Glitter and Gold – English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I am flesh and I am bone

Rise up, ting ting, like glitter and gold

I've got fire in my soul

Rise up, ting ting, like glitter

Like glitter and gold

Like glitter

Do you walk in the valley of kings?

Do you walk in the shadow of men

Who sold their lives to a dream?

Do you ponder the manner of things

In the dark

The dark, the dark, the dark

I am flesh and I am bone

Arise, ting ting, like glitter and gold

I've got fire in my soul

Rise up, ting ting, like glitter

Like glitter and gold

Like glitter

Do you walk in the meadow of spring?

Do you talk to the animals?

Do you hold their lives from a string?

Do you ponder the manner of things

In the dark

The dark, the dark, the dark

I am flesh and I am bone

Arise, ting ting, like glitter and gold

I've got fire in my soul

Rise up, ting ting, like glitter

I am flesh and I am bone

Arise, ting ting, like glitter and gold

I've got fire in my soul

Rise up, ting ting, like glitter

'Cause everybody's in the backroom's

Spinning up

Don't remember what you're asking for

And everybody's in the front room's

Tripping out

You left your bottle at the door

'Cause everybody's in the backroom's

Spinning up

Don't remember what you're asking for

And everybody's in the front room's

Tripping out

You left your bottle at the door

I am flesh and I am bone

Arise, ting ting, like glitter and gold

I've got fire in my soul

Rise up, ting ting, like glitter

Like glitter and gold

Like glitter

Like glitter and gold

Like glitter

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
flesh /flɛʃ/ B2	noun - the soft substance of the body, consisting of muscle and fat
bone /boʊn/ A2	noun - any of the hard parts that form the skeleton of the body
glitter /ˈɡlɪtər/ B2	noun - small pieces of shiny material used for decoration
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
valley /ˈvæli/ A2	noun - an area of low land between hills or mountains
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ A2	noun - a dark area produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
ponder /ˈpɒndər/ C1	verb - to think about something carefully
manner /ˈmænər/ B1	noun - a way in which a thing is done or happens
arise /əˈraɪz/ B2	verb - to get up or stand up
meadow /ˈmɛdoʊ/ B2	noun - a piece of grassland
spinning /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ A2	verb - turning or causing something to turn or whirl around quickly
tripping /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb - experiencing hallucinations (slang)
bottle /ˈbɒtəl/ A1	noun - a container for liquids

Key Grammar Structures

• I am flesh and I am bone

  ➔ Simple Present of 'to be'

  ➔ Using "am" to describe a permanent state or identity of the subject.

• Do you walk in the valley of kings?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence (Do + subject + verb)

  ➔ Starting a question with the auxiliary "Do" to inquire about habits or facts.

• Who sold their lives to a dream?

  ➔ Relative clause with 'who' as the subject

  ➔ The relative pronoun "who" introduces a clause describing the men.

• I've got fire in my soul

  ➔ Present Perfect (have got = possession)

  ➔ Using "have got" as an informal way to express "I have" or possession.

• You left your bottle at the door

  ➔ Simple Past tense

  ➔ The verb "left" indicates an action completed in the past.

• Don't remember what you're asking for

  ➔ Imperative (negative) and Noun clause

  ➔ "Don't" acts as an imperative warning; "what you're asking for" is a noun clause.

• Everybody's in the backroom's spinning up

  ➔ Contractions and Present Continuous

  ➔ "Everybody's" is "Everybody is"; "spinning up" shows an action happening now.

• Do you talk to the animals?

  ➔ Simple Present tense for habits

  ➔ Asking about a general habit or possibility using "Do you talk".