It's A New Day – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

It'S A New Day -绯闻女孩

I went asleep last night

Tired from the fight

I've been fighting for tomorrow

All my life

Yea I woke up this morning

Feeling brand new

'Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming

Have finally came true

It's a new day

It's a new day

It's a new day

It's a new day

It's a new day

It's been a long time coming

Up the mountain kept runnin'

Souls of freedom kept hummin'

Channeling Harriet Tubman

Kennedy Lincoln and King

We gotta invest in that dream

It feels like we're swimming upstream

It feels like we're stuck in between

A rock and a hard place

We've been through the heartaches

And lived through the darkest days

If you and I made it this far

Well then hey we can make it all the way

And they said no we can't

And we said yes we can

Remember it's you and me together

I woke up this morning

Feeling alright

I've been fightin'for tomorrow

All my life

Yea I woke up this morning

Feeling brand new

Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming

Have finally came true

It's a new day

a new day）

It's a new day

a new day）

It's a new day

It's a new day It's a new day

It's been a long time waitin'

Waiting for this moment

Been a long time praying

Praying for this moment

We hope for this moment

And now that we own it

For life I will hold it

And I ain't gonna let it go

It's for fathers our brothers

Our friends who fought for freedom

Our sisters our mothers

Who died for us to be in this moment

Stop and cherish this moment

Stop and cherish this time

It's time for you and me

For us and we

That's you and me together

I woke up this morning

Feeling brand new

Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming

Have finally came true

Yea I woke up this morning

Feeling alright

'Cause we weren't fighting for nothing

And the soldiers weren't fighting

For nothing

No Martin was dreaming for nothing

And Lincoln didn't change it for nothing

And children weren't crying for nothing

It's a new day

It's a new day It's a new day

A new day

It's a new day

It's a new day It's a new day

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to have a series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a physical conflict noun - a violent confrontation or battle
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very short period of time
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ A2	noun - the state of being free from control or constraints
cherish /ˈtʃɛrɪʃ/ B1	verb - to hold something in great affection
upstream /ˈʌpstriːm/ B1	adjective - against the current of a stream
swimming /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move through water by using special movements
mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ A1	noun - a very large hill
invest /ɪnˈvɛst/ B1	verb - to put money, effort, or time into something to make a profit or achieve a result
brand /brænd/ A2	adjective - new and unused
soldier /ˈsoʊldʒər/ A1	noun - a person who serves in an army
praying /ˈpreɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to speak to a god or gods
darkest /ˈdɑːrkɪst/ B1	adjective - almost without light
together /təˈɡɛðər/ A1	adverb - in or into one place, group, or society

Key Grammar Structures

• I went asleep last night

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The verb "went" is in the Past Simple, indicating a completed action last night.

• I've been fighting for tomorrow

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The structure "have been + verb‑ing" ("have been fighting") is the Present Perfect Continuous, showing an action that started in the past and continues now.

• The dreams that I've been dreaming have finally come true

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The clause "that I've been dreaming" is a relative clause modifying "dreams"; it uses the relative pronoun "that" plus the Present Perfect Continuous.

• We gotta invest in that dream

  ➔ Modal verb 'have to' (informal 'gotta')

  ➔ The informal contraction "gotta" stands for "got to" and functions as a modal verb meaning "must" or "have to".

• It feels like we're swimming upstream

  ➔ Simile using 'like' + present continuous

  ➔ The phrase "like we're swimming upstream" uses "like" to make a comparison (simile) and the verb "are swimming" is in the present continuous.

• If you and I made it this far, then we can make it all the way

  ➔ Second conditional (unreal present)

  ➔ The clause "If you and I made it this far" uses the past simple to express an unreal condition, followed by "can" for a possible result.

• Stop and cherish this moment

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ Both "Stop" and "cherish" are verbs in the imperative, giving a direct command or advice.

• We've been through the heartaches and lived through the darkest days

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ "We've been" and "lived" are in the Present Perfect, showing experiences that have relevance up to the present.

• And they said "no we can't", and we said "yes we can"

  ➔ Reported speech (indirect speech)

  ➔ The sentences report what others said, using the past verb "said" and quoting their exact words.

• No Martin was dreaming for nothing

  ➔ Negative simple past

  ➔ The sentence uses the negative word "No" with the past simple verb "was dreaming" to deny that Martin was dreaming without purpose.