Set For Life – English Lyrics

• By: Noah Cyrus
• Album: The Hardest Part

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

See the gold up in the hills?

It's got nothing to do with us

And eventually, it'll rust (mhm-mhm)

It might look beautiful set in stone

While the world was standing still

Standing still for the two of us

Well, if you wanna hear "I love you"

Then I'll tell you one more time

Mhm-mhm-mhm

Want it to be simple

Don't want it to be paradise (yeah)

I'm not askin' for forever

Just give me one more night with you

And I'm set for life

...

Ooh, I'm set for life

...

Well, I got it bad, but that's on you

You're like an ocean inside my hands

You're just too much of a man

...

And I like it here, I say we don't move

Well, it's nothing to brag about

But it's a room with a million views

And if you wanna hear "I love you"

Then I'll tell you one more time

Mhm-mhm-mhm

Want it to be simple

Don't want it to be paradise (yeah)

I'm not askin' for forever

Just give me one more night with you

And I'm set for life

...

Ooh, I'm set for life

...

And if you wanna hear "I love you"

Then I'll tell you one more time

Mhm-mhm-mhm

Want it to be simple

Don't want it to be paradise (yeah)

I'm not askin' for forever

Just give me one more night with you

And I'm set for life

...

Ooh, I'm set for life

...

Key Grammar Structures

• See the gold up in the hills?

  ➔ Present Simple in a Question

  ➔ The verb 'see' is in the present simple tense, used to ask about a general truth or a habitual action. Here, it's asking about the existence of gold in the hills.

• It's got nothing to do with us

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'have got'

  ➔ The phrase 'It's got' is a colloquial way of saying 'It has got', using the present perfect with 'have got' to indicate a current state or possession. Here, it means the gold has no relevance to 'us'.

• And eventually, it'll rust (mhm-mhm)

  ➔ Future with 'will' contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'it'll' is a shortened form of 'it will', used to express a future action or state. Here, it predicts that the gold will eventually rust.

• While the world was standing still

  ➔ Past Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'was standing still' uses the past continuous tense to describe an action that was ongoing in the past. Here, it describes the world being in a state of stillness.

• Then I'll tell you one more time

  ➔ Future with 'will' in a conditional context

  ➔ The phrase 'I'll tell' uses 'will' to express a future action that is dependent on a condition. Here, it indicates that the speaker will say 'I love you' again if the listener wants to hear it.

• I'm not askin' for forever

  ➔ Present Continuous with negation

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm not askin'' uses the present continuous with negation to express an ongoing action that is not happening. Here, it emphasizes that the speaker is not requesting something permanent.

• You're like an ocean inside my hands

  ➔ Simile with 'like'

  ➔ The phrase 'You're like an ocean' uses a simile with 'like' to compare the listener to an ocean. Here, it suggests that the listener is vast, deep, and perhaps overwhelming, like an ocean.

• And I like it here, I say we don't move

  ➔ Present Simple with 'like' and imperative

  ➔ The phrase 'I like it here' uses the present simple with 'like' to express a general feeling or preference. The following 'I say we don't move' is an imperative suggestion, advising against moving.