Miracle Man – English Lyrics

• By: Oliver Tree
• Album: Alone In A Crowd

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Your whole life, "I tried and now I'm getting older"

Your whole life, "I tried and now I'm getting closer"

Tell me what you want was it enough for you?

Fucking up your life was it enough for you? No way

Tell me what you want is it enough for you?

Fucking up your life was it enough for you? No way

No, it's what you wanted though

Everything you told me, I don't need to know

It's what you want to do

Everything you ever could of wanted to do

Don't say it's what you need, I'd say it's what you wanted

Don't say it's what you need, I'd say it's what you wanted

Your whole life, I tried, and now I'm getting older

Your whole life, I tried, and now I'm getting closer

Tell me what you want is it enough for you?

Fucking up your life was it enough for you? No way

Tell me what you want is it enough for you?

Fucking up your life was it enough for you? No way

Here we go, barely though

I'm not searching for a miracle

Here we go, barely though

I'm not searching for a miracle

Here we go, barely though

I'm not searching for a miracle

Here we go, barely though

I'm not searching for a miracle

Your whole life, "I tried and now I'm getting older"

Your whole life, "I tried and now I'm getting closer"

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
tried /traɪd/ A1	verb - attempt to do or accomplish (something)
getting /ˈɡetɪŋ/ A1	verb - to come to have or experience something
older /ˈəʊldər/ A1	adjective - having lived for a longer time; of advanced age
closer /ˈkləʊsər/ A1	adjective - at or within a short distance or time; not far away
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - have a desire to possess or do something; wish for noun - a desire for something; a wish
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ A1	adjective - as much or as many as required adverb - to the necessary or required degree noun - as much or as many as required or desired; a sufficient amount or number
fucking /ˈfʌkɪŋ/ B2	adjective - used to emphasize an adjective or another adverb, often to express anger or annoyance
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - the state or fact of requiring something
wanted /ˈwɒntɪd/ A1	verb - past tense of want
miracle /ˈmɪrək(ə)l/ B1	noun - a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency.
searching /ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/ B1	verb - try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly
though /ðəʊ/ A2	adverb - despite the fact that; however
told /təʊld/ A1	verb - past tense of tell

Key Grammar Structures

• Your whole life, "I tried and now I'm getting older"

  ➔ Present Perfect & Gerund

  ➔ "I tried" uses the simple past, indicating a completed action. "getting older" is a present participle functioning as a gerund, describing a continuous process happening now as a result of past actions. The phrase 'Your whole life' sets a broad temporal context.

• Tell me what you want was it enough for you?

  ➔ Embedded Question & Tag Question

  ➔ The sentence begins with an imperative ("Tell me"), followed by an embedded question ("what you want"). The phrase "was it enough for you?" functions as a tag question, seeking confirmation. The structure is somewhat unconventional, creating a conversational, almost accusatory tone.

• Don't say it's what you need, I'd say it's what you wanted

  ➔ Conditional Clause (would + verb)

  ➔ "I'd say" is a contraction of "I would say", forming a conditional clause. It expresses a subjective opinion or belief about what the other person desires. The structure highlights a contrast between 'need' and 'want'.

• Here we go, barely though

  ➔ Interjection & Adverbial Modifier

  ➔ "Here we go" is a common interjection signaling the start of something, often with a sense of resignation or anticipation. "barely though" acts as an adverbial modifier, qualifying the preceding phrase and indicating a minimal or reluctant acceptance.