Forever Young – English Lyrics

• By: Alphaville

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic lyrics of Alphaville's 'Forever Young' to master English expressions of longing and existential reflection. This song is special for its timeless emotional resonance and its clear, melodic phrasing, making it an excellent tool for learners to explore how music captures historical anxiety and universal human desires.

[English]

Let's dance in style, let's dance for awhile

Heaven can wait, we're only watching the skies

Hoping for the best but expecting the worst

Are you going to drop the bomb or not?

Let us die young or let us live forever

We don't have the power, but we never say never

Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip

The music's for the sad men

Can you imagine when this race is won?

Turn our golden faces into the sun

Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune

The music's played by the

The madmen

Forever young, I want to be forever young

Do you really want to live forever

Forever

Or never

Forever young

I want to be forever young

Do you really want to live forever?

...

Forever young

...

Some are like water, some are like the heat

Some are a melody and some are the beat

Sooner or later they all will be gone

Why don't they stay young?

It's so hard to get old without a cause

I don't want to perish like a fleeing horse

Youth's like diamonds in the sun

And diamonds are forever

So many adventures couldn't happen today

So many songs we forgot to play

So many dreams swinging out of the blue

We let them come true

Forever young, I want to be forever young

Do you really want to live forever

Forever

Or never?

Forever young, I want to be forever young

Do you really want to live forever

Forever

Or never?

Forever young, I want to be forever young

Do you really want to live forever?

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
forever /fərˈev.ər/ B1	adverb - for all time; without ever ending
expect /ɪkˈspekt/ B1	verb - to think or believe that something will happen
power /ˈpaʊ.ər/ B1	noun - ability to control people or things; strength
sandpit /ˈsænd.pɪt/ C2	noun - a shallow hole or box in the ground filled with sand for children to play in
imagine /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/ B1	verb - to form a picture or idea in your mind
praise /preɪz/ B2	verb - to express admiration or approval of the achievements or characteristics of someone or something
leader /ˈliː.dər/ B1	noun - a person in control of a group, country, or situation
tune /tʃuːn/ B2	noun - a melody, or being in the correct musical pitch (as in 'in tune')
madman /ˈmæd.mæn/ C1	noun - a man who has a severe mental illness, or who behaves in a very crazy way
melody /ˈmel.ə.di/ B2	noun - a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying; a tune
perish /ˈper.ɪʃ/ C1	verb - to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to suffer destruction
flee /fliː/ B2	verb - to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear
youth /juːθ/ B1	noun - the period of your life when you are young, or the state of being young
diamond /ˈdaɪə.mənd/ A2	noun - an extremely hard valuable stone that is used in jewelry
adventure /ədˈven.tʃər/ A2	noun - an unusual, exciting, and possibly dangerous activity, trip, or experience
swing /swɪŋ/ B2	verb - to move easily to and fro, or to cause to move in this way (e.g. 'swinging out of the blue')