Dream As One – English Lyrics

• By: Miley Cyrus
• Album: Avatar: Fire and Ash

Lyrics & Translation

“Dream As One” is a soaring cinematic ballad that offers an emotional masterclass in English lyricism. By studying its powerful chorus and intimate verses, you can learn vocabulary related to themes of resilience ("ashes," "rebuilt," "healing"), unity ("dream as one"), and profound love. The song's special quality lies in Miley Cyrus's ability to turn a devastating personal experience—losing her home in a wildfire—into a universal anthem of hope for a major motion picture, making the words deeply resonant.

[English]

Our love will never fade away

I put my head against your chest

And listen to your heart

'Cause you are my home

No matter where I go

Never alone

'Cause somehow I always know

Even through the flames

Even through the ashes in the sky

Baby when we dream we dream as one

Every time I breathe

It's a song to keep this love alive

I know when we dream we dream as one

I know when we dream we dream as one

So beautiful when we're together

Like feathers on a wing

Riding right beside me

We're two arrows in the wind

'Cause you are my home

No matter where I go

Never alone

I've never been afraid to let you know that

Even through the flames

Even through the ashes in the sky

Baby when we dream we dream as one

Every time I breathe

It's a song to keep this love alive

I know when we dream we dream as one

Dream dream dream dream dream

Dream dream dream dream dream

Dream dream dream dream

Dream dream dream dream

Even through the flames

Even through the ashes in the sky

Baby when we dream we dream as one

Every time I breathe

It's a song to keep this love alive

I know when we dream we dream as one

Every time we dream we dream as one

Every time we dream we dream as one

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually become less visible, audible, or distinct.
listen /ˈlɪsn̩/ A2	verb - to give one's attention to a sound.
flames /fleɪmz/ B1	noun - the visible, glowing parts of a fire.
ashes /ˈæʃɪz/ B1	noun - the powdery residue left after burning.
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to take air into and expel it from the lungs.
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead.
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.
feathers /ˈfeðərz/ B1	noun - a light, horny outgrowth on birds.
wing /wɪŋ/ A2	noun - the part of a bird or insect used for flying.
arrows /ˈærəʊz/ B1	noun - a pointed projectile launched from a bow.
wind /wɪnd/ A2	noun - the perceptible natural movement of the air.
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety.
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. verb - to experience images, emotions, and sensations during sleep.
chest /tʃest/ A2	noun - the upper front part of the human torso.
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives.

Key Grammar Structures

• Our love will never fade away

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase 'will never fade away' uses the future simple tense with 'will' to express a promise or certainty about the future.

• I put my head against your chest

  ➔ Present Simple with 'put'

  ➔ The verb 'put' is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual or general action.

• 'Cause you are my home

  ➔ Present Simple with 'are'

  ➔ The verb 'are' is in the present simple tense, used to describe a permanent or long-term state.

• Even through the flames

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'through the flames' is a prepositional phrase that describes circumstances or conditions.

• Baby when we dream we dream as one

  ➔ Present Simple with 'dream'

  ➔ The verb 'dream' is repeated in the present simple tense to emphasize the action's continuity.

• Every time I breathe

  ➔ Present Simple with 'breathe'

  ➔ The phrase 'Every time I breathe' uses the present simple tense to describe a habitual action.

• We're two arrows in the wind

  ➔ Present Continuous with 'are'

  ➔ The contraction 'we're' is the present continuous tense, indicating a temporary state or action.

• I've never been afraid to let you know that

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'have been'

  ➔ The phrase 'I've never been afraid' uses the present perfect tense with 'have been' to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.