Paradise – English Lyrics

• By: Alan Walker, K-391, Boy In Space

Lyrics & Translation

Learning English through "Paradise" can be a captivating experience. The song's clear and emotive lyrics about remembering a better time and finding hope in memories offer a great opportunity to explore themes of nostalgia and resilience. The collaboration between Norwegian and Swedish artists also highlights the global nature of English in music, making it a special track for language learners to connect with.

[English]

Said you would rather die young

Live for the moment, forget tomorrow

Guess that you'll got it all wrong

Still tryna find out which road to follow

Always try to ride those paper planes

Said that you were fine with my mistakes

Now we're tryna call on yesterday

To go back

We don't always get it right

Then lights go out, the music dies, no goodbye

Now you're gonna realize

I cast us out of paradise

Even if it all went down in flames

We can live to fight another day

Let go and close your eyes

And just remember paradise

(I know)

(Paradise)

(I know)

It doesn't matter tonight

There's a tomorrow for you to treasure

No sense in losin' our minds

To keep the pieces of us together

Thought about it for a while now

Questioned everything up in your life now

Maybe you should let it ride out

And everything will come around, yeah

We don't always get it right

Then lights go out, the music dies, no goodbye

Now you're gonna realize

I cast us out of paradise

Even if it all went down in flames

We can live to fight another day

Let go and close your eyes

And just remember paradise

(I know)

(Paradise)

(I know)

(Paradise)

Hold on, hold on

(Paradise)

(Paradise)

(Paradise)

We don't always get it right

Then lights go out, the music dies, no goodbye

Now you're gonna realize

I cast us out of paradise (cast us out of paradise)

(I know)

(Paradise)

Wow, wow, oh

Cast us out

We don't always get it right

Then lights go out, the music dies (the music dies)

Now you're gonna realize

I cast us out of paradise

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
paradise /ˈpær.ə.daɪs/ B2	noun - a place or state of great happiness and beauty
realize /ˈriː.ə.laɪz/ B2	verb - to become aware of something
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to use physical force to try to hurt someone
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ A2	noun - a very short period of time
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - something that makes things visible or affords illumination verb - to make something bright or illuminated
treasure /ˈtrɛʒ.ər/ B2	verb - to value highly; to cherish
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ B1	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout or speak loudly
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
close /kloʊs/ B1	verb - to shut something
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to sit on and control the movement of a vehicle or animal
flame /fleɪm/ B2	noun - the visible, gaseous part of a fire
piece /piːs/ B1	noun - a part of something
always /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ A2	adverb - at all times; on all occasions

Key Grammar Structures

• Said you would rather die young

  ➔ Conditional mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the conditional mood to express a preference.

• We don't always get it right

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express general truths or habits.

• Let go and close your eyes

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or instructions.

• Now you're gonna realize

  ➔ Future intention (gonna)

  ➔ The phrase uses 'gonna' to indicate a future intention or plan.

• Even if it all went down in flames

  ➔ Conditional clause

  ➔ The conditional clause expresses a situation that may or may not happen.

• It doesn't matter tonight

  ➔ Present simple tense with negation

  ➔ The present simple tense is used here with negation to express that something is not important.

• Thought about it for a while now

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The present perfect tense is used to indicate an action that has relevance to the present.