Day One – English Lyrics

• By: Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams, Pusha T
• Album: Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the language of loyalty and friendship through Calvin Harris's "Day One," featuring Pharrell Williams and Pusha T. This track offers a glimpse into the importance of enduring relationships and the power of shared experiences, making it a great way to learn about connection and support in English.

[English]

Men too young to drive cars

Back of my scooter you ride

Girbaud in black and white zombas (yeah)

Countin' stars in the night

Honeybuns with extra frost

Man, our parents would fight

Teenage years we would question

Kiss while listenin' to Tribe

They don't understand us

You're the only one that'll stand up

Put your hand up

Even when I don't have a plan, but

You with me, you get me

And when my heart get broken, you fix me

No one compare

Day one, you were there

There's some shit on them days that just won't let up

That only you'll offer to do

'Cause I forget, I always feel so much better

After I talk to you

'Cause you my day one (day one), day one (day one

Day one (day one), day one (day one)

'Cause you my day one (day one), day one (day one)

Day one (day one)

After you locked up, fuck what they talkin' 'bout

I don't chase them, I replace them

Hunnid dollar bills like a drink, I waste them

Favorite dope boys are the ones, they traced him

King Push been around the world, might Ma$e them

Spinnin' like there's ten of me, shootin' at my frenemies

Dirty money, let it spin dry 'til we Kennedys

Let's talk symmetry, his and hers Patek, light flex for our energy

Wish I could go back and just talk to beginner me

Of how I should invest what I spent on the shimmery

No regrets, baguettes is blushing

Gosha on the sweats, all in Russian

Click, clack, means no discussion, oh

Who you know chart number one like Bruno?

Still tip the scale like sumo

Erase you out your spot like Pluto

Got love for all my day unos

There's some shit on them days that just won't let up

That only you'll offer to do

'Cause I forget, I always feel so much better

After I talk to you

'Cause you my day one (day one), day one (day one)

Day one (day one), day one (day one)

Cause you my day one (day one), day one (day one)

Day one (day one)

After you locked up, fuck what they talkin' 'bout

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to take part in a physical fight verb - to struggle against something
question /ˈkwɛstʃən/ B1	verb - to ask someone about something noun - a sentence worded as an inquiry
stand /stænd/ A2	verb - to be on your feet verb - to support or defend
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - damaged or not working properly adjective - sad or upset
compare /kəmˈpɛr/ B2	verb - to estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between
offer /ˈɒfər/ B1	verb - to present something for acceptance or rejection
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ A2	verb - to be unable to remember something
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use something carelessly or extravagantly
trace /treɪs/ B2	verb - discover or find the location of
spin /spɪn/ A2	verb - turn or whirl around quickly
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
invest /ɪnˈvɛst/ B2	verb - expend money with the expectation of achieving profits
scale /skeɪl/ B1	noun - a device for weighing verb - climb or ascend
erase /ɪˈreɪs/ B1	verb - remove completely
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection

Key Grammar Structures

• Men too young to drive cars

  ➔ Subject-verb-object sentence structure with adjective 'too'

  ➔ This is a simple declarative sentence. 'Too' modifies 'young,' indicating an excess of youthfulness.

• Kiss while listenin' to Tribe

  ➔ Present continuous tense (listenin') with gerund as object

  ➔ The present continuous describes an action happening now. 'Listenin'' is the gerund form of 'listen,' acting as the object of the verb 'kiss.'

• You're the only one that'll stand up

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'that' referring to 'one', future simple with 'will'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' connects the clause. 'Will stand up' expresses a future action.

• Even when I don't have a plan, but

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'even when', negative construction 'don't have', conjunction 'but'

  ➔ This sets up a contrast. 'Even when' introduces a circumstance, 'don't have' indicates a lack, and 'but' signals a shift in thought.

• Cause you my day one

  ➔ Use of 'cause' as informal 'because'

  ➔ This is a colloquial shortening of 'because you are my day one.'

• Hunnid dollar bills like a drink, I waste them

  ➔ Simile using 'like', present simple tense

  ➔ The simile 'like a drink' emphasizes the ease and casualness with which the speaker spends money.

• Spinnin' like there's ten of me

  ➔ Simile using 'like', present participle as verb

  ➔ This simile conveys a sense of being busy and multifaceted, as if the speaker is multiplied.

• Let's talk symmetry, his and hers Patek

  ➔ Imperative mood ('Let's'), possessive adjectives ('his', 'hers')

  ➔ The imperative 'Let's talk' suggests a proposal for conversation. 'His and hers' indicates a matching pair of luxury items.