Ignite – English Lyrics

• By: K-391, Alan Walker, Julie Bergan, Seungri

Lyrics & Translation

If you're looking for an energetic EDM anthem to practice your English listening skills, 'Ignite' is perfect. You'll encounter dynamic vocabulary related to passion, light, and contrast, like 'fireflies,' 'dying light,' 'starship speeding,' and 'infinite lights.' Plus, the inclusion of a Korean verse by Seungri offers a unique cross-cultural linguistic element, making it an engaging and uplifting piece of global electronic music.

[English]

Fireflies, a million little pieces

Feeds the dying light, and breathes me back to life

In your eyes, I see something to believe in

Your hands are like a flame

Your palms, the sweetest pain

Let the darkness lead us into the light

Let our dreams get lost, feel the temperature rise

Baby, tell me one more beautiful lie

One touch and I ignite

Like a starship speeding into the night

You and I get lost in the infinite lights

Baby, tell me one more beautiful lie

One touch and I ignite

...

One touch and I ignite

...

One touch and I ignite

So alive, your touch is like the daylight

Burning on my skin, it turns me on again

You and I, survivors of the same kind

And we're the only ones dancing on the sun

Let the darkness lead us into the light

Let our dreams get lost, feel the temperature rise

Baby, tell me one more beautiful lie

One touch and I ignite

Like a starship speeding into the night

You and I get lost in the infinite lights

Baby, tell me one more beautiful lie

One touch and I ignite

...

One touch and I ignite

...

One touch and I ignite

Diamonds are forever, but all we need is just tonight

We're monumental tremors that can freeze the speed of life

Just like particles that's falling from heaven all over the stars

Hear you calling for me, hear you calling me on from afar

Let the darkness lead us into the light

Let our dreams get lost, feel the temperature rise

Baby, tell me one more beautiful lie

One touch and I ignite

I feel the heat as we collide

Like a fever that feels so right

So, baby, tell me one more beautiful lie

One touch and I ignite

...

One touch and I ignite

One touch and I ignite

One touch and I ignite

One touch and I ignite

One touch and I ignite

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ignite /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ B2	verb - to start burning; to light or set on fire verb - to arouse or excite (a feeling or emotion)
fireflies /ˈfaɪrˌflaɪz/ A2	noun - a small beetle that emits light from its abdomen; a firefly
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living beings; the quality that distinguishes living from nonliving
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept something as true; to have faith
eyes /aɪz/ A2	noun - the two organs of sight in humans and animals
flame /fleɪm/ A2	noun - the burning gas from a source of heat; a bright burning line of fire noun - a strong passion or emotion
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B1	noun - the absence of light
dreams /driːmz/ B1	noun - visions or aspirations while asleep; desired goals
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - a false statement
touch /tʌtʃ/ B1	noun - the act of making physical contact verb - to make physical contact
starship /ˈstɑːrˌʃɪp/ B1	noun - a spacecraft designed for travel beyond Earth
night /naɪt/ A2	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
infinite /ˈɪn.fɪ.nət/ C1	adjective - having no limits or end; endless
tremors /ˈtrɛmərz/ B2	noun - sudden involuntary movements or shakes
particles /ˈpɑːrtɪkəlz/ C1	noun - small units of matter or very small pieces
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ B1	noun - a place of perfect happiness or paradise; the sky
collide /kəˈlaɪd/ C1	verb - to come into conflict or crash into
heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - the quality of being hot; high temperature

Key Grammar Structures

• Fireflies, a million little pieces

  ➔ Appositive phrase

  ➔ In this line, 'a million little pieces' acts as an appositive, providing additional information about 'Fireflies' by renaming or describing it closely, without any verb: 'Fireflies, ''a million little pieces'''.

• Feeds the dying light

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ This line uses the present simple tense to describe a habitual or general truth action: ''Feeds'' the dying light (he, she, or it feeds).

• In your eyes, I see something to believe in

  ➔ Infinitive phrase

  ➔ Here, 'to believe in' is an infinitive phrase acting as an object complement after 'something': I see something ''to believe in'' (to + verb expressing purpose).

• Let the darkness lead us into the light

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ This is an imperative sentence giving a command or suggestion: ''Let'' the darkness lead us into the light (used to allow or express desire).

• Let our dreams get lost

  ➔ Bare infinitive with 'let'

  ➔ After 'let', the infinitive is used without 'to': Let our dreams ''get'' lost (meaning allow them to get lost).

• One touch and I ignite

  ➔ Zero conditional (general truth)

  ➔ This expresses a general truth condition: ''One'' touch and I ignite (if X happens, Y always follows, no 'if' needed here).

• Like a starship speeding into the night

  ➔ Simile with 'like'

  ➔ This is a simile using 'like' to compare: Like a starship ''speeding'' into the night (explaining similarity vividly).

• Your touch is like the daylight

  ➔ Linking verb 'is' with simile

  ➔ Here, 'is' links subject and predicate as a simile: Your touch ''is'' like the daylight (not equating fully).

• And we're the only ones dancing on the sun

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ This uses present continuous for ongoing action at present: And we're the only ones ''dancing'' on the sun (happening now).

• Hear you calling for me

  ➔ Present tense directive

  ➔ Used to command or address directly; here as imperative feel: ''Hear'' you calling for me (listen to you).