Coming Around Again – English Lyrics

• By: Alanis Morissette, Carly Simon

Lyrics & Translation

Carly Simon's 'Coming Around Again' is a poignant soft rock ballad that beautifully captures the complexities of love and resilience. Its clear, emotive lyrics offer a window into nuanced English expressions related to relationships and emotional states. The song's introspective storytelling and universal themes of navigating life's challenges make it a compelling piece for language learners to explore vocabulary and common idioms in an authentic context.

[English]

作词 : Carly Simon

作曲 : Carly Simon

Baby sneezes

Mommy pleases

Daddy breezes in

So good on paper

So romantic

But so bewildering

I know nothing stays the same

But if you're willing to play the game

It's coming around again

So don't mind if I fall apart

There's more room in a broken heart

You pay the grocer

Fix the toaster

Kiss the host Good-bye

Then you break a window

Burn the Soufflé

Scream a lullaby

I know nothing stays the same

(Stays the same)

But if you're willing to play the game

(Play the game)

It's coming around again

So don't mind if I fall apart

There's more room in a broken heart

And I believe in love

But, what else can I do?

I'm so in love with you

I know nothing stays the same (stays the same)

But if you're willing to play the game (play the game)

It will be coming around again

Baby sneezes

Mommy pleases

Daddy breezes in

(Coming around again)

(Coming around again)

I know nothing stays the same

But if you're willing to play the game

It will be coming around again

I know nothing stays the same

(I believe in love)

I do believe

(I believe in love)

I believe in love

(I believe in love)

I believe in love

(I believe in love)

I believe in love

(I believe in love)

And it'll be coming around again

(I believe in love)

(Love)

(I believe in love)

It's coming around again

(coming around again)

(coming around again)

Nothing stays the same

But if you're willing to play the game

I do believe

I do believe (it'll be coming around again)

I believe in love

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - organ that pumps blood; the core of feelings
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - damaged; not whole
bewildering /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/ C1	adjective - causing confusion or puzzlement
willing /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ B2	adjective - ready, prepared to do something
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - activity for entertainment or competition
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - engage in an activity for enjoyment
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to descend under the force of gravity
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in a place
same /seɪm/ A1	adjective - identical; not different
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - an infant or very young child
sneeze /sniːz/ A2	verb - to expel air forcibly from the nose and mouth noun - the act of sneezing
breeze /briːz/ B1	noun - a gentle wind
romantic /roʊˈmæntɪk/ B2	adjective - characterized by love or an idealized view of love
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
fix /fɪks/ A2	verb - to repair or correct something
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to damage with fire or heat
lullaby /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ B2	noun - a gentle song sung to soothe a child to sleep
soufflé /suːˈfleɪ/ C1	noun - a light, fluffy baked dish made with egg whites

Key Grammar Structures

• I know nothing stays the same

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'know'

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense with 'know' to express a general truth or fact.

• But if you're willing to play the game

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'if'

  ➔ This is a conditional clause using 'if' to express a condition or hypothesis.

• So don't mind if I fall apart

  ➔ Imperative mood with 'don't mind'

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative mood with 'don't mind' to give advice or make a request.

• There's more room in a broken heart

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'there's'

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense with 'there's' to state a fact or general truth.

• I'm so in love with you

  ➔ Present continuous tense for emphasis

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used here to emphasize the ongoing state of being in love.

• It will be coming around again

  ➔ Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ The future simple tense with 'will' is used to predict or promise a future action.

• I do believe

  ➔ Emphatic assertion with 'do'

  ➔ The use of 'do' adds emphasis to the assertion of belief.