End of the World – English Lyrics

• By: Miley Cyrus
• Album: Something Beautiful

Lyrics & Translation

Discover how to embrace life's uncertainties with Miley Cyrus's "End of the World," a vibrant track blending disco-pop with a message of living for today. Explore the song's rich layers of meaning and learn how Cyrus turns personal inspiration into a universal anthem for finding joy amidst chaos.

[English]

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Today you woke up and you told me that you wanted to cry

...

The sky was fallin' like a comet on the Fourth of July

...

Baby, you've been thinking 'bout the future like it's already yours

...

Show me how you'd hold me if tomorrow wasn't coming for sure

Let's pretend it's not the end of the world

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Let's pretend it's not the end of the world

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Let's spend the dollars you've been saving on a Mercedes-Benz

...

And throw a party like McCartney with some help of my friends

Yeah, let's go down to Malibu and watch the sun fade out once more

...

Show me how you'd hold me if tomorrow was coming for sure

Let's pretend it's not the end of the world

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Let's pretend it's not the end of the world

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh (the sky is falling, falling like a comet now)

(I can see it coming down)

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh (the sky is falling, falling like a comet now)

...

Ooh, let's go to Paris, I don't care if we get lost in the scene

Paint the city like Picasso would've done in his dreams

Do the things that we were way too terrified of before

Oh, I wanna take you to nirvana, we can't take it too far

Hit the bottom of the bottle and forget who we are

Hold me close, you know tomorrow isn't coming for sure

Let's pretend it's not the end of the world

...

Let's pretend it's not the end of the world

...

(Let's pretend it's not the end of the world)

Let's pretend, it's not the end

(Let's pretend it's not the end of the world)

Let's pretend (the sky is falling)

It's not the end (the end of the world)

Let's pretend, it's not the end, end, end

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Let's pretend it's not the end of the world

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh (the sky is falling, falling like a comet now)

Let's pretend it's not the end of the world

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh (the sky is falling, falling like a comet now)

Let's pretend it's not the end of the world (the sky is falling, falling like a comet now)

I can see it coming down

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ A2	verb - to imagine or act as if something is true when it is not
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to come down by gravity
comet /ˈkɒmɪt/ B1	noun - a celestial object that orbits the sun and appears as a bright streak in the sky
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A1	noun - the time yet to come
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or carry something with the hands
spend /spɛnd/ A1	verb - to pay out money
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering for enjoyment
watch /wɒtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at or observe something
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually grow faint or disappear
lost /lɔːst/ A1	adjective - unable to find one's way
paint /peɪnt/ A1	verb - to apply color to a surface
terrified /ˈtɛrɪfaɪd/ B1	adjective - extremely frightened
nirvana /nərˈvɑːnə/ C1	noun - a state of perfect happiness or peace
bottle /ˈbɒtl/ A1	noun - a container with a narrow neck, usually made of glass or plastic
close /kloʊz/ A1	adjective - near in space or time verb - to move something to a position where it blocks an opening
saving /ˈseɪvɪŋ/ A2	noun - money kept for future use
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star at the center of the solar system
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep

Key Grammar Structures

• Today you woke up and you told me that you wanted to cry

  ➔ Past Simple with 'and'

  ➔ The use of 'and' to connect two past actions: 'woke up' and 'told'.

• Show me how you'd hold me if tomorrow wasn't coming for sure

  ➔ Conditional Clause with 'if'

  ➔ The conditional clause 'if tomorrow wasn't coming for sure' expresses a hypothetical situation.

• Let's pretend it's not the end of the world

  ➔ Present Subjunctive with 'let's'

  ➔ 'Let's pretend' is a suggestion using the present subjunctive to express a hypothetical action.

• And throw a party like McCartney with some help of my friends

  ➔ Present Simple with 'and'

  ➔ The use of 'and' to add another action in the present: 'throw a party'.

• Yeah, let's go down to Malibu and watch the sun fade out once more

  ➔ Present Simple with 'and'

  ➔ The use of 'and' to connect two present actions: 'go down to Malibu' and 'watch the sun fade out'.

• Do the things that we were way too terrified of before

  ➔ Past Continuous with 'were'

  ➔ The past continuous 'were way too terrified' describes an ongoing action in the past.

• Hold me close, you know tomorrow isn't coming for sure

  ➔ Present Simple with 'isn't'

  ➔ The use of 'isn't' in the present simple to express negation: 'tomorrow isn't coming for sure'.

• Let's pretend it's not the end of the world (repeated)

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'Let's pretend it's not the end of the world' emphasizes the message.