These Days – English Lyrics

• By: Rudimental, Jess Glynne, Macklemore, Dan Caplen
• Album: Toast To Our Differences

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I know you moved onto someone new

Hope life is beautiful

You were the light for me to find my truth

I just wanna say, thank you

Leaving to find my soul, told her I had to go

And I know it ain't pretty when our hearts get broke

Too young to feel this old, watching us both turn cold

Oh, I know it ain't pretty when two hearts get broke

Yeah, I know it ain't pretty when two hearts get broke

I hope someday we'll sit down together

And laugh with each other 'bout these days, these days

All our troubles, we'll lay to rest, and

We'll wish we could come back to these days, these days

Oh-oh, I know, I know

Oh, I know, I know

Oh-oh, I know, I know

These days, these days

Oh-oh, I know, I know

Oh, I know, I know

Oh-oh, I know, I know

These days, these days

Three years of ups and downs, nothing to show for it now

And I know it ain't pretty when the fire burns out

Calling me when I'm drunk remind me of what I've done

And I know it ain't pretty when you're trying to move on, yeah

I hope someday we'll sit down together

And laugh with each other 'bout these days, these days

All our troubles, we'll lay to rest, and

We'll wish we could come back to these days, these days

Oh-oh, I know, I know

Oh, I know, I know

Oh-oh, I know, I know

These days, these days

Oh-oh, I know, I know

Oh, I know, I know

Oh-oh, I know, I know

To these days, these days, oh

Cigarettes in the ashtray

Reminiscing on those past days

I thought you'd end up with my last name

But that changed

And I travelled around the world, think where you living at now?

I heard you moved to Austin, got a new apartment and settled down

And every once in a while I start texting

Write a paragraph, but then I delete the message

Think 'bout you like a past time

I could cry you a river, get you baptised or

I wasn't ready to act right

Used to always think I'd get you back, right?

They say that things fall apart (yeah)

We were gonna move to Brooklyn, you were gonna study art

Love is just a tool to remind us who we are

And that we are not alone when we're walking in the dark

I hope someday we'll sit down together

And laugh with each other 'bout these days, these days

All our troubles, we'll lay to rest, and

We'll wish we could come back to these days, these days

We'll wish we could come back to these days, these days (these days)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ B1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
heart /hɑːt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the centre of emotion
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the quality or state of being true; reality
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ B1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - damaged and no longer in one piece; emotionally hurt verb - to cause something to become broken
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - to make sounds and movements of the face that show happiness noun - the sound made when laughing
trouble /ˈtrʌbəl/ B1	noun - a problem or difficulty verb - to cause distress or difficulty
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to desire something to happen and expect it to happen
move /muːv/ A2	verb - to change position or go to a different place noun - an act of changing place or position
travel /ˈtrævəl/ B1	verb - to go from one place to another, especially over a distance
reminisce /ˌrɛmɪˈnɪs/ C1	verb - to recall past experiences fondly
alone /əˈloʊn/ B1	adjective - without other people; solitary
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light; gloomy noun - the period of night; a place lacking light
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - periods of 24 hours; time in general
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	noun - combustion that produces heat and light verb - to dismiss from a job; to set ablaze
ashtray /ˈæʃˌtreɪ/ C1	noun - a receptacle for cigarette ash
changed /tʃeɪndʒd/ B1	verb - to make or become different adjective - different from before
settle /ˈsɛtəl/ B2	verb - to establish a residence; to become calm or resolved
study /ˈstʌdi/ A2	verb - to devote time and attention to acquiring knowledge noun - the act of learning; a particular field of learning
art /ɑːrt/ B1	noun - creative work or its principles; a skill requiring imagination

Key Grammar Structures

• I know you moved onto someone new

  ➔ Phrasal Verb: move on to

  ➔ "Moved on to" indicates transitioning to a new relationship. The particle "on" shows continuation.

• Too young to feel this old

  ➔ Too + Adjective + Infinitive

  ➔ Structure expressing excess leading to impossibility. "Too young" creates impossibility of feeling "this old".

• I hope someday we'll sit down together

  ➔ Future Simple for Predictions

  ➔ "We'll" (will + sit) expresses future prediction based on current hope.

• We'll wish we could come back to these days

  ➔ Conditional Mood (Could)

  ➔ "Could" expresses hypothetical ability in an unreal future situation.

• Three years of ups and downs

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "Ups and downs" is a fixed phrase meaning alternating good and bad experiences.

• Calling me when I'm drunk remind me of what I've done

  ➔ Gerund Subject + Present Perfect

  ➔ Gerund "Calling" acts as subject. "What I've done" uses present perfect for past actions with present relevance.

• I thought you'd end up with my last name

  ➔ Contraction + Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "You'd" = you would. Phrasal verb "end up" indicates final result.

• Write a paragraph, but then I delete the message

  ➔ Imperative vs Simple Present

  ➔ Imperative "Write" shows command/action initiation. "Delete" switches to simple present for habitual action.

• Love is just a tool to remind us who we are

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "To remind" explains the purpose of "tool". Shows intention/function.