Ordinary – English Lyrics

• By: Alex Warren

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of Alex Warren with 'Ordinary.' This song is a perfect tool for learners to master emotive English vocabulary and understand how to express complex feelings of vulnerability and hope through music.

[English]

[music]

>> They say that the holy water [music] is

watered down

and this town's lost its faith. All

colors will fade eventually, [music] so

we have our time is running out.

Day after [music] day, we'll make the

mundane our masterpiece.

Oh my [music] my, oh my my love.

I take one look at you, you're taking me

out

>> [music]

>> of the ordinary.

I want you laying me down till I'm dead

and buried.

I'm on the [music] edge of your knife,

staying drunk on your wine.

The angels [music] up in the clouds are

jealous knowing we found love. So this

world

will be ordinary.

You got me kissing the ground for your

sanctuary. [music]

Shadow me with your gun,

or love me till we die.

>> [music]

>> The angels up in the clouds are jealous

knowing we found

Holy holy

>> [music]

>> holy holy holy holy

On this side of heaven's gate.

All my life [music]

holy holy holy holy holy holy

Breathe and take my breath away. [music]

At your altar I will pray.

You're the smoke and I'm the crave.

>> [music]

>> Oh my my, you're taking me out

of the ordinary.

I want you laying me down TILL I'M DEAD

>> [music]

>> AND BURIED.

I'm on the edge of YOUR KNIFE,

STAYING [music] DRUNK ON YOUR WINE.

The angels up in the clouds

>> [music]

>> are jealous knowing we found So this

world

will be

ordinary.

You got me kissing the [music] ground

for your sanctuary.

Shadow me with your gun,

or love me till WE DIE. [music] LIGHT.

THE ANGELS UP in the clouds

are jealous knowing we

>> [music]

>> are.

Something so wild

I need.

Higher than

I could ever see whenever you're next

to me.

>> [music]

>> Oh my

my. We were living in black

and white

until I saw your

light.

I thought you had

to die

to

>> [music]

>> find something so wild and ordinary.

I want you laying me down till I'm

[music] dead and buried.

On the edge of your knife, staying drunk

on [music] your vibe.

The angels up in the clouds are jealous

knowing [music] we are. SOMETHING SO

WILD

AND ORDINARY.

You got me kissing the ground in your

>> [music]

>> Try to be with you till the

morning

light. The angels

The angels up in the clouds

are jealous knowing we are.

They say the holy water is [music]

watered down.

And this town's lost its faith. Our

colors will fade eventually. So [music]

if our time is running out,

day after day, we'll make the mundane

our masterpiece. [music]

Oh [singing] my my. Oh my my love.

I take one look at you, you're taking me

out

of [music] the ordinary.

I want you laying me down till I'm dead

and buried. [music]

On the edge of your knife, staying drunk

on your vibe.

The angels [music] up in the clouds are

jealous knowing we are. Something so

wild

and [music] ordinary.

You You kissing the ground

in your sanctuary.

Try to be what you thought,

but love

>> [music]

>> returned me to dust.

The angels up in the clouds are jealous

knowing we [music] fall.

Holy place, hallelujah.

On this [music] side of heaven's gate.

[singing]

All my [music] life, hallelujah.

Breathing, take my breath the way.

[music]

I drop to I would pray,

you're the sculptor, I'm the clay.

Oh my [music] my, you're taking me out

of the ordinary.

I want you laying me down

TILL WE'RE DEAD

>> [music]

>> AND BURIED.

ON THE EDGE of your knife, staying drunk

on your wine.

The angels up in [music] the clouds are

jealous knowing we fall. So this world

out of the ordinary,

ordinary.

You got [music] me kissing the ground,

ground, sanctuary.

Try to be [music] what you thought,

but love RETURNED ME TO DUST.

THE angels up in the clouds

are [music] jealous knowing we fall.

You got me so high

I need

higher than

ecstasy

whenever you're next to

>> [music]

>> me, oh my

My world was in black and white until I

saw your

>> [music]

>> light. I thought you had

to die

to fall out of something so

out of the ordinary. [music]

I want you laying me down till we're

dead and buried.

On the edge of your knife,

staying [music] drunk on your wine.

The angels up in the clouds are jealous

knowing we fall. So this world

out OF THE ORDINARY,

ORDINARY. [music]

YOU GOT ME KISSING THE GROUND,

GROUND, SANCTUARY.

Try to [music] be what you thought,

but love returned ME TO DUST.

>> [music]

>> THEY SAY the holy water's watered down.

And this town's lost [music] its faith.

Our colors will fade all eventually, so

we live our time is running out.

Day after [music] day, we'll make the

mundane our masterpiece. [music]

Oh my my, oh [singing] my my love.

I take one look at you, you're taking me

out [music] of the ordinary.

I want you laying me down till [music]

we're dead and buried.

On the edge of your knife, staying drunk

on your wine.

The angels up [music] in the clouds are

jealous knowing we burn. So this world

will be ordinary.

You got me [music] kissing the ground

for your sanctuary.

Shadow me [music] with your fire,

or Lord return me to dust.

The angels up in the clouds

are jealous [music] knowing we burn.

Hopeless, hallelujah. [music]

On this side of heaven's gate.

Oh [music] my life, hallelujah.

Breathe in, [music] take my breath away.

I dropped you, [music] I would pray.

You're the sculptor, I'm the clay.

Oh my my, you're taking me out

>> [music]

>> of the ordinary.

I want you laying me down

TILL WE'RE DEAD

AND BURIED.

ON the [music] edge of your knife,

staying drunk on your wine.

The angels up in the clouds are jealous

knowing we [music] burn.

So this world

will be ordinary.

You got me kissing [music] the ground,

ground sanctuary.

TRY TO BE WHAT YOU THOUGHT,

OR love return me to dust.

>> [music]

>> The angels up in the clouds, are jealous

knowing we found

something out of the ordinary.

>> [music]

>> I need higher than ecstasy, whenever

you're next to

me, all my

>> [music]

>> mind.

We were stuck in

black and white, until I saw your

light. I thought [music] you had

to die

to find something so out

of the ordinary.

How were you laying me down, till I dead

and buried? [music]

On the edge of your knife, staying drunk

on your vibe.

The angels up [music] in the clouds, are

jealous knowing we found something out

of the ordinary.

YOU GOT [music] ME KISSING THE GROUND,

GROUND SANCTUARY.

Try to be what you thought,

>> [music]

>> or love return me to dust.

The angels up in the clouds,

are jealous [music] knowing we found

something out of the ordinary.

>> [music]

>> They say the holy water's watered down,

and this town's [music] lost its faith.

Our colors will fade, eventually.

[music] So, if our time is running out,

day after [music] day, we'll make the

mundane our masterpiece.

Oh my [music] my, oh my my love.

I take one look at you, you're taking me

out

>> [music]

>> of the ordinary.

I want you laying me down, till I dead

and buried.

On the [music] edge of your knife,

staying drunk on your vibe.

The angels [music] up in the clouds, are

jealous we found something so wild the

ordinary.

through the ordinary.

You got me kissing the ground for your

sanctuary. [music]

Shadow me with your fire.

Oh lord, return me [music] to dust.

The angels up in the clouds, are jealous

knowing we found something

Holy place, [music] hallelujah.

On this side of hell, that's great.

All my life, [music] hallelujah.

Breathe in, take my breath away. [music]

I dropped you, I will pray.

You're the sculptor, I'm the clay.

>> [music]

>> Oh my my, you're taking me out of the

ordinary.

I want [music] you laying me down till

we're dead and buried.

On the edge of your knife,

staying [music] drunk on your

The angels up in the clouds,

>> [music]

>> are jealous knowing we found something

You got me kissing the ground

>> [music]

>> for your sanctuary.

SHADOW ME WITH YOUR FIRE.

Oh lord, return [music] me to dust.

The angels up in the clouds, are jealous

knowing we [music] found something

Something so heavenly,

higher than ecstasy

>> [music]

>> whenever you're next to me. Oh my

my.

The world was in black and [music] white

until I saw your

light. I thought you had

to die

>> [music]

>> to find Something so wild through the

ordinary.

I want you laying me down till we're

dead and buried.

On the edge of your [music] knife,

staying drunk on your vibe.

The angels [music] up in the clouds, are

jealous knowing we found

>> [music]

>> You got me

>> [music]

[music]

>> They say the holy water's watered down

and this town's lost [music] its faith.

Our colors both fade. Eventually [music]

sweet, our time is running out.

Day after day, we'll make the mundane

our masterpiece. [music]

Oh my my, oh [singing] my my love.

I take one look at you, you're taking me

out

>> [music]

>> of the ordinary.

I want you laying me down till I'm dead

and buried. [music]

On the edge of your knife, staying drunk

on your wine.

The angels [music] up in the clouds, are

jealous knowing we burned.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> Holy place, [music] holy day.

Hallelujah.

Oh this God of

heavens gate. [singing]

Oh my [music] life,

hallelujah.

Breathe in, take my breath away. [music]

Oh my [music] my, you're taking me out

of the ordinary.

I want you laying me down

TILL I'M DEAD DEAD [music] AND BURIED.

ON THE EDGE OF YOUR KNIFE

staying drunk on your

The angels up [music] in the clouds

are jealous no one we found

something so out

of the ordinary

You got me [music] kissing the ground

SANCTUARY

SHATTERED ME WHEN [music] YOU DROPPED

the world returned me to dust

The angels up in the clouds

are [music] jealous no one we found

something so out

of the ordinary higher than

ecstasy whenever you're next to me

>> [music]

>> on my mind

painted black and white until I saw your

light

>> [music]

>> I thought you had to die to find

something so out

of the ordinary

How were you laying me down till I dead

and buried?

On the edge of your knife staying

[music] drunk on your

The angels up in the clouds are jealous

no one we found something so OUT

OF THE ORDINARY [music]

YOU GOT me kissing the ground

sanctuary

shattered me when you dropped

the world returned me to dust [music]

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> They say the holy water's watered down.

And this town's [music] lost its faith.

Our colors will fade. Eventually,

[music] so we have our time is running

out.

Day after [music] day, we'll make the

mundane our masterpiece.

Oh [music] my my, oh my my love.

I take what

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ordinary /ˈɔːrdənɛri/ B1	adjective - with no special or distinctive features; normal
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - complete trust or confidence in someone or something
eventually /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/ B1	adverb - in the end, especially after a long delay
mundane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ C1	adjective - lacking interest or excitement; dull
masterpiece /ˈmæstərpiːs/ B2	noun - a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship
buried /ˈbɛrid/ A2	verb - to put or hide under the ground
jealous /ˈdʒɛləs/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements
sanctuary /ˈsæŋktʃuɛri/ C1	noun - a place of refuge or safety
altar /ˈɔːltər/ B2	noun - a table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual
crave /kreɪv/ B2	verb - to feel a powerful desire for something
ecstasy /ˈɛkstəsi/ C2	noun - an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement
sculptor /ˈskʌlptər/ B2	noun - an artist who makes sculptures
clay /kleɪ/ B1	noun - a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth
shatter /ˈʃætər/ B2	verb - to break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces
hopeless /ˈhoʊpləs/ B1	adjective - feeling or causing despair about something

Key Grammar Structures

• All colors will fade eventually.

  ➔ Future Simple tense

  ➔ Used here to express a prediction or a certainty about the future state of colors.

• I want you laying me down till I'm dead and buried.

  ➔ Verb pattern: Verb + Object + Present Participle (-ing)

  ➔ The structure 'want you laying' implies a continuous or ongoing state desired by the speaker.

• The angels up in the clouds are jealous knowing we found love.

  ➔ Reduced Adverbial Clause (Participle Clause)

  ➔ 'Knowing we found love' explains the reason why the angels are jealous.

• You're the sculptor, I'm the clay.

  ➔ Metaphorical noun complement

  ➔ Uses 'metaphors' to define the relationship dynamic without using 'like' or 'as'.

• I thought you had to die to find something so wild.

  ➔ Past Perfect / Past obligation (had to)

  ➔ 'Had to die' expresses a perceived necessity in the past.

• I'm on the edge of your knife.

  ➔ Prepositional phrase denoting state

  ➔ The preposition 'on' suggests a precarious position or a state of intensity.

• We were living in black and white until I saw your light.

  ➔ Past Continuous + Temporal conjunction (until)

  ➔ 'Were living' describes a background state that was interrupted by a new realization.

• Try to be what you thought.

  ➔ Imperative sentence with relative clause

  ➔ 'What you thought' functions as a nominal relative clause acting as the object of 'be'.