Different World – English Lyrics

• By: Alan Walker, Sofia Carson, K-391, CORSAK
• Album: Different World

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and 'Different World' offers a unique opportunity. The lyrics are clear and emotionally charged, making it easier to connect with the vocabulary of environmental consciousness and hope. The song's global collaboration also reflects the universal nature of its message, transcending language barriers to unite listeners in a common cause.

[English]

All we know

Left untold

Beaten by a broken dream

Nothing like what it used to be

(Used to be)

We've been chasing our demons down an empty road

Been watching our castle turning into dust

Escaping our shadows just to end up here, once more

And we both know

This is not the world we had in mind

But we got time

We are stuck on answers we can't find

But we got time

And even though we might have lost tonight

The skyline reminds us of a different time

This is not the world we had in mind

But we got time

Broken smile, tired eyes

I can feel your longing heart

Call my name, howling from afar

We've been fighting our demons just to stay afloat

Been building a castle just to watch it fall

Been running forever just to end up here, once more

And now we know

This is not the world we had in mind

But we got time

We are stuck on answers we can't find

But we got time

And even though we might have lost tonight

The skyline reminds us of a different time

This is not the world we had in mind

But we got time

...

Take me back

Back to the mountainside

Under the Northern Lights

Chasing the stars

Take me back

Back to the mountainside

When we were full of life

Back to the start

And we both know that

This is not the world we had in mind

But we got time

We are stuck on answers we can't find

But we got time

And even though we might have lost tonight

The skyline reminds us of a different time

This is not the world we had in mind

But we got time

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been damaged or fractured.
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. verb - to have a dream while sleeping.
chasing /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ B1	verb - to pursue in order to catch or overtake.
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B2	noun - an evil spirit or devil.
empty /ˈempti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a specially prepared surface that vehicles can use.
castle /ˈkæsəl/ B1	noun - a large building or group of buildings fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and often a moat.
turning /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis or point.
dust /dʌst/ A2	noun - fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter.
shadows /ˈʃædoʊz/ B1	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts.
skyline /ˈskaɪlaɪn/ B2	noun - an outline of land and buildings against the sky.
reminds /rɪˈmaɪndz/ B1	verb - cause (someone) to remember something.
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a pleased, kind, or amused facial expression. verb - to adopt a pleased or amused facial expression.
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary.
longing /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ B2	noun - a strong desire or craving.
fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons.
afloat /əˈfloʊt/ B2	adjective - floating in water; not sinking.
mountainside /ˈmaʊntənˌsaɪd/ B1	noun - the side of a mountain.
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

Key Grammar Structures

• This is not the world we had in mind

  ➔ Past perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past perfect tense to indicate that the action of having a certain world in mind was completed before another past action.

• We've been chasing our demons down an empty road

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense

  ➔ The present perfect continuous tense is used to express an action that started in the past and is still continuing or has recently stopped.

• But we got time

  ➔ Simple past tense

  ➔ The simple past tense is used to express actions that were completed in the past.

• Escaping our shadows just to end up here, once more

  ➔ Gerund phrase

  ➔ The gerund phrase 'escaping our shadows' acts as a noun and describes the action of escaping.

• Take me back

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or requests, as seen in 'Take me back'.

• When we were full of life

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ The past continuous tense is used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past, as in 'we were full of life'.

• And even though we might have lost tonight

  ➔ Modal verb 'might' + perfect infinitive

  ➔ The structure 'might have lost' indicates a possibility in the past regarding the action of losing.