first day of my life – English Lyrics

• By: gnash, goody grace
• Album: us

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the language of love and new beginnings with gnash and Goody Grace's "First Day of My Life." This song beautifully illustrates how meeting someone can feel like a rebirth, offering a chance to explore themes of hope, vulnerability, and transformative connection. Dive in to enrich your understanding of emotional expression and storytelling through music.

[English]

This is the first day of my life

I swear I was born right in the doorway

I went out in the rain suddenly everything changed

They're spreading blankets on the beach

Yours is the first face that I saw

Think I was blind before I met you

Now I don't know where I am

I don't know where I've been

But I know where I want to go

And so I thought I'd let you know

That these things take forever

I specially am slow

But I realize that I need you

And I wondered if I could come home

...

Remember the time you drove all night

Just to meet me in the morning

And I thought it was strange, you said everything changed

You felt as if you had just woke up

And you said

This is the first day of my life

I'm glad I didn't die before I met you

But now I don't care I could go anywhere with you

And I'd probably be happy

So if you want to be with me

With these things there's no telling

We just have to wait and see

But I'd rather be working for a paycheck

Than waiting to win the lottery

...

Besides maybe this time is different

I mean, I really think you like me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
first /fɜːrst/ A1	adjective - coming before all others in order or time
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
met /mɛt/ A1	verb - past tense of meet; encountered
changed /tʃeɪndʒd/ A2	verb - made or become different
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a measurable period
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
slow /sloʊ/ A1	adjective - not fast; moving at a low speed
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B1	verb - to become fully aware of something
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or important
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ A2	verb - to bring to mind an earlier experience or fact
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
lottery /ˈlɒt.ə.ri/ B2	noun - a game of chance in which people buy tickets for a chance to win a prize
paycheck /ˈpeɪˌtʃek/ B2	noun - a check issued by an employer to pay an employee’s wages
different /ˈdɪf.ər.ənt/ A2	adjective - not the same as something else
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
like /laɪk/ A1	verb - to find pleasant or enjoyable

Key Grammar Structures

• I swear I was born right in the doorway

  ➔ Past Simple Passive

  ➔ Passive voice ("was born") emphasizes the action over the doer. Common for birth/creation contexts.

• They're spreading blankets on the beach

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ Describes ongoing actions ("are spreading") happening at the moment of speaking.

• Think I was blind before I met you

  ➔ Past Simple + Time Clause

  ➔ Sequence of past events using "before" to show chronological relationship between actions.

• But I know where I want to go

  ➔ Embedded Question

  ➔ Noun clause ("where I want to go") functions as direct object without question word order.

• That these things take forever

  ➔ Colloquial Time Expression

  ➔ "Take forever" = hyperbolic idiom meaning 'require excessive time'. Common informal usage.

• Remember the time you drove all night

  ➔ Imperative + Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ Imperative ("Remember") + relative clause without 'when' ("you drove all night") modifying "time".

• I'd probably be happy

  ➔ Conditional Mood + Adverb

  ➔ Contraction "I'd" (I would) expresses hypothetical situation. "Probably" softens certainty.

• We just have to wait and see

  ➔ Semi-Modal Expression

  ➔ "Have to" expresses obligation. Phrasal verb "wait and see" means 'be patient for outcome'.

• Besides maybe this time is different

  ➔ Discourse Marker + Adverb Placement

  ➔ "Besides" introduces additional argument. Adverb "maybe" modifies entire clause "this time is different".