born to die – English Lyrics

• By: lana del rey

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of Lana Del Rey's "Born to Die," a song celebrated for its rich, poetic lyrics and cinematic soundscapes. Learning the language through this track offers a unique opportunity to explore themes of love, loss, and existentialism in a deeply artistic context, making it special for its profound emotional depth and cultural impact on modern pop music. Its intricate storytelling and melancholic beauty provide a compelling gateway to understanding English expression in song.

[English]

feet don't fail me now

take me to the finish line

all my heart breaks every step that I take

but I'm hoping that the gates

still tell me that you're mine

walking through the city streets

is it by mistake or design

I feel so alone on a Friday nights

can you make it feel like home

if I tell you my mind is like i told you, honey

don't make me sad

don't make me cry

sometimes life 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 and burn me in time

take a walk come outside

let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain

you make your girls insane

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 her 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 to me

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'll carry on

try to have fun and run time

come take a walk on the wild side

let me kiss you hard

pouring rain like it goes 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 we're born to die

gonna take a walk on the wild side

let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain

you like your girls insane

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 and take a walk on the wild side

let me kiss you hard in a pouring rain, like your girl insane

choose your last words this is the last time

cause you and I we were born to die

We were born to die

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ B1	noun - the organ that pumps blood noun - the center of emotions or affection
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - strong affection for another person verb - to feel deep affection for someone
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a paved way for vehicles or pedestrians
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water droplets falling from the sky verb - to fall as rain
alone /əˈloʊn/ B1	adjective - without other people; solitary
wild /waɪld/ B2	adjective - untamed; not domesticated
tough /tʌf/ B2	adjective - strong and resilient; difficult
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a feeling of desire for a certain outcome verb - to desire something to happen
born /bɔːrn/ B2	verb - to be brought into existence adjective - having come into life; existing
die /daɪ/ B1	verb - to cease living
lost /lɔːst/ B1	adjective - unable to find one's way; missing
found /faʊnd/ B1	verb - to discover or locate something adjective - established; having a basis
sad /sæd/ A2	adjective - feeling sorrow or unhappiness
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears noun - an act of shedding tears
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large and permanent human settlement
step /stɛp/ A1	noun - a single movement of the foot in walking verb - to move by lifting the foot and setting it down
finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ B1	verb - to bring to an end noun - the end part of something
line /laɪn/ A2	noun - a long narrow mark or stroke verb - to mark or cover with lines
kiss /kɪs/ A2	noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of affection verb - to press one's lips against someone or something
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ C1	adjective - showing a lack of reason or sanity; crazy

Key Grammar Structures

• feet don't fail me now

  ➔ Imperative mood with negative command

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood with a negative command ('don't fail') to express a strong wish or plea.

• all my heart breaks every step that I take

  ➔ Present simple with universal truth

  ➔ The present simple ('breaks') is used to express a recurring or universal truth about the speaker's emotional state.

• if I tell you my mind is like i told you, honey

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence ('if I tell you... is like I told you') used to talk about a possible situation and its likely result.

• sometimes love is not enough

  ➔ Adverb of frequency with present simple

  ➔ The adverb of frequency ('sometimes') is used with the present simple ('is not enough') to indicate that something happens occasionally.

• let's go get high

  ➔ Let's structure (suggestion)

  ➔ The 'let's' structure is used to make a suggestion or invitation ('let's go get high').

• cause you and I we were born to die

  ➔ Past simple with 'were' for emphasis

  ➔ The past simple with 'were' ('we were born') is used here for emphasis on the inevitability of the situation.

• come take a walk on the wild side

  ➔ Imperative mood with invitation

  ➔ The imperative mood ('come take a walk') is used here as an invitation to join an activity.

• choose your last words this is the last time

  ➔ Imperative mood with 'choose' for command

  ➔ The imperative mood with 'choose' is used to give a direct command or instruction.