Background Music – English Lyrics

• By: Maren Morris
• Album: Humble Quest

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a heartfelt journey with Maren Morris's "Background Music," a poignant country ballad that beautifully explores themes of love, mortality, and the legacy we leave behind. Its reflective lyrics and rich emotional depth offer an excellent opportunity to connect with authentic English storytelling, allowing you to appreciate how language can convey complex feelings about time and human connection through a captivating melody.

[English]

Maybe we got a ways to go, a lot of road ahead of us

And who really knows how many songs we got left in us

And so it goes, curtains will close

Whatever's next after the show

Just for now play it loud, let the sound deafen us

We got time, but we're only human

We call it forever but we know that there's an end to it

You and I can dance our way through it

And I'll love you till all that we are is background music

Maybe all we'll ever be to them in a hundred years

Is 3 minutes in a car, in a bar, that says we were here

If that's you and me when it's all said and done

Hard not to see we're the lucky ones

Not everybody gets to leave a souvenir

We got time, but we're only human

We call it forever but we know that there's an end to it

You and I can dance our way through it

And I'll love you till all that we are is background music

We got time, but we're only human

We call it forever but we know that there's an end to it

You and I can dance our way through it

And I'll love you till all that we are is background music

We got time, but we're only human

We call it forever but we know that there's an end to it

You and I can dance our way through it

And I'll love you till all that we are is background music

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a deep affection for someone
end /ɛnd/ A1	noun - the final part of something
loud /laʊd/ A1	adjective - producing a lot of noise
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - vibrations that travel through the air and can be heard
lucky /ˈlʌki/ A2	adjective - having good luck or fortune
human /ˈhjuːmən/ A1	noun - a person
forever /fəˈrɛvər/ A2	adverb - for all time
background /ˈbækˌɡraʊnd/ B1	noun - the part of a picture, scene, or design that forms a setting for the main figures or objects
deafen /ˈdɛfən/ B2	verb - to make someone unable to hear, especially temporarily
souvenir /ˌsuːvəˈnɪr/ B1	noun - an object kept as a reminder of a place visited or an event
curtain /ˈkɜːrtən/ A2	noun - a piece of material suspended at the top to cover or screen a window, door, or other space
close /kloʊz/ A1	verb - to move something so that it covers an opening
bar /bɑːr/ A1	noun - a long raised narrow table or bench designed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks
minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ A1	noun - a period of time equal to 60 seconds
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something