Mayday – English Lyrics

• By: Three Days Grace

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the powerful message and history behind Three Days Grace's comeback hit, "Mayday." This song offers a raw look at the struggles of modern life while teaching listeners the meaning of its urgent title. Discover how the band combined their talents to create a song that resonates with the times and showcases their unique sound.

[English]

We'll never say, we'll never say mayday

...

Welcome to the end, just take a number (number, number)

Just get used to the influence you're under (under, under)

It's the same old story of

Wanting it all, but it's never enough

The more you know

You know, you know nothing

We walk like dead people who haven't died yet

We ride like passengers without a pilot

We be losing our minds, but we all try to hide it

It's hard to keep fighting

When you're barely surviving

(We'll never say, we'll never say mayday)

Just wait in line for your rights and your privilege (privilege, privilege)

Then follow the leader right off the cliff's edge (right off the cliff's edge)

All your dreams are down below

Buried under broken bones

The more you know

You know, you know nothing

We walk like dead people who haven't died yet

We ride like passengers without a pilot

We be losing our minds, but we all try to hide it

It's hard to keep fighting

When you're barely surviving

(Surviving, surviving, surviving, surviving...)

Calm down, we'll be okay

Just some turbulence, we're on our way

We're going down, but not today

We'll never say mayday

We walk like dead people who haven't died yet

We ride like passengers without a pilot

We be losing our minds, but we all try to hide it

It's hard to keep fighting

When you're barely surviving

We walk like dead people who haven't died yet

We ride like passengers without a pilot

We be losing our minds, but we all try to hide it

It's hard to keep fighting

When you're barely surviving

We're still alive

We're losing our minds

We'll never say, we'll never say mayday

We'll never say, we'll never say mayday

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mayday /ˈmeɪdeɪ/ B2	noun - An international radio distress signal, used especially by ships and aircraft.
end /end/ A1	noun - The final part of something; a conclusion.
influence /ˈɪnfluəns/ B1	noun - The power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this.
dead /ded/ A2	adjective - No longer living; deceased.
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - To stop living.
passenger /ˈpæsɪndʒər/ A2	noun - A person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it, flying it, or working on it.
pilot /ˈpaɪlət/ A2	noun - A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - To no longer have something because you do not know where it is, or because it has been taken away or destroyed. verb - To be defeated in a game, contest, or legal case.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - The part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers.
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - To put something in a place where it cannot be seen or found. verb - To prevent someone or something from being seen.
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - To use physical force or weapons to try to defeat another person or group of people. noun - An argument or a situation in which people use physical force.
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B1	verb - To continue to live or exist, especially after a dangerous event.
privilege /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/ B2	noun - A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.
leader /ˈliːdər/ A2	noun - A person who guides or directs a group.
cliff /klɪf/ B1	noun - A high, steep rock face, especially one at the edge of the sea.
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - Separated into two or more pieces as a result of a hard knock, fall, or other event.
bone /boʊn/ A2	noun - Any of the hard parts that form the frame of a human or animal body.
turbulence /ˈtɜːrbjələns/ C1	noun - A state of confusion, disorder, or violent movement.
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - Living, not dead.
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - To speak words; to express something in words.