Budapest – English Lyrics

• By: George Ezra
• Album: Gold Rush Kid

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(light rhythmic music)

♪ My house in Budapest, my ♪

♪ My hidden treasure chest ♪

♪ Golden grand piano ♪

♪ My beautiful Castillo ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ I'd leave it all ♪

♪ My acres of a land ♪

♪ I have achieved ♪

♪ It may be hard for you to ♪

♪ Stop and believe ♪

♪ But for you ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ I'd leave it all ♪

♪ Oh, for you ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ I'd leave it all ♪

♪ Give me one good reason ♪

♪ Why I should never make a change ♪

♪ And, baby, if you hold me ♪

♪ Then all of this will go away ♪

♪ My many artifacts ♪

♪ The list goes on ♪

♪ If you just say the words, I'll ♪

♪ I'll up and run ♪

♪ Oh, to you ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ I'd leave it all ♪

♪ Oh, for you ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ I'd leave it all ♪

♪ Give me one good reason ♪

♪ Why I should never make a change ♪

♪ And, baby, if you hold me ♪

♪ Then all of this will go away ♪

♪ Give me one good reason ♪

♪ Why I should never make a change ♪

♪ Baby, if you hold me ♪

♪ Then all of this will go away ♪

♪ My friends and family ♪

♪ They don't understand ♪

♪ They fear they'll lose so much ♪

♪ If you take my hand ♪

♪ But for you ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ I'd lose it all ♪

♪ Oh, for you ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ I'd lose it all ♪

♪ Give me one good reason ♪

♪ Why I should never make a change ♪

♪ And, baby, if you hold me ♪

♪ Then all of this will go away ♪

♪ Give me one good reason ♪

♪ Why I should never make a change ♪

♪ And, baby, if you hold me ♪

♪ Then all of this will go away ♪

♪ My house in Budapest, my ♪

♪ My hidden treasure chest ♪

♪ Golden grand piano ♪

♪ My beautiful Castillo ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ I'd leave it all ♪

♪ Oh, for you ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ I'd leave it all ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from a place or person
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
treasure /ˈtrɛʒər/ A2	noun - valuable items or wealth
golden /ˈɡoʊldən/ A2	adjective - made of or colored like gold
piano /piˈænoʊ/ A2	noun - a musical instrument with keys
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A1	adjective - pleasing to the senses or mind
achieve /əˈtʃiːv/ B1	verb - to successfully complete or reach a goal
reason /ˈriːzən/ A2	noun - a cause or explanation
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	noun - the act of becoming different verb - to make or become different
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or carry something
artifact /ˈɑːrtɪfækt/ B2	noun - an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to comprehend or grasp the meaning
fear /fɪr/ A1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by danger or threat verb - to feel afraid of something
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to no longer have something
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group of people related by blood or marriage

Key Grammar Structures

• I'd leave it all

  ➔ Conditional construction with 'would' + base verb

  ➔ 'I'd leave' is a contraction of 'I would leave', expressing a hypothetical or conditional action.

• Give me one good reason

  ➔ Imperative structure requesting or suggesting an action

  ➔ 'Give me' is a polite command or request asking for something.

• Stop and believe

  ➔ Imperative verb + coordinating conjunction

  ➔ 'Stop' is a command in the imperative mood, urging someone to cease an action.

• It may be hard for you to stop and believe

  ➔ Modal verb 'may' + base verb to express possibility

  ➔ 'May' indicates possibility or uncertainty about the situation.

• Baby, if you hold me then all of this will go away

  ➔ First conditional structure: 'if' + present simple, 'then' + future simple

  ➔ 'If' introduces a condition, and the main clause states the result, expressing a real possibility.

• My house in Budapest, my hidden treasure chest

  ➔ Noun phrase with possessive 'my' + noun

  ➔ Possessive pronoun 'my' shows ownership or association with the noun.