Man On The Moon – English Lyrics

• By: Alan Walker, Benjamin Ingrosso
• Album: World Of Walker

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a musical journey with Alan Walker and Benjamin Ingrosso's "Man On The Moon." This captivating electronic dance track, rich with a powerful pop chorus, offers a blend of introspection and hope. Through its vivid lyrics about dreams and guidance from a symbolic figure, listeners can explore contemporary English vocabulary related to emotions, abstract concepts, and everyday reassurance. The clear vocals and accessible lyrical themes make it an excellent song for language learners to grasp nuances of expression and immerse themselves in modern English music.

[English]

What happens in dreams when we fly?

Never been a science tonight

Staring through a window in time

...

For someone to show me what I'm like

He said, "Hello", it's like a mirror in the sky

And I can see this from up high

Oh boy, we looking good tonight

And I just don't understand

I met the man on the moon

On the moon, I heard him saying

I met the man on the moon

On the moon, we'll be okay, yeah

I met the man on the moon

On the moon, I heard him saying

I met the man on the moon

On the moon, we'll be okay, yeah

He said, "Hello", it's like a mirror in the sky

And I can see this from up high

Oh boy, we looking good tonight

And I just don't understand

I met the man on the moon

On the moon, I heard him saying

I met the man on the moon

On the moon, we'll be okay, yeah

I met the man on the moon (on the moon)

On the moon, yeah, I heard him saying

I met the man on the moon

On the moon, yeah, on the moon

We'll be okay, yeah

I met the man on the moon, he wore his set to the side

I met the man on the moon, he asked if I had a life

He told us to hold it together, we're falling apart

He told us to light up the world when we dream in the dark, yeah

I met the man on the moon

(I met the man on the moon), on the moon

I heard him saying

I met the man on the moon (I met the man, yeah)

On the moon, we'll be okay, yeah

Lost all my tears have turned to dust

Maybe somebody is calling us

Man on the moon, yeah

Just the man on the moon

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - Imagined events during sleep
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - Celestial body orbiting Earth
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - Atmosphere above Earth
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A1	noun - Reflective surface
science /ˈsaɪəns/ A2	noun - Systematic study of physical world
dust /dʌst/ B1	noun - Fine dry particles
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - Drops of saline liquid from eyes
window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ A1	noun - Opening in a wall
met /met/ A1	verb - Encountered someone
heard /hɜːrd/ A1	verb - Perceived sound
saying /ˈseɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - Uttering words
light /laɪt/ B1	verb - Ignite or illuminate
dream /driːm/ B1	verb - Experience during sleep
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - Moving downward
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - Absence of light
okay /oʊˈkeɪ/ A1	adjective - Acceptable; satisfactory
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adjective - Separated; disassembled

Key Grammar Structures

• What happens in dreams when we fly?

  ➔ Present simple tense for general truths.

  ➔ The phrase "What happens" indicates a general inquiry about dreams.

• He said, 'Hello', it's like a mirror in the sky.

  ➔ Direct speech and simile.

  ➔ The use of direct speech "He said, 'Hello'" conveys a personal interaction.

• I met the man on the moon.

  ➔ Past simple tense for completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "I met" indicates a completed action in the past.

• We'll be okay, yeah.

  ➔ Future simple tense for predictions.

  ➔ The phrase "We'll be okay" expresses a prediction about the future.

• Lost all my tears have turned to dust.

  ➔ Present perfect tense for experiences.

  ➔ The phrase "have turned" indicates an experience that has relevance to the present.