Tokyo – English Lyrics

• By: Alexandra Stan

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Yeah, yeah

I won't always wait up

For your pride to decide

I should get away

Won't stay, you'll pray

Just another cliche

I won't always wait up

For your pride to decide

I won't press replay

Won't stay today

Can't pretend it's OK

You were just another show

Killed one, let the other go

Passed ghost that I'll never wait for

Widow that you'll never die for

You'll find me in Tokyo

My songs on the radio

Left my keys in your heart's backdoor

Looking for them on the dance floor

...

...

I won't always wait up

For your pride to decide

I won't press replay

Won't stay today

Can't pretend it's OK (it's not OK)

Maybe we could catch up

But we never really tried (but we never really tried, baby)

Stuck up on delay

Make way, foreplay

For a new yesterday

You were just another show (another show)

Kill one, let the other go (the other go)

Passed ghost that I'll never wait for (I'll never wait for)

Widow that you'll never die for

You'll find me in Tokyo (you'll find me in Tokyo)

My songs on the radio (my songs on the radio)

Left my keys in your heart's backdoor (in your heart's backdoor)

Looking for them in your heart's backdoor (in your heart's backdoor)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to stay in one place or remain inactive until something happens
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep satisfaction derived from one's own achievements
decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ B1	verb - to choose something after thinking about possibilities
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in a place or continue to be in a particular state
pray /preɪ/ B1	verb - to address a deity or a higher power with words of request, thanks or praise
cliché /kliːˈʃeɪ/ C1	noun - an overused expression or idea that has lost its original impact
press /prɛs/ B1	verb - to apply force to something so that it changes shape or moves noun - the group of journalists and media organisations that report news
replay /ˈriːˌpleɪ/ B2	noun - the act of playing something again, especially a recording verb - to play again
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ B2	verb - to act as if something is true when it is not
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of a living thing
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B2	noun - the spirit or soul of a dead person, often imagined as a pale figure
widow /ˈwɪdoʊ/ B2	noun - a woman whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
die /daɪ/ B1	verb - to cease living
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or locate something
Tokyo /ˈtoʊki.oʊ/ A2	proper noun - the capital city of Japan
song /sɔŋ/ A1	noun - a short piece of music with words
radio /ˈreɪdi.oʊ/ A2	noun - a device that receives or transmits sound signals for broadcasting
backdoor /ˈbækˌdɔːr/ C1	noun - a hidden or indirect way of entering a place, system or relationship
dance /dæns/ A1	noun - a series of movements performed to music verb - to move rhythmically to music
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room on which people stand

Key Grammar Structures

• I won't always wait up

  ➔ Future Simple Negative

  ➔ "won't" = "will not" expresses refusal or future non-action

• For your pride to decide

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "to decide" shows the purpose or intention behind "pride"

• You were just another show

  ➔ Past Simple Metaphor

  ➔ Metaphor comparing a person to ""another show"", implying insignificance

• Can't pretend it's OK

  ➔ Double Contraction

  ➔ Casual speech: ""Can't"" = cannot, ""it's"" = it is

• My songs on the radio

  ➔ Ellipsis (Missing Verb)

  ➔ Omitted verb implied: ""[are playing]"" on the radio

• Looking for them on the dance floor

  ➔ Present Participle Clause

  ➔ Describes simultaneous action: searching WHILE being in Tokyo

• Maybe we could catch up

  ➔ Modal Verb for Suggestion

  ➔ "Could" expresses a tentative suggestion or possibility

• Left my keys in your heart's backdoor

  ➔ Possessive Apostrophe + Compound Metaphor

  ➔ "'s" shows possession (heart's) + backdoor metaphor for emotional vulnerability