Coldplay – English Lyrics

• By: Lizzo
• Album: Special

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story behind Lizzo's 'Coldplay' to learn a language through its heartfelt and straightforward lyrics. This song offers a unique opportunity to engage with English in a raw and emotional context, as Lizzo herself says it's one of the most literal songs she's ever written. What makes it special is its direct storytelling, born from a personal memory, making the language both accessible and deeply meaningful.

[English]

Look at the stars

Look how they shine for you

And everything you do

And everything you do

In Tulum, we pretended we're married

And that little tiny house was our home

It was so freeing to know that we made it

To know that I never ever will be alone

All we had was time

And at the front of my mind

I was so close to leavin' the world behind with you

Ooh, ooh

And I just know it

That in this life

My love is you, ooh

(And everything you do)

Goin' to sleep, holdin' hands at the sunrise

Wakin' up, holdin' hands in the rain

I feel so goofy, I don't really do this

But with you, it's healin' how I feel pain

It made me sad, I cried

Singin' Coldplay in the night

Dancin' to no music just feels right with you

Ooh, ooh

And I just know it (I just know it)

That in this life (ah)

My love is you, ooh

(And everything you do)

And I just know it (I just know it)

That in this life (ah)

My love is you, ooh

(And everything you do)

My defense mechanism kicks in

Makes me run, run away from the real

It's easy to cut you down while I close me up

Instead of tellin' you how I feel (ah-ah-ah)

And we waited so long, but the sex is so good (ah-ah-ah)

Five years in the makin', didn't know if we would (ah-ah-ah)

Do you say this shit to other people? (Ah-ah-ah)

I don't think that I could (I don't think that I could, no)

I don't think that I could (I don't think that I could, no)

I don't think that I could (I don't think I could)

I don't think that I could (I don't think I could)

I don't think I could (ooh, ooh)

And I just know it (I just know it)

In this life (ah)

My love is you (you, you, you, you, you, oh)

(And everything you do)

And I just know it (ba-da-ba-ba, I just know it)

That in this life (ba-da-ba-ba, ah)

My love is you (you, you, you, ooh-ooh)

(And everything you do)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of a living being
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - by oneself; without others
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - measured period during which something happens
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
heal /hiːl/ B1	verb - to become healthy again
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to emit light
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - celestial bodies that produce light
married /ˈmær.id/ B1	adjective - having a spouse verb - to enter into marriage
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ B1	verb - to act as if something is true
defense /dɪˈfɛns/ B2	noun - action taken to protect against danger
mechanism /ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm/ C1	noun - a system of parts working together in a machine or process
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under control or restriction
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp with the hands
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water droplets falling from the sky
sunrise /ˈsʌnˌraɪz/ B2	noun - the time when the sun appears above the horizon
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling sorrow or unhappiness
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds combined in rhythm and melody

Key Grammar Structures

• Look at the stars

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ "Look" is an imperative verb used to give a direct command or suggestion, common in English for instructions or exclamations.

• It was so freeing to know that we made it

  ➔ To-infinitive as complement and relative clause

  ➔ "To know" is a to-infinitive acting as a complement to the adjective "freeing", describing the effect; the clause "that we made it" functions as an object of "know", highlighting adverbial use in complex sentences.

• That in this life

  ➔ Present simple for future or eternal truths

  ➔ This line uses present simple tense in "my love is you", implying a timeless truth rather than ongoing action, common for statements of love or destiny at advanced levels.

• It's healin' how I feel pain

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing change or state

  ➔ "Heal in'" is a present participle form in the continuous tense, modifying "how I feel pain" and indicating a process of emotional healing with another person.

• Makes me run, run away from the real

  ➔ Causative verb construction with modal-like force

  ➔ "Makes me" is a causative verb implying compulsion, similar to modals like 'makes me have to', used for involuntary actions or defense mechanisms in psychological contexts.

• Instead of tellin' you how I feel

  ➔ Gerund (ing) form in prepositional phrases

  ➔ "Tellin'" is the gerund form after "instead of", contrasting hypothetical actions and showing preference, a common structure in B2-C1 conditional contexts.

• Didn't know if we would

  ➔ Past simple for unreal past conditionals

  ➔ "Didn't know" uses past simple in the main clause of a conditional structure, paired with a hypothetical future "would", expressing uncertainty about outcomes.

• Dancin' to no music just feels right with you

  ➔ Present continuous with adverbial phrases for emphasis

  ➔ "Feels right" contrasts with "dancin'" (gerund form), using present continuous to emphasize an ongoing emotional state, enhanced by "with you" for relational context.

• Five years in the makin'

  ➔ Gerund phrase for progressive action over time

  ➔ "Makin'" is a gerund in "five years in the makin'", implying a process that took time to develop, adding idiomatic flair to relationship timelines.

• I don't think that I could

  ➔ Negative modal auxiliaries with hypothetical negation

  ➔ "I don't think that I could" uses negation with modal "could" in a hypothetical context, expressing doubt or impossibility in emotional scenarios.