City Lights – English Lyrics

• By: Avicii

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

City lights, take me away

Now it's time, we never ever head down

Don't be scared, I am for real

Hide away and we will never be found

It's alright, we never look back

Birds will sing if we fall

It's alright with memories inside

Midnight dust on the floor

Watch it turn into gold

And I don't even know what's real

...

And I don't know what to feel

...

I'm your truth in disguise

I'm in love with your lies

'Cause I can't breath, can't settle down

And I don't know what to feel

No, I don't know what to feel

...

See these lights, we're gettin' away

Heads won't find us, we're not making a sound

We're not scared, we are for real

Love can't hurt us, now we're sheltered by lies

It's alright, we never look back

Birds will sing if we fall

It's alright with memories inside

Midnight dust on the floor

Watch it turn into gold

And I don't even know what's real

And I don't know what to feel

I'm your truth in disguise

I'm in love with your lies

'Cause I can't breath, can't settle down

And I don't know what to feel

No, I don't know what to feel

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - a source of illumination
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
scared /skerd/ A2	adjective - frightened or worried.
real /riːl/ A2	adjective - actually existing as a thing or happening; not imagined or pretended.
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight; conceal from the view or notice of others.
birds /bɜːrdz/ A1	noun - a warm-blooded vertebrate animal distinguished by feathers, wings, a beak, and typically the ability to fly.
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - make musical sounds with the voice, especially words set to music.
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - drop or come down freely from a higher position.
memories /ˈmeməriz/ B1	noun - a thing that is remembered.
dust /dʌst/ A2	noun - fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or other matter.
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the surface of a room on which you walk.
gold /ɡəʊld/ A2	noun - a yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79.
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true.
disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ B2	noun - the concealing of the identity of something, usually by changing appearance verb - to change or hide the appearance of (someone or something)
lies /laɪz/ A2	noun - a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive.
breath /breθ/ A2	noun - the air that you take into your lungs and send out again.
settle /ˈsetl/ B1	verb - to resolve or reach an agreement about (an issue or difference).
hurt /hɜːrt/ A1	verb - inflict physical or emotional pain or injury on.
sheltered /ˈʃeltərd/ B1	adjective - protected from bad weather or other adverse conditions.

Key Grammar Structures

• City lights, take me away

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase "take me away" uses the imperative mood to express a command or request.

• Now it's time, we never ever head down

  ➔ Present Simple with 'never'

  ➔ The phrase "we never ever head down" uses the present simple with 'never' to emphasize a habitual or permanent negative action.

• Don't be scared, I am for real

  ➔ Present Simple in 'am'

  ➔ The phrase "I am for real" uses the present simple with 'am' to state a current fact or condition.

• It's alright, we never look back

  ➔ Present Simple in Negative Form

  ➔ The phrase "we never look back" uses the present simple in negative form to express a habitual absence of action.

• And I don't even know what's real

  ➔ Present Simple in Contracted Negative Form

  ➔ The phrase "I don't even know" uses the present simple in contracted negative form for emphasis and informal tone.

• I'm your truth in disguise

  ➔ Present Continuous with 'be'

  ➔ The phrase "I'm your truth in disguise" uses the present continuous with 'be' to describe a temporary state or action.

• 'Cause I can't breath, can't settle down

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can' in Negative Form

  ➔ The phrases "I can't breath" and "can't settle down" use the modal verb 'can' in negative form to express inability.