Miracle Pill – English Lyrics

• By: Goo Goo Dolls
• Album: Miracle Pill

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the deeper meaning behind the Goo Goo Dolls' 'Miracle Pill' and explore the English vocabulary used to express complex emotions like frustration and the yearning for connection. This song offers a great opportunity to learn how metaphors are used in contemporary songwriting to comment on societal trends, making it a special and thought-provoking way to enhance your language skills.

[English]

What I need is to feel incredible

What I need is a real love chemical

Wanna beat like a heart that's painted in gold

Wanna make these emotions physical

Free the weight of my soul, ethereal

I believe I'm alive, no higher than low

Baby, would you be my miracle pill?

And I could be somebody else

So sick of living inside myself

All of my life, all of my doubts

All of my ups keep keeping me down

I'm starting all o-, starting all o-, starting all over

All of my fight, all of my fear

All of my darkness leaving me here

I'm starting all o-, starting all o-, starting all over

Wanna feel like a new world crumbling

Wanna feel all my walls come tumbling

Wanna heat that fire burning below

Baby, would you be my miracle pill?

And I could be somebody else

So sick of living inside myself

All of my life, all of my doubts

All of my ups keep keeping me down

I'm starting all o-, starting all o-, starting all over

All of my fight, all of my fear

All of my darkness leaving me here

I'm starting all o-, starting all o-, starting all over

How long's it gonna take?

How long before I feel it k-k-kicking

Feel it k-k-kicking

How long's it gonna take?

How long before you feel it feel it k-k-kicking

Feel it k-k-kicking

What I need is to feel incredible

What I need is a true love edible

Wanna beat like a heart that's painted in gold

All of my life, all of my doubts

All of my ups keep keeping me down

I'm starting all o-, starting all o-, starting all over

All of my fight, all of my fear

All of my darkness leaving me here

I'm starting all o-, starting all o-, starting all over

All of my life, all of my doubts

All of my ups keep keeping me down

I'm starting all o-, starting all o-, starting all over

All of my fight, all of my fear

All of my darkness leaving me here

I'm starting all o-, starting all o-, starting all over

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
incredible /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/ B1	adjective - difficult to believe; extraordinary
chemical /ˈkɛmɪkəl/ B1	noun - a substance with distinct molecular composition
beat /bit/ A2	verb - to pulsate or throb
physical /ˈfɪzɪkəl/ A2	adjective - relating to the body or material objects
ethereal /ɪˈθɪəriəl/ C1	adjective - extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A1	adjective - living; not dead
miracle /ˈmɪrəkəl/ A2	noun - an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention
sick /sɪk/ A1	adjective - ill; unwell
doubt /daʊt/ A2	noun - a feeling of uncertainty
crumbling /ˈkrʌmblɪŋ/ B1	verb - to break into small pieces
tumbling /ˈtʌmblɪŋ/ B1	verb - to fall or roll over and over
heat /hit/ A1	noun - the quality of being hot verb - to make hot or become hot
fire /faɪr/ A1	noun - the phenomenon of combustion
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ A2	noun - the absence of light
kicking /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ A2	verb - to strike out with the foot
edible /ˈɛdəbəl/ A2	adjective - suitable or safe to eat

Key Grammar Structures

• What I **need** is to feel incredible

  ➔ Present Simple (Subject + Verb) and Infinitive of Purpose (to + Verb)

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense to state a fact ("I need") and the infinitive "to feel" expresses purpose.

• What I need is a **real love chemical**

  ➔ Noun Phrase with Adjective

  ➔ The phrase "real love chemical" is a noun phrase describing the type of chemical needed, with the adjective "real" modifying "chemical."

• **Wanna** beat like a heart that's painted in gold

  ➔ Contraction (Want to)

  ➔ "Wanna" is a contraction of "want to", expressing desire.

• Baby, would you **be** my miracle pill?

  ➔ Conditional with the verb 'to be' in the form 'would be'

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence expressing a hypothetical situation using 'would' and the verb 'be'.

• And I **could be** somebody else

  ➔ Modal Verb (Could)

  ➔ Uses the modal verb "could" to express possibility or ability.

• So sick of living **inside myself**

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase (inside + Pronoun)

  ➔ Uses the preposition "inside" followed by the reflexive pronoun "myself" to show a location or state.

• All of my life, all of my **doubts**

  ➔ Plural Noun

  ➔ The noun "doubts" is plural, showing there are multiple instances.

• I'm **starting** all o-, starting all o-, starting all over

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (Subject + be + V-ing)

  ➔ Uses the present continuous tense "I'm starting" to describe an ongoing action or state.

• **How long's** it gonna take?

  ➔ Contraction (How long is)

  ➔ "How long's" is a contraction of "How long is", used for a question about time.