No Time To Die – English Lyrics

• By: Billie Eilish

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with Billie Eilish's "No Time To Die." This song offers a fantastic opportunity to explore the nuanced language of heartbreak and strength in English. Its lyrics, full of evocative imagery and metaphors, can help you grasp more complex emotional expressions. What makes this song special is its fusion of classic cinematic grandeur with contemporary pop introspection, a blend that earned it an Oscar and a place in the iconic history of James Bond themes.

[English]

♪ ♪

<i>♪ I should’ve known ♪</i>

<i>♪ I’d leave alone ♪</i>

<i>♪ Just goes to show ♪</i>

<i>♪ That the blood you bleed</i> <i>Is just the blood you owe ♪</i>

<i>♪ We were a pair ♪</i>

♪ ♪

<i>♪ But I saw you there ♪</i>

♪ ♪

<i>♪ Too much to bear ♪</i>

<i>♪ You were my life,</i> <i>But life is far away from fair ♪</i>

<i>♪ Was I stupid to love you ♪</i>

<i>♪ Was I reckless to help ♪</i>

<i>♪ Was it obvious to everybody else ♪</i>

<i>♪ That I’d fallen for a lie ♪</i>

<i>♪ You were never on my side ♪</i>

<i>♪ Fool me once, fool me twice ♪</i>

<i>♪ Are you death or paradise ♪</i>

<i>♪ Now you’ll never see me cry ♪</i>

<i>♪ There’s just no time to die ♪</i>

<i>♪ ♪</i>

<i>♪ I let it burn ♪</i>

<i>♪ You’re no longer my concern ♪</i>

<i>♪ Faces from my past return ♪</i>

<i>♪ Another lesson yet... to learn ♪</i>

<i>♪ That I’d fallen for a lie ♪</i>

<i>♪ You were never on my side ♪</i>

<i>♪ Fool me once, fool me twice ♪</i>

<i>♪ Are you death or paradise ♪</i>

<i>♪ Now you’ll never see me cry ♪</i>

<i>♪ There’s just no time to die ♪</i>

<i>♪ ♪</i>

<i>♪ No time to die ♪</i>

<i>♪ ♪</i>

<i>♪ Ooh, ooh ooh ♪</i>

<i>♪ No time to die ♪</i>

<i>♪ Ooh ♪</i>

<i>♪ Fool me once, fool me twice ♪</i>

<i>♪ Are you death or paradise ♪</i>

<i>♪ Now you’ll never see me cry ♪</i>

<i>♪ There’s just no time to die ♪</i>

♪ ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
blood /blʌd/ B1	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the bodies of humans and animals
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
fool /fuːl/ B2	verb - to deceive or trick someone noun - a person who is easily deceived or tricked
concern /kənˈsɜrn/ B2	noun - a matter of interest or importance to someone verb - to relate to; be about
paradise /ˈpærəˌdaɪs/ B2	noun - a place or state of perfect happiness
lesson /ˈlɛsən/ A2	noun - a period of learning or teaching
burn /bɜrn/ B1	verb - to be on fire or to cause to be on fire
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to make a loud sound with your voice because you are sad or in pain
stupid /ˈstuːpɪd/ B1	adjective - lacking intelligence or common sense
reckless /ˈrɛkləs/ C1	adjective - without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action
obvious /ˈɑːbvɪəs/ B2	adjective - easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident
fallen /ˈfɔːlən/ B2	verb - past participle of fall; to have dropped down from a higher place
pair /pɛr/ A2	noun - two things that are the same and are meant to be used together
there /ðɛr/ A1	adverb - in, at, or to that place or position

Key Grammar Structures

• I should’ve known

  ➔ Modal verbs (should)

  ➔ The phrase uses the modal verb "should" to express a past obligation or expectation.

• You were my life

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The past simple tense is used to describe a completed action in the past.

• Was I stupid to love you

  ➔ Question formation

  ➔ This line uses inversion to form a question, placing the verb before the subject.

• You were never on my side

  ➔ Negative form

  ➔ The negative form is used to express that something did not happen or is not true.

• Now you’ll never see me cry

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The future simple tense is used to express an action that will happen in the future.

• There’s just no time to die

  ➔ There is/are structure

  ➔ The structure "there is/are" is used to indicate the existence of something.