Apple Tree – English Lyrics

• By: AURORA

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the enchanting world of AURORA's "Apple Tree," a song that delves into themes of potential, environmental consciousness, and self-discovery. Through its poignant lyrics and ethereal sound, this song offers a unique opportunity to explore complex themes while encouraging listeners to embrace their individuality and strive for positive change.

[English]

All of my life I've been hunting

I've been a girl, I've been a boy

Digging my feet into the ground

Like an apple tree

Wanting to live with a purpose

Skin is a word, love is not a sin

People are bad, people are good

Just like the moon is a stone

But it's a star when it's dark

And now she's hiding

If you've seen what a heart is

You've seen its colour

If I ever knew how we could guide it

I would take care of its children

Become their mother

If I ever knew how we could hide it

Hide it

Let her save the world

She is just a girl

Let him save them all

He is just a boy

Let her save the world

She is just a girl

Let him save them all

He is just a boy

...

Hunger is quiet, if you do it right

Hunter is loud and predictable

Scaring away every prey

So they are gone

Before the hunter arrives

Would you be kind, and put away your sword

You cannot cut away what we got

You cannot kill what we are

We are not here

In physical form

You've seen where the knife is

Its dark location

If I ever knew how we could fight it

(Fight it)

I would cut into our anger

Make pure emotion

If I ever knew how we could hide it

Hide it

Let her save the world

She is just a girl

Let him save them all

He is just a boy

Let her save the world

She is just a girl

Let him save them all

He is just a boy

...

Can you carry the weight of mortality?

...

The explosions around you are your symphony

Let her save the world

She is just a girl

Let him save them all

He is just a boy

Let her save the world

She is just a girl

Let him save them all

He is just a boy

...

Key Grammar Structures

• All of my life I've been hunting

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Expresses an action that started in the past and continues to the present. Uses 'have/has been + verb-ing'.

• Digging my feet into the ground

  ➔ Gerund as a subject

  ➔ The '-ing' form of the verb ('digging') functions as the subject of the sentence.

• Wanting to live with a purpose

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The infinitive 'to live' expresses the purpose of the wanting.

• If I ever knew how we could guide it

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Hypothetical situation in the present or future. Structure: 'If + past simple, would + infinitive'.

• Would you be kind, and put away your sword

  ➔ Modal verb 'would' for polite request

  ➔ 'Would' is used to make the request sound more polite and less direct.

• You cannot cut away what we got

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + negation

  ➔ Expresses inability or lack of permission. 'Cannot' is a contraction of 'can not'.

• We are not here

  ➔ Present Simple (Negative)

  ➔ Expresses a general truth or fact. Uses 'am/is/are + not'.

• If I ever knew how we could fight it

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Hypothetical situation in the present or future. Structure: 'If + past simple, would + infinitive'.

• Can you carry the weight of mortality?

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for ability

  ➔ 'Can' expresses the ability to do something.