Lucky – English Lyrics

• By: AURORA

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the profound and ethereal beauty of AURORA's "Lucky." This song offers a unique opportunity to connect with the Norwegian language and its emotive power through music. By exploring the lyrics, you can learn vocabulary related to introspection, resilience, and gratitude, all while being captivated by a melody that is both haunting and hopeful. "Lucky" is special because it was started when AURORA was just nine years old, giving it a rare and authentic emotional depth that transcends language.

[English]

When, when I am down

I lay my hands upon this ground

For the thousandth time

I call him in, his earth is mine

Before I make the offering

Remember all the faces that I've seen

Now all the marks have settled on my skin

From all the different places that I've been

That I've been

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

...

War inside my mind

Behind my eyes it's coming down

For the thousandth time

I feel too numb to even mind

Before I make the offering

Remember all the faces that I've seen

Now all the marks have settled on my skin

From all the different places that I've been

That I've been

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

I, I don't know where I am, or where I'll go

Where to even begin when I know

What lies behind makes no sense in my mind

But I know that it's time to let go

...

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

I'm lucky to be alive

I'm lucky to be alive

...

Key Grammar Structures

• When, when I am down

  ➔ Present Simple with 'when'

  ➔ The repetition of 'when' emphasizes a recurring situation, typical of the Present Simple to describe habits or repeated actions.

• I call him in, his earth is mine

  ➔ Present Simple with comma splice

  ➔ Two independent clauses ('I call him in' and 'his earth is mine') are joined by a comma, which is a less formal way to connect ideas.

• Before I make the offering

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'before'

  ➔ The word 'before' introduces a time clause, indicating an action that must happen prior to another.

• Now all the marks have settled on my skin

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'have settled'

  ➔ The Present Perfect is used to describe an action that started in the past and has results in the present.

• That I've been

  ➔ Present Perfect Contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'I've' is a shortened form of 'I have', commonly used in spoken and informal English.

• I feel too numb to even mind

  ➔ Too...to structure

  ➔ The structure 'too...to' is used to express that something is so extreme that it prevents another action.

• Where to even begin when I know

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ The phrase 'where to even begin' is an indirect question, used to express uncertainty or confusion.

• But I know that it's time to let go

  ➔ Zero Conditional

  ➔ The structure 'I know that...it's time' implies a general truth or fact, typical of the Zero Conditional.