Speed Limit – English Lyrics

• By: Boyce Avenue
• Album: No Limits

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

All your life you've tried to fill a void, oh

Fake a smile but couldn't find the joy, no

They slow you down just to make sure you fit in, oh

But they were wrong cause I wouldn't change a thing, no

If you want somebody to love you

You know I will

If you want somebody to need you

You know I will

So baby

Get up, come on

Get in the fast lane

You are the one

That's got a hold on me

I say we got to live our lives

Yeah with no speed limit

Get up, come on

You make my heart race

You are the one

That keeps the pace I need

I say we got to live our lives

Yeah with no speed limit

With no speed limit

Behind your walls I fell for the girl in pain, oh

So all along your struggles were not in vain, oh

If you want somebody to love you

You know I will

If you want somebody to need you

I always will

So baby

Get up, come on

Get in the fast lane

You are the one

That's got a hold on me

I say we got to live our lives

Yeah with no speed limit

Get up, come on

You make my heart race

You are the one

That keeps the pace I need

I say we got to live our lives

Yeah with no speed limit

(If you want somebody and need somebody to love)

There's no limit, oh

There's no limit

(If you want somebody and need somebody to love)

There's no limit, oh

There's no speed limit

There's no speed limit

Yeah

Get up, come on

Get in the fast lane

You are the one

That's got a hold on me

I say we got to live our lives

Yeah with no speed limit

Get up, come on

You make my heart race

You are the one

That keeps the pace I need

I say we got to live our lives

Yeah with no speed limit

With no speed limit

No speed limit

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ B1	noun - a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend. verb - restrict the size, amount, or extent of (something).
speed /spiːd/ A2	noun - the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate. verb - move quickly.
void /vɔɪd/ B2	noun - a completely empty space; a feeling of emptiness.
fake /feɪk/ B1	verb - to make something appear to be real or genuine in order to deceive. adjective - not genuine; imitation or counterfeit.
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a facial expression indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision. verb - form one's features into a smile.
joy /dʒɔɪ/ A2	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
slow /sləʊ/ A1	adjective - moving or operating, or able to move or operate, at a low speed. verb - reduce the speed of or cause to operate at a lower speed.
fit /fɪt/ A2	verb - be of the right shape and size for. verb - be suitable for or to.
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect. adjective - unjust, dishonest, or immoral.
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - make or become different. noun - the act or process of changing.
lane /leɪn/ B1	noun - a narrow road, path, or track. noun - a division of a road or track for use by a single line of vehicles or runners.
hold /həʊld/ A2	noun - a grip or grasp; control or influence. verb - grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system. noun - the central or innermost part of something.
race /reɪs/ A2	verb - compete in a contest of speed; move or progress rapidly. noun - a competition of speed.
pace /peɪs/ B1	noun - the speed or rate at which something happens or develops. verb - walk at a steady speed, especially back and forth.
walls /wɔːlz/ A1	noun - a continuous upright solid structure that encloses or divides an area of land or a room. noun - (metaphorical) a barrier or defense, especially an emotional one.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury. noun - mental suffering or distress.
struggles /ˈstrʌɡlz/ B2	noun - a difficult or arduous task or effort. verb - make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or to resist attack. (present tense of struggle)
vain /veɪn/ B2	adjective - producing no result; useless.
fast /fɑːst/ A1	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed.

Key Grammar Structures

• All your life you've tried to fill a void, oh

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The phrase 'you've tried' uses the present perfect to indicate an action that started in the past and is relevant to the present.

• If you want somebody to love you, you know I will

  ➔ If Clause (Type 1)

  ➔ The sentence uses a Type 1 If Clause to express a real condition and its probable result. 'If you want' is the condition, and 'you know I will' is the result.

• Get up, come on, get in the fast lane

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrases 'Get up', 'come on', and 'get in' are in the imperative mood, used to give commands or make requests.

• You are the one that's got a hold on me

  ➔ Relative Pronoun ('that')

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' is used to introduce a clause that describes 'the one'. It connects the two parts of the sentence.

• I say we got to live our lives, yeah with no speed limit

  ➔ Modal Verb ('got to')

  ➔ The phrase 'got to' is a modal verb expressing necessity or obligation. It means 'have to' in this context.

• There's no limit, oh, there's no speed limit

  ➔ Contraction ('There's')

  ➔ 'There's' is a contraction of 'there is', used in informal or spoken English for brevity.