Living In The Moment – English Lyrics

• By: Jason Mraz
• Album: Love Is A Four Letter Word

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of mindfulness with Jason Mraz's "Living In The Moment." This uplifting song, rich with simple yet profound lyrics, is a fantastic way to engage with English through its clear message of peace and presence. You can learn common phrases related to personal well-being and positive affirmations, and appreciate how the song's gentle rhythm and heartfelt delivery make its message universally appealing and easy to grasp for language learners.

[English]

If this life is one act

Why do we lay all these traps?

We put them right in our path

When we just wanna be free

I will not waste my days

Making up all kinds of ways

To worry 'bout all the things

That will not happen to me

So I just let go of what I know I don't know

And I know I'll only do this by

Living in the moment

Living our life

Easy and breezy

With peace in my mind

With peace in my heart

Peace in my soul

Wherever I'm going, I'm already home

Living in the moment

I'm letting myself off the hook for things I've done

I let my past go past

And now I'm having more fun

I'm letting go of the thoughts

That do not make me strong

And I believe this way can be the same for everyone

And if I fall asleep

I know you'll be the one who'll always remind me

To live in the moment

To living my life

Easy and breezy

With peace in my mind

With peace in my heart

With peace in my soul

Wherever I'm going, I'm already home

I can't walk through life facing backwards

I have tried

I've tried more than once to just make sure

And I was denied the future I'd been searching for

I spun around and hurt no more

By living in the moment

Living my life

Easy and breezy

With peace in my mind

With peace in my heart

Got peace in my soul

Wherever I'm going, I'm already home

I'm living in the moment (I'm letting myself off)

I'm living my life (the hook for things I've done)

Just taking it easy (I let my past go past)

With peace in my mind (and now I'm having more fun)

Got peace in my heart (I'm letting go of the thoughts)

Got peace in my soul (that do not make me strong)

Wherever I'm going, I'm already home (and I believe this way can be the same for everyone)

I'm living in the moment (I'm letting myself off)

I'm living my life (the hook for things I've done)

Easy and breezy (I let my past go past)

With peace in my mind (and now I'm having more fun)

Got peace in my heart (I'm letting go of the thoughts)

Got peace in my soul (that do not make me strong)

Wherever I'm going, I'm already home (and I believe this way can be the same for everyone)

I'm living in the moment

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ B1	noun - a very short period of time
peace /piːs/ B1	noun - a state of tranquility or quiet
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers
heart /hɑːrt/ B1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; also the centre of emotions
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ B1	verb - to be alive; to have life adjective - pertaining to life; existing
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not restrained or limited; able to act or think freely
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use or expend carelessly or without purpose
worry /ˈwʌri/ B1	verb - to feel anxious or troubled about something noun - a state of anxiety or concern
strong /strɔːŋ/ B1	adjective - having great physical power or mental resilience
past /pæst/ B1	noun - the period of time before the present adjective - gone by; former
future /ˈfjʊtʃər/ B2	noun - the time that is yet to come
thought /θɔːt/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
easy /ˈiːzi/ A2	adjective - not difficult; requiring little effort
breezy /ˈbriːzi/ B2	adjective - pleasantly windy; light and carefree
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
trap /træp/ B1	noun - a device or situation designed to catch or trick someone verb - to catch or ensnare
path /pæθ/ B1	noun - a way or track laid down for walking or traveling

Key Grammar Structures

• If this life is one act

  ➔ Zero Conditional

  ➔ Describes universal truths using "If" + present simple. "If" introduces a general condition about life.

• Why do we lay all these traps?

  ➔ Question Formation (Present Simple)

  ➔ Inversion of auxiliary "do" + subject "we" + base verb "lay" to form present simple questions.

• I will not waste my days

  ➔ Future Simple (Negative)

  ➔ "Will" + "not" + base verb "waste" expresses a future decision or refusal.

• Living in the moment

  ➔ Gerund as Subject/Concept

  ➔ Verb-ing form "Living" functions as a noun phrase representing the core philosophy of the song.

• I'm letting myself off the hook

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun + Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Myself" reflects action back to subject "I". "Letting off the hook" (phrasal verb) means releasing from guilt.

• I'd been searching for

  ➔ Past Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "Had been" + verb-ing "searching" emphasizes duration of an action before another past event ("was denied").

• Wherever I'm going, I'm already home

  ➔ Conjunction + Present Continuous

  ➔ "Wherever" introduces conditional clauses. Present continuous "I'm going" shows ongoing action contrasted with present state "I'm home".

• I'm letting go of the thoughts

  ➔ Present Continuous + Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Am letting" (present continuous) shows current action. "Letting go of" is a separable phrasal verb meaning releasing.