Something Just Like This – English Lyrics

• By: The Chainsmokers, Coldplay
• Album: Memories... Do Not Open

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Something Just Like This,' a landmark collaboration where The Chainsmokers' electronic flair meets Coldplay's lyrical sincerity. Through its contrast between superhero fantasies and grounded reality, this song offers a beautiful lesson in appreciating the 'something just like this'—the dependable, everyday love that is truly worth celebrating.

[English]

(audience claps, cheers)

(slow upbeat music)

♪ 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 ♪

♪ But clearly I don't see myself upon that list ♪

♪ 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 ♪

(singers vocalizing)

♪ Oh, I want something just like this ♪

(singers vocalizing)

♪ Oh, I want something just like this ♪

♪ Oh, I want something just like this ♪

♪ 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 kiss ♪

♪ I want something just like this ♪

♪ Oh, I want something just like this ♪

♪ Yes ♪

(singers vocalizing)

(singer chuckles, vocalizing)

♪ Oh, I want something just like this ♪

(singers vocalizing)

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Yes I ♪

♪ Oh, I want something, I want something ♪

♪ Oh, I want something just like this ♪

♪ Oh, I want something just like this ♪

♪ Just like this ♪

♪ Oh, I want something just like this ♪

(audience claps, cheers)

- Thank you everybody.

Thank you for dancing with us.

(coughs)

Thank you, thank you.

(audience claps, cheers)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
legend /ˈlɛdʒənd/ B2	noun - a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated
myth /mɪθ/ B2	noun - a traditional story responsible for a natural or social phenomenon
hero /ˈhɪərəʊ/ B1	noun - a person admired for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - a present or something given willingly to someone
risk /rɪsk/ B1	noun - the possibility of loss, injury, or harm
superhero /ˈsuːpərˌhɪəroʊ/ B2	noun - a fictional character with special abilities who fights evil
believer /bɪˈliːvər/ B2	noun - a person who trusts or has faith in something
risk /rɪsk/ B1	verb - to expose to danger or harm
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ B2	verb - to command, regulate, or manage noun - the power to influence or direct something
fist /fɪst/ A2	noun - a closed hand with fingers clenched into the palm

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 indicate an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• ♪ But clearly I don't see myself upon that list ♪

  ➔ Adverb Placement

  ➔ The adverb 'clearly' is placed at the beginning of the sentence for emphasis, modifying the entire statement.

• ♪ She said, where'd you wanna go ♪

  ➔ Contractions

  ➔ The contraction 'where'd' is a shortened form of 'where did' and 'wanna' is a shortened form of 'want to', commonly used in informal speech.

• ♪ I'm not looking for somebody ♪

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future Arrangements

  ➔ The Present Continuous is used here to express a future arrangement or plan, indicating the speaker's current intention.

• ♪ Just something I can turn to ♪

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The phrase 'something I can turn to' uses the infinitive of purpose to express the intention or use of the subject.

• ♪ I want something just like this ♪

  ➔ Emphatic Structure

  ➔ The repetition of 'something just like this' creates an emphatic structure, highlighting the speaker's strong desire.