Something Just Like This – English Lyrics

• By: The Chainsmokers, Coldplay

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and "Something Just Like This" offers a great starting point for English learners. The lyrics are conversational and use common vocabulary to express a universally understood emotion: the desire for genuine connection. The song's structure, with its clear verses and repetitive, catchy chorus, makes it easy to follow along and sing along, reinforcing both pronunciation and comprehension. What makes this song special for language learning is its relatable narrative about accepting oneself and finding love, a theme that resonates across cultures.

[English]

I've been reading books of old, the legends and the myths

Achilles and his gold, Hercules and his gifts

Spider-Man'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 fairy tale bliss

Just something I can turn to, somebody I can kiss"

I want something just like this

Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo, doo, doo

Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo

Oh, I want something just like this

Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo, doo, doo

Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo

Oh, I want something just like this

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 fairy tale bliss

Just something I can turn to, somebody I can miss"

I want something just like this

I want something just like this

Oh, I want something just like this

Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo, doo, doo

Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo

Oh, I want something just like this

Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo, doo, doo

Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo

Where d'you wanna go? How much you wanna risk?

I'm not looking for somebody with some superhuman gifts

Some superhero, some fairy tale 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

Oh, I want something just like this

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
read /riːd/ A1	verb - look at and understand the meaning of letters, words, symbols, etc.
risk /rɪsk/ B1	noun - the possibility of something bad happening verb - to be likely to result in something bad
gifts /ɡɪfts/ A2	noun - something given willingly to someone
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events verb - determine the behavior or supervise the running of
superhuman /ˌsuːpərˈhjuːmən/ C1	adjective - having or seeming to have the powers of a superhuman being
bliss /blɪs/ B2	noun - perfect happiness; great joy
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - move in a circle around a central point
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - feel sadness or longing for someone or something
testaments /ˈtestəmənts/ C1	noun - a written statement of beliefs or intentions
eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/ B2	noun - an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer
suit /suːt/ A2	noun - a set of clothes made in the same style and fabric
lift /lɪft/ A1	verb - raise from the ground or another surface
person /ˈpɜːrsən/ A1	noun - a human being
legends /ˈledʒəndz/ B2	noun - a traditional story, sometimes regarded as true
myths /mɪθs/ B2	noun - a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or cultural phenomenon

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been reading books of old, the legends and the myths

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (I've been reading)

  ➔ This tense describes an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. The phrase "I've been reading" emphasizes the duration of the action.

• But she said, "Where d'you wanna go? How much you wanna risk?

  ➔ Reported Speech/Indirect questions (Where d'you wanna go? How much you wanna risk?)

  ➔ The original questions are quoted directly (and simplified: 'do you want to' becomes 'd'you wanna') . This shows what was said without using quotation marks, typical of conversations.

• I'm not looking for somebody with some superhuman gifts

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase (with some superhuman gifts)

  ➔ The preposition "with" introduces a phrase describing the person the speaker isn't looking for. It provides more information about the noun "somebody".

• Just something I can turn to, somebody I can kiss

  ➔ Relative Clause (I can turn to / I can kiss)

  ➔ The clauses "I can turn to" and "I can kiss" describe the qualities of "something" and "somebody" respectively. They start after the comma and modify nouns. (Implicit relative pronouns)

• I want something just like this

  ➔ Subject-Verb-Object sentence structure

  ➔ This is a basic, fundamental sentence structure in English, essential for conveying clear meaning. The structure is (I - subject, want - verb, something - object).