Something Just Like This – English Lyrics

• By: The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "Something Just Like This," a song where the universal feeling of not being 'enough' is met with a reassuring chorus about the beauty of ordinary love. By exploring the lyrics, which contrast grand mythological heroes with simple human connection, listeners can appreciate how to find the extraordinary in the genuine, everyday moments of life and relationships.

[English]

I've been reading books of old

The legends and the myths

Achilles and his gold

Hercules and his gifts

Spiderman's control

And Batman with his fists

And clearly I don't see myself upon that list

But she said, where'd you wanna go

How much you wanna risk?

I'm not looking for somebody

With some superhuman gifts

Some superhero

Some fairytale bliss

Just something I can turn to

Somebody I can kiss

I want something just like this

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Oh, I want something just like this

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Oh, I want something just like this

I want something just like this

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I've been reading books of old

The legends and the myths

The testaments they told

The moon and its eclipse

And Superman unrolls

A suit before he lifts

But I'm not the kind of person that it fits

She said, where'd you wanna go?

How much you wanna risk

I'm not looking for somebody

with some superhuman gifts

Some superhero

Some fairytale bliss

Just something I can turn to

Somebody I can miss

I want something just like this

I want something just like this

I want something just like this

...

Oh, I want something just like this

...

...

...

Where'd you wanna go?

How much you wanna risk?

I'm not looking for somebody

with some superhuman gifts

Some superhero

Some fairytale bliss

Just something I can turn to

Somebody I can kiss

I want something just like this

Oh, I want something just like this

Oh, I want something just like this

...

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...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
legend /ˈlɛdʒ.ənd/ B1	noun - a story from ancient times about famous people and events
myth /mɪθ/ B2	noun - a traditional story explaining natural or social phenomena, often involving gods or heroes
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - a thing given willingly to someone; a present noun - a natural ability or talent
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or events verb - to command or regulate something
risk /rɪsk/ B1	noun - a situation involving exposure to danger or loss verb - to expose (someone or something) to danger or loss
superhero /ˈsuːpərˌhɪəroʊ/ B1	noun - a fictional character with superhuman powers
fairytale /ˈfeə.riˌteɪl/ B2	noun - a children's story about magical beings and events adjective - unrealistically idealized or romantic
bliss /blɪs/ C1	noun - extreme happiness or joy
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of affection noun - an act of touching someone with the lips
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of the earth visible by reflected sunlight
eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/ B2	noun - an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
lift /lɪft/ B1	verb - to raise something or someone to a higher position
fit /fɪt/ A2	verb - to be the right size or shape for something
search /sɜːtʃ/ B1	verb - to try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully
turn /tɜːn/ A2	verb - to move or cause to move around a point or axis verb - to direct your attention or emotions toward something

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been reading books of old

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'I've been reading' uses the Present Perfect Continuous to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Achilles and his gold

  ➔ Possessive Pronoun

  ➔ 'His' is a possessive pronoun indicating ownership, referring to Achilles' gold.

• But she said, where'd you wanna go

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ 'Where'd' is a contraction of 'where did' or 'where would,' commonly used in informal speech.

• I'm not looking for somebody

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future

  ➔ 'I'm not looking' uses the Present Continuous to indicate a future action or intention.

• Some superhero

  ➔ Indefinite Pronoun

  ➔ 'Some' is an indefinite pronoun used to refer to an unspecified person or thing.

• Just something I can turn to

  ➔ Relative Pronoun

  ➔ 'I' in 'I can turn to' is a relative pronoun connecting the clause to the noun 'something.'

• I want something just like this

  ➔ Emphatic Structure

  ➔ The repetition of 'I want something just like this' creates an emphatic structure to highlight the speaker's desire.