Don't tell your dreams – English Lyrics

• By: LOVIXX, STOSLIV

Lyrics & Translation

‘Don't tell your dreams’ is a perfect entry point for English learners interested in modern pop phrasing. By listening to the song, you can pick up idiomatic expressions regarding ambition and privacy, while enjoying a rhythmic flow that makes complex sentence structures easier to memorize and replicate.

[English]

[music]

>> Don't tell your dreams.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Don't tell your dreams to everybody

around.

Some people smile

>> [music]

>> but want to see you down.

Keep it quiet. Don't make a sound.

Let your success be [music and singing]

what shakes the ground.

>> Don't tell your dreams to everybody

around.

>> [music]

>> Some people smile but want to see you

down.

Keep it quiet. Don't make a sound.

Let your [music] success be what shakes

the ground.

>> Haven't earned a million yet but I'm

[music] aiming for the sky. One day I'll

fill a stadium. Watch the crowd

multiply.

>> [music]

>> Talking about my hard work. Now they're

watching every move. This next step is

just a warm up. Got a lot more to prove.

[music] Secure my position and my

partners are impressed. Used to stress

at the starting line. Now I'm chasing

nothing less. Work smart, not hard.

That's [music] how the maximum is made.

Got local currency for now but the

dollar's on the way. [music] forgive

betrayal. That's the line I won't erase.

I don't need the fame just the power and

the place. Competitors [music] chasing

numbers. Ready, set, go. Start the race.

I'm running too but with patience.

Keeping steady pace. Got a mentor by my

side. [music] It's the way it's meant to

be. If it gets cold we stand out heavy.

They can clearly see. Focused [music] on

results. Never begging for attention.

Built a foundation in the streets with

pure intention.

>> Don't tell your dreams to everybody

[music and singing]

around.

Some people smile but want to see you

down.

Keep it quiet. Don't make a sound.

Let your success be [music and singing]

what shakes the ground.

Don't tell your dreams to everybody

around.

>> [music]

>> Some people smile

but want to see you down.

Keep it quiet. Don't make [music] a

sound.

Let your success be what shakes the

ground.

>> [music]

[music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dreams /driːmz/ A1	noun - A series of thoughts or images occurring during sleep; aspirations
success /səkˈsɛs/ A2	noun - The accomplishment of an aim or purpose
stadium /ˈsteɪdiəm/ B1	noun - A large sports ground with tiers of seats for spectators
multiply /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ B2	verb - Increase in number or quantity
secure /sɪˈkjʊər/ B2	verb - To fix or attach something firmly; to gain possession of
position /pəˈzɪʃən/ A2	noun - A place where someone or something is located
maximum /ˈmæksɪməm/ B1	noun - The greatest amount possible
forgive /fəˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - Stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone
betrayal /bɪˈtreɪəl/ C1	noun - The action of betraying someone or something; treachery
competitors /kəmˈpɛtɪtərz/ B2	noun - People or organizations that compete against others
patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ B2	noun - The capacity to accept or tolerate delay or trouble
mentor /ˈmɛntɔːr/ C1	noun - An experienced and trusted adviser
results /rɪˈzʌlts/ A2	noun - Things that are caused or produced by something else
foundation /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/ B2	noun - The lowest load-bearing part of a building; an underlying basis
intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/ B2	noun - A thing intended; an aim or plan

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't tell your dreams to everybody around.

  ➔ Imperative (Negative)

  ➔ Use "Don't" + base verb to give a strong piece of advice or instruction.

• Some people smile but want to see you down.

  ➔ Infinitive clause (Purpose/Result)

  ➔ The structure "want to see you [down]" uses the infinitive form to describe the hidden motive.

• Let your success be what shakes the ground.

  ➔ Causative structure (Let + object + base verb)

  ➔ "Let" is used here to mean 'allow' or 'cause' something to happen.

• Haven't earned a million yet but I'm aiming for the sky.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "Haven't earned" indicates an action not completed up to the present moment.

• Now they're watching every move.

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ "They're watching" describes an ongoing action happening around now.

• Used to stress at the starting line.

  ➔ Used to (Past habit)

  ➔ "Used to" implies a state or habit that was true in the past but is no longer true.

• If it gets cold we stand out heavy.

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ The structure "If + present simple, will/base verb" is used for real possibilities.

• Never begging for attention.

  ➔ Gerund phrase (Modifier)

  ➔ The gerund "begging" describes the subject's behavior while focusing on an action.