BIRTHDAY – English Lyrics

• By: Faouzia

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful vocals of Faouzia with 'BIRTHDAY'. This song is a fantastic way to learn emotive English expressions related to independence and self-worth, all set to a catchy beat that makes language learning feel like a celebration.

[English]

Don't know where you are now.

Somewhere across the world

telling yourself you'll find someone

else. Hold on till I think.

I've been here like 4 hours trying to

find the words.

If you had the call to give me a call, I

know what to say.

When I'm needing any emotion, it's

almost at my hips. My lips are open. I'm

going to breathe it in. I think I'm

drowning. The rush is in my head. I feel

it pounding.

I'm way too young for this and I don't

want to miss your celebration. What's

going to happen with the decorations? I

put up with my pins. Love and patience.

I gave you all your power. I wrote it in

a book for your birthday. Your friends

act like you're famous now. And I'm

like, "All right, okay.

I put you high in the town and you can't

even mind a look down. Babe, your

friends act like you're famous now. And

I'm like, "All right, okay. All right,

okay,

okay."

All right, okay,

okay.

Realize it's your stay

now.

Oh, you're going to learn.

You're rather afotion.

It's almost at my hips. My lips are

open. I'm going to brea it in. I think

I'm drowning. The rush is in my head. I

feel it pounding.

I'm way too young for this. I don't want

to miss your celebration. What's going

to happen with the decorations I put up

with my hands? Love patience.

I give you all your

birthday.

down.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

It's your

love life to realize it's your mistake.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
somewhere /ˈsʌmˌwɛər/ A2	adverb/noun - in or to an unspecified place
emotion /ɪˈmoʊʃən/ B1	noun - a strong feeling
drowning /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/ B2	verb - dying through submersion in water; overwhelmed
pounding /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/ C1	verb/adjective - striking or hitting heavily
celebration /ˌsɛlɪˈbreɪʃən/ B1	noun - a social event for a special occasion
decorations /ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃənz/ A2	noun - things used to make something look attractive
patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ B2	noun - the capacity to accept delay or trouble
famous /ˈfeɪməs/ A2	adjective - known by many people
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B1	verb - to become aware of
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ A1	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided
birthday /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/ A1	noun - the anniversary of the day on which a person was born
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to take air into the lungs
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - the capacity or ability to direct or influence

Key Grammar Structures

• Somewhere across the world telling yourself you'll find someone else.

  ➔ Future Simple (will + verb)

  ➔ The use of "will find" expresses a prediction or a belief about a future action.

• I've been here like 4 hours trying to find the words.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Using "have been" + "-ing" emphasizes the duration of an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• If you had the call to give me a call, I know what to say.

  ➔ Second Conditional (Mixed)

  ➔ The structure "If + past simple, would/know" is used to talk about hypothetical situations.

• I'm way too young for this.

  ➔ Adverb of degree (way + too + adjective)

  ➔ The word "way" acts as an informal intensifier for the phrase "too young".

• What's going to happen with the decorations?

  ➔ Future with 'be going to'

  ➔ "Be going to" is used to ask about future plans or expected events.

• Your friends act like you're famous now.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood / 'Like' as a conjunction

  ➔ "Act like" is followed by a clause describing a state, often implying it is not the literal truth.

• I put you high in the town and you can't even mind a look down.

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' (inability)

  ➔ "Can't" is used here to express an inability to perform a specific action, whether physical or metaphorical.

• Oh, you're going to learn.

  ➔ Future intention / Prediction

  ➔ This phrase serves as a warning or a strong prediction about a future realization.