Lay Back – English Lyrics

• By: Benin City

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Sing me a song.

Lend me a rhyme.

Pass the time of day.

Make me a truth.

Play with my mind.

While my time away.

For what it's worth,

I didn't ask.

I only will your heart to make it last.

Breathe.

Remember what it's like to lay back.

Breathe.

Remember what it's like to lay back.

Soft as you walk,

day after day,

you keep your manner clean.

I watch as you sleep,

fighting your dreams.

In your world unseen,

run for the hills.

Run for your life.

I'll make your escape.

Yes, make to the skies.

Breathe.

Remember what it's like to lay back.

Breathe.

Remember what it's like to lay back.

Here we're standing, heart to heart.

I can feel the change.

There's a fire we need to start.

From your love and pain.

Here we're standing, heart to heart.

I can feel the change.

There's a fire we need to start

from your love and pain.

Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.

Remember what it's like to lay back.

Breathe. Breathe.

Remember what it's like to lay back.

Run for the hills.

Run for your life.

Make your escape.

Make to the skies.

Breathe.

Remember what it's like to lay back.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lay /leɪ/ A1	verb - to place something down gently
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the rear surface of the body adverb - in a backward direction
breathe /briːð/ A1	verb - to inhale and exhale air
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ A2	noun - the act of getting away from danger verb - to get away from danger
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - flames produced by combustion
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	noun - the act of becoming different verb - to become different
soft /sɒft/ A1	adjective - gentle and smooth
sleep /sliːp/ A1	noun - a natural periodic state of rest verb - to rest in a state of sleep
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts during sleep verb - to have dreams during sleep
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all its countries and peoples
unseen /ʌnˈsiːn/ B1	adjective - not seen or visible
manner /ˈmænər/ B1	noun - the way something is done
worth /wɜːrθ/ A2	noun - the value or importance of something
start /stɑːrt/ A1	noun - the beginning of something verb - to begin something

Key Grammar Structures

• Sing me a song.

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb 'sing' is in the imperative mood, used to give a command or make a request.

• I only will your heart to make it last.

  ➔ Modal Verb (will)

  ➔ The modal verb 'will' is used here to express determination or a strong intention.

• Remember what it's like to lay back.

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'what it's like' uses the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical or wished-for state.

• Soft as you walk, day after day,

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'soft as you walk' is a simile, comparing the manner of walking to something soft.

• I watch as you sleep, fighting your dreams.

  ➔ Present Participle

  ➔ The phrase 'fighting your dreams' uses the present participle 'fighting' to describe an ongoing action.

• There's a fire we need to start.

  ➔ Modal Verb (need)

  ➔ The modal verb 'need' expresses necessity or obligation.

• From your love and pain.

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'from your love and pain' is a prepositional phrase indicating the source of the fire.

• Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.

  ➔ Repetition

  ➔ The word 'Breathe' is repeated for emphasis and rhythmic effect.