Better Days – English Lyrics

• By: Hanson
• Album: In Real Life

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Hanson's "Better Days," a beautifully crafted song that merges rock with orchestral sounds to deliver an uplifting message of hope and resilience. Learning the lyrics of this anthem can help you grasp expressions of optimism and encouragement in English, making it a special track for anyone looking to find strength and positivity through music.

[English]

You and me

We're gonna make it together

Just wait and see

You won't even remember

The struggles in search of our

Better days

Better days than before

Better days

Better days are coming

I concede

We've had a few misadventures

We fight and seek

Just trying to live up

To our potential

But I believe

Even the hard times

Will one day resemble

Better days, better days are coming

Better days than before

Better days, better days are coming

Better days are coming

What we face

Will one day be inconsequential

Some days it may feel like we're

Running out of time

The jump from fantasy to reality can be

Hard to define

Better days, better days are coming

Better days than before

Better days, better days are coming

Better days are coming

Better days, better days are coming

Searching for a better day

Better days, better days are coming

Searching for a better day

Better days, better days are coming

Searching for a better day

Better days, better days are coming

Better days are coming

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - plural of day; a period of 24 hours
better /ˈbɛtər/ A1	adjective - of a higher quality; of a more desirable kind
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or produce something
struggles /ˈstrʌɡəlz/ B1	noun - a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or overcome opposition
search /sɜːrtʃ/ A2	verb - to try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly noun - the act of searching for something
coming /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move or travel towards a place
misadventures /ˌmɪsədˈventʃərz/ C1	noun - an instance of bad luck; an unlucky event
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - take part in a struggle involving physical force or weapons noun - a violent struggle or quarrel
seek /siːk/ B1	verb - attempt to find (something)
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive
potential /pəˈtenʃəl/ B2	noun - having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - requiring or using a lot of physical or mental effort
times /taɪmz/ A1	noun - plural of time; a point in time
resemble /rɪˈzɛmbl/ B2	verb - have qualities or features, especially those of another person or thing
face /feɪs/ A2	verb - to be confronted with
inconsequential /ˌɪnkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/ C1	adjective - not important or significant
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues; duration.
fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ B1	noun - the faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things
reality /riˈæləti/ B1	noun - the state of things as they actually exist

Key Grammar Structures

• You and me We're gonna make it together

  ➔ Future with 'going to'

  ➔ The phrase "**we're gonna** make it" uses the future tense construction 'going to' to express an intention or prediction about the future. It is a common way to express future plans in English.

• You won't even remember

  ➔ Future tense with 'will' and adverb of degree 'even'

  ➔ The sentence "You **won't** even remember" uses the future simple tense (will + not) to talk about a future action. The adverb "**even**" is used to emphasize the extent of not remembering something.

• The struggles in search of our Better days

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with "in search of"

  ➔ The phrase "in search of" is a prepositional phrase used to indicate the purpose of the struggles. It indicates the struggles are happening *because of* or *for the purpose of* finding better days.

• We've had a few misadventures

  ➔ Present Perfect tense with 'had'

  ➔ The sentence uses the present perfect tense "**We've had**" (have + had) to express an action or experience that happened at an unspecified time before now, the emphasis being on the result or present relevance.

• Will one day resemble

  ➔ Future tense with 'will' and the verb 'resemble'

  ➔ This phrase uses the future simple tense ('will' + base verb) to describe a future event: the hard times will *become similar* to the better days.

• Some days it may feel like we're running out of time

  ➔ Modal verb 'may' expressing possibility and the present continuous tense 'are running'

  ➔ This sentence uses 'may' to indicate a possibility or likelihood (it *might* feel like...). It also uses the present continuous tense 'are running' to describe an ongoing action or state, even if it's a feeling.

• The jump from fantasy to reality can be Hard to define

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for ability, and the infinitive phrase "to define"

  ➔ The sentence uses the modal verb "**can**" to show the ability or possibility of something (it *is possible* to define), and uses the infinitive phrase "to define" which functions as a noun or adjective in this sentence.