Modern Times – English Lyrics

• By: MIKA

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[MECHANICAL ROTATION]

[THUD]

♪♪♪

♪ LET ME TELL YOU WHERE ♪

♪ WHERE THE SUN WHERE THE SUN GOES ♪

♪ LET ME TELL YOU FEELING WHERE THE BOYS ♪

♪ WHERE THE BOYS GO ♪

♪ LOOKING FOR THE SUN ♪

♪ FOR YOUR FUN ON A DARK NIGHT ♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S LOOKING ♪

♪ BUT IT DOESN'T EVEN FEEL RIGHT ♪

♪ LET ME TELL YOU WHERE WHERE THE NIGHT ♪

♪ RISING FROM THE OCEAN EVERY MORNING IN A GOLD BOAT ♪

♪ LET ME TELL YOU ALL, WHERE DID RA ♪

♪ WHERE DID RA GO ♪

♪ BACK INTO THE OCEAN WHERE THE BOYS ♪

♪ WHERE THE BOYS GO ♪

♪ RUN, RUN, RUN ♪

♪ RUN FASTER THAN THE FADING SUN ♪

♪ IF YOU KEEP ON RUNNING OUT OF BED ♪

♪ JUST BEFORE OUR LOVE'S BEGUN ♪

♪ WE CAN'T FIND THE REASON FOR THIS LIFE ♪

♪ HYPERLOVE AND LIVING ♪

♪ JUST A PART OF MODERN TIMES ♪

♪ SO WE'RE GONNA RUN ♪

♪ BABE WE'RE GONNA RUN ♪

♪ WE'RE JUST GONNA RUN ♪

♪ BABE WE'RE GONNA RUN ♪

♪ LET ME TELL YOU WHERE ♪

♪ WHERE THE NIGHT GOES ♪

♪ RISING FROM THE OCEAN EVERY MORNING IN A GOLD BOAT ♪

♪ LET ME TELL YOU ALL WHERE DID RA ♪

♪ WHERE DID RA GO ♪

♪ BACK INTO THE OCEAN WHERE THE BOYS ♪

♪ WHERE THE BOYS GO ♪

♪ RUN RUN RUN ♪

♪ RUN FASTER THAN THE FADING SUN ♪

♪ IF YOU KEEP ON RUNNING OUT OF BED ♪

♪ JUST BEFORE OUR LOVE'S BEGUN ♪

♪ WE CAN'T FIND THE REASON FOR THIS LIFE ♪

♪ HYPERLOVE AND LIVING ♪

♪ JUST A PART OF MODERN TIMES ♪

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♪ SO WE'RE GONNA RUN ♪

♪ BABE WE'RE GONNA RUN ♪

♪ WE'RE JUST GONNA RUN ♪

♪ BABE WE'RE GONNA RUN ♪

♪ (FASTER THAN IN MODERN TIMES) ♪

♪ SO WE'RE GONNA RUN ♪

♪ BABE WE'RE GONNA RUN ♪

♪ WE'RE JUST GONNA RUN ♪

♪ BABE WE'RE GONNA RUN ♪

♪ JUST GIVE ME A REASON ♪

♪ I'M LOSING FAITH IN MODERN TIMES ♪

♪ GOD GIVE ME A REASON ♪

♪ I'M LOSING FAITH N MODERN TIMES ♪

♪ JUST GIVE ME A REASON ♪

♪ I'M LOSING FAITH IN MODERN TIMES ♪

♪ GOD GIVE ME A REASON ♪

♪ I'M LOSING FAITH IN MODERN TIMES ♪

♪ JUST GIVE ME A REASON ♪

♪ I'M LOSING FAITH IN MODERN TIMES ♪

♪ GOD GIVE ME A REASON ♪

♪ I'M LOSING FAITH IN MODERN TIMES ♪

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[WHOOSH]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly by foot verb - to continue or operate
go /ɡəʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
tell /tel/ A1	verb - to communicate information
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
boys /bɔɪz/ A1	noun - young males
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time from dusk to dawn
ocean /ˈəʊʃən/ A2	noun - a large body of salt water
boat /bəʊt/ A1	noun - a small water vessel
ra /rɑː/ C1	noun - Egyptian god of the sun (mythological)
fading /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ B2	adjective - becoming less bright or strong
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - strong affection or fondness verb - to feel strong affection for
reason /ˈriːzən/ B1	noun - a cause or explanation
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living things
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - strong belief or trust
god /ɡɒd/ B1	noun - a supreme being (religious)
modern /ˈmɒdən/ B1	adjective - relating to present or recent times
gold /ɡəʊld/ A2	noun - a precious yellow metal adjective - of the color of gold
dark /dɑːk/ A1	adjective - without light
faster /ˈfɑːstə/ A2	adjective - more fast (comparative)

Key Grammar Structures

• LET ME TELL YOU WHERE THE SUN GOES

  ➔ Imperative sentence with wh-question clause

  ➔ This is an "imperative sentence" used to give a command or suggestion, combined with a "wh-question clause" to ask about location or direction. The structure starts with 'Let me' for permission to speak, followed by the question 'where the sun goes'.

• WHERE DID RA GO

  ➔ Past simple question

  ➔ This forms a "past simple question" using subject-auxiliary inversion, where 'did' is the auxiliary verb for the past tense of 'go'. It inquires about a completed action in the past: "where did Ra go".

• RUN FASTER THAN THE FADING SUN

  ➔ Imperative with comparative adverb

  ➔ An "imperative" commands action ('run'), modified by a "comparative adverb" ('faster than') to show degree of speed relative to 'the fading sun'.

• IF YOU KEEP ON RUNNING OUT OF BED

  ➔ First conditional with present continuous

  ➔ This is a "first conditional" for real or possible future situations ('if you keep on running'), using present continuous ('keep on running') in the if-clause to describe ongoing action: "if you keep on running out of bed".

• JUST BEFORE OUR LOVE'S BEGUN

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time with present perfect

  ➔ An "adverbial clause of time" specifies when something happens ('just before'), using present perfect ('our love's begun') for an action completed at an unspecified time relevant to now: "just before our love's begun".

• WE CAN'T FIND THE REASON FOR THIS LIFE

  ➔ Negated modal verb in present simple

  ➔ This uses a "negated modal verb" ('can't' = can not) in the present simple to express inability: "we can't find" the reason, indicating general or current impossibility.

• RISING FROM THE OCEAN EVERY MORNING IN A GOLD BOAT

  ➔ Present participle phrase as adjective

  ➔ A "present participle phrase" ('rising from the ocean') functions as an adjective describing the subject (implied 'the night' or 'sun'), indicating ongoing action: "rising from the ocean every morning in a gold boat".

• I'M LOSING FAITH IN MODERN TIMES

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing state

  ➔ The "present continuous" ('I'm losing') describes a temporary or ongoing state or change, here expressing gradual loss of belief: "I'm losing faith in modern times".

• GOD GIVE ME A REASON

  ➔ Bare infinitive in imperative (subjunctive-like)

  ➔ This is an "imperative" using the base form ('give') without 'to', in a prayer-like or emphatic request, resembling subjunctive mood for wishes: "God give me a reason".