Radioactive – English Lyrics

• By: Imagine Dragons
• Album: Night Visions (Expanded Edition)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful world of Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" and enhance your English language skills. This electronic rock hit, with its driving beat and intense vocals, offers a rich vocabulary related to change, resilience, and personal transformation. By exploring its empowering lyrics and understanding the band's message of waking up to a "new age," you'll not only enjoy a fantastic song but also gain insight into expressive English phrases and metaphors, making your language learning journey both impactful and memorable.

[English]

(winds blowing) (birds chirping)

♪ Whoa oh oh ♪

♪ Whoa oh oh ♪

♪ Whoa oh oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ I'm waking up to ash and dust ♪

♪ I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust ♪

♪ I'm breathing in the chemicals ♪

♪ I'm breaking in shaping up ♪

♪ Then checking out on the prison bus ♪

♪ This is it the apocalypse ♪

♪ Whoa oh ♪

♪ I'm waking up I feel it in my bones ♪

♪ Enough to make my system blow ♪

♪ Welcome to the new age to the new age ♪

♪ Welcome to the new age to the new age ♪

♪ Whoa oh oh oh oh whoa oh oh oh ♪

♪ I'm radioactive ♪

♪ Radioactive ♪

♪ Whoa oh oh oh oh whoa oh oh oh ♪

♪ I'm radioactive ♪

♪ Radioactive ♪

♪ I raise my flag and dye my clothes ♪

♪ It's a revolution I suppose ♪

♪ We're painted red to fit right in ♪

♪ Whoa oh ♪

♪ I'm breaking in shaping up ♪

♪ Then checking out on the prison bus ♪

♪ This is it the apocalypse ♪

♪ Whoa oh ♪

♪ I'm waking up I feel it in my bones ♪

♪ Enough to make my system blow ♪

♪ Welcome to the new age to the new age ♪

♪ Welcome to the new age to the new age ♪

♪ Whoa oh oh oh oh whoa oh oh oh ♪

♪ I'm radioactive ♪

♪ Radioactive ♪

♪ Whoa oh oh oh oh whoa oh oh oh ♪

♪ I'm radioactive ♪

♪ Radioactive ♪

♪ All systems go ♪

♪ The sun hasn't died ♪

♪ Deep in my bones straight from inside ♪

♪ I'm waking up I feel it in my bones ♪

♪ Enough to make my system blow ♪

♪ Welcome to the new age to the new age ♪

♪ Welcome to the new age to the new age ♪

♪ Whoa oh oh oh oh whoa oh oh oh ♪

♪ I'm radioactive ♪

♪ Radioactive ♪

♪ Whoa oh oh oh oh whoa oh oh oh ♪

♪ I'm radioactive ♪

♪ Radioactive ♪

(door creaks)

(animals squeak)

(man yells)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
waking /ˈweɪkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to stop sleeping
breathing /ˈbriːðɪŋ/ B1	verb - to take air into the lungs and then expel it
apocalypse /əˈpɒkəˌlɪps/ B2	noun - the complete destruction of the world
revolution /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən/ B2	noun - a forcible overthrow of a government or social order
system /ˈsɪstəm/ A2	noun - a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole
radioactive /ˌreɪdiəʊˈæktɪv/ B2	adjective - having or relating to a substance that emits radiation
bones /boʊnz/ A1	noun - the hard parts of the body that make up the skeleton
flag /flæɡ/ A2	noun - a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as a symbol
painted /ˈpeɪntɪd/ B1	verb - to cover a surface with color
check /tʃɛk/ A2	verb - to examine something in order to ensure it is correct
dust /dʌst/ A1	noun - fine, dry particles of matter
sweat /swɛt/ B1	verb - to excrete moisture through the skin
new /nuː/ A1	adjective - not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently
age /eɪdʒ/ A1	noun - the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed
blow /bloʊ/ B1	verb - to move air or gas with force