Lily – English Lyrics

• By: Alan Walker, K-391, Emelie Hollow

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in "Lily," a captivating electronic pop song by Alan Walker, K-391, and Emelie Hollow. Its narrative, akin to a modern fairytale, offers a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to adventure, innocence, and self-awareness. Discover how the vivid storytelling and evocative lyrics make this track a special and engaging piece for language learners.

[English]

Lily was a little girl

Afraid of the big, wide world

She grew up within her castle walls

Now and then she tried to run

And then on the night with the setting sun

She went in the woods away

So afraid, all alone

They've warned her, don't go there

There's creatures who are hiding in the dark

Then something came creeping

It told her

"Don't you worry, just

Follow everywhere I go

Top of all the mountains or valley low

Give you everything you've been dreaming of

Just let me in, ooh"

"Everything you want in gold

I'll be the magic story you've been told

And you'll be safe under my control

Just let me in, ooh"

...

Just let me in, ooh

She knew she was hypnotized

And walking on cold thin ice

Then it broke, and she awoke again

Then she ran faster and

Start screaming, "Is there someone out there?

Please help me, come get me"

Behind her, she can hear it say

"Follow everywhere I go

Top of all the mountains or valley low

Give you everything you've been dreaming of

Just let me in, ooh"

"Everything you want in gold

I'll be the magic story you've been told

And you'll be safe under my control

Just let me in, ooh"

...

Just let me in, ooh

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh

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

Everything you want in gold

I'll be the magic story you've been told

And you'll be safe under my control

Just let me in, ooh

Follow everywhere I go

Top of all the mountains or valley low

Give you everything you've been dreaming of

Just let me in, ooh

Then she ran faster and

Start screaming, "Is there someone out there?

Please help me"

Just let me in, ooh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
castle /ˈkæs.əl/ B1	noun - a large building fortified against attack
creature /ˈkriː.tʃər/ B2	noun - a living being, especially an animal
hiding /ˈhaɪ.dɪŋ/ B2	verb - to put or keep out of sight; conceal
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B2	noun - the power to regulate or direct verb - to regulate or direct
dreaming /ˈdriː.mɪŋ/ B1	verb - to have dreams while sleeping
gold /ɡoʊld/ A2	noun - a yellow precious metal
story /ˈstɔː.ri/ A2	noun - a narrative or tale
help /hɛlp/ A2	verb - to assist or aid
faster /ˈfæstər/ B2	adjective / adverb - more quick; at a higher speed
running /ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move at a speed faster than a walk

Key Grammar Structures

• Lily was a little girl

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ Uses the simple past tense "was" to describe Lily's state in the past. It's a statement of fact about her existence as a little girl.

• Afraid of the big, wide world

  ➔ Adjective Phrase

  ➔ "Afraid of the big, wide world" is an adjective phrase describing Lily's feeling. It shows her state of being.

• She grew up within her castle walls

  ➔ Phrasal Verb: "grew up"

  ➔ "Grew up" is a phrasal verb indicating the process of becoming an adult. The sentence also employs the preposition "within" to indicate enclosed space or limitations.

• They've warned her, don't go there

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense with Imperative

  ➔ "They've warned her" uses the present perfect to indicate that the warning happened at an unspecified time in the past and is still relevant. "Don't go there" is an imperative sentence giving a command.

• There's creatures who are hiding in the dark

  ➔ Relative Clause with "who"

  ➔ "who are hiding in the dark" is a relative clause modifying "creatures." The relative pronoun "who" refers back to the plural noun "creatures" and introduces a clause that provides more information about them.

• Everything you want in gold

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause (Ellipsis)

  ➔ This is a shortened form of "Everything that you want in gold." The relative pronoun "that" and the auxiliary verb are omitted for brevity.

• I'll be the magic story you've been told

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive Voice within Relative Clause

  ➔ "you've been told" is the passive form of the present perfect tense inside the relative clause that modifies "magic story". It implies that someone else has told this story to the listener. "You have been told" is the long form.

• And you'll be safe under my control

  ➔ Future Simple Tense with Modal Verb

  ➔ "You'll be" utilizes the future simple tense, indicating a future state. The sentence implies certainty of being safe.