Normal People – English Lyrics

• By: Joji, rei brown
• Album: SMITHEREENS

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

The devil came back

He's dancing in your path

So you're acting like you need me now, hey

So tell me if I'm mad

There's something in your laugh

That makes me fear the way you smile, hey

It's hard to believe sometimes

We can pretend we're normal people

And I can repeat those times

We can pretend we're boring people

And it's hard to believe sometimes

We can pretend we're normal people

And I can repeat those times

And I can repeat those times, yeah

New planet, yeah, we planted

Everything we wanted

...

Your fragrance, covalence

I'm bound to, I'm bound to you

But the longer that we hide

Everything starts to hit me harder, hit me harder

But we're safe on the inside

Yeah, I know we're fine

...

The devil came back

He's dancing in your path

So you're acting like you need me now, hey

So tell me if I'm mad

There's something in your laugh

That makes me fear the way you smile, hey

It's hard to believe sometimes

We can pretend we're normal people

And I can repeat those times

We can pretend we're boring people

And it's hard to believe sometimes

We can pretend we're normal people

And I can repeat those times (those times)

And I can repeat those times, yeah (those times)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
devil /ˈdɛvəl/ A1	noun - an evil spirit or demon
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
path /pæθ/ A1	noun - a way or track laid down for walking or made by many feet
act /ækt/ A1	verb - to behave in a particular way
fear /fɪr/ A1	verb - to be afraid of something noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to have one’s mouth curve upward, especially as an expression of amusement, pleasure, or derision noun - an instance of smiling
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ A2	verb - to claim or behave as if something is true when it is not
normal /ˈnɔrməl/ A2	adjective - conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected
boring /ˈbɔrɪŋ/ A2	adjective - not interesting; tedious
planet /ˈplænɪt/ A2	noun - a celestial body that orbits a star
fragrance /ˈfreɪɡrəns/ B1	noun - a pleasant smell
covalence /ˈkoʊveɪləns/ C1	noun - the state of having a covalent bond in chemistry
bound /baʊnd/ B1	verb - to be destined or sure to happen adjective - certain to happen or destined
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - to put or keep something out of sight
safe /seɪf/ A1	adjective - protected from or not exposed to danger or risk

Key Grammar Structures

• The devil came back

  ➔ Past simple

  ➔ Past simple describes a completed action in the past. The word "came" is in the past tense.

• He's dancing in your path

  ➔ Present continuous

  ➔ Present continuous describes actions happening now or around now. The word "dancing" is in the -ing form.

• So you're acting like you need me now, hey

  ➔ Present continuous

  ➔ Present continuous describes actions happening now. The word "acting" is in the -ing form.

• So tell me if I'm mad

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ Imperative mood gives an order or request. The verb "tell" is in the imperative form.

• There's something in your laugh

  ➔ Existential 'there is'

  ➔ Existential there is introduces the existence of something. The word "There's" is a contraction of "There is".

• That makes me fear the way you smile, hey

  ➔ Relative clause (that)

  ➔ That introduces a relative clause modifying the noun before it. The word "That" is the relative pronoun.

• We can pretend we're normal people

  ➔ Modal verb: can

  ➔ Modal can expresses possibility or ability. The sentence contracts "we are" to "we're".

• New planet, yeah, we planted

  ➔ Past simple

  ➔ Past simple describes a completed action in the past. The word "planted" is in the past tense.

• Everything we wanted

  ➔ Fused relative clause

  ➔ Everything is a pronoun introducing a fused relative clause, where the relative clause "we wanted" follows directly.