Radiate – English Lyrics

• By: Jack Johnson
• Album: From Here to Now to You

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Jack Johnson's "Radiate," a song brimming with positive energy and themes of self-discovery and imagination. Its simple yet profound lyrics, coupled with Johnson's signature acoustic style, offer a delightful way to explore English vocabulary related to personal growth, creativity, and inner light. What makes it special is its ability to inspire a sense of wonder and encouragement, making it perfect for understanding expressions of hope and inspiration.

[English]

You walk into the world you make

You lose yourself but you find your way

I'm gonna watch you

Radiate

...

Radiate

...

Radiate

...

Radiate

We turn so slow I know it's hard to wait

Take your time, sun is yours to take

I'm gonna watch you

Radiate

...

Radiate

...

Radiate

...

Radiate

...

These rocks they hold heat

Pools of water cool your feet

As you walk you believe

Every part of the dream

...

I see you lost in what you create

...

All of time in this one single day

You take it in and you

Radiate

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Radiate

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Radiate

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Radiate

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Radiate, gonna watch you radiate, radiate

These rocks they hold heat

...

Pools of water cool your feet

As you walk you believe

Every part of the dream

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn noun - an act of walking
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its countries, people, and natural features
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to be unable to find something
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover something
radiate /ˈreɪdieɪt/ B1	verb - to emit energy in the form of rays or waves
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to move in a circular direction around an axis noun - a change in direction
slow /sləʊ/ A2	adjective - moving or operating at a low speed; not fast
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star around which the earth orbits
rocks /rɒks/ A1	noun - the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth
heat /hiːt/ A1	noun - the quality of being hot; the state of having a high temperature
pools /puːlz/ A1	noun - a small area of still water
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a colorless, transparent, odorless, and tasteless liquid
cool /kuːl/ A1	verb - to become or cause to become less warm; to make or become cold adjective - moderately cold; not warm or hot
feet /fiːt/ A1	noun - the part of the leg below the ankle
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A1	verb - to accept something as true; to have faith in
part /pɑːrt/ A1	noun - a portion or piece of something
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
create /kriˈeɪt/ A2	verb - to bring something into existence
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours as a unit of time
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to get into one's hands or possession

Key Grammar Structures

• You walk into the world you make

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The relative clause "you make" modifies the noun "world", providing more information about it.

• You lose yourself but you find your way

  ➔ Contrast (but)

  ➔ The conjunction "but" connects two contrasting ideas: losing yourself and finding your way.

• I'm gonna watch you

  ➔ Going to (future intention)

  ➔ "Gonna" is a contracted form of "going to", used to express future intention.

• We turn so slow I know it's hard to wait

  ➔ Adverb of degree (so)

  ➔ "So" emphasizes the slowness of the turning.

• Take your time, sun is yours to take

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The sentence starts with an imperative verb, "Take", giving a suggestion or instruction.

• These rocks they hold heat

  ➔ Subject-verb inversion (poetic)

  ➔ The structure is slightly unusual for emphasis; "These rocks" is the subject.

• Pools of water cool your feet

  ➔ Plural nouns

  ➔ "Pools" and "feet" are plural nouns, indicating more than one.

• As you walk you believe

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction (As)

  ➔ "As" introduces a time clause, indicating that belief occurs simultaneously with walking.

• Every part of the dream

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (of the dream)

  ➔ "Of the dream" functions as a prepositional phrase modifying "part", specifying which part.