and emotionally resonant. The song's uplifting melody and relatable story of love's transformative power make it a special and enjoyable way to practice your language skills.

[English]

I didn't know why

Why happiness was fleeting in my life

'Til you, my butterfly

I found you and you led me

To the light

Oblivious to things around me

It's only in your arms, I can see

That everything means

Nothing without you

Oh, they don't feel the things we're feeling

It's got us dancing on the ceiling

It's really not that hard for me

To choose

Because I

Wouldn't have it any other way

Oh-oh, any other way

Because I

I wouldn't have it any other way

No, not any other way

Oh-oh, oh

...

I've always been cynical

But you came in like a miracle

'Cause you made me feel again

Breathe again

My heart is finally making sense

Oblivious to things around me

It's only in your arms, I can see

It's really not that hard for me

To choose

Because I

Wouldn't have it any other way

Oh-oh, any other way

Because I

I wouldn't have it any other way

No, not any other way

Oh-oh, oh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
happiness /ˈhæpɪnəs/ B1	noun - the state of being happy
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - illumination, brightness
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams while sleeping
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to perceive or be aware of a physical or emotional sensation
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ B2	noun - the activity of moving rhythmically to music
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood through the body; also, metaphor for emotion
live /lɪv/ A2	verb - to remain alive or exist
choose /tʃuːz/ B1	verb - to select from a number of options
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ B2	noun - a surface that reflects light
miracle /ˈmɪrəkəl/ B2	noun - an extraordinary event believed to be caused by a divine power
sense /sɛns/ B2	noun - a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimuli; also, awareness
meaning /ˈmiːnɪŋ/ B2	noun - what is meant by a word or phrase

Key Grammar Structures

• I didn't know why Why happiness was fleeting in my life

  ➔ Indirect Question with 'Why' and Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ The sentence uses an indirect question structure "I didn't know why..." instead of "Why was...?" which is a direct question. The phrase "happiness was fleeting" employs the past continuous tense to describe a temporary, ongoing action in the past. The verb "was fleeting" shows that the happiness wasn't permanent.

• It's only in your arms, I can see That everything means Nothing without you

  ➔ Emphatic 'Only' Structure and Conditional Clause (implied)

  ➔ The use of "only" emphasizes the location where the speaker can see clearly. The sentence "That everything means nothing without you" implies a conditional: *if* you are not here, everything is meaningless. This is a Type 0 conditional in a less formal structure

• Oh, they don't feel the things we're feeling

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense for Temporary Actions and Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase "we're feeling" uses the present continuous to emphasize that the feeling is happening right now, and it's perhaps temporary or not shared by others. "the things we're feeling" utilizes a relative clause to describe the objects of what they are feeling.

• It's got us dancing on the ceiling

  ➔ 'Have got' Structure with Object and Present Participle

  ➔ The phrase "It's got us dancing" uses the 'have got' structure (shortened to 's got) to indicate causation. 'It' (presumably the love or feeling) is *causing* "us" to dance on the ceiling. "dancing" is a present participle describing the action that 'us' are performing. It shows what state of being the 'love' put them in.

• It's really not that hard for me To choose

  ➔ Cleft Sentence with 'It' and Infinitive Phrase

  ➔ This is a cleft sentence where the emphasis is placed on how easy the choice is. "It" is used to postpone the subject, and "to choose" is an infinitive phrase acting as the real subject, providing the specific action being referred to. The phrase "not that hard" indicates a degree of ease.

• I wouldn't have it any other way

  ➔ Third Conditional (implied) and Negative Preference

  ➔ This sentence expresses a strong preference for the current situation. It implies a third conditional structure: "If things *were* different, I *still* wouldn't want it any other way." It shows that, even considering hypothetical alternatives, the speaker prefers things as they are. The "wouldn't have it" is a strong statement of preference.

• 'Cause you made me feel again, Breathe again

  ➔ Causative 'Make' and Bare Infinitive

  ➔ The structure 'make someone do something' uses 'make' as a causative verb. It means 'you caused me to feel' and 'you caused me to breathe'. The verbs 'feel' and 'breathe' are in the bare infinitive form (without 'to') because they follow 'make'.