Dynasty – English Lyrics

• By: MIIA

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the universal language of heartbreak and resilience through MIIA's 'Dynasty.' This song offers a poignant look at how deep emotional experiences can be transformed into beautiful art. For language learners, its clear, emotive lyrics provide a powerful way to connect with themes of love, loss, and the strength found in vulnerability, making it a special piece for both musical and emotional discovery.

[English]

...

Some days

It's hard to see

If I was a fool

Or you a thief

...

Made it through the maze to find my one in a million

And now you're just a page torn from the story I'm living

...

And all I gave you is gone

Tumbled like it was stone

Thought we built a dynasty that Heaven couldn't shake

Thought we built a dynasty like nothing ever made

Thought we built a dynasty forever couldn't break up

...

The scar, I can't reverse

And the more it heals, the worse it hurts

Gave you every piece of me, no wonder it's missing

Don't know how to be so close to someone so distant

...

And all I gave you is gone

Tumbled like it was stone

Thought we built a dynasty that Heaven couldn't shake

Thought we built a dynasty like nothing ever made

Thought we built a dynasty forever couldn't break up

...

It all fell down, it all fell down

It all fell, it all fell down, it all fell down

It all fell, it all fell down, it all fell down, eh

It all fell down, it all fell down, it all fell down

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And all I gave you is gone

Tumbled like it was stone

Thought we built a dynasty that Heaven couldn't shake

Thought we built a dynasty like nothing ever made

Thought we built a dynasty forever couldn't break up

...

It all fell, it all fell down, it all fell down, eh

It all fell down, it all fell down, it all fell down

(And all I gave you is gone) it all fell down, it all fell down, it all fell down

Thought we built a dynasty forever couldn't break up

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dynasty /ˈdaɪ.nə.sti/ B2	noun - a line of hereditary rulers of a country
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently verb - to deceive or trick someone
thief /θiːf/ A2	noun - a person who steals
maze /meɪz/ B1	noun - a network of paths designed as a puzzle; a labyrinth
page /peɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a sheet of paper in a book or document
story /ˈstɔː.ri/ A2	noun - a narrative; a sequence of events
living /ˈlɪ.vɪŋ/ B2	adjective - alive; currently existing
gone /ɡɔn/ A2	adjective - not present; having left
tumbled /ˈtʌm.bəld/ B2	verb - to fall or roll suddenly
stone /stoʊn/ A2	noun - a hard mineral material verb - to throw stones at; to stone someone
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move back and forth or up and down; tremble
scar /skɑːr/ A2	noun - a mark left on the skin after an injury verb - to injure and leave a scar
reverse /rɪˈvɜːrs/ B1	verb - to go in the opposite direction noun - the opposite direction or side
heals /hiːlz/ B1	verb - to become healthy again; to recover
hurts /hɜːrts/ A2	verb - to cause pain or to feel pain

Key Grammar Structures

• If I was a fool

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Past)

  ➔ The phrase "If I was a fool" uses the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical or contrary-to-fact situation in the past.

• Thought we built a dynasty that Heaven couldn't shake

  ➔ Past Perfect (Thought) + Negative Construction

  ➔ The phrase uses the past perfect to indicate a past belief, followed by a negative construction with "couldn't" to express impossibility.

• And now you're just a page torn from the story I'm living

  ➔ Present Continuous (I'm living) + Metaphor

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing action, while the phrase acts as a metaphor comparing the person to a torn page.

• The scar, I can't reverse

  ➔ Comma Splice + Negative Contraction

  ➔ The sentence uses a comma splice to join two independent clauses, and a negative contraction "can't" to express inability.

• It all fell down, it all fell down

  ➔ Repetition + Past Simple

  ➔ The phrase uses repetition for emphasis and the past simple tense to describe a completed action.