Travel to Romantis – English Lyrics

• By: Ace of Base
• Album: Flowers

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a musical journey with Ace of Base's "Travel to Romantis," a song that captures the essence of escapism and romance . Explore the themes of love and longing, and improve your English vocabulary while enjoying the catchy Eurodance-pop melodies of this classic hit .

[English]

Funny how everything changes for me

Memories take me away

Each time I open the door to my room

Where I must stay in all day

I don't want to be here, I'm much too tired

So I close my eyes and, 'snap', I'm with you

We are on vacation, you and me together

Lying in the sunshine

I travel to Romantis

I travel to Romantis

Where nothing but the blue skies

Will tell me that the time flies

I travel to Romantis

Everytime I think of you

You're giving me my life back

I travel to Romantis

One day I'll give you myself in a ring

Bounded by law and by heart

(Bounded by law and by heart)

It's you and me against the world

That is the way it should be

(That is the way it should be)

I don't want to be here, I'm much too tired

So I close my eyes and, 'snap', I'm with you

We are on vacation you and me together

Lying in the sunshine

I travel to Romantis

I travel to Romantis

Where nothing but the blue skies

Will tell me that the time flies

I travel to Romantis

Everytime I think of you

You're giving me my life back

I travel to Romantis

You are the best

You are the best that has happened to me

You're giving me my life back

I travel to Romantis

You are the best that has happened to me

Please, God, let it be

I travel to Romantis

I travel to Romantis

Where nothing but the blue skies

Will tell me that the time flies

I travel to Romantis

(I travel to Romantis)

Everytime I think of you

You're giving me my life back

I travel to Romantis

I travel to Romantis

I travel to Romantis

Where nothing but the blue skies

Will tell me that the time flies

I travel to Romantis

Everytime I think of you

You're giving me my life back

I travel to Romantis

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
travel /ˈtrævəl/ A1	verb - to go from one place to another, especially over a distance
Romantis /roʊˈmæntɪs/ B2	noun - a fictional or idealized place of romance and escape
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A2	noun - something remembered from the past
vacation /veɪˈkeɪʃən/ A1	noun - a period of time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want
sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ A1	noun - the light and heat from the sun
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a color like the sky on a clear day
skies /skaɪz/ A1	noun - the area above the earth where clouds and the sun are visible
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues
flies /flaɪz/ A2	verb - to move through the air with wings
giving /ˈgɪvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to freely transfer the possession of something to someone
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, and adaptation
best /bɛst/ A1	adjective - of the highest quality, or being the most suitable or desirable
happened /ˈhæpənd/ A2	verb - to occur or take place
ring /rɪŋ/ A1	noun - a small circular band, typically of metal, worn as an ornament or symbol on the finger
law /lɔː/ A2	noun - the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features

Key Grammar Structures

• Funny how everything changes for me

  ➔ exclamatory clause with "how"

  ➔ The word "how" introduces an exclamation that emphasizes the surprising change.

• Each time I open the door to my room

  ➔ time clause with "each time" + present simple

  ➔ "Each time" signals a repeated situation; the verb "open" stays in the present simple.

• I don't want to be here, I'm much too tired

  ➔ negative desire + "too" + adjective (comparative degree)

  ➔ "Too" intensifies the adjective "tired" and shows an excess: "much too tired".

• So I close the eyes and, 'snap', I'm with you

  ➔ coordinating conjunction "so" to show result

  ➔ "So" links the cause (being tired) with the effect (closing eyes).

• We are on vacation, you and me together

  ➔ present progressive for ongoing action

  ➔ "Are" + "on vacation" describes a temporary, ongoing state.

• Where nothing but the blue skies will tell you that the time flies

  ➔ relative clause introduced by "where" + future simple

  ➔ "Where" refers to the place (Romantis); "will tell" predicts a future action.

• Everytime I think of you

  ➔ time clause with "every time" + present simple

  ➔ "Everytime" (spelled "every time") signals a habitual action; "think" stays in present simple.

• One day I'll give you myself in a ring

  ➔ future simple with "will" + object pronoun

  ➔ "I'll" = "I will" expresses a future intention; "myself" is the object pronoun.

• Please, God, let it be

  ➔ imperative + subjunctive "let" + bare infinitive

  ➔ "Let" is used in an imperative clause to request a state: "let it be" = "allow it to exist".