Learning To Fly – English Lyrics

• By: Sheppard

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

We used to be able to dance on the table

With nothing but stars in our eyes

Where we'd make believe and with all of our dreams

We would color outside of the lines

Don't you ever wonder when it happened

How did fun turn into fear?

Now I'm standing on the edge of now or never

And the skies are looking clear, oh

Oh-ma-ma-eh-ah-ma

Oh-ma-ma-eh-ah-ma

I'm still learning to, I'm still learning to

Oh-ma-ma-eh-ah-ma

Oh-ma-ma-eh-ah-ma

I'm still learning to, I'm still learning to fly

I'm still learning to, I'm still learning to fly

I'm still learning to fly, learning to

Hide in tall buildings, to seek all the millions

And hang like the suits and the ties

But that voice deep inside us is tryin'

To remind us what it means to be alive

Well don't you feel we're running in circles

How did days turn to years?

Now I'm standing on the edge of now or never

And the skies are looking clear

Oh-ma-ma-eh-ah-ma

Oh-ma-ma-eh-ah-ma

I'm still learning to, I'm still learning to

Oh-ma-ma-eh-ah-ma

Oh-ma-ma-eh-ah-ma

I'm still learning to, I'm still learning to fly

I'm still learning to, I'm still learning to fly

I'm still learning to fly, we're learning to fly

Oh yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, ah

Over and over, I keep getting closer, closer to touching the sky

Going higher and higher, I see the horizon

Now I know how to, now I know how to fly

Now I know how to, now I know how to fly

...

Now I know how to, yeah, I know how to fly

Now I know how to, now I know how to fly

Now I know how to, now I know how to fly

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, ah

Yeah, oh

Yeah, oh

...

Key Grammar Structures

• We used to be able to dance on the table

  ➔ Used to

  ➔ The phrase 'used to' is used to describe a past habit or state that is no longer true. Here, it indicates that dancing on the table was a past activity.

• Don't you ever wonder when it happened

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ A tag question is added to the end of a statement to turn it into a question, often for confirmation. Here, 'Don't you ever wonder' seeks agreement or confirmation from the listener.

• Now I'm standing on the edge of now or never

  ➔ Present continuous

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe an action happening now. Here, 'I'm standing' indicates an action that is currently taking place.

• I'm still learning to, I'm still learning to fly

  ➔ Present continuous with 'still'

  ➔ The addition of 'still' to the present continuous tense emphasizes that the action is ongoing and has not been completed. Here, 'I'm still learning' highlights the continuous nature of the learning process.

• Over and over, I keep getting closer, closer to touching the sky

  ➔ Present continuous with 'keep'

  ➔ The use of 'keep' in the present continuous tense emphasizes repeated or continuous action. Here, 'I keep getting closer' indicates a persistent effort towards a goal.

• Now I know how to, now I know how to fly

  ➔ Present simple with 'now'

  ➔ The addition of 'now' to the present simple tense emphasizes that the action or state is true at the present moment. Here, 'Now I know' highlights the current achievement.