Earthquake Driver – English Lyrics

• By: Counting Crows
• Album: Somewhere Under Wonderland

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the energetic and lyrically clever "Earthquake Driver" by Counting Crows to enhance your English learning. The song's fast-paced, conversational lyrics are perfect for practicing natural-sounding phrasing and rhythm. Its blend of straightforward confessions and witty humor offers a great opportunity to explore the nuances of tone and irony in the English language.

[English]

♪ 1...2...1 2 BUCKLE DANG ♪

♪♪♪

♪ I WAS BORN AGAIN A LITTLE NORTH OF DISNEYLAND ♪

♪ SOMEWHERE UNDER WONDERLAND ♪

♪ IN HOLLYWOOD ♪

♪ BUT THEN I HAD TO GO ♪

♪ SKIPPING AND DIVING AND BOUNCING ♪

♪ BACK TO NEW YORK CITY ♪

♪ STRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEART OF AMERICA ♪

♪ WHERE ALL THE WILD THINGS GROW ♪

♪ I WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪

♪ I WANNA BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪

♪ I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪

♪ I LIVE ALONE BUT I AM HUNGRY FOR AFFECTION ♪

♪ I JUST STRUGGLE WITH CONNECTION ♪

♪ TIL THE WATER CALLS ME HOME ♪

♪ DOWN UNDER THE OCEAN ♪

♪ AMONG MILLIONS OF OTHER LONELY PEOPLE ♪

♪ DROWNING AMONG THE ONLY PEOPLE ♪

♪ WE ARE EVER GOING TO KNOW ♪

♪ I WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪

♪ I WANNA BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪

♪ I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪

♪ I WANNA BE LIKE THE PEOPLE I SEE ♪

♪ THEY WANT A ROVER JUST LIKE ME ♪

♪ I WANNA STAY BUT WHAT KEEPS ME AWAY ♪

♪ IS I'M TIED INTO THE LIGHTNING LINE ♪

♪ I WANNA SEE IF THE SUN IS SHINING ♪

♪ LONG NIGHT'S JUST A WASTE OF TIME ♪

♪ I DON'T WANNA SEE PEOPLE LIKE ME ♪

♪ JUST SLEEPING AND WAKING AND HOPING AND HATING AND... ♪

♪ YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M A CARNIVAL ATTRACTION ♪

♪ YOU SAY "LOVE IS AN ABSTRACTION ♪

♪ JUST SOME GHOST THAT YOU CHASE" ♪

♪ WELL, I AM A CYPHER ♪

♪ I AM A BLANK SPACE ♪

♪ FILLED UP WITH WORDS YOU REMEMBER ♪

♪ FROM WHENEVER YOU SAW MY FACE ♪

♪ I WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪

♪ I DON'T WANNA BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪

♪ I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪

♪ I WANNA BE LIKE ALL THE PEOPLE I SEE ♪

♪ HEY MAN, THEY WANT A ROVER JUST LIKE ME ♪

♪ I WANNA STAY BUT WHAT KEEPS ME AWAY ♪

♪ IS I'M PLUGGED INTO THE LIGHTNING LINE ♪

♪ I WANNA BE WHERE THE SUN IS SHINING ALL NIGHT ♪

♪ CHASING TIME ♪

♪ I DON'T WANNA BE WITH PEOPLE LIKE ME ♪

♪ JUST CREEPING AND WAKING AND ♪

♪ HOPING AND HATING AND... ♪

♪ NOW WHAT IS THE PRICE FOR ALL THIS FAME AND SELF-ABSORPTION? ♪

♪ WE TURN OURSELVES INTO ORPHANS ♪

♪ AND THEN SPEND OUR NIGHTS ALONE ♪

♪ LIVING IN FEAR OF SOME IMAGINARY CONSEQUENCE ♪

♪ TERROR INCOGNITO ♪

♪ O-BLA-DI ♪

♪ LI-BI-DO ♪

♪ I WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪

♪ I DON'T WANNA BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪

♪ I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪

♪ TRUTH IS, I DON'T WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪

♪ AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪

♪ BUT HEY, I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪

♪ OH MAN, I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪

♪ OH, I DO NOT WANNA GO HOME ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
earthquake /'ɜːrθkweɪk/ B1	noun - a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
driver /'draɪvər/ A2	noun - a person who drives a vehicle.
aquarium /əˈkweəriəm/ B1	noun - a transparent tank of water in which fish and other water animals and plants are kept.
diver /ˈdaɪvər/ A2	noun - a person who swims underwater using special equipment.
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
hungry /ˈhʌŋɡri/ A1	adjective - feeling a need or desire for food. adjective - having a strong desire or craving for something.
affection /əˈfekʃən/ B1	noun - a gentle feeling of fondness or liking.
struggle /ˈstrʌɡl/ B1	verb - to make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction. noun - a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or constriction; a hard and difficult time.
connection /kəˈnekʃən/ B1	noun - a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else; a feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company.
drowning /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/ B1	verb - (present participle) dying or being killed by submersion in water. verb - (present participle, figurative) being overwhelmed by something, especially a large amount of work or problems.
lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ B1	noun - the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder.
waste /weɪst/ B1	noun - material that is not wanted or cannot be used. verb - use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
carnival /ˈkɑːrnɪvl/ B1	noun - a public festival, typically one that takes place in the street with parades, music, and dancing; an entertainment combining a traveling amusement show and a circus.
attraction /əˈtrækʃən/ B1	noun - the action or power of drawing or alluring a person or thing; a feature or quality that makes something interesting or desirable; a place or event that draws visitors.
abstraction /æbˈstrækʃən/ B2	noun - the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events; a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance.
ghost /ɡoʊst/ A2	noun - an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living.
cypher /ˈsaɪfər/ C1	noun - a secret or disguised way of writing; a code. noun - a person or thing of no importance; a nonentity.
orphans /ˈɔːrfənz/ B1	noun - (plural) children whose parents are dead. noun - (plural, figurative) people or things that are isolated or without support.
consequence /ˈkɑːnsəkwens/ B2	noun - a result or effect of an action or condition.