The Spectre – English Lyrics

• By: Alan Walker
• Album: Different World

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Alan Walker's "The Spectre" offers a great opportunity for English learners. The lyrics are clear, repetitive, and touch on universal themes of searching and identity, making them easy to follow and understand. The song's catchy melody and energetic beat will keep you engaged as you pick up new vocabulary and practice your pronunciation. What makes "The Spectre" special for language learning is its blend of simple, direct questions and more poetic, metaphorical lines, providing a good range of language to explore.

[English]

Hello, hello

Can you hear me as I scream your name?

Hello, hello

Do you meet me before I fade away?

Is this a place that I call home

To find what I've become?

Walk along the path unknown

We live, we love, we lie

Deep in the dark I don’t need the light

There is a ghost inside me

It all belongs to the other side

We live, we love, we lie

Hello, hello

Nice to meet you

Voices inside my head

Hello, hello

I believe you

How can I forget?

Is this a place that I call home

To find what I've become?

Walk along the path unknown

We live, we love, we lie

Deep in the dark I don’t need the light

There is a ghost inside me

It all belongs to the other side

We live, we love, we lie

We live, we love, we lie

We live, we love, we lie

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to make a loud, high-pitched sound
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually lose brightness or color
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or point in space
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B2	noun - the spirit of a dead person
dark /dɑrk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light
belong /bɪˈlɔŋ/ B1	verb - to be the property of
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone
lie /laɪ/ B1	verb - to recline or be in a horizontal position
path /pæθ/ A2	noun - a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading
unknown /ʌnˈnoʊn/ B2	adjective - not known or familiar
voices /vɔɪsɪz/ B1	noun - the sound produced by humans when speaking or singing
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B1	verb - to fail to remember

Key Grammar Structures

• Can you hear me as I scream your name?

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for ability or permission.

  ➔ The phrase uses the modal verb "can" to ask if the listener has the ability to hear.

• Is this a place that I call home?

  ➔ Present simple tense for general truths.

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a general truth about the speaker's feelings towards a place.

• Deep in the dark I don’t need the light.

  ➔ Negative form of the verb 'need'.

  ➔ The negative form 'don’t need' indicates that the speaker feels no requirement for light.

• There is a ghost inside me.

  ➔ Existential 'there is' to indicate presence.

  ➔ The phrase uses 'there is' to express the existence of something within the speaker.

• We live, we love, we lie.

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of 'we' emphasizes the collective experience of living, loving, and lying.