Learn To Live – English Lyrics

• By: Alice Merton
• Album: MINT

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the empowering message of Alice Merton's "Learn To Live" and be inspired to overcome your own fears. This song's direct and personal lyrics offer a window into the artist's own struggles with anxiety, making it a powerful tool for anyone learning to navigate similar feelings. Its catchy, danceable rhythm makes confronting these serious themes an uplifting experience.

[English]

They've got fire, well, I've got lightning bolts

They keep hunting, trying to kill my hope

And everywhere I go, I see them in the corner of my eye

Shouting that it's over, shouting that I'd stop the fight

Can somebody tell me, how to win the fight?

Can somebody tell me, is the fear inside?

I wanna learn how to live without the consequences

I wanna learn how to live without the consequences

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

Shaking fingers, chest gets tighter now

Try to stay calm, try to come back down

But everywhere I go, I see them in the corner of my eye

Shouting that it's over, saying I should stop the fight

Will somebody tell me, how to win the fight?

Can somebody tell me, is the fear inside?

I wanna learn how to live without the consequences

I wanna learn how to live without the consequences

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

I wanna learn how to live (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

Without the consequences (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

I wanna learn how to live (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

Without the consequences (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

I can see them waiting outside the window

Tryna tell me how to live, oh, they won't go

I can see them waiting outside the window

Tryna tell me how to live, oh, they won't go

Oh, they won't go

Oh, they won't go

Oh, they won't go

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

I wanna learn how to live (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

Without the consequences (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

I wanna learn how to live (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

Without the consequences (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fire /faɪər/ A1	noun - the flames and heat produced by combustion verb - to dismiss someone from a job; to ignite
lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ B1	noun - a flash of electric discharge in the sky during a storm
bolt /boʊlt/ B1	noun - a metal rod used to fasten or secure something verb - to move or run away quickly
hunt /hʌnt/ B1	verb - to chase and kill wild animals for food or sport
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause death of a person or animal
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of desire for a certain thing to happen
corner /ˈkɔːrnər/ A2	noun - the place where two walls or surfaces meet
eye /aɪ/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
shout /ʃaʊt/ A2	verb - to speak or call out loudly
fight /faɪt/ A2	noun - a violent struggle or battle verb - to engage in a struggle or contest
fear /fɪr/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
learn /lɜːrn/ A1	verb - to acquire knowledge or skill through study or experience
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive; to exist
consequence /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/ B2	noun - a result or effect of an action or condition
shake /ʃeɪk/ B1	verb - to move back and forth quickly
finger /ˈfɪŋɡər/ A1	noun - any of the five digits on the hand
chest /tʃɛst/ A2	noun - the front part of the body between the neck and the abdomen
window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ A1	noun - an opening in a wall or roof that lets in light and air

Key Grammar Structures

• They've got fire, well, I've got lightning bolts

  ➔ Present perfect of 'have' for possession

  ➔ The phrase "They've got" is a contraction of "They have got" and is used to express that they possess fire.

• They keep hunting, trying to kill my hope

  ➔ 'keep' + verb‑ing to show continuous/repeated action

  ➔ The construction "keep hunting" shows that the hunting is ongoing.

• And everywhere I go, I see them in the corner of my eye

  ➔ Adverbial clause of place with present simple (everywhere I go)

  ➔ The phrase "everywhere I go" functions as an adverbial clause indicating location.

• Shouting that it's over, shouting that I'd stop the fight

  ➔ Present participle clause (shouting ...) as reduced adverbial; conditional "I'd" = "I would"

  ➔ "Shouting that it's over" is a present‑participle clause giving background information, and "I'd stop" is a conditional form meaning "I would stop".

• Can somebody tell me, how to win the fight?

  ➔ Modal verb "can" + infinitive for request; indirect question with "how to + verb"

  ➔ "Can" is used to ask for help, followed by the infinitive "tell", and the indirect question "how to win".

• I wanna learn how to live without the consequences

  ➔ Informal contraction "wanna" = "want to"; infinitive clause "how to live"

  ➔ "wanna" is the colloquial contraction of "want to". The phrase "how to live" is an infinitive clause acting as the object of "learn".

• Try to stay calm, try to come back down

  ➔ Imperative mood + infinitive (Try to …)

  ➔ "Try" is used in the imperative to give advice or instruction, followed by the infinitive "to stay" / "to come".

• I can see them waiting outside the window

  ➔ Perception verb + object + present participle (can see … waiting)

  ➔ "can see" expresses ability to perceive, and the participle "waiting" describes what is being seen.

• They won't go

  ➔ Future simple negative with contraction "won't" (will not)

  ➔ "won't" is the contracted form of "will not", used to express a negative prediction about the future.