Die With A Smile – English Lyrics

• By: Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt collaboration of Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars with "Die With A Smile"! This poignant pop-soul ballad offers a beautiful blend of their powerful vocals and expressive storytelling, making it a perfect song to appreciate the emotional depth of English lyrics. Through its compelling message about cherishing every moment with loved ones, you can connect deeply with the language's capacity for raw emotion and universal themes of love and mortality, all while enjoying a masterclass in vocal harmony and songwriting.

[English]

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♪ UHH UHH ♪

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♪ I, I JUST WOKE UP FROM A DREAM ♪

♪ WHERE YOU AND I HAD TO SAY GOODBYE ♪

♪ AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT ALL MEANS ♪

♪ BUT SINCE I SURVIVED I REALIZED ♪

♪ WHEREVER YOU GO THAT'S WHERE I'LL FOLLOW ♪

♪ NOBODY’S PROMISED TOMORROW ♪

♪ SO IMMA LOVE YOU EVERY NIGHT LIKE IT'S THE LAST NIGHT ♪

♪ LIKE IT’S THE LAST NIGHT ♪

♪ IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING I’D WANNA BE NEXT (TO YOU) ♪

♪ IF THE PARTY WAS OVER AND OUR TIME ON EARTH (WAS THROUGH) ♪

♪ I’D WANNA HOLD YOU JUST FOR A WHILE ♪

♪ AND DIE WITH A SMILE ♪

♪ IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING I’D WANNA BE NEXT TO YOU ♪

♪ (WOO OOH) ♪

♪ OOH LOST ♪

♪ LOST IN THE WORDS THAT WE SCREAM ♪

♪ I DON'T EVEN WANNA DO THIS ANYMORE ♪

[DUO] ♪ CUZ YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME ♪

♪ AND OUR LOVE IS THE ONLY WAR WORTH FIGHTING FOR ♪

♪ WHEREVER YOU GO THAT'S WHERE I'LL FOLLOW ♪

♪ NOBODY’S PROMISED TOMORROW ♪

♪ SO IMMA LOVE YOU EVERY NIGHT LIKE IT’S THE LAST NIGHT ♪

♪ LIKE IT’S THE LAST NIGHT ♪

♪ IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING I’D WANNA BE NEXT TO YOU ♪

♪ IF THE PARTY WAS OVER ♪

♪ AND OUR TIME ON EARTH WAS THROUGH ♪

♪ I’D WANNA HOLD YOU ♪

♪ JUST FOR A WHILE ♪

♪ AND DIE WITH A SMILE ♪

♪ IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING I’D WANNA BE NEXT TO YOU ♪

♪ RIGHT NEXT TO YOU ♪

♪ NEXT TO YOU ♪

♪ RIGHT NEXT TO YOU ♪

♪ [BOTH VOCALIZING] ♪

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♪ IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING I’D WANNA BE NEXT (TO YOU) ♪

♪ IF THE PARTY WAS OVER AND OUR TIME ON EARTH (WAS THROUGH) ♪

♪ I’D WANNA HOLD YOU JUST FOR A WHILE ♪

♪ AND DIE WITH A SMILE ♪

♪ IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING I’D WANNA BE NEXT TO YOU ♪

♪ IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING I’D WANNA BE NEXT TO YOU ♪

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♪ [VOCALIZING] ♪

♪ I’D WANNA BE NEXT TO YOU ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. verb - to experience a dream.
goodbye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A1	noun - an instance of saying goodbye; a farewell.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - feel deep affection for (someone).
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
earth /ɜːrθ/ A2	noun - the planet on which we live; the world.
smile /smaɪl/ A2	noun - a pleased, kind, or amused facial expression. verb - to form one's features into a smile.
follow /ˈfɒləʊ/ A2	verb - go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead).
last /læst/ A2	adjective - coming after all others in time or order; final.
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - grasp, carry, or support with one's hands
party /ˈpɑːrti/ B1	noun - a social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment.
tomorrow /təˈmɒrəʊ/ B1	noun - the day after today.
realized /ˈriːəlaɪzd/ B1	verb - become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly.
survived /sərˈvaɪvd/ B1	verb - continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.
screamed /skriːmd/ B2	verb - give a loud, piercing cry or cries expressing great emotion or pain
promised /ˈprɒmɪst/ B2	verb - assure someone that one will definitely do, give, or arrange something; undertake or declare.
ending /ˈendɪŋ/ B2	noun - the final part of something, especially a story, film, or piece of music.
fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ B2	verb - take part in a violent struggle involving the use of physical force or weapons

Key Grammar Structures

• I, I JUST WOKE UP FROM A DREAM

  ➔ Past Simple (Woke up)

  ➔ Describes a completed action in the past. "Woke up" indicates the action of waking up happened and finished before now.

• WHERE YOU AND I HAD TO SAY GOODBYE

  ➔ Past Simple (Had to say)

  ➔ "Had to say" indicates a past obligation or necessity. It means there was no choice but to say goodbye.

• WHEREVER YOU GO THAT'S WHERE I'LL FOLLOW

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 1 (Modified), Future Simple (I'll follow)

  ➔ This is a modified conditional sentence. "Wherever you go" acts as the 'if' clause. "I'll follow" is the main clause, indicating a future action that will happen if the condition is met. The use of "wherever" makes it a general condition.

• NOBODY’S PROMISED TOMORROW

  ➔ Possessive ('s), Passive Voice (Implied)

  ➔ "Nobody's" is a contraction of "nobody is" or "nobody has." Here, it implies a passive construction like "Tomorrow is not promised to anybody."

• SO IMMA LOVE YOU EVERY NIGHT LIKE IT'S THE LAST NIGHT

  ➔ Contraction ('Imma'), Conditional Mood (Implied)

  ➔ "Imma" is a colloquial contraction of "I'm going to." "Like it's the last night" implies a subjunctive mood; it's treated as if it were the last night, even though it isn't necessarily.

• IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING I’D WANNA BE NEXT (TO YOU)

  ➔ Second Conditional (If + Past Simple, would + infinitive)

  ➔ This is a classic example of a second conditional. "If the world was ending" is the 'if' clause (hypothetical past), and "I'd wanna be next to you" is the main clause (hypothetical consequence).

• LOST IN THE WORDS THAT WE SCREAM

  ➔ Past Participle as adjective ('Lost')

  ➔ Here, "lost" functions as an adjective, describing the state of being absorbed or overwhelmed within the words.

• I DON'T EVEN WANNA DO THIS ANYMORE

  ➔ Negative Imperative (Don't)

  ➔ Although it's not directly commanding someone else, "I don't even wanna do this anymore" expresses a strong personal refusal or unwillingness to continue an action.