Illuminate – English Lyrics

• By: Jessie Reyez, Elyanna, FIFA Sound

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the beauty of multilingual expression with 'Illuminate.' By listening to the interplay between Jessie Reyez and Elyanna, learners can experience how English blends with Arabic phrasing and melodies, making it a perfect gateway to understanding the emotional resonance and phonetic flow of both languages.

[English]

Oh, can you see our colors in the dark?

We're shinin' on forever, illuminate

Oh, can you see our colors in the dark?

Our spirit on our shoulders, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Illuminate-ate, yeah

Illuminate-ate, yeah, yeah, ay (yeah, mm)

We walk in the room kinda like Hov

In a room full of vultures, we ain't gon' (lose)

We walk in the room kinda like Luda

We need some space, baby, you should (move)

Kinda like a rose had sex with a bomb and it birthed us

Baby, 'bout to watch us (bloom), 'bout to watch us (boom)

I feel the limit is the sky

اوه يا ليل اوه يا ليل اوه يا ليل (yeah, yeah, yeah)

'Cause we are champions tonight

اوه يا ليل اوه يا ليل اوه يا لي

Oh, can you see our colors in the dark?

We're shinin' on forever, illuminate

Oh, can you see our colors in the dark?

Our spirit on our shoulders, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Illuminate-ate, yeah (ay)

Illuminate-ate (ay), yeah, yeah, ay

Shine bright, never dim that light

(تعال تعال تعال)

Can't stop, going side by side

(تعال تعال تعال)

سمعني صوتك، الأول بالعالم

تحية للأبطال

(تعال تعال تعال)

I feel the limit is the sky

اوه يا ليل اوه يا ليل اوه يا ليل (yeah, yeah, yeah)

'Cause we are champions tonight

اوه يا ليل اوه يا ليل اوه يا ليل

Oh, can you see our colors in the dark?

We're shinin' up forever, illuminate

Oh, can you see our colors in the dark?

Our spirit on our shoulders, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah (oh yeah)

Illuminate-ate (oh), yeah (oh, ay)

Illuminate-ate, yeah, yeah, ay (oh)

'Luminate-luminate-luminate, ايوا ايوا ايوا

'Luminate-luminate-luminate-nate, ايوا (illuminate)

'Luminate-luminate-luminate, ايوا ايوا ايوا

'Luminate-luminate-luminate-nate, ايوا (illuminate)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
illuminate /ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/ C1	verb - to light up or make bright
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B2	noun - the non-physical part of a person; soul or essence
vultures /ˈvʌltʃərz/ C1	noun - large birds that eat dead animals; predatory people
champions /ˈtʃæmpiənz/ B1	noun - winners or people who fight for a cause
bloom /bluːm/ B2	verb - to produce flowers; to flourish
limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ B1	noun - a point beyond which something does not or may not extend
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit or reflect light
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	noun - the absence of light
shoulders /ˈʃoʊldərz/ A2	noun - the part of the body between the neck and the arm
colors /ˈkʌlərz/ A1	noun - the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects light
dim /dɪm/ B2	verb - to make or become less bright
forever /fəˈrevər/ A2	adverb - for all time; endlessly

Key Grammar Structures

• Oh, can you see our colors in the dark?

  ➔ Modal verb for ability/possibility

  ➔ "Can" is used here to inquire about the ability or possibility to perceive something.

• We're shinin' on forever, illuminate

  ➔ Present Continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ "We're shinin'" (We are shining) indicates a state that is actively happening.

• In a room full of vultures, we ain't gon' lose

  ➔ Informal future form (gonna/gon')

  ➔ "Gon'" is a contraction of "going to," used to express future intent.

• Baby, 'bout to watch us bloom

  ➔ Adverbial phrase of immediate future

  ➔ "'bout to" (about to) signifies that an action will happen very shortly.

• I feel the limit is the sky

  ➔ Embedded clause (Noun clause)

  ➔ "the limit is the sky" acts as the object of the verb "feel."

• 'Cause we are champions tonight

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction

  ➔ "Cause" (because) introduces a reason or justification for the main statement.

• Never dim that light

  ➔ Imperative sentence

  ➔ The verb "dim" is used in its base form to give a command or advice.

• We walk in the room kinda like Hov

  ➔ Simile (using 'like')

  ➔ "Like Hov" draws a comparison between the way "we" walk and the way Jay-Z (Hov) walks.