Something Just Like This – English Lyrics

• By: The Chainsmokers, Coldplay

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of simple, real-world connections with The Chainsmokers and Coldplay's hit song. "Something Just Like This" encourages listeners to appreciate the love they have, just as it is, imperfections and all. By exploring the lyrics and the story behind the collaboration, you'll find that the song's message of everyday love is both relatable and uplifting .

[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

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 fairytale 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 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

Oh, I want something just like this

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
book /bʊk/ A1	noun - a set of written or printed pages, usually bound with a protective cover
legend /ˈlɛdʒ.ənd/ B1	noun - a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated
myth /mɪθ/ B1	noun - a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon
risk /rɪsk/ B2	noun - a situation involving exposure to danger verb - to expose to danger or harm
superhuman /ˌsuː.pərˈhjuː.mən/ C1	adjective - having powers or abilities beyond those of a normal human
bliss /blɪs/ B2	noun - perfect happiness; great joy
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
turn /tɜrn/ A2	verb - to move in a circular direction around an axis

Key Grammar Structures

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

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The "I've been reading" structure indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present, implying a prolonged or repeated action. It emphasizes the duration of the reading.

• Achilles and his gold, Hercules and his gifts

  ➔ Possessive Pronouns/Adjectives (his)

  ➔ "His" indicates possession. Achilles owns the gold; Hercules owns the gifts.

• And clearly, I don't see myself upon that list

  ➔ Negative Sentence with Auxiliary Verb (don't see)

  ➔ "Don't see" is the negative form of "see", using the auxiliary verb "do". It expresses that the speaker does not perceive himself as belonging to the group of legends mentioned.

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

  ➔ Wh- Questions with contracted 'do you' ('d'you')

  ➔ This uses contracted form 'd'you' for 'do you'. It's an informal way of asking questions starting with 'Where' and 'How much'.

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

  ➔ Present Continuous Negative (am not looking)

  ➔ "Am not looking" indicates that the speaker is currently not engaged in the act of searching for someone with superhuman gifts.

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

  ➔ Relative Clauses with implied 'that' (something I can turn to)

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" is often omitted in relative clauses when it functions as the object of the verb, as in "something (that) I can turn to".

• I want something just like this

  ➔ Expressing a desire using 'want'

  ➔ The verb 'want' is used to express a desire or need. Here, it conveys a longing for a relationship that is simple and attainable.

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

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'that' (defining the 'kind of person')

  ➔ 'that it fits' is a relative clause modifying 'the kind of person'. It describes what kind of person the speaker is *not*.