I'll Fly Away – English Lyrics

• By: Kanye West
• Album: The College Dropout

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic flows and unique slang of modern hip-hop with 'I'll Fly Away.' This song is perfect for learners looking to understand contemporary American English, metaphors for spiritual freedom, and the complex lyrical textures used in high-concept rap.

[English]

One glad morning, when this life is over, I'll fly away

To a land where joy shall never end, I'll fly away

I'll fly away, oh, glory

I'll fly away

When I die Hallelujah bye and bye

I'll fly away

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
glad /ɡlæd/ A2	adjective - feeling pleasure or happiness
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time between midnight and noon
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the period between birth and death
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air
land /lænd/ A1	noun - a country, region, or area of ground
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great happiness
end /end/ A1	verb - to finish or come to a conclusion
glory /ˈɡlɔːri/ B2	noun - great praise or honor; majesty
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
hallelujah /ˌhælɪˈluːjə/ C2	noun - a shout or song of praise to God

Key Grammar Structures

• One glad morning, when this life is over, I'll fly away

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time using 'when'

  ➔ The structure 'when' + subject + 'is' introduces a future condition or point in time.

• To a land where joy shall never end

  ➔ Relative clause using 'where'

  ➔ 'where' acts as a relative adverb to describe the noun 'land'.

• To a land where joy shall never end

  ➔ Future modality with 'shall'

  ➔ 'shall' is used here to indicate a formal or emphatic future.

• When I die Hallelujah bye and bye

  ➔ Time clause expressing future certainty

  ➔ Even though 'die' refers to the future, we use the present simple in a time clause.