If You Say The Word – English Lyrics

• By: Radiohead
• Album: KID A MNESIA

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the haunting beauty of Radiohead's "If You Say the Word," a song unearthed from the Kid A/Amnesiac sessions. Explore themes of support and introspection, and improve your English comprehension through Thom Yorke's evocative lyrics and the song's atmospheric soundscape. A great choice for understanding subtle emotional expression in music.

[English]

If you're in the forest, out of your mind

Harpies in the branches breaking your arms

If you're stuck in rainbows, a shattering glass

Where you miss the moment, watching it pass

If you say the word, if you say the word

If you say the word, if you say the word

When you spend your life wishing a twinkling star

When you forget how lucky you are

Buried in rubble, 60 foot down

If you say the word, if you say the word

If you say the word, if you say the word

Then I'll come running

When you change your friends like changing your clothes

If you say the word, if you say the word

If you say the word, if you say the word

If you say the word, if you say the word

Then I'll come running

I'll come running

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
word /wɜːrd/ A1	noun - a single unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to speak or tell something
forest /ˈfɒrɪst/ A2	noun - a large area of land covered with trees and undergrowth
mind /maɪnd/ A1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, wills, and perceives, as distinguished from the body verb - to object to or be bothered by something
harpies /ˈhɑːrpiːz/ C2	noun - (in Greek mythology) a ravenous, predatory female monster having a woman's head and body and a bird's wings and claws. Also, a cruel or grasping woman.
branches /ˈbræntʃɪz/ A2	noun - a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk or from another branch
stuck /stʌk/ B1	adjective - unable to move from a particular position or place
rainbows /ˈreɪnbəʊz/ B1	noun - an arch of colors visible in the sky, caused by the refraction and dispersion of the sun's light by rain or other water droplets in the atmosphere
shattering /ˈʃætərɪŋ/ B2	verb - breaking suddenly and violently into many small pieces adjective - causing great distress or shock
glass /ɡlɑːs/ A2	noun - a hard, brittle, transparent substance, typically used for windows, bottles, and other articles
moment /ˈməʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time
spend /spend/ A2	verb - to use time, money, or energy on something
wishing /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - wanting something to happen or to be true, even if it is unlikely
twinkling /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/ B2	adjective - shining with a rapidly changing light; sparkling
lucky /ˈlʌki/ A2	adjective - having or resulting from good luck
buried /ˈberid/ B1	adjective - covered up or hidden, especially in the ground
rubble /ˈrʌbəl/ B2	noun - waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as debris from the demolition of buildings
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving quickly on foot, typically with one or both feet off the ground at any given time adjective - performing or able to perform a specified action or function continuously
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to make or become different noun - the act or process of becoming different