Looking For Paradise – English Lyrics

• By: Alejandro Sanz, Alicia Keys

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the inspiring blend of Spanish and English in “Looking for Paradise” by Alejandro Sanz and Alicia Keys. This song is a vibrant exploration of the search for inner peace and happiness, perfect for those looking to learn how music can transcend cultural boundaries. Dive in to understand the beautiful message about finding your own paradise within.

[English]

Yeah!

Ok!

Everybody say

Oh oh oh oh, na na na na na

Oh oh oh oh, na na na na na

Oh oh oh oh, na na na na na (hey!)

Oh oh oh oh, na na na na na

Lady's first

Driving in a fast car

Trying to get somewhere

Don't know where I'm going

But I gotta get there

A veces me siento perdido

Inquieto, solo y confundido

Entonces me ato a las estrellas

Y al mundo entero le doy vueltas

I'm singing for somebody like you

Sorta like me, baby

Yo canto para alguien como tú

Pon la oreja, nena

Oh oh oh oh, na na na na na

Oh oh oh oh, na na na na na

Estoy buscando ese momento

La música, que cuando llega

Me llena con su sentimiento

Con sentimiento, vida llena

Walking down the sideway

Looking for innocence

Trying to find my way

Trying to make some sense

Yo canto para alguien como tú

Sólo como tú, baby

I'm singing for somebody like you

What about you

I'm singing for someone

Someone like you

Tú, dime a quién le cantas

Cause there's something about you there

Speaks to my heart

Speaks to my soul

I'm singing for someone

Sorta like you

Yo canto para alguien

Someone like you, someone like me

Sólo como tú, oh, my sister

Todo el mundo va buscando ese lugar

Looking for paradise...

Oh oh oh oh, na na na na na

Oh oh oh oh, na na na na na

A ese corazón herido

La música le da sentido

Te damos con la voz tus alas

Le damos a tus pies camino

Oh is anybody out there

Feel like I feel

Trying to find a better way

So we can heal

I'm singing for somebody like you

Sorta like me baby

Yo canto para alguien como tú

Sólo como tú

What about you?

Yo canto para ti

I'm singing for someone

Yo canto para alguien

Cause there's something about you there

Speaks to my heart (speaks to my heart)

Speaks to my soul, oh-oh

I'm singing for someone

I'm singing

Sort of like you

Yo canto para alguien

Someone like you, someone like me

Sólo como tú, oh, my sister

Todo el mundo va buscando ese lugar

Looking for paradise...

Oh oh oh oh, na na na na na

Oh oh oh oh, na na na na na

(Talking about you, we've been looking for paradise)

Búscalo, búscalo

Its out there somewhere (na na na na)

Oh oh oh oh, na na na na na

Yeah

Looking for paradise

...

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.