Memories – English Lyrics

• By: Maroon 5

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with Maroon 5's hit song "Memories." Its simple yet profound lyrics about love, loss, and remembrance offer a great opportunity to explore emotional vocabulary and common English expressions. The song's clear and repetitive chorus makes it easy to follow along and practice your pronunciation while connecting with a universally understood sentiment.

[English]

♪ ♪

♪ HERE'S TO THE ONES THAT WE GOT ♪

♪ CHEERS TO THE WISH YOU WERE BUT YOU'RE NOT ♪

♪ CAUSE THE DRINKS BRING BACK ALL THE MEMORIES ♪

♪ OF EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH ♪

♪ TOAST TO THE ONES HERE TODAY ♪

♪ TOAST TO THE ONES THAT WE LOST ON THE WAY ♪

♪ CAUSE THE DRINKS BRING BACK ALL THE MEMORIES ♪

♪ AND THE MEMORIES BRING BACK ♪

♪ MEMORIES BRING BACK YOU ♪

♪ THERE'S A TIME THAT I REMEMBER ♪

♪ WHEN I DID NOT KNOW NO PAIN ♪

♪ WHEN I BELIEVED IN FOREVER ♪

♪ AND EVERYTHING WOULD STAY THE SAME ♪

♪ NOW MY HEART FEEL LIKE DECEMBER ♪

♪ WHEN SOMEBODY SAY YOUR NAME ♪

♪ CAUSE I CAN'T REACH OUT TO CALL YOU, ♪

♪ BUT I KNOW I WILL ONE DAY ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ EVERYBODY HURTS SOMETIMES, EVERYBODY HURTS SOMEDAY ♪

♪ EH EH ♪

♪ EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT, GO ON RAISE A GLASS AND SAY ♪

♪ EH ♪

♪ HERE'S TO THE ONES THAT WE GOT ♪

♪ CHEERS TO THE WISH YOU HERE BUT YOU'RE NOT ♪

♪ CAUSE THE DRINKS BRING BACK ALL THE MEMORIES ♪

♪ OF EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH ♪

♪ TOAST TO THE ONES HERE TODAY ♪

♪ TOAST TO THE ONES THAT WE LOST ON THE WAY ♪

♪ CAUSE THE DRINKS BRING BACK ALL THE MEMORIES ♪

♪ AND THE MEMORIES BRING BACK ♪

♪ MEMORIES BRING BACK YOU ♪

♪ DOO DO DO DOO ... ♪

♪ MEMORIES BRING BACK ♪

♪ MEMORIES BRING BACK YOU ♪

♪ THERE'S A TIME THAT I REMEMBER ♪

♪ WHEN I NEVER FELT SO LOST ♪

♪ WHEN I FELT THAT ALL THE HATRED WAS TOO POWERFUL TO STOP ♪

♪ NOW MY HEART FEEL LIKE AN EMBER ♪

♪ AND ITS LIGHTING UP THE DARK ♪

♪ I'LL CARRY THESE TORCHES FOR YA ♪

♪ THAT YOU KNOW I'LL NEVER DROP ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ EVERYBODY HURTS SOMETIMES, EVERYBODY HURTS SOMEDAY ♪

♪ EH EH ♪

♪ EVERYTHING GOIN BE ALRIGHT, GO ON RAISE A GLASS AND SAY ♪

♪ EH ♪

♪ HERE'S TO THE ONES THAT WE GOT ♪

♪ CHEERS TO THE WISH YOU WERE HERE BUT YOU'RE NOT ♪

♪ CAUSE THE DRINKS BRING BACK ALL THE MEMORIES ♪

♪ OF EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH ♪

♪ TOAST TO THE ONES HERE TODAY ♪

♪ TOAST TO THE ONES THAT WE LOST ON THE WAY ♪

♪ CAUSE THE DRINKS BRING BACK ALL THE MEMORIES ♪

♪ AND THE MEMORIES BRING BACK ♪

♪ MEMORIES BRING BACK YOU ♪

♪ DOO DO DO DOO ... ♪

♪ MEMORIES BRING BACK ♪

♪ MEMORIES BRING BACK YOU ♪

♪ DOO DO DO DOO ... ♪

♪ MEMORIES BRING BACK ♪

♪ MEMORIES BRING BACK YOU ♪

♪ YEAH YEAH YEAH... ♪

♪ YEAH YEAH YEAH... ♪

♪ MEMORIES BRING BACK ♪

♪ MEMORIES BRING BACK YOU ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
memories /ˈmeməriz/ B1	noun - something remembered from the past; a recollection.
drinks /drɪŋks/ A1	noun - liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst verb - to consume (a liquid) by swallowing it
bring /brɪŋ/ A1	verb - to take or go with (someone or something) to a place
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something from the past)
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
believed /bɪˈliːvd/ A2	verb - accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.
forever /fərˈevər/ A2	adverb - for all future time; for always
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to. verb - give (someone or something) a name.
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to give (someone or something) a specified name or description
hurts /hɜːrts/ A2	verb - cause physical pain or injury to.
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts.
felt /felt/ A1	verb - past tense of feel: be aware of (something) through touching or being touched
hatred /ˈheɪtrɪd/ B2	noun - intense dislike or ill will.
powerful /ˈpaʊərfl/ B1	adjective - having great power or strength.
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to bring (an action or movement) to an end
lighting /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to provide with light or illuminate.
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light.
carry /ˈkæri/ A1	verb - support and move (someone or something) from one place to another.
drop /drɑːp/ A2	verb - let or make (something) fall vertically.

Key Grammar Structures

• HERE'S TO THE ONES THAT WE GOT

  ➔ Here's to + noun phrase (expressing a toast)

  ➔ "Here's to" is a common expression used when making a toast. It expresses good wishes or appreciation for something or someone. "The ones that we got" refers to the people who are still with us.

• CHEERS TO THE WISH YOU WERE BUT YOU'RE NOT

  ➔ Cheers to + noun phrase + subjunctive mood implied

  ➔ Similar to the previous line, "Cheers to" expresses a toast. "The wish you were but you're not" implies a desire for someone to be present, but they are deceased or absent. The subjunctive mood is implied through the "wish."

• CAUSE THE DRINKS BRING BACK ALL THE MEMORIES

  ➔ Causative "bring back"

  ➔ "Bring back" in this context means "cause to remember". The drinks cause the memories to return.

• WHEN I DID NOT KNOW NO PAIN

  ➔ Double negative (non-standard, used for emphasis)

  ➔ The phrase "did not know no pain" is a double negative. While grammatically incorrect in standard English, it's sometimes used colloquially for emphasis. The intended meaning is "I did not know any pain" or "I knew no pain."

• WHEN I BELIEVED IN FOREVER

  ➔ Preposition "in" used with abstract noun "forever"

  ➔ "Believed in" expresses a strong conviction or faith in something. In this case, the speaker strongly believed in the concept of forever.

• NOW MY HEART FEEL LIKE DECEMBER

  ➔ Simile (using "like")

  ➔ This is a simile because it compares the feeling in the speaker's heart to the month of December using the word "like." It suggests a feeling of coldness, sadness, or end.

• EVERYBODY HURTS SOMETIMES, EVERYBODY HURTS SOMEDAY

  ➔ Use of "everybody" as a singular pronoun

  ➔ "Everybody" is a singular indefinite pronoun, but it refers to a group of people. Therefore, it takes a singular verb (hurts).

• EVERYTHING GOIN BE ALRIGHT

  ➔ Simplified/Slang Future Tense (going to)

  ➔ "Goin' be" is a colloquial shortening of "going to be," indicating a future tense. It's less formal than the standard "everything is going to be alright."