Lifetime – English Lyrics

• By: Swedish House Mafia, Ty Dolla $ign, 070 Shake

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(Under the white light)

Once in a lifetime

Watchin' the skyline

Don't change your mind while

You're under the white light

Once in a lifetime

Watchin' the skyline

Don't change your mind while

You're under the white light

Dolla $ign

Once in a lifetime (time)

Baby, it's the right time (right time)

I'll put on the red light

Told you it was on, on site

You had on a sundress (yeah)

Never fail to impress

We had the best sex (sex)

We made love all night (all night)

(Under the white light)

Once in a lifetime

Watchin' the skyline

Don't change your mind while (don't change your mind while)

You're under the white light

Once in a lifetime

Watchin' the skyline

Don't change your mind while

You're under the white light

Come with me

Take my hand

Follow me, follow me

To a place

A place where we

Can be free

Follow me

Once in a lifetime

Watchin' the skyline

Don't change your mind while

Under the white light

Once in a lifetime

Watchin' the skyline

Don't change your mind while

Under the white light

Once in a lifetime

Watchin' the skyline

Don't change your mind while

You're under the white light

Once in a lifetime (once in a lifetime)

Watchin' the skyline

Don't change your mind while (don't change your mind while)

You're under the white light

Once in a lifetime

Watchin' the skyline

Don't change your mind while

Once in a lifetime

Girl, go'n live it up

Don't you let nobody tell you different

Once in a lifetime

Girl, have it your way

Don't you let nobody tell you nothing

Ooh, yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lifetime /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ A2	noun - the length of time a person lives
watch /wɒtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at or observe something carefully
skyline /ˈskaɪlaɪn/ B1	noun - the horizon, especially as seen against the sky
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to make or become different
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - brightness that comes from the sun, lamp, etc. adjective - not heavy or dark
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a limited period or interval
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - correct or appropriate
red /rɛd/ A1	adjective - of a color at the end of the spectrum next to orange
impress /ɪmˈprɛs/ B1	verb - to have a strong positive effect on someone
sex /sɛks/ A2	noun - the activity of physical intimacy between adults
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have deep affection for someone
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period between sunset and sunrise
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not limited or restricted
follow /ˈfɒləʊ/ A1	verb - to go or come after someone or something
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive or have life
different /ˈdɪfərənt/ A1	adjective - not the same as another or each other

Key Grammar Structures

• Once in a lifetime

  ➔ Idiomatic Adverbial Phrase of Frequency

  ➔ "Once in a lifetime" is an idiom that functions as an adverbial phrase, meaning something happens very rarely or only one time in a person's life. It emphasizes the uniqueness of an event.

• Watchin' the skyline

  ➔ Present Participle (Colloquial Reduction) as a Continuous Action / Reduced Adverbial Clause

  ➔ "Watchin'" is a colloquial and informal contraction of "watching," a present participle. Here, it implies a continuous action (e.g., "while you are watching") that happens concurrently with other events, functioning as a reduced adverbial clause.

• Don't change your mind while / You're under the white light

  ➔ Negative Imperative + Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ "Don't change" is an imperative verb phrase, giving a direct negative command or strong advice. The phrase "while you're under the white light" is an adverbial clause of time, specifying the duration or condition during which the command applies.

• I'll put on the red light

  ➔ Future Simple (Will) for Voluntary Action / Spontaneous Decision

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will." The future simple with "will" is used here to express a voluntary action, a spontaneous decision, or a promise made by the speaker at the moment of speaking.

• Never fail to impress

  ➔ Verb Pattern "fail + to-infinitive" + Negative Adverb

  ➔ This phrase uses the verb pattern "fail + to-infinitive," which means "not succeed in doing something." Combined with the negative adverb "never," it emphasizes that the subject consistently succeeds in impressing, or "always impresses."

• We had the best sex

  ➔ Superlative Adjective

  ➔ "Best" is the superlative form of the adjective "good." It is used to indicate the highest degree of quality, quantity, or intensity among three or more items or, in this context, all possible experiences.

• A place where we / Can be free

  ➔ Relative Clause of Place

  ➔ "Where we can be free" is a relative clause (specifically, a relative adverbial clause of place) that modifies the noun "place." It uses the relative adverb "where" to introduce information about the location.

• Don't you let nobody tell you different

  ➔ Double Negative (Colloquial) + Causative Verb "let" + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ This line contains a "double negative" ("don't" and "nobody"), which is grammatically incorrect in standard English but common in informal speech for emphasis. The structure "let + object + bare infinitive" ("let nobody tell") is a causative verb construction, meaning to allow or permit someone to do something.