Looking For Paradise – English Lyrics

• By: Alejandro Sanz, Alicia Keys

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of "Looking for Paradise," a vibrant collaboration between Spanish artist Alejandro Sanz and American singer Alicia Keys. This song offers a unique opportunity for language learners as it features lyrics in both English and Spanish, allowing you to practice and compare both languages within a single, positively-spirited track.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ A2	adjective - Unable to think clearly; bewildered.
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - To experience an emotion or sensation. noun - A sensation or emotion.
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - To discover something or someone unexpectedly or by searching. verb - To realize or discover after thinking or trying.
heal /hiːl/ B1	verb - (Of a person or a wound) to become sound or healthy again. verb - To alleviate (a person's troubles or a problematic situation).
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - The organ in your chest that pumps blood. noun - The emotional or spiritual part of a person; the center of feelings.
innocence /ˈɪnəsəns/ B2	noun - The state of being free from guilt or sin. noun - The state of being inexperienced or naive.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - The existence of an individual human being or animal. noun - The period between birth and death.
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - To direct your eyes in a particular direction; to search for something or someone. verb - To appear or seem.
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - Unable to find one's way. adjective - No longer possessed or existing.
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - A very brief period of time.
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - The art of arranging sounds in a pleasing or significant way.
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B1	noun - A place or state of extreme happiness and beauty, often imagined or spiritual.
sense /sens/ A2	noun - A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus (e.g., sight, smell). noun - A sound practical judgment; meaning or significance.
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - To make musical sounds with your voice.
sister /ˈsɪstər/ A1	noun - A girl or woman who has one or both of the same parents as another person. noun - A female friend or fellow member of a community or group.
somewhere /ˈsʌmwer/ A2	adverb - In or to some place not specified.
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - The spiritual or non-physical part of a person, often regarded as immortal. noun - Deep feeling or emotion, especially as expressed in music.
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - A natural luminous body visible in the night sky. noun - A famous or successful performer or person.
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - A method, style, or manner of doing something. noun - A route or direction.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - The Earth, together with all its countries and peoples. noun - A particular part of the Earth's surface; a sphere of activity or interest.

Key Grammar Structures

• Driving in a fast car

  ➔ Present Participle (Gerund)

  ➔ The word "Driving" is a "present participle", used here to describe an ongoing action, often as part of a continuous tense or an introductory phrase.

• Don't know where I'm going

  ➔ Indirect Question / Embedded Question

  ➔ This is an "indirect question" or "embedded question", where a question (where I'm going) is placed within another sentence ("Don't know") without using question inversion.

• A veces me siento perdido

  ➔ Reflexive Verb + Past Participle as Adjective (Spanish)

  ➔ "Me siento" uses a "reflexive verb" (sentirse), indicating the subject performs the action on themselves. "Perdido" is a "past participle" used as an adjective, agreeing in gender and number with the subject ("me").

• La música, que cuando llega

  ➔ Relative Pronoun "que" (Spanish)

  ➔ "Que" is a "relative pronoun" introducing a relative clause that modifies "La música". It connects the clause "cuando llega" to the main noun.

• Sorta like me, baby

  ➔ Informal Contraction + Prepositional Phrase for Comparison

  ➔ "Sorta" is an "informal contraction" of "sort of". "Like me" is a "prepositional phrase" using "like" to make a comparison.

• Yo canto para alguien como tú

  ➔ "como" for Comparison (Spanish)

  ➔ "Como" is used here as a "conjunction" or "adverb" meaning "like" or "as", making a comparison between the person addressed and the speaker.

• Speaks to my heart

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression / Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Speaks to" is a "phrasal verb" or "idiomatic expression" meaning to resonate with, move, or appeal deeply to someone's emotions or beliefs.

• Todo el mundo va buscando ese lugar

  ➔ "Ir + gerundio" (Spanish Periphrasis)

  ➔ "Va buscando" is an ""ir" + gerundio" periphrasis, indicating an action that is gradually unfolding or a continuous process over time. It implies movement or progression towards the action.

• A ese corazón herido

  ➔ Past Participle Used as an Adjective (Spanish)

  ➔ "Herido" is a "past participle" of the verb "herir" (to wound), used here as an "adjective" to describe the noun "corazón" (heart).

• So we can heal

  ➔ "So" indicating Purpose (Subordinating Conjunction)

  ➔ The word "So" is a "subordinating conjunction" used to introduce a clause that expresses the purpose or result of the action in the main clause.