Lazy Lies – English Lyrics

• By: Capital Cities
• Album: In A Tidal Wave of Mystery

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Sick and tired, and you wanna see a change

But you don't wanna change for me

Be so kind to explain whats on your mind

Your the riddle of the century

I'm afraid there was a lion lying in the shade

On a hammock, hanging from my tree

Lazy lies today (lazy lies today)

Lazy lies today (lazy lies today)

Tomorrow you might change

But it's lazy lies today (lazy lies today)

Lazy lies today (lazy lies today)

Tomorrow you might change

But lazy lies today

...

Please explain what you think there is to gain

When you treat me like a magazine

Just a picture, I'm a temporary fixture

Like a moment in your make believe

My prediction, strange as fiction

I'll get over this addiction too

Lazy lies today (lazy lies today)

Lazy lies today (lazy lies today)

Tomorrow you might change

But it's lazy lies today (lazy lies today)

Lazy lies today (lazy lies today)

Lazy lies today (lazy lies today)

Tomorrow you might change

But it's lazy lies today

...

(Lazy lies today, lazy lies today)

(Lazy lies today, lazy lies today)

...

(Lazy lies today, lazy lies today)

(Lazy lies today, lazy lies today)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to become different noun - the act of becoming different
explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ A2	verb - to make something clear or understandable
lazy /ˈleɪzi/ A1	adjective - unwilling to work or use energy
lie /laɪ/ A1	verb - to say something that is not true noun - a statement that is not true
riddle /ˈrɪdəl/ B1	noun - a puzzling question or statement
lion /ˈlaɪən/ A1	noun - a large wild animal with a mane
shade /ʃeɪd/ A2	noun - a dark area where sunlight does not reach
hammock /ˈhæmək/ B1	noun - a swinging bed made of canvas or rope
temporary /ˈtempərɛri/ B1	adjective - lasting for a limited time
fixture /ˈfɪkstʃər/ B2	noun - a piece of equipment fixed in place
prediction /prɪˈdɪkʃən/ B1	noun - a statement about what will happen in the future
strange /streɪndʒ/ A2	adjective - unusual or unexpected
fiction /ˈfɪkʃən/ B1	noun - literature in the form of stories
addiction /əˈdɪkʃən/ B2	noun - the condition of being unable to stop doing something
treat /trit/ A2	verb - to behave toward someone in a certain way
magazine /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ A1	noun - a periodical publication

Key Grammar Structures

• Sick and tired, and you wanna see a change

  ➔ Present simple with 'wanna' (informal contraction of 'want to')

  ➔ The phrase 'you wanna' is an informal way to say 'you want to', commonly used in spoken English.

• Be so kind to explain what's on your mind

  ➔ Imperative mood with 'be so kind to'

  ➔ The phrase 'be so kind to' is a polite way to make a request, using the imperative mood.

• Your the riddle of the century

  ➔ Possessive determiner 'your' (note: grammatically incorrect, should be 'you're')

  ➔ The word 'your' is used here but is grammatically incorrect. It should be 'you're' (contraction of 'you are').

• I'm afraid there was a lion lying in the shade

  ➔ Present simple with 'was' in a past context (narrative past)

  ➔ The verb 'was' is used in a past context to narrate a past event, even though it is in the present simple form.

• Lazy lies today (lazy lies today)

  ➔ Present simple in a repeated phrase for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase 'lazy lies today' is repeated to emphasize the current state or situation.

• Tomorrow you might change

  ➔ Modal verb 'might' for possibility in the future

  ➔ The modal verb 'might' is used to express a possible future action or change.

• Just a picture, I'm a temporary fixture

  ➔ Present simple with 'I'm' (contraction of 'I am')

  ➔ The contraction 'I'm' is used to shorten 'I am', which is common in spoken and informal English.

• My prediction, strange as fiction

  ➔ Simile using 'as' to compare prediction to fiction

  ➔ The phrase 'strange as fiction' uses 'as' to compare the strangeness of the prediction to that of fiction.