This Too Shall Pass – English Lyrics

• By: OK Go
• Album: Of the Blue Colour of the Sky

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You know you can't keep letting it get you down

And you can't keep dragging that dead weight around

If there ain't all that much to lug around

Better run like hell when you hit the ground

When the morning comes

When the morning comes

Can't stop those kids from dancing but why would you want to

Especially when you're already getting good?

'Cause your mind don't move and your knees don't bend

But don't go blaming the kids again

When the morning comes

When the morning comes

When the morning comes

When the morning comes

When the morning comes

When the morning comes

Let it go

This too shall pass

Let it go

This too shall pass

(Let it go, this too shall pass)

You know you can't keep letting it get you down

No, you can't keep letting it get you down

(Let it go, this too shall pass)

Oh, is it really all that much to lug around

And you can't keep letting it get you down

When the morning comes

Oh, you can't keep letting it get you down

No, you can't keep letting it get you down

(When the morning comes)

Oh, you can't keep letting it get you down

No, you can't keep letting it get you down

(When the morning comes)

Oh, you can't keep letting it get you down

No, you can't keep letting it get you down

(When the morning comes)

Oh, you can't keep letting it get you down

No, you can't keep letting it get you down

(When the morning comes)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the early part of the day
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - children
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move the body rhythmically to music
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel
knees /niːz/ A2	noun - the joint between the thigh and the lower leg
bend /bend/ A2	verb - to curve or cause to curve
weight /weɪt/ A2	noun - a measure of how heavy something is
hell /hel/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as a realm of evil spirits and the punishment of the wicked after death; an extremely unpleasant experience or situation.
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality or standard
blaming /ˈbleɪmɪŋ/ B1	verb - to hold (someone or something) responsible for a fault or wrong
down /daʊn/ A1	adverb - to a lower place or position
pass /pæs/ A2	verb - to cease to exist or happen; go away
lug /lʌɡ/ B1	verb - to carry or drag something heavy with great effort
let /let/ A1	verb - allow or cause to
hell /hel/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as a realm of evil spirits and the punishment of the wicked after death; an extremely unpleasant experience or situation.

Key Grammar Structures

• You know you can't keep letting it get you down

  ➔ Present continuous with 'keep' for ongoing actions

  ➔ The phrase 'can't keep letting' uses the present continuous with 'keep' to emphasize the ongoing nature of the action, suggesting it’s a habit or repeated behavior.

• When the morning comes

  ➔ Future time clause with 'when'

  ➔ The phrase 'When the morning comes' is a future time clause using 'when' to indicate an action that will happen at a specific time in the future.

• Can't stop those kids from dancing but why would you want to

  ➔ Double negative for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase 'Can't stop... but why would you want to' uses a double negative to emphasize the idea that stopping the kids is unnecessary or undesirable.

• This too shall pass

  ➔ Future tense in a proverb

  ➔ The phrase 'This too shall pass' uses the future tense to express a timeless truth or prediction, suggesting that the current situation will eventually change.

• You know you can't keep letting it get you down

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' for ability/possibility

  ➔ The modal verb 'can't' is used to express inability or impossibility, emphasizing that the subject cannot continue allowing something to affect them negatively.