Legends Never Die – English Lyrics

• By: Against The Current

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be an epic journey, much like the path to becoming a legend described in this song. "Legends Never Die" offers a powerful and emotional anthem that can inspire you on your English learning quest. The lyrics are clear and repetitive, making it easier to pick up new vocabulary related to perseverance and ambition. What makes this song special for learners is its universal message of overcoming challenges, set to a captivating and memorable rock melody.

[English]

Legends never die

when the world is calling you

Can you hear them screaming out your name?

Legends never die

they become a part of you

Every time you bleed for reaching greatness

Relentless you survive

They never lose hope when everything's cold and the fighting's near

It's deep in their bones they run into smoke when the fire is fierce

'Oh pick yourself up, cause

Legends never die

when the world is calling you

Can you hear them screaming out your name?

Legends never die

they become a part of you

Every time you bleed for reaching greatness

Legends never die

They're written down in eternity

But you'll never see the price it costs,

the scars collected all their lives

When everything’s lost

they pick up their hearts and avenge defeat

Before it all starts,

they suffer through harm

just to touch a dream

'Oh pick yourself up, cause

Legends never die

when the world is calling you

Can you hear them screaming out your name?

Legends never die

they become a part of you

Every time you bleed for reaching greatness

Legends never die

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
legend /ˈlɛdʒ.ənd/ B2	noun - a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to make a loud, high-pitched sound
greatness /ˈɡreɪt.nəs/ B2	noun - the quality of being great
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B1	verb - to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship
scars /skɑːrz/ B2	noun - a mark left on the skin after a wound has healed
defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ B2	noun - an instance of defeating or being defeated
fire /faɪər/ A1	noun - the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat
pick /pɪk/ A2	verb - to choose or select from a group
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to come into contact with something
eternity /ɪˈtɜːrn.ɪ.ti/ C1	noun - infinite or unending time
harm /hɑːrm/ B2	noun - physical injury or damage

Key Grammar Structures

• Legends never die when the world is calling you

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (for general truths/facts)

  ➔ Uses the present simple to state a general truth about legends. "Legends "never die" is presented as a factual statement, and "the world is calling you" describes a recurring or habitual situation.

• Can you hear them screaming out your name?

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Can' (for ability/possibility), Present Continuous ('screaming')

  ➔ 'Can' is used to ask about the listener's ability to hear. 'Screaming' in present continuous describes the ongoing action of the crowd calling out their name.

• Every time you bleed for reaching greatness

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (general truth), Gerund ('reaching')

  ➔ Expresses a general truth about the cost of achieving greatness, highlighting the repetitive nature with 'Every time'. 'Reaching' functions as a gerund, acting as the object of the preposition 'for'.

• Relentless you survive

  ➔ Adjective as adverbial modifier (unconventional word order)

  ➔ The word order is inverted for emphasis. 'Relentless' is an adjective, but functions adverbially to modify 'survive'. A more conventional phrasing would be 'You survive relentlessly'.

• It's deep in their bones they run into smoke when the fire is fierce

  ➔ Cleft sentence (emphasis), 'When' clause

  ➔ This line uses a cleft-like structure, similar to cleft sentences. 'It's deep in their bones' emphasizes where the courage originates. The 'when' clause establishes the condition under which they run into smoke.

• But you'll never see the price it costs, the scars collected all their lives

  ➔ Future Simple ('you'll see'), Relative Clause (implied 'that')

  ➔ 'You'll never see' uses the future simple to state a future impossibility or certainty. The relative clause 'the price it costs' has an implied 'that' (the price *that* it costs).

• When everything’s lost they pick up their hearts and avenge defeat

  ➔ Present Simple (habitual action), 'When' clause, Verb + Object + Complement ('avenge defeat')

  ➔ The sentence describes a recurring action when a specific condition (everything's lost) is met. 'Avenge defeat' is a transitive verb taking a direct object.