Time Machine – English Lyrics

• By: Alicia Keys

Lyrics & Translation

Discover how to embrace the present with Alicia Keys' "Time Machine." This retro-funk track offers a blend of soulful vibes and empowering lyrics, teaching you to let go of regrets and find beauty in the world around you. Learn English through music as you explore themes of mindfulness and self-acceptance.

[English]

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♪ Fear of what’s in the mirror, yeah ♪

♪ So much to be afraid of ♪

♪ Scared of what we’re made of ♪

♪ And what we might be. ♪

♪ Young life flies out the window, yeah ♪

♪ It’s not the time that changed us ♪

♪ It’s the dreams that we were chasing ♪

♪ Come back to haunt us eventually. ♪

♪ That’s why every morning at the dawn’n ♪

♪ Tell you darling, something is calling. ♪

♪ Drive me crazy, I just can’t explain it. ♪

♪ Go out of your mind, Out of your mind, ♪

♪ out of your mind, out of your mind. ♪

♪ Go out of your mind, out of your mind, ♪

♪ Out of your mind. ♪

♪ Oh we can’t rewind, life ain’t no time for shame. ♪

♪ But once you free your mind, There’s beauty in everything. ♪

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♪ That’s why every morning, at the dawn’n, ♪

♪ Tell you darling, something is calling, ♪

♪ Drive me crazy, I just can’t explain it. ♪

♪ Go out of your mind, Out of your mind, ♪

♪ out of your mind, out of your mind. ♪

♪ Go out of your mind, out of your mind, ♪

♪ Out of your mind. ♪

♪ Oh we can’t rewind, life ain’t no time for shame. ♪

♪ But once you free your mind, There’s beauty in everything. ♪

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Hello, I've been here for like five minutes. You always asleep. What's going on?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fear /fɪə(r)/ B1	noun - a feeling of anxiety caused by danger or threat verb - to be afraid of something
mirror /ˈmɪr.ər/ B1	noun - a reflective surface that shows an image
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
young /jʌŋ/ A2	adjective - not old; in an early stage of life
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of a living being
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured period during which events occur
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience such thoughts while sleeping
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	verb - to pursue in order to catch or overtake
haunt /hɔːnt/ C1	verb - to appear repeatedly as a ghost; to disturb or preoccupy the mind
morning /ˈmɔːr.nɪŋ/ A2	noun - the early part of the day after sunrise
dawn /dɔːn/ B2	noun - the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise
darling /ˈdɑː.lɪŋ/ B1	noun - a beloved person
drive /draɪv/ B1	verb - to operate a vehicle; to force or motivate
crazy /ˈkreɪ.zi/ B1	adjective - wildly excited or mentally unstable
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers
rewind /rɪˈwaɪnd/ C1	verb - to wind back to an earlier point, especially in a recording
shame /ʃeɪm/ B2	noun - a painful feeling of guilt or disgrace
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under control or restriction; without cost verb - to release from captivity or restriction
beauty /ˈbjuː.ti/ B2	noun - a combination of qualities that pleases the senses or mind
everything /ˈev.ri.θɪŋ/ B2	pronoun (treated as noun here) - all things; all that exists