No One Knows Us – English Lyrics

• By: BANNERS, Carly Paige

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hey,

Can you get out of bed today?

Do you need anything from me?

I'm anywhere,

anywhere I need to be.

Even I had the dream last night.

We were squatters in fight or flight.

Bonfires and Christmas lights.

I missed those nights too.

Don't be a stranger now.

You never really know when the floor drops out.

The day they drop the bomb, you won't hear a sound.

Stay in touch.

No one knows us.

By the way,

Right across the street from the miner's grave.

They built another field for the kids to play.

I'll bring an extra blanket for you just in case.

I didn't wanna bother you anyway.

But can you still see your heart racing in the mirror?

Isn't it hilarious to live in fear?

Eighties movies are never clear.

What if we're gay?

Don't be a stranger now.

We never really know when the flame goes down.

The day they drop the bomb, you won't hear a sound.

No one knows us.

Don't turn your back on me.

What about the secrets you've got to keep?

We're never really sure where the river's deep.

We've seen too much.

No one knows us.

We still got time, can we move to the city?

Can we sleep in light?

Can we just forget it while they're still alive?

Can we drive to the city?

Can we dream in light?

Dream in light.

While the sun sets down in the glass in the city.

We can lay our heads in the grass in the city.

Making snow angels in the park like kids.

Can we kiss the dark?

Kiss the dark.

Kiss the dark.

No, won't be a stranger now.

You never really know when the floor drops out.

The day they drop the bomb, you won't hear a sound.

No one knows us.

Don't turn your back on me.

What about the secrets you've got to keep?

We're never really sure where the river's deep.

No one knows us.

Don't be a stranger now.

You never really know when the flame goes down.

The day they drop the bomb, you won't hear a sound.

Stay in touch.

We've seen too much.

No one knows us.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
fight /faɪt/ A2	noun - a violent confrontation or struggle verb - to take part in a violent struggle
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room or vehicle
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours as a unit of time
bomb /bɒm/ B1	noun - an explosive weapon verb - attack with bombs
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
grave /ɡreɪv/ B1	noun - a hole dug in the ground to bury a dead body adjective - giving cause for alarm; serious
field /fiːld/ A2	noun - an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - a child or young person.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a reflective surface, now typically of glass coated with a metallic substance, that renders an image.
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, real or imagined.
secrets /ˈsiːkrɪts/ B1	noun - something kept hidden or unexplained
river /ˈrɪvər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
grass /ɡræs/ A1	noun - vegetation consisting of typically short green plants
park /pɑːrk/ A1	noun - a large public garden or area of land used for recreation.
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light.
flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - a hot, glowing gas that is produced by something that is burning

Key Grammar Structures

• Can you get out of bed today?

  ➔ Modal verb 'can'

  ➔ Here, "can" is a modal verb used to ask about someone's ability or permission to do something in the present.

• Even I had the dream last night.

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses past simple tense for "had" to describe a completed action in the past, specifically last night.

• We were squatters in fight or flight.

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ Past continuous tense with "were" indicates an ongoing action or state in the past, suggesting a temporary situation during the dream.

• They built another field for the kids to play.

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The sentence is in passive voice where "built" shows the field as the receiver of the action, without specifying who did it actively.

• I'll bring an extra blanket for you just in case.

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ Future simple tense with "I'll" (will) expresses a spontaneous future action or offer, providing contingency with "just in case."

• But can you still see your heart racing in the mirror?

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ Present continuous tense with "racing" describes an ongoing action or state happening now, emphasizing the immediacy of the emotion or sensation.

• What about the secrets you've got to keep?

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ Present perfect tense with "'ve got" (have got) indicates possession or obligation related to past experiences continuing to the present.

• We've seen too much.

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ Present perfect tense with "'ve seen" emphasizes the completion of an experience up to the present, implying accumulation or impact of what has been observed.