First Time – English Lyrics

• By: Lifehouse

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the language of love through Lifehouse's evocative song, "First Time." This track beautifully encapsulates the exhilarating and nerve-wracking emotions of a first romance, offering a glimpse into the universal experience of vulnerability and connection. Discover how the lyrics and melody work together to convey the depth of feeling that accompanies the first taste of true love.

[English]

♪ ♪

♪ WE'RE BOTH LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ♪

♪ WE'VE BEEN AFRAID TO FIND ♪

♪ IT'S EASIER TO BE BROKEN ♪

♪ IT'S EASIER TO HIDE ♪

♪ LOOKING AT YOU ♪

♪ HOLDING MY BREATH ♪

♪ FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE ♪

♪ I'M SCARED TO DEATH ♪

♪ I'M TAKING A CHANCE ♪

♪ LETTING YOU INSIDE ♪

♪ ♪

♪ FEELING ALIVE ALL OVER AGAIN ♪

♪ AS DEEP AS THE SKY UNDER MY SKIN ♪

♪ LIKE BEING IN LOVE ♪

♪ SHE SAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪

♪ ♪

♪ MAYBE I'M WRONG ♪

♪ I'M FEELING RIGHT WHERE I BELONG ♪

♪ WITH YOU TONIGHT ♪

♪ LIKE BEING IN LOVE ♪

♪ TO FEEL FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪

♪ ♪

♪ THE WORLD THAT I SEE INSIDE YOU ♪

♪ WAITING TO COME TO LIFE ♪

♪ WAKING ME UP TO DREAMING ♪

♪ REALITY IN YOUR EYES ♪

♪ LOOKING AT YOU ♪

♪ HOLDING MY BREATH ♪

♪ FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE ♪

♪ I'M SCARED TO DEATH ♪

♪ I'M TAKING A CHANCE ♪

♪ LETTING YOU INSIDE ♪

♪ ♪

♪ FEELING ALIVE ALL OVER AGAIN ♪

♪ AS DEEP AS THE SKY UNDER MY SKIN ♪

♪ LIKE BEING IN LOVE ♪

♪ SHE SAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪

♪ ♪

♪ MAYBE I'M WRONG ♪

♪ I'M FEELING RIGHT WHERE I BELONG ♪

♪ WITH YOU TONIGHT ♪

♪ LIKE BEING IN LOVE ♪

♪ TO FEEL FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪

♪ ♪

♪ WE'RE CRASHING INTO THE UNKNOWN ♪

♪ AND WE'RE LOST IN THIS ♪

♪ BUT IT FEELS LIKE HOME ♪

♪ FEELING ALIVE ALL OVER AGAIN ♪

♪ AS DEEP AS THE SKY THAT'S UNDER MY SKIN ♪

♪ LIKE BEING IN LOVE ♪

♪ SHE SAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪

♪ ♪

♪ MAYBE I'M WRONG ♪

♪ I'M FEELING RIGHT WHERE I BELONG ♪

♪ WITH YOU TONIGHT ♪

♪ LIKE BEING IN LOVE ♪

♪ TO FEEL FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪

♪ FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪ ♪ FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪

♪ LIKE BEING IN LOVE ♪

♪ SHE SAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪

♪ FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪ ♪ FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪

♪ LIKE BEING IN LOVE ♪

♪ TO FEEL FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪

♪ ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection for someone
scared /skɛrd/ B1	adjective - feeling afraid or worried
breath /brɛθ/ B1	noun - the air that is taken in or expelled from the lungs
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening
deep /diːp/ B2	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B1	adjective - having life; not dead
inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ A2	adverb - within; not outside
wrong /rɔŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move towards a place
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
first /fɜrst/ A2	adjective - coming before all others in order or time
unknown /ʌnˈnoʊn/ B2	adjective - not known or familiar
world /wɜrld/ A2	noun - the earth and all its people and things

Key Grammar Structures

• WE'RE BOTH LOOKING FOR SOMETHING

  ➔ Present continuous tense for current ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase "WE'RE LOOKING" uses the present continuous to indicate an action happening right now.

• IT'S EASIER TO BE BROKEN

  ➔ Use of 'It is' + comparative adjective + infinitive 'to be' structure.

  ➔ The phrase "IT'S EASIER TO BE BROKEN" shows comparison with 'easier' and uses infinitive 'to be' to express condition.

• FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE I'M SCARED TO DEATH

  ➔ Use of idiomatic expression 'scared to death' and present simple 'I'm' + adjective.

  ➔ "Scared to death" is an idiom meaning extremely scared; the phrase uses present simple 'I'm' plus adjective to describe current emotion.

• I'M TAKING A CHANCE

  ➔ Present continuous tense to describe an action planned or happening currently.

  ➔ The phrase "I'M TAKING A CHANCE" indicates the speaker is currently engaging in a risky action.

• FEELING ALIVE ALL OVER AGAIN

  ➔ Use of present participle 'feeling' functioning as gerund or verbal phrase.

  ➔ Here, "FEELING ALIVE" uses the -ing form as a verbal phrase indicating an ongoing state or experience.

• MAYBE I'M WRONG

  ➔ Modal adverb 'maybe' + present simple tense.

  ➔ "Maybe" introduces uncertainty or possibility before a present tense statement.

• LIKE BEING IN LOVE

  ➔ Use of 'like' + gerund phrase functioning as comparative expression.

  ➔ "LIKE BEING IN LOVE" uses 'like' followed by gerund 'being' to describe similarity or comparison.

• WE'RE CRASHING INTO THE UNKNOWN

  ➔ Present continuous tense used metaphorically to describe an ongoing experience.

  ➔ "WE'RE CRASHING" uses present continuous not literally but metaphorically to describe an uncertain journey.