Make It Up – English Lyrics

• By: Sam Tsui
• Album: Yearbook

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the empowering message of Sam Tsui's "Make It Up" while practicing your English listening skills. This song is a fantastic tool for language learners, with clear vocals and an inspiring theme of self-reliance and creativity. Its catchy chorus and relatable lyrics about navigating life's journey make it a fun and memorable way to learn new vocabulary and expressions related to perseverance and self-belief.

[English]

I make it up as I go

I make it up as I go

Does it look like I've got

everything under control?

I'm good at faking it

The ice is getting thin but I'm the only one who knows

I'm only making it up

On the way,

Just play it cool and take it day by day

Do what I can and if they ask me, I say,

"Hey no big deal, I got it all worked out"

I've got a little confession

I don't know what I'm doing

But if you want, you can play along

Maybe I'll wake

To find that I went and blew it

But 'til I do, I'll keep going strong

I make it up as I go, oh oh oh

I make it up as I go, oh oh oh

Still haven't gotten it wrong

Don't got no master plan,

I don't got nothing at all

Please don't think less of me

The chips are in the air, I cross my fingers when they fall

And make the best of each

Hand I get played,

Stay on my toes and take it day by day

Do what I can and if they ask me, I say,

"Hey no big deal, I got it all worked out"

I've got a little confession

I don't know what I'm doing

But if you want, you can play along

Maybe I'll wake

To find that I went and blew it

But 'til I do, I'll keep going strong

I make it up as I go, oh oh oh

I make it up as I go, oh oh oh

Still haven't gotten it wrong

And I won't stop 'til I can

See the dead end with my own eyes

I've got a lot to prove, oh

And if I do get stuck,

I'll just wait for better luck

And if it never comes, I'll make it up

I've got a little confession

I don't know what I'm doing

But if you want, you can play along

Maybe I'll wake

To find that I went and blew it

But 'til I do, I'll keep going strong

I make it up as I go, oh oh oh

I make it up as I go, oh oh oh

Still haven't gotten it wrong,

Going strong, I make it up, make it up

I make it up as I go, oh oh oh

I make it up as I go, oh oh oh

Still haven't gotten it wrong

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
make /meɪk/ A2	verb - to create or construct verb - to cause to be or become
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events
fake /feɪk/ B1	verb - pretend to be something one is not adjective - not genuine; counterfeit
thin /θɪn/ A2	adjective - having a small distance between opposite sides
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation
deal /diːl/ A2	noun - a way of handling a situation
confession /kənˈfeʃən/ B2	noun - the act of admitting guilt or fault
blow /bloʊ/ A2	verb - to fail badly
strong /strɒŋ/ A2	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
plan /plæn/ A2	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - have a particular belief or idea
chips /tʃɪps/ A2	noun - small pieces of something
air /eər/ A1	noun - the gaseous substance consisting primarily of oxygen and nitrogen
best /best/ A2	adjective - of the highest quality, excellence, or standing
prove /pruːv/ B1	verb - demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument
luck /lʌk/ A2	noun - success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions