Believer – English Lyrics

• By: Imagine Dragons, One Voice Children's Choir

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and "Believer" by Imagine Dragons offers a fantastic opportunity to engage with English. The song's lyrics are a compelling narrative of overcoming adversity, using straightforward yet evocative language to convey a message of strength. The repetitive and anthemic chorus makes it easy to sing along and memorize key phrases, helping to build vocabulary and confidence. The clear enunciation and passionate delivery can also aid in understanding pronunciation and intonation. What makes this song special for learners is its universal theme of resilience, making the emotional and linguistic journey of the song both relatable and inspiring.

[English]

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♪ First things first ♪ ♪ I'ma say all the words inside my head ♪

♪ I'm fired up and tired of the way that things have been, oh-ooh ♪

♪ The way that things have been, oh-ooh ♪

♪ Second thing second ♪ ♪ Don't you tell me what you think that I could be ♪

♪ I'm the one at the sail, I'm the master of my sea, oh-ooh ♪

♪ The master of my sea, oh-ooh ♪

♪ I was broken from a young age ♪ ♪ Taking my sulking to the masses ♪

♪ Writing my poems for the few ♪ ♪ That look at me, took to me, shook to me, feeling me ♪

♪ Singing from heartache from the pain ♪ ♪ Taking my message from the veins ♪

♪ Speaking my lesson from the brain ♪ ♪ Seeing the beauty through the... ♪

♪ Pain! ♪ ♪ You made me a, you made me a believer, believer ♪

♪ Pain! ♪ ♪ You break me down and build me up, believer, believer ♪

♪ Pain! ♪ ♪ Oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain ♪

♪ My life, my love, my drive, it came from... ♪ ♪ Pain! ♪

♪ You made me a, you made me a believer, believer ♪

♪ Third thing's third ♪ ♪ Send a prayer to the ones up above. ♪

♪ All the hate that you've heard has turned your spirit to a dove, oh-ooh ♪

♪ Your spirit up above oh ♪

♪ I was choking in the crowd ♪

♪ Building my rain up in the cloud ♪ ♪ Falling like ashes to the ground ♪

♪ Hoping my feelings, they would drown ♪

♪ But they never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing ♪ ♪ Inhibited, limited, Till it broke open and rained down ♪

♪ It rained down, like... ♪

♪ Pain! ♪ ♪ You made me a, you made me a believer, believer ♪

♪ Pain! ♪ ♪ You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer ♪

♪ Pain! ♪ ♪ Oh let the bullets fly, oh let them rain ♪

♪ My life, my love, my drive, it came from... ♪ ♪ Pain! ♪

♪ You made me a, you made me a believer, believer ♪

♪ Last things last ♪ ♪ By the grace of the fire and the flames ♪

♪ You're the face of the future, the blood in my veins, oh ooh ♪ ♪ The blood in my veins, oh ooh ♪

♪ But they never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing ♪ ♪ Inhibited, limited, Till it broke open and rained down ♪

♪ It rained down... ♪

♪ Pain! ♪ ♪ You made me a, you made me a believer, believer ♪

♪ Pain! ♪ ♪ You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer ♪

♪ Pain! ♪ ♪ Oh let the bullets fly, oh let them rain ♪

♪ My life, my love, my drive, it came from... ♪ ♪ Pain! ♪

♪ You made me a, you made me a believer, believer ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
believer /bɪˈliːvər/ B2	noun - a person who believes in something
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort verb - to cause physical suffering
master /ˈmæstər/ B2	noun - a person who has control or authority verb - to become skilled in a particular area
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - damaged or not functioning
fire /faɪər/ B1	noun - the process of combustion that produces heat and light verb - to ignite or set on fire
cloud /klaʊd/ A2	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
drive /draɪv/ B1	noun - a strong desire or motivation to achieve something verb - to operate and control the direction and speed of a vehicle
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - simple elegance or refinement of movement
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B2	noun - the non-physical part of a person, often regarded as immortal
lesson /ˈlɛsən/ B1	noun - a period of instruction or teaching
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ B1	noun - a combination of qualities that pleases the senses
crowd /kraʊd/ A2	noun - a large number of people gathered together
message /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ B1	noun - a communication containing information

Key Grammar Structures

• I'ma say all the words inside my head

  ➔ Future intention with 'going to'

  ➔ The phrase "I'ma" is a contraction of "I am going to".

• I'm the master of my sea

  ➔ Present simple for identity

  ➔ The phrase "I'm the master" indicates a state of being.

• You made me a believer

  ➔ Past simple for completed actions

  ➔ The phrase "You made me" indicates a completed action in the past.

• Let the bullets fly

  ➔ Imperative mood for commands

  ➔ The phrase "Let the bullets fly" is a command.

• Send a prayer to the ones up above

  ➔ Present simple for habitual actions

  ➔ The phrase "Send a prayer" indicates a habitual action.

• It rained down

  ➔ Past simple for actions that happened

  ➔ The phrase "It rained down" indicates an action that occurred in the past.

• By the grace of the fire and the flames

  ➔ Prepositional phrase for expressing means

  ➔ The phrase "By the grace of" indicates the means by which something is achieved.