Verona – English Lyrics

• By: Koit Toome, Laura
• Album: Verona

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story of a lifetime with 'Verona' by Koit Toome and Laura. This epic pop duet, sung in English, tells a tale of star-crossed lovers, making it a perfect song to explore themes of love, memory, and storytelling in a new language. The song's clear narrative and emotional delivery can help you connect with the words and enhance your English learning journey through music.

[English]

(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

Sleeping all alone

You wake up with a bottle in your hands

No sound of serenade

'Cause we both know we lost our game

I was always high on loving you

Before the romance turned to drama

Like Romeo and Juliet once before

We are lost in Verona

Learning through the scars

Will make you stronger, time is the proof

I'm not a loner kind

I know I just can't get over you

I was always trying to tell the truth

Before the romance turned to drama

I hope the best in me was always you

Before we lost our Verona

(We are lost) lost in the crowd of the street

(We are lost) like two sailing boats in the sea

(We are lost) 'cause sometimes we're building and burning down love

We have lost our Verona

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

We lost and we found our Verona

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

We are lost in Verona

Reckless type of love, reckless type of love

We never said "I'm sorry", we never said "enough"

This western type of woman, western type of man

Disappeared in Verona

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

We lost and we found our Verona

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

We are lost in Verona

(We are lost) lost in the crowd of the street

(We are lost) like two sailing boats in the sea

(We are lost) 'cause sometimes we're building and burning down love

We have lost our Verona

(Oh-oh)

(We lost and we found our Verona)

(Oh-oh)

We are lost in Verona

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

We lost and we found our Verona

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

We are lost in Verona

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ B1	verb (gerund) - resting with eyes closed
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - by oneself, without others
hands /hændz/ A2	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm used for holding and manipulating objects
serenade /ˌsɛr.əˈneɪd/ B2	noun - a musical performance in someone's honor
game /ɡeɪm/ A2	noun - a competitive activity or sport
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
romance /roʊˈmæns/ B2	noun - a romantic relationship or love affair
drama /ˈdrɑː.mə/ B1	noun - a play for theater, television, or cinema
Juliet /dʒuˈliː.ət/ B2	noun - a character from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
scars /skɑːrz/ B2	noun - marks left on the skin after a wound heals
stranger /ˈstreɪn.dʒər/ B2	noun - a person whom one does not know
building /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/ B2	noun - a structure with a roof and walls
burning /ˈbɜːr.nɪŋ/ B2	verb (gerund) - to be on fire

Key Grammar Structures

• You wake up with a bottle in your hands

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "you wake up" uses the present simple tense to describe a habitual action.

• I was always high on loving you

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I was always high on loving you" uses the past continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action in the past.

• We are lost in Verona

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "we are lost" uses the present simple tense to express a current state.

• Learning through the scars will make you stronger

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "will make you stronger" uses the future simple tense to indicate a result of a future action.

• We never said 'I'm sorry'

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "we never said" uses the past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past.

• Like Romeo and Juliet once before

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "once before" indicates a past event, using the past simple tense.

• We have lost our Verona

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "we have lost" uses the present perfect tense to indicate an action that has relevance to the present.