BACK TO LIFE – English Lyrics

• By: 3OH!3
• Album: OMENS

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the energetic sounds of 3OH!3 with "Back to Life," a track that encapsulates the duo's blend of electronic and pop elements. This song offers a fun and engaging way to improve your English vocabulary and understand the nuances of party-themed lyrics. Dive in to explore the catchy beats and playful wordplay that define 3OH!3's unique style.

[English]

There's a drum line in my heartbeat

I know exactly where it's from

They're turning off the street lamps

They say the day is almost done

There's a ringing in my ears now

I remember how it was

The feeling we had last night

And it won't stop now because

Everybody says hey, no

We don't wanna see this day go

If I ever had my say, so

We can make this go all night, night, night

'Cause if the party is dead

We can bring it back to life

Yeah, we can make it through the night

If you listen to the words that I say

'Cause if the party is dead

All we need is candle light

And a little bit of dynamite

Everybody will get out of our way

I got a a song stuck in my head

I know exactly why it's there

There's a noise outside my bedroom

And I don't even care

If I ever said "go home"

Everybody here would say "hell no"

All we gotta do is just let go

We can make it through the night

'Cause if the party is dead

We can bring it back to life

Yeah, we can make it through the night

If you listen to the words that I say

'Cause if the party is dead

All we need is candle light

And a little bit of dynamite

Everybody will get out of our way

Woah, woah-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah, woah-oh-oh-oh-oh (We can bring it back to life)

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Yeah, we can bring it back to life)

'Cause I'm never gonna get these drums out of my head

And I'm never gonna get some sleep inside of my bed

And I'm sorry if good night is something I never said, said, said

'Cause if the party is dead

We can bring it back to life

Yeah, we can make it through the night

If you listen to the words that I say

'Cause if the party is dead

All we need is candle light

And a little bit of dynamite

Everybody will get out of our way

Woah, woah-oh-oh-oh-oh (We can bring it back to life)

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Yeah, we can bring it back to life)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
drum /drʌm/ A2	noun - a musical percussion instrument
heartbeat /ˈhɑːrtbiːt/ B1	noun - the rhythmic beating of the heart
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
lamp /læmp/ A2	noun - a device for giving light, especially one with a covering
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
ringing /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/ B1	noun - a continuous, clear, resonant sound verb - to make a clear resonant sound
ears /ɪərz/ A1	noun - the organ of hearing
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of time between evening and morning
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering of invited guests
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - a unit of language that has meaning
candle /ˈkændl/ A2	noun - a stick of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lit to produce light
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. adjective - emitting or reflecting light; bright
dynamite /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/ B2	noun - a high explosive
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a short musical composition with words
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck
bedroom /ˈbedruːm/ A2	noun - a room for sleeping in
sleep /sliːp/ A1	noun - a state of reduced consciousness verb - a condition of body and mind
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something

Key Grammar Structures

• There's a drum line in my heartbeat

  ➔ Existential 'There is'

  ➔ Uses "There's" to indicate existence of something (a drum line). Common for introducing new information.

• We can make this go all night

  ➔ Causative 'make' + bare infinitive

  ➔ "Make" forces an action. Followed by bare infinitive "go" (without 'to'). Means 'cause this to continue'.

• If the party is dead, We can bring it back to life

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ Real possibility structure: "If" + present simple ("is dead") + future consequence ("can bring"). Shows likely outcome.

• bring it back to life

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'bring back'

  ➔ Separable phrasal verb meaning 'revive'. Pronoun "it" must go between verb and particle ("bring it back").

• the words that I say

  ➔ Defining relative clause

  ➔ "that I say" defines which words. "That" can be omitted in informal English ("the words I say").

• All we need is candle light

  ➔ Reduced relative clause

  ➔ Full form: "All (that) we need". Omission of "that" creates a reduced clause. "All" acts as a pronoun meaning 'everything'.

• I got a song stuck in my head

  ➔ Causative passive with 'got'

  ➔ Informal equivalent of "have something done". "Got" shows something happened to you (the song became stuck).

• And I'm sorry if good night is something I never said

  ➔ Adjective + if-clause

  ➔ "Sorry" describes emotion. "If" introduces hypothetical situation (never saying good night) causing the emotion.