Raging – English Lyrics

• By: Kygo, Kodaline

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and "Raging" offers a great opportunity to explore English emotional expression. The song's clear and heartfelt lyrics about love and distance can help you learn vocabulary related to relationships and feelings. Its catchy melody and repetitive chorus make it easy to sing along and practice your pronunciation in a fun and engaging way.

[English]

Standing in the cold in the frozen wind

I'm leaving you behind but it's not the end

No, no, no

Walking on a plane as I hold my breath

It's gonna be weeks 'til I breathe again

No, no, no

I know that you hate it

And I hate it

Just as much as you

But if you can brave it

I can brave it

Brave it all for you

Call me anytime you can see the lightning

Don't you be alone, you can always find me

We've got our wild love raging, raging

Lost among a million changing faces

Every day our eyes keep trading places

We've got our wild love raging, raging

...

Raging, raging

...

Raging, raging

...

Raging, raging

...

Checking into hotel loneliness

It's not what I've been used to, I confess

So wake up three times a night

Talking to a stranger is nothing new

She knows how to smile but not like you

So I wait for you all night

I know that you hate it

And I hate it

Just as much as you

But if you can brave it

I can brave it

Brave it all for you

Call me anytime you can see the lightning

Don't you be alone, you can always find me

We've got our wild love raging, raging

Lost among a million changing faces

Every day our eyes keep trading places

We've got our wild love raging, raging

...

Raging, raging

Call me anytime you can see the lightning

Don't you be alone, you can always find me

We've got our wild love raging, raging

Holding on the wind with you forever

Holding onto us for worse or better

We've got our wild love raging, raging

...

Raging, raging

...

Raging, raging

Call me anytime that you see the lightning

Never feel alone, you can always find me

We've got our wild love raging, raging

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
raging /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/ B2	adjective - continuing with full force; very strong and violent
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - not controlled or limited; uncontrolled
lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ B1	noun - a flash of bright light in the sky that is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from clouds to the ground
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to dislike something or someone very much
brave /breɪv/ B1	verb - to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to telephone someone
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate something or someone
holding /ˈhəʊldɪŋ/ A2	verb - to keep and support something
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - moving air
cold /kəʊld/ A1	adjective - having a low temperature
frozen /ˈfrəʊzn/ B1	adjective - turned into ice; very cold
loneliness /ˈləʊnlinəs/ B2	noun - the state of being alone and feeling sad about it
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒə(r)/ A2	noun - someone you do not know
breath /breθ/ A2	noun - the air that you take into and let out of your lungs
changing /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ A2	adjective - becoming different
trading /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/ B2	verb - exchanging things
hotel /həʊˈtel/ A1	noun - a place where people pay to stay when they are traveling
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours

Key Grammar Structures

• Standing in the cold in the frozen wind

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense with the "-ing" form of the verb "standing" to describe an action happening at the moment of speaking. The structure is "am/is/are + verb-ing".

• I know that you hate it

  ➔ Present Simple with that-clause

  ➔ This sentence uses the present simple tense with a "that-clause". The main verb "know" is in present simple form, followed by a subordinate clause introduced by "that" (which is omitted here). This structure is used to express thoughts, beliefs, or knowledge.

• It's gonna be weeks 'til I breathe again

  ➔ Future with 'going to'

  ➔ This sentence uses the future tense with "going to" (contracted as "gonna"). The structure "be + going to + verb" expresses future plans, predictions, or intentions based on present evidence. Here, "'til" is a colloquial contraction of "until".

• But if you can brave it, I can brave it

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ This sentence demonstrates the first conditional structure: "if + present simple, ... can + base verb". It expresses a real possibility in the future and its likely result. The modal verb "can" is used to express ability or possibility in both clauses.

• Call me anytime you can see the lightning

  ➔ Imperative with time clause

  ➔ This sentence uses an imperative structure ("Call me") followed by a time clause introduced by "anytime". The imperative gives a command or instruction, while the time clause specifies when the action should take place. The modal verb "can" expresses possibility in the time clause.

• Talking to a stranger is nothing new

  ➔ Gerund as subject

  ➔ This sentence uses a gerund ("Talking") as the subject of the sentence. A gerund is a verb form ending in "-ing" that functions as a noun. Here, "Talking to a stranger" is the activity being described as "nothing new".

• It's not what I've been used to

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive

  ➔ This sentence uses the present perfect passive structure: "have/has + been + past participle". The phrase "been used to" indicates a state or condition that has existed up to the present time. The expression "used to" here means accustomed to.

• She knows how to smile but not like you

  ➔ Comparative structure

  ➔ This sentence uses a comparative structure with "like" to make a comparison. The phrase "not like you" is an elliptical construction that omits repeated words (the full form would be "not like you smile/do"). This structure is used to highlight differences between two things being compared.