For Life – English Lyrics

• By: Kygo, Zak Abel

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the joy of music and language with 'For Life' by Kygo and Zak Abel. This uplifting track, with its clear and repetitive chorus, is a fantastic way to learn phrases of love and commitment in English. The song's universal theme of cherishing life's moments, combined with its infectious melody, makes it a special and memorable learning experience.

[English]

♪ I took the long road ♪

♪ Across the ocean ♪

♪ I burned some bridges on the way ♪

♪ Feels like forever ♪

♪ Here in the moment ♪

♪ Just hope forever’s here to stay ♪

♪ Don’t wanna say too much ♪

♪ Or speak too soon ♪

♪ And scare your heart away ♪

♪ Just wanna feel your light ♪

♪ The fire inside ♪

♪ For the rest of all my days ♪

♪ Lately I just feel like ♪

♪ I can’t get you out of my mind ♪

♪ I feel love for the first time ♪

♪ And I know that it’s true ♪

♪ Me and you ♪

♪ I could love you for life ♪

♪ I could love you for life ♪

♪ And I know that it’s true ♪

♪ Me and you ♪

♪ I could love you for life ♪

♪ I could love you for life ♪

♪ And I know that it’s true ♪

♪ Me and you ♪

♪ I could love you for life ♪

♪ You came and found me ♪

♪ When I was hopeless (I was hopeless) ♪

♪ Right on the edge of giving up ♪

♪ You understood me ♪

♪ And gave me focus ♪

♪ You’re all that I could ever want ♪

♪ Don’t wanna say too much ♪

♪ Or speak too soon ♪

♪ In case I scare your heart away (scare your heart away) ♪

♪ Just wanna feel your light ♪

♪ The fire inside ♪

♪ For the rest of all my days ♪

♪ Oh, lately I just feel like ♪

♪ I can’t get you out of my mind ♪

♪ I feel love for the first time ♪

♪ And I know that it’s true ♪

♪ Me and you ♪

♪ I could love you for life ♪

♪ Love you for life ♪

♪ And I know that it’s true ♪

♪ Me and you ♪

♪ I could love you for life ♪

♪ I could love you for life ♪

♪ I could love you for life ♪

♪ And I know that it’s true ♪

♪ Me and you ♪

♪ I could love you for life ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a deep affection for someone noun - a deep affection for someone
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - brightness, illumination adjective - not heavy or dark
forever /fəˈrɛvər/ A1	adverb - for all time
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very short period of time
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood, often symbolic of emotion
fire /faɪr/ A1	noun - flames or burning material
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that thinks and feels
hopeless /ˈhoʊpləs/ B1	adjective - without hope or optimism
focus /ˈfoʊkəs/ B1	noun - the center of interest or attention verb - to concentrate on something
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to comprehend or grasp the meaning
scare /skɛər/ A2	verb - to cause fear or alarm
bridge /brɪdʒ/ A1	noun - a structure built over water or obstacle
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A1	noun - a large body of salt water
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire
edge /ɛdʒ/ A2	noun - the extreme limit or boundary

Key Grammar Structures

• I took the long road

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The Past Simple describes a completed action in the past. Here, "took" indicates the action of taking a road is finished. "I" is the subject, "took" is the verb.

• Feels like forever

  ➔ Impersonal 'it' construction + Gerund

  ➔ The structure 'It feels like...' is used to express a subjective feeling. 'Forever' is not a verb, but functions as a complement describing the duration of the feeling. The verb 'feels' is linked to the noun 'forever' through the implied 'to be'.

• I could love you for life

  ➔ Modal Verb + Infinitive + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "Could" is a modal verb expressing possibility or conditional ability. "Love" is the infinitive form of the verb. "For life" is a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb of duration, modifying the verb 'love'.

• You came and found me

  ➔ Coordinating Conjunction + Past Simple

  ➔ "And" is a coordinating conjunction connecting two independent clauses: "You came" and "You found me". Both clauses use the Past Simple tense.

• When I was hopeless

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction + Past Continuous

  ➔ "When" is a subordinating conjunction introducing a time clause. "Was" is the auxiliary verb in the Past Continuous tense, describing a state that continued for a period in the past.