Relax, Take It Easy – English Lyrics

• By: MIKA

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and MIKA's 'Relax, Take It Easy' is a perfect place to start. The song's repetitive and reassuring chorus makes it easy to sing along and learn key phrases about emotions and resilience. Its universal message of finding calm in chaos, born from a real-life dramatic event, provides a deep and compelling context that makes the lyrics all the more memorable.

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ TOOK A RIDE TO THE END OF THE LANE ♪

♪ WHERE NO ONE EVER GOES ♪

♪ ENDED UP ON A BROKEN TRAIN ♪

♪ WITH NOBODY I KNOW ♪

♪ BUT THE PAIN AND THE LONGING'S THE SAME ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE DYIN' ♪

♪ NOW I'M LOST ♪

♪ AND I'M SCREAMING FOR HELP ALONE ♪

♪ RELAX, TAKE IT EASY ♪

♪ FOR THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO ♪

♪ RELAX, TAKE IT EASY ♪

♪ BLAME IT ON ME OR BLAME IT ON YOU ♪

♪ IT'S AS IF I'M SCARED ♪

♪ IT'S AS IF I'M TERRIFIED ♪

♪ IT'S AS IF I'M SCARED ♪

♪ IT'S AS IF I'M PLAYING WITH FIRE ♪

♪ SCARED ♪

♪ IT'S AS IF I'M TERRIFIED ♪

♪ ARE YOU SCARED ♪

♪ ARE WE PLAYING WITH FIRE ♪

♪ RELAX ♪

♪ THERE IS AN ANSWER ♪

♪ TO THE DARKEST TIMES ♪

♪ IT'S CLEAR WE DON'T UNDERSTAND IT ♪

♪ BUT THE LAST THING ON MY MIND ♪

♪ IS TO LEAVE YOU ♪

♪ I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER ♪

♪ DON'T SCREAM, THERE ARE SO MANY ROADS LEFT ♪

♪ RELAX, TAKE IT EASY ♪

♪ FOR THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO ♪

♪ RELAX, TAKE IT EASY ♪

♪ BLAME IT ON ME OR BLAME IT ON YOU ♪

♪ RELAX, TAKE IT EASY ♪

♪ FOR THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO ♪

♪ RELAX, TAKE IT EASY ♪

♪ BLAME IT ON ME OR BLAME IT ON YOU ♪

♪♪♪

♪ RELAX, TAKE IT EASY ♪

♪ FOR THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO ♪

♪ RELAX, TAKE IT EASY ♪

♪ BLAME IT ON ME OR BLAME IT ON YOU ♪

♪ RELAX, TAKE IT EASY ♪

♪ FOR THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO ♪

♪ RELAX, TAKE IT EASY ♪

♪ BLAME IT ON ME OR BLAME IT ON YOU ♪

♪ IT'S AS IF I'M SCARED ♪

♪ IT'S AS IF I'M TERRIFIED ♪

♪ IT'S AS IF I'M SCARED ♪

♪ IT'S AS IF I'M PLAYING WITH FIRE ♪

♪ IT'S AS IF I'M TERRIFIED ♪

♪ ARE YOU SCARED ♪

♪ ARE WE PLAYING WITH FIRE ♪

♪ RELAX ♪

♪ RELAX ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
relax /rɪˈlæks/ A2	verb - to become less tense or anxious
scared /skɛrd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear
terrified /ˈtɛrɪfaɪd/ B2	adjective - extremely frightened
playing /ˈpleɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to engage in an activity for enjoyment
fire /faɪər/ A1	noun - combustion that produces heat and light
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
longing /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ B2	noun - a strong desire or yearning
answer /ˈænsər/ A2	noun - a response or solution verb - to respond to a question or problem
darkest /ˈdɑːrkɪst/ A2	adjective - most dark; having little or no light
times /taɪmz/ A1	noun - periods or moments
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept as true or real
together /təˈɡɛðər/ A2	adverb - with each other; in combination
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to shout loudly, especially in fear or pain noun - a loud, high-pitched cry
roads /roʊdz/ A2	noun - paths or ways for vehicles and pedestrians
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - to hold responsible for a fault or wrong noun - responsibility for a fault
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to travel on or in a vehicle noun - a journey on a vehicle
lane /leɪn/ B1	noun - a narrow road or path

Key Grammar Structures

• WHERE NO ONE EVER GOES

  ➔ Relative clause with 'where' and negative subject.

  ➔ The word "**where**" introduces a relative clause that gives more information about "the lane". "**No one**" is a negative pronoun acting as the subject.

• ENDED UP ON A BROKEN TRAIN

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'end up' and past participle as an adjective.

  ➔ "**Ended up**" is a phrasal verb meaning to eventually be in a particular place or situation. "**Broken**" is a past participle used as an adjective to describe the train.

• WHEN YOU'RE DYIN'

  ➔ Present continuous for an ongoing state or situation.

  ➔ "**You're dyin'**" (informal for "you are dying") uses the present continuous tense to describe a prolonged or ongoing state of suffering. The "when" clause indicates a condition.

• RELAX, TAKE IT EASY

  ➔ Imperative mood and idiomatic phrasal verb.

  ➔ "**Relax**" and "**Take it easy**" are in the imperative mood, used to give commands or advice. "Take it easy" is also an idiom meaning to calm down or not to worry.

• FOR THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO

  ➔ Conjunction 'for' + 'there is' (existence) + relative pronoun 'that' (optional).

  ➔ "**For**" is used here as a coordinating conjunction meaning "because" or "since". "**There is nothing**" indicates the non-existence of anything. "**That**" introduces a relative clause modifying "nothing."

• IT'S AS IF I'M SCARED

  ➔ 'As if' for hypothetical or imagined situations.

  ➔ "**It's as if**" is used to describe how something appears or seems, often when it's not actually true or is a hypothetical situation.

• BUT THE LAST THING ON MY MIND IS TO LEAVE YOU

  ➔ Superlative adjective + infinitive clause as subject complement.

  ➔ "**The last thing**" is a superlative adjective phrase indicating the lowest priority. "**is to leave you**" is an infinitive clause acting as the subject complement, defining what "the last thing" is.

• I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER

  ➔ Verb + 'that' clause (noun clause).

  ➔ "**That we're in this together**" is a noun clause acting as the object of the verb "**believe**". The word "that" introduces the clause.

• DON'T SCREAM, THERE ARE SO MANY ROADS LEFT

  ➔ Negative imperative + 'there are' + 'so many' + past participle as adjective.

  ➔ "**Don't scream**" is a negative command (imperative). "**There are**" indicates existence. "**So many**" quantifies the roads. "**Left**" is a past participle acting as an adjective, meaning "remaining."

• ARE WE PLAYING WITH FIRE

  ➔ Interrogative sentence in present continuous tense.

  ➔ "**Are we playing**" forms a question in the present continuous tense, asking about an action happening now or in the near future, often with an idiomatic meaning of taking a great risk.