I'm Outta Time – English Lyrics

• By: Oasis
• Album: Dig Out Your Soul

Lyrics & Translation

Discover Oasis's heartfelt ballad "I'm Outta Time" to not only experience a classic piece of Britpop but also to learn a more reflective and vulnerable style of English lyricism. The song's simple yet profound lyrics offer a great opportunity to explore themes of nostalgia, loyalty, and farewell, making it a special track for language learners wanting to connect with the emotional side of music.

[English]

La la la la laaa

La la la la laaa

Here's a song

It reminds me of when we were young

Looking back at all the things we've done

You gotta keep on keeping on

Out to sea

Is the only place I honestly

Can get myself some piece of mind

You know it's getting hard to fly

If I'm to fall

Would you be there to applaud

Or would you hide behind them all

'Cause if I have to go

In my heart you grow

And that's where you belong

If I'm to fall

Would you be there to applaud

Or would you hide behind them all

'Cause if I have to go

In my heart you grow

And that's where you belong

If I'm to fall

Would you be there to applaud

Or would you hide behind them all

'Cause if I have to go

In my heart you grow

And that's where you belong

Guess I'm out of time

I'm out of time

I'm out of time

I'm out of time

I'm out of time

As Churchill said

It's every Englishman's inalienable right to live where the hell he likes

What's it going to do, vanish?

Is it not going to be there when I get back?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ B1	verb - to cause (someone) to remember something
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air using wings verb - to travel by aircraft
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop to a lower level
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood noun - the center of emotion
grow /ɡroʊ/ A2	verb - to increase in size
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ B1	verb - to be the property of
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
right /raɪt/ A2	noun - a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something
vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/ B2	verb - disappear suddenly and completely
sea /siː/ A1	noun - the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experience
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or point in space
honestly /ˈɒnɪstli/ B1	adverb - in an honest or truthful way
applause /əˈplɔːz/ B2	noun - the act of clapping hands to show approval

Key Grammar Structures

• Here's a song

  ➔ Here's + subject-verb inversion

  ➔ This is an example of subject-verb inversion, often used to create emphasis. The normal order would be 'A song is here'.

• It reminds me of when we were young

  ➔ Pronoun 'it', Clause 'when we were young'

  ➔ Uses the pronoun 'it' to refer to something previously mentioned (the song). Also uses a subordinate clause starting with 'when' to add more detail.

• You gotta keep on keeping on

  ➔ 'Gotta' (contracted form of 'got to') + gerund 'keeping'

  ➔ Uses the informal contraction 'gotta' (got to) and the gerund form of the verb 'keep' (keeping) to emphasize the continuous nature of the action.

• Out to sea

  ➔ Prepositional phrase 'Out to sea'

  ➔ A prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial, indicating place.

• If I'm to fall

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'if' and infinitive of purpose

  ➔ This uses 'if' to introduce a condition. 'To fall' could be understood as infinitive of purpose, although it's more of a statement of possibility in this case.

• Would you be there to applaud

  ➔ Conditional structure using 'would' + infinitive, and infinitive of purpose 'to applaud'

  ➔ This is a second conditional sentence, speculating about a hypothetical situation. 'To applaud' shows purpose.

• 'Cause if I have to go

  ➔ 'Cause (contraction of because) + conditional clause 'if'

  ➔ Uses the informal contraction 'cause, and a conditional clause to provide a reason or explain the context.

• As Churchill said

  ➔ As + subject + verb (Subordinate clause)

  ➔ This introduces a quotation by Winston Churchill using the subordinating conjunction 'as'.

• It's every Englishman's inalienable right to live where the hell he likes

  ➔ Possessive 'Englishman's', infinitive of purpose 'to live', relative clause 'where the hell he likes'

  ➔ Demonstrates several complex grammatical structures: the possessive form; an infinitive of purpose, and a relative clause beginning with 'where'.