Born To Die – English Lyrics

• By: Lana Del Rey

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of Lana Del Rey's "Born to Die." This song offers a rich vocabulary for expressing deep emotions, from heartbreaking vulnerability to rebellious hedonism, all wrapped in a lush, cinematic soundscape. Learning English through its poetic lyrics will expose you to nuanced expressions of love, loss, and living life on the edge, making it a powerful and engaging way to connect with the language.

[English]

(dramatic music)

(upbeat music)

♪ Why ♪

♪ Who me ♪

♪ Why ♪

♪ Feet don't fail me now ♪

♪ Take me to the finish line ♪

♪ Oh, my heart, it breaks every step that I take ♪

♪ But I'm hoping that the gates ♪

♪ They'll tell me that you're mine ♪

♪ Walking through the city streets ♪

♪ Is it by mistake or design ♪

♪ I feel so alone on a Friday night ♪

♪ Can you make it feel like home if I tell you you're mine ♪

♪ It's like I told you, honey ♪

♪ Don't make me sad, don't make me cry ♪

♪ Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough ♪

♪ I don't know why ♪

♪ Keep making me laugh ♪

♪ Let's go get high ♪

♪ The road is long, we carry on ♪

♪ Try to have fun in the meantime ♪

♪ Come take a walk on the wild side ♪

♪ Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain ♪

♪ You like your girls insane ♪

♪ So choose your last words ♪

♪ This is the last time ♪

♪ 'Cause you and I, we were born to die ♪

♪ Lost but now I am found ♪

♪ I can see but once I was blind ♪

♪ I was so confused as a little child ♪

♪ Tried to take what I could get ♪

♪ Scared that I couldn't find ♪

♪ All the answers, honey ♪

♪ Don't make me sad, don't make me cry ♪

♪ Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough ♪

♪ I don't know why ♪

♪ Keep making me laugh ♪

♪ Let's go get high ♪

♪ The road is long, we carry on ♪

♪ Try to have fun in the meantime ♪

♪ Come take a walk on the wild side ♪

♪ Come kiss me hard in the pouring rain ♪

♪ You like your girls insane ♪

♪ So, choose your last words, this is the last time ♪

♪ 'Cause you and I, we were born to die ♪

♪ We were born to die ♪

♪ We were born to die ♪

♪ Come and take a walk on the wild side ♪

♪ Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain ♪

♪ You like your girls insane ♪

♪ So, don't make me sad, don't make me cry ♪

♪ Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough ♪

♪ I don't know why ♪

♪ Keep making me laugh ♪

♪ Let's go get high ♪

♪ The road is long, we carry on ♪

♪ Try to have fun in the meantime ♪

♪ Come take a walk on the wild side ♪

♪ Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain ♪

♪ You like your girls insane ♪

♪ Choose your last words, this is the last time ♪

♪ 'Cause you and I, we were born to die ♪

♪ We were born to die ♪

(dramatic music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feet /fiːt/ A2	noun - plural of foot; the lower limbs used for standing and walking
finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ A2	noun - the end of something; the point at which it stops verb - to bring to completion; to end
line /laɪn/ A2	noun - a long narrow mark or row; a boundary or guideline
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - an organ that pumps blood; the center of emotion
breaks /breɪks/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces; to cause to stop functioning
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to seize or acquire; to move or carry noun - a version or shot of something (e.g., a take in film)
hoping /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/ B2	verb - to want something to happen or be true
gates /ɡeɪts/ A2	noun - plural of gate; entrances
tell /tɛl/ A2	verb - to communicate information to someone
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn noun - an instance of walking; a stroll
city /ˈsɪti/ A2	noun - a large town
streets /striːts/ A2	noun - plural of street; public roads in a town
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ B1	noun - an error or something incorrect verb - to confuse one person or thing with another; to misidentify
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - solitary; without other people adverb - by oneself; without others
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to perceive by touch or emotion; to be aware of noun - a physical sensation or impression
home /hoʊm/ A2	noun - the place where one lives; a place of comfort adjective - fit for use at home; domestic
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection for someone verb - to feel love for someone
road /roʊd/ A2	noun - a wide path for vehicles; a way forward or course of action
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a gesture of affection noun - a touch with the lips as a gesture of affection

Key Grammar Structures

• Feet don't fail me now

  ➔ Use of imperative mood with negative contraction

  ➔ The phrase "don't fail me now" is an imperative sentence telling "feet" not to fail, using the negative contraction "don't" for "do not."

• Take me to the finish line

  ➔ Imperative verb with object pronoun

  ➔ The imperative verb "Take" directs to perform an action with "me" as the direct object pronoun.

• I feel so alone on a Friday night

  ➔ Present simple tense expressing state

  ➔ The verb "feel" is in present simple to describe a current emotional state.

• Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough

  ➔ Present simple negative with conjunction 'and'

  ➔ The phrase has two clauses connected by 'and'; first clause is present simple negative "love is not enough", second is positive "the road gets tough."

• I don't know why

  ➔ Present simple negative contraction

  ➔ "Don't" is a contraction of "do not", used here in present simple negative to express lack of knowledge.

• Let's go get high

  ➔ Imperative with 'let's' + bare infinitive verb

  ➔ "Let's" stands for "let us" and is used to make a suggestion or invitation with base form verbs following it.

• You and I, we were born to die

  ➔ Past simple passive form of 'be' + past participle

  ➔ "Were born" is the past simple passive form of "be born," indicating an event that happened in the past to the subject.

• Try to have fun in the meantime

  ➔ Imperative with infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "Try to have fun" uses imperative "try" followed by an infinitive "to have" expressing the intended action.