Ordinary – English Lyrics

• By: YONAKA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into YONAKA's "Ordinary," a track that bursts with soaring, euphoric energy, making it special for its urgent call for self-honesty. While the song is a powerful example of modern British rock, its blend of alt-rock intensity with pop accessibility can help learners grasp expressive, passionate vocabulary used in contemporary music.

[English]

Go and sit on the edge

You can be honest now, no need to pretend

If I did something wrong, please do take offense

I want to see you in your emotions again

Again, again

All this talk is chokin' me up

You'll need help when I'm not in love

Know that I'd move heaven and earth

To shine a light for you

Tell me then, what is it you want?

Beg to someone you never loved

Tell yourself that it's comfortable

When you know that that's not true

Oh, is this what you want?

Is this what you came for?

We live for the ordinary

Ordinary

I see it in your eyes

We lost the fire inside

You get by the ordinary

Ordinary

Let's play make believe

That you have everything that you have ever dreamed

Would you still be happy in reality?

Or are you in need of something that's more exciting?

'Cause I swear

All this talk is chokin' me up

You'll need help when I'm not in love

Know that I'd move heaven and earth

To shine a light for you

Tell me then, what is it you want?

Beg to someone you never loved

Tell yourself that it's comfortable

When you know that that's not true

Oh, is this what you want?

Is this what you came for?

We live for the ordinary

Ordinary

I see it in your eyes

We lost the fire inside

You get by the ordinary

Ordinary, oh, oh, oh

Ordinary, oh, oh, oh

Ordinary

Tell me is it wasted?

Life far from, life far from perfect

I pick myself up and go with surface (I get up)

I pick myself up and go with surface

I get up! (Does it make you nervous?)

As plain as, as plain as the surface (the fucking surface)

Tell me who wants to be broken on purpose?

Tell me who wants to be broken on purpose?

...

Oh, is this what you want?

Is this what you came for?

We live for the ordinary

Ordinary

I see it in your eyes

We lost the fire inside

You get by the ordinary

Ordinary, oh, oh, oh

Ordinary, oh, oh, oh

Ordinary

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
honest /ˈɒn.ɪst/ B2	adjective - truthful and sincere
emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ B2	noun - a feeling such as happiness, anger, etc.
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
fire /faɪər/ B2	noun - combustion producing heat and flames
ordinary /ˈɔː.dɪ.nər.i/ A2	adjective - normal or usual
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into parts violently or accidentally
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to make physical contact
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to emit light
help /hɛlp/ A2	verb - to assist or aid

Key Grammar Structures

• If I did something wrong, please do take offense

  ➔ Conditional ('If' clause)

  ➔ The phrase 'If I did something wrong' introduces a conditional clause, expressing a hypothetical situation or possibility.

• Tell me then, what is it you want?

  ➔ Inversion in question form

  ➔ The phrase 'what is it you want?' uses inversion of the auxiliary verb 'is' and the subject 'it' to form a question.

• We live for the ordinary

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The sentence 'We live for the ordinary' is in the simple present tense, indicating a general truth or ongoing situation.

• Tell yourself that it's comfortable

  ➔ Imperative mood + relative clause

  ➔ The sentence 'Tell yourself that it's comfortable' combines an imperative command with a that-clause to specify what should be said.

• I pick myself up and go with surface

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (repeated actions)

  ➔ The phrase 'I pick myself up and go with surface' is in the simple present tense, often used to describe habitual actions or general truths.

• Tell me is it wasted?

  ➔ Inversion in question form

  ➔ The sentence 'Tell me is it wasted?' employs inversion of the auxiliary verb 'is' with the subject 'it' to form a question.