End Of Beginning – English Lyrics

• By: Djo
• Album: DECIDE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Djo's viral hit "End of Beginning," a song steeped in personal nostalgia and the universal experience of moving forward. Through its melancholic yet hopeful melody and incredibly specific lyrics about Chicago, you can learn about reflecting on past selves and embracing life's continuous cycles of endings and new beginnings, making the English language feel both deeply personal and universally relatable.

[English]

Just one more tear to cry, one teardrop from my eye

You better save it for, the middle of the night, when things aren't black and white

Enter Troubadour

"Remember 24?"

And when I'm back in Chicago I feel it, another version of me

I was in it

I wave goodbye to the end of beginning

This song has started now, and you're just finding out

Now isn't that a laugh?

A major sacrifice but clueless at the time

Enter: Caroline:

"Just trust me you'll be fine"

And when I'm back in Chicago I feel it

Another version of me I was in it

I wave goodbye to the end of beginning

Goodbye

Goodbye

Goodbye

You take the man out of the city, not the city of the man

You take the man out of the city, not the city of the man

You take the man out of the city, not the city of the man

You take the man out of the

And when I'm back in Chicago I feel it

Another version of me

I was in it

I wave goodbye to the end of beginning (goodbye, goodbye)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tear /tɪr/ A1	noun - a drop of liquid from the eye
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to keep something for future use
Troubadour /ˈtruːbədɔːr/ B2	noun - a poet or singer who tells stories through songs
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ B1	noun - something given up for a greater cause verb - to give up something valuable
clueless /ˈkluːlɪs/ B1	adjective - lacking understanding or awareness
wave /weɪv/ A2	verb - to move one's hand to say hello or goodbye
goodbye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A1	noun - a farewell greeting
version /ˈvɜːrʒən/ B1	noun - a particular form of something
laugh /læf/ A1	noun - the sound of laughing verb - to show emotion with a smile and sound
trust /trʌst/ A2	verb - to believe in someone's reliability
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time between dusk and dawn
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - the darkest color
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - the lightest color

Key Grammar Structures

• You better save it for, the middle of the night, when things aren't black and white

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time with 'when'

  ➔ The adverbial clause 'when things aren't black and white' modifies the verb 'save', indicating the time that saving should happen.

• And when I'm back in Chicago I feel it, another version of me

  ➔ Time clause with future meaning

  ➔ The time clause 'when I'm back in Chicago' implies a future condition, leading to the result 'I feel it'.

• I wave goodbye to the end of beginning

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'wave goodbye'

  ➔ The phrasal verb 'wave goodbye' means to gesture farewell, here metaphorically to 'the end of beginning'.

• This song has started now, and you're just finding out

  ➔ Present perfect vs. present continuous contrast

  ➔ The present perfect 'has started' indicates a completed action up to now, contrasting with 'you're just finding out' suggesting ongoing discovery.

• A major sacrifice but clueless at the time

  ➔ Contrast with 'but'

  ➔ The conjunction 'but' connects two contrasting ideas: 'A major sacrifice' (something significant) and 'clueless at the time' (unaware).

• Just trust me you'll be fine

  ➔ Imperative mood with reassurance

  ➔ The imperative 'Just trust me' commands confidence, followed by the promise 'you'll be fine' in future tense.

• You take the man out of the city, not the city of the man

  ➔ Inverted structure for emphasis

  ➔ The inversion 'You take the man out of the city' emphasizes the idiom's point: the city profoundly influences the man.

• Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis and rhythm

  ➔ The repetition of 'goodbye' emphasizes finality and farewell, creating emotional rhythm in the song.

• When I'm back in Chicago I feel it

  ➔ Elided 'that' in reported feeling

  ➔ After 'I feel' that 'it' is implied, omitting the relative 'that' for poetic flow, referring back to an earlier emotion.