Next Year – English Lyrics

• By: Foo Fighters

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

- [Announcer] 10, nine, ignition sequence start,

six, five, four, three, two, one, zero.

All engines running. (shutting roaring)

(gentle guitar music)

Liftoff. We have a liftoff, 32 minutes past the hour.

♪ I'm in the sky tonight ♪

♪ There, I can keep by your side ♪

♪ Watching the wide world riot and hiding out ♪

♪ I'll be coming home next year ♪

(lively music)

♪ Into the sun, we climb ♪

♪ Climbing our wings will burn white ♪

♪ Everyone strapped in tight, we'll ride it out ♪

♪ I'll be coming home next year ♪

♪ Come on, get on, get on ♪

♪ Take it till life runs out ♪

♪ No one can find us now ♪

♪ Living with our heads underground ♪

♪ Into the night, we shine ♪

♪ Into the night, we shine ♪

♪ Lighting the way we glide by ♪

♪ Watching the whole world wind around and round ♪

♪ I'll be coming home next year ♪

♪ Come on, get on, get on ♪

♪ Take it till I fall down ♪

♪ No one can find us now ♪

♪ Living with our heads underground ♪

♪ I'll be coming home next year ♪

♪ I will be home next year ♪

♪ I'll be coming home next year ♪

♪ Everything's all right up here, if I come down ♪

♪ I'll be coming home next year ♪

♪ Say goodbye ♪

♪ Say goodbye ♪

♪ Say goodbye ♪

♪ Say goodbye ♪

♪ I'll be coming home next year ♪

♪ I will be home next year ♪

♪ I'll be coming home next year ♪

♪ I will be home next year ♪

♪ Everything's all right up here, if I come down ♪

♪ I'll be coming home next year ♪

♪ I'll be coming home next year ♪

♪ I'll be coming home next year ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
liftoff /ˈlɪf.tɒf/ B2	noun - the act of taking off, especially of a spacecraft verb - to launch or rise off the ground
ignition /ɪɡˈnɪʃ.ən/ B2	noun - the act of igniting; a spark that starts a fire or engine
engine /ˈen.dʒɪn/ B1	noun - a machine that converts fuel into mechanical power
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region above the Earth’s surface
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - a period of twelve months
climb /klaɪm/ B1	verb - to go upward, especially by using hands or feet noun - the act of climbing
wings /wɪŋz/ B1	noun - paired appendages that enable flight
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to emit light; to be bright noun - the brightness or gleam of something
underground /ˈʌn.də.ɡraʊnd/ B2	adjective - situated below the surface of the earth noun - a subway system; also a hidden or secret movement
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate something
goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A1	noun - an expression used when parting
burn /bɜːn/ A1	verb - to be on fire; to be consumed by heat
glide /ɡlaɪd/ B2	verb - to move smoothly and continuously, often without effort
watch /wɒtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at or observe attentively
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that makes things visible verb - to ignite or make something start to burn

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm in the sky tonight

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with 'am' and 'in' to describe an action happening now.

• I'll be coming home next year

  ➔ Future continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses 'will be' to indicate a future action that will be in progress.

• Into the sun, we climb

  ➔ Present tense with adverbial phrase

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense 'climb' with the adverbial phrase 'into the sun' to describe an action happening now.

• Everyone strapped in tight, we'll ride it out

  ➔ Past participle as adjective + Future tense

  ➔ 'Strapped' is a past participle used as an adjective, and 'we'll ride' indicates a future action.

• Living with our heads underground

  ➔ Present participle as gerund

  ➔ 'Living' is a present participle used as a gerund to describe a continuous action.

• Everything's all right up here, if I come down

  ➔ Contraction + Conditional sentence

  ➔ 'Everything's' is a contraction of 'everything is', and 'if I come down' is a conditional sentence.

• Say goodbye

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood to give a direct command.