Lyrics & Translation
Learn English through the emotive lyrics of 'Ocean' by Martin Garrix and Khalid. This song is special because its clear, heartfelt message of love transcending distance makes the vocabulary and metaphors easy to understand and remember. The collaboration itself, born from a simple tweet, shows the power of connection in the digital age, mirroring the song's own theme.
[English]
Tell me what you’re crying for I’ll wipe your tears oh loveIf your soul is aching love I will comfort you for sure
If we’re caught in a wave I will carry you over
It don’t matter where you are I’ll run to your front door
When my head goes in different directions You know my heart's never on the move
And in the dark times you don’t have to question
If I’m 100 with you
You could put an ocean between our love love love It won’t keep us apart
You could build a wall I would run it up up up Just to get to your heart
If we’re caught in a wave Baby we’ll make a way
You could put an ocean between our love love love It won’t keep us apart
Shadows play on idle hands I lose myself I do
But I’ll find my way to velvet sands I’ll crash right into you
If we’re caught in a wave I will carry you over
It don’t matter where we are You’re still the one I choose
When my head goes in different directions You know my heart's never on the move
And in the dark times you don’t have to question
If I’m 100 with you
You could put an ocean between our love love love It won’t keep us apart
You could build a wall I would run it up up up Just to get to your heart
If we’re caught in a wave Baby we’ll make a way
You could put an ocean between our love love love It won’t keep us apart
You could put an ocean between our love love love It won’t keep us apart
You could build a wall I would run it up up up Just to get to your heart
If we’re caught in a wave Baby we’ll make a way
You could put an ocean between our love love love It won’t keep us apart
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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If we’re caught in a wave, I will carry you over
➔ First conditional (if + present simple, will + base verb)
➔ The clause "If we’re caught in a wave" uses the present simple after *if*, and the result clause uses *will* + base verb: "*will* carry".
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You could put an ocean between our love love love
➔ Modal verb *could* for hypothetical possibility
➔ The word "*could*" expresses a potential action that is not certain: "*could* put".
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It don’t matter where you are
➔ Negative contraction in present simple (colloquial, should be "doesn't")
➔ The verb "don’t" is a colloquial contraction of "does not" used with the singular subject "it"; the standard form is "doesn't".
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You could build a wall I would run it up up up
➔ Modal *could* for ability/possibility + conditional *would* for willingness in a hypothetical situation
➔ The first clause uses "*could*" to suggest a possible action, while the second clause uses "*would*" to show willingness: "*would* run".
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When my head goes in different directions
➔ Adverbial clause of time introduced by *when*
➔ The word "*when*" introduces a clause that tells **when** something happens: "*When* my head goes…".
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You know my heart's never on the move
➔ Present simple with contraction "'s" = "is"
➔ "heart's" is a contraction of "heart **is**"; the sentence uses the present simple to state a fact.
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I’ll crash right into you
➔ Future simple with contraction "I'll" = "I will"
➔ "I’ll" is the contracted form of "I **will**"; it expresses a future action: "**will** crash".
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Just to get to your heart
➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + base verb)
➔ The phrase "*to get*" uses the infinitive "to" + base verb to express purpose: "*to get* to your heart".
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Shadows play on idle hands
➔ Simple present with subject‑verb agreement (plural subject + base verb)
➔ The plural subject "Shadows" takes the base form of the verb "play" (no -s ending).
