Fight of Our Lives – English Lyrics

• By: Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the energetic world of "Fight of Our Lives" from Disney's "Descendants: The Rise of Red"! This catchy pop-punk infused duet, performed by Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker, offers a fantastic opportunity to learn English through its dramatic storytelling and evolving lyrics. You'll grasp vocabulary related to conflict, collaboration, and determination, all while enjoying a song that captures the essence of overcoming obstacles and forging unexpected alliances. It's a fun and engaging way to follow a narrative and pick up new phrases from a beloved Disney movie.

[English]

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♪ I tell it to you straight to your face ♪

♪ There isn't any time left to waste ♪

♪ My kingdom back home needs to be saved ♪

♪ Give me the pocket watch or you're getting slayed ♪

- You best behave.

Gimme that watch.

- You're outta your league, Princess.

♪ I'm running out of hope, running out of time ♪

♪ I'll do what it takes just to change your mind ♪

♪ Or we'll cross our swords hope not to die ♪

♪ We're on opposite sides in the fight of our lives ♪

(watch ticking)

- What are you gonna do now?

Run me through and steal my watch?

I think there's a word for that actually.

It starts with a V. Oh, right, villain.

♪ Use your brains, going back will just cause more pain ♪

♪ We agree we gotta make a change ♪

♪ Defeat the queen above everything ♪

♪ You're on my side or you're in my way ♪

♪ You wanna leave but I gotta stay ♪

♪ There's a reason we're here today ♪

♪ For past, present and future's sake ♪

♪ Wait ♪

♪ Got too much at stake to go home ♪

- That's not true.

♪ Guess I'm gonna do it on my own ♪

I'm here too.

♪ You're not gonna catch me if I fall ♪

Maybe. ♪ Got me runnin' on the walls ♪

♪ Dippin' flippin' somersaults ♪

Stop ♪ 'Bout to risk it all ♪

♪ I don't need your help 'cause the watch is mine ♪

♪ If you hear me out, then you'll change your mind ♪

♪ Let's not cross swords hope not to die 'cause ♪

♪ We're on opposite sides in the fight of our lives ♪

♪ Change the future in the past ♪

♪ We gotta move forward where we're at ♪

♪ The moment is now but it won't last if ♪

♪ We're on opposite sides in the fight of our lives ♪

(watch clattering) (Red gasping)

Let me ask you something.

♪ Why should I trust you ♪

♪ Your mom just staged a violent coup ♪

♪ For all I know you're gonna stab me in the back too ♪

♪ Think what you want to boo ♪

♪ I'm nothing like my mom ♪

♪ Her power trip was way too strong ♪

♪ I knew that she was wrong ♪

♪ Well maybe we'll get along ♪

♪ Maybe we're not that different ♪

♪ Maybe we need each other ♪

♪ To complete the same mission ♪

♪ I'm glad you put your pride aside ♪

♪ To make the right decision ♪

♪ We'll work together until history is rewritten ♪

♪ We might not be a team, but we gotta try ♪

♪ Did you change your heart or just change your mind ♪

♪ So cross our swords hope not to die ♪

♪ I'm kinda surprised, are we on the same side ♪

♪ The fight of our lives ♪

♪ The fight of our lives ♪

♪ We're on the same side ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• Why should I trust you

  ➔ Modal verb 'should' for advice

  ➔ The word "should" expresses a suggestion or advice.

• My kingdom back home needs to be saved

  ➔ Passive infinitive (need + to be + past participle)

  ➔ The phrase "needs to be saved" uses the passive infinitive to show that the kingdom must be saved by someone.

• Give me the pocket watch or you're getting slayed

  ➔ Present continuous passive (be + getting + past participle)

  ➔ In "you're getting slayed", the structure "be + getting + past participle" shows an imminent action in passive voice.

• I'll do what it takes just to change your mind

  ➔ Future simple with "will" + infinitive of purpose (just to + verb)

  ➔ "I'll do" uses "will" to express future intention, and "just to change" shows purpose with the infinitive "to + verb".

• Let's not cross our swords hope not to die

  ➔ "Let’s" + base verb for suggestion; infinitive of purpose (hope not to + verb)

  ➔ "Let's" invites the listener to join in an action, and "hope not to die" uses "hope" + infinitive to express a desired outcome.

• There isn't any time left to waste

  ➔ Existential "there is/are" in negative form

  ➔ "There isn't any" denies the existence of something; here it means no time is left.

• Use your brains, going back will just cause more pain

  ➔ Gerund clause as subject (going back)

  ➔ The gerund "going back" functions as the subject of the clause "will just cause more pain".

• We've gotta move forward where we're at

  ➔ Modal "gotta" (have to) + relative clause "where we're at"

  ➔ The contracted modal "gotta" means "have got to" (must), and the relative clause "where we're at" gives the current location.

• Maybe we're not a team, but we gotta try

  ➔ Contrast conjunction "but" + modal "gotta" (have to)

  ➔ "But" introduces a contrast to the previous clause, and "gotta" expresses necessity (have to).