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There's a hand beckoning to a land I don't know 00:15
Indicating to cross the shore 00:20
And the water is cold as you're drawn through the floor 00:23
Falling, you open your eyes 00:27
Counting the years go one by one 00:31
The rising sun is swallowing, hollowing 00:35
Come with a dream and leave with none 00:40
Is someone there observing? 00:43
There's a raping in the beauty 00:48
You're alive, there's no escape 00:52
Happiness is gonna get you 00:56
Happiness will make you pay 00:59
Like a satellite in free fall 01:03
Like a seizure on the floor 01:07
Happiness is gonna get you 01:11
Better let it in 01:15
Happiness is at your door 01:17
There's no hiding from time with its pulses and plagues 01:36
And the black birds gather their stones 01:40
There's a roar in the sky, and a cage in the flame 01:44
Do you see it? Can you feel it? 01:48
Counting the years go one by one 01:52
The setting sun is swallowing, hollowing 01:56
Filled with a fear, we run, we run 02:00
Before it starts exploding 02:04
There's a raping in the beauty 02:08
You're alive, there's no escape 02:12
Happiness is gonna get you 02:16
Happiness will make you pay 02:20
Like a satellite in free fall 02:24
Like a seizure on the floor 02:28
Happiness is gonna get you 02:32
Better let it in 02:36
Happiness is at the door 02:38
Better let it in 02:48
Happiness is waiting 02:55
Happiness is waiting 03:04
Is that your blue fish? 03:16
What a good girl 03:20
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Happiness Is Gonna Get You – English Lyrics

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Allie X
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Happiness Is Going To Get You
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Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Allie X's 'Happiness Is Gonna Get You,' a nuanced track from her 2025 album that showcases her evolution as a songwriter. Through its piano-driven, baroque-tinged soundscape, you can learn about themes of surrender and acceptance, making this song a special entry point into her deeply personal and inventive art-pop world.

[English]
There's a hand beckoning to a land I don't know
Indicating to cross the shore
And the water is cold as you're drawn through the floor
Falling, you open your eyes
Counting the years go one by one
The rising sun is swallowing, hollowing
Come with a dream and leave with none
Is someone there observing?
There's a raping in the beauty
You're alive, there's no escape
Happiness is gonna get you
Happiness will make you pay
Like a satellite in free fall
Like a seizure on the floor
Happiness is gonna get you
Better let it in
Happiness is at your door
There's no hiding from time with its pulses and plagues
And the black birds gather their stones
There's a roar in the sky, and a cage in the flame
Do you see it? Can you feel it?
Counting the years go one by one
The setting sun is swallowing, hollowing
Filled with a fear, we run, we run
Before it starts exploding
There's a raping in the beauty
You're alive, there's no escape
Happiness is gonna get you
Happiness will make you pay
Like a satellite in free fall
Like a seizure on the floor
Happiness is gonna get you
Better let it in
Happiness is at the door
Better let it in
Happiness is waiting
Happiness is waiting
Is that your blue fish?
What a good girl
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Key Vocabulary

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Key Grammar Structures

  • There's a hand beckoning to a land I don't know

    ➔ Existential there + present participle

    ➔ 'beckoning' is a present participle used after 'there's' to describe the hand that calls you.

  • Counting the years go one by one

    ➔ Gerund phrase as subject + simple present

    ➔ 'Counting the years' is a gerund phrase acting as the subject, and 'go' is the simple present verb.

  • Come with a dream and leave with none

    ➔ Imperative + coordination with and

    ➔ 'Come' and 'leave' are imperatives joined by 'and' to give two related commands.

  • Happiness is gonna get you

    ➔ Colloquial 'gonna' for 'going to' + simple future

    ➔ 'gonna' is an informal contraction of 'going to', showing a near-future action.

  • Like a satellite in free fall

    ➔ Simile introduced by 'like'

    ➔ 'Like' compares the subject to a satellite, creating a vivid image.

  • Better let it in

    ➔ Advisory 'had better' without 'had'

    ➔ 'Better let it in' omits 'had' from 'had better', giving a strong suggestion.

  • There's no hiding from time with its pulses and plagues

    ➔ No + gerund to express impossibility

    ➔ 'no hiding' uses 'no' before a gerund to mean you cannot avoid it.

  • Is someone there observing?

    ➔ Inversion in a yes/no question + present participle

    ➔ The auxiliary 'is' comes before the subject 'someone', and 'observing' is a present participle showing ongoing action.