Genesis – English Lyrics

• By: Dua Lipa
• Album: Dua Lipa

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with Dua Lipa's "Genesis," the captivating opener from her debut album. This song offers a beautiful insight into themes of regret, longing, and the desire for a fresh start in love, making it an excellent piece to connect with English emotions and storytelling.

[English]

In the beginning, God created Heaven and Earth

For what it's worth, I think that He might've created you first

Just my opinion, your body is the one paradise

That I wanna fly to every day and every night

I've been sick and tired of running

Chasing all of the flashing lights

These late nights don't mean nothing

So I just wanna apologize

I'm sorry, so sorry, I'm sorry, yeah

I need your love, and I'm dying for the rush

'Cause my heart ain't got enough

I need your touch, this is getting serious

Tell me that it's not the end of us

How can we go back to the beginning?

How can we go back to the beginning?

Without you, I've got no air to breathe in

How can we go back to the beginning?

Don't matter what's written, we can start all over again

All over again, oh, how can I get you all over my skin?

My deep intuition tells me that I'm doing you wrong

If I don't come home, just say you forgive me and don't let me go

I've been sick and tired of running

Chasing all of the flashing lights

These late nights don't mean nothing

So I just wanna apologize

I'm sorry, so sorry, I'm sorry, yeah

I need your love, and I'm dying for the rush

'Cause my heart ain't got enough

I need your touch, this is getting serious

Tell me that it's not the end of us

How can we go back to the beginning?

How can we go back to the beginning?

Without you, I've got no air to breathe in

How can we go back to the beginning?

You know, I roar like a lion for you

You know I'll keep trying 'til the sun stops rising (oh)

I need your love, and I'm dying for the rush

'Cause my heart ain't got enough

I need your touch, this is getting serious

Tell me that it's not the end of us

How can we go back to the beginning?

How can we go back to the beginning?

Without you, I've got no air to breathe in

How can we go back to the beginning?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ A2	noun - the point in time or space where something starts
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B1	noun - a place of perfect happiness
flashing /ˈflæʃɪŋ/ B2	adjective - shining with sudden light
apologize /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ B1	verb - express regret for wrongdoing
intuition /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃən/ C1	noun - instive understanding without conscious reasoning
rush /rʌʃ/ B2	noun - sudden intense feeling verb - move with urgent haste
serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ A2	adjective - significant or dangerous
lion /ˈlaɪən/ A1	noun - large wild cat
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - stop feeling angry about wrongdoing
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - take air into lungs

Key Grammar Structures

• For what it's worth, I think that He might've created you first

  ➔ Modal Perfect (might have + past participle)

  ➔ Expresses past possibility or uncertainty using "might've" (contraction of might have) + past participle "created".

• I've been sick and tired of running

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Describes an ongoing state starting in the past and continuing to present using "have been" + adjective phrase "sick and tired" + preposition "of".

• These late nights don't mean nothing

  ➔ Double Negative (informal)

  ➔ Uses informal double negative "don't mean nothing" to emphasize negation (meaning "mean nothing").

• I need your love, and I'm dying for the rush

  ➔ Present Simple vs Present Continuous

  ➔ Contrasts permanent state ("need") with temporary intense emotion ("dying for"). "Dying for" is an idiom meaning strong desire.

• How can we go back to the beginning?

  ➔ Modal Verb in Questions

  ➔ Forms a question about possibility/ability using modal verb "can" + subject inversion ("can we").

• Don't matter what's written, we can start all over again

  ➔ Ellipsis & Contraction

  ➔ Omits subject "it" (It don't matter) and uses contraction "what's" (what is). Informal structure common in spoken English.

• My deep intuition tells me that I'm doing you wrong

  ➔ Reported Thought & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ Reports internal thought using "tells me that..." and phrasal verb "doing wrong" meaning mistreating someone.

• You know I'll keep trying 'til the sun stops rising

  ➔ Future Continuous & Contraction

  ➔ Describes ongoing future action using "will keep [verb]-ing" and contraction "'til" (until).