East Of Eden – English Lyrics

• By: Zella Day

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the yearning for freedom in Zella Day's "East of Eden." This song offers a great opportunity to explore poetic and metaphorical language in English. Through its allusions to classic literature and vivid imagery, you can learn to express complex emotions and ideas about personal journeys and the desire for authenticity. The blend of electronic beats and heartfelt vocals makes it a captivating and memorable learning experience.

[English]

Pink toes pressed against the carpet

Show your face and finish what you started

The record spins down the alley, late night

Be my friend, surround me like a satellite

Tiger on the prowl

East of Eden

Coming for you now

Keep me from the cages under the control

Running in the dark to find East of Eden

Keep me from the cages under the control

Running in the dark to find East of Eden

Find East of Eden (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh)

To find East of Eden (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh)

To find East of Eden (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh)

To find East of Eden (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh)

Call me wild, drinking up the sunshine

Be my man and show me what it feels like

Denim sky unbuttoned down the middle

Spilling out little by little

Tiger on the prowl

East of Eden

Coming for you now

Keep me from the cages under the control

Running in the dark to find East of Eden

Keep me from the cages under the control

Running in the dark to find East of Eden

Find East of Eden (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh)

To find East of Eden (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh)

To find East of Eden (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh)

To find East of Eden (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh)

If I wanted to stay

You don't mind, you're a true believer

Take it up with the badlands

Creep on in like the concrete fever

If I wanted to stay

You don't mind, you're a true believer

Take it up with the badlands

Creep on in like the concrete fever

...

Keep me from the cages under the control

Running in the dark to find East of Eden

Keep me from the cages under the control

Running in the dark to find East of Eden

Find East of Eden (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh)

To find East of Eden (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh)

To find East of Eden (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh)

To find East of Eden (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - move quickly by foot
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - discover or locate
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct verb - to exercise restraint or direction over
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
cages /keɪdʒɪz/ B1	noun - enclosures made of bars or mesh
wild /waɪld/ B1	adjective - untamed or uncontrolled
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - accept something as true
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the atmosphere seen from Earth
denim /ˈdenɪm/ B2	noun - a sturdy cotton twill fabric
fever /ˈfiːvər/ B2	noun - a state of elevated body temperature
creep /kriːp/ B1	verb - move slowly and carefully
badlands /ˈbædlændz/ C1	noun - barren, desolate land
spilling /ˈspɪlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to cause or allow liquid to flow over the edge of its container
prowl /praʊl/ B2	verb - move stealthily in search of prey
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - remain in a place

Key Grammar Structures

• Pink toes pressed against the carpet

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective

  ➔ The past participle "pressed" modifies "toes", describing their state.

• Show your face and finish what you started

  ➔ Relative Clause (reduced)

  ➔ "what you started" is a reduced relative clause, functioning as the object of "finish".

• The record spins down the alley, late night

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase (late night)

  ➔ "late night" functions as an adverbial phrase, modifying the verb "spins" and indicating the time.

• Be my friend, surround me like a satellite

  ➔ Imperative + Prepositional Phrase of comparison (like)

  ➔ "Be my friend" is an imperative. "like a satellite" is a prepositional phrase of comparison.

• Keep me from the cages under the control

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase as Complement

  ➔ "from the cages under the control" functions as a prepositional phrase, completing the meaning of "keep".

• Running in the dark to find East of Eden

  ➔ Gerund/Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "Running" is a gerund and "to find" is an infinitive phrase that describe the purpose of the action.

• If I wanted to stay

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 2 - Unreal)

  ➔ This sentence introduces an unreal condition in the present. The verb "wanted" is in the past tense, suggesting the unreality.

• You don't mind, you're a true believer

  ➔ Compound Sentence with coordinating conjunction

  ➔ This sentence combines two independent clauses using the coordinating conjunction "and" (implied by the comma).

• Creep on in like the concrete fever

  ➔ Verb + Prepositional Phrase + Simile

  ➔ "Creep on in" is a phrasal verb combined with a prepositional phrase and a simile "like the concrete fever."