Wake Me Up – English Lyrics

• By: Avicii, 2CELLOS
• Album: Celloverse

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Feeling my way through the darkness

Guided by a beating heart

I can't tell where the journey will end

But I know where to start

They tell me I'm too young to understand

They say I'm caught up in a dream

Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes

Well that's fine by me

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

I tried carrying the weight of the world

But I only have two hands

I hope I get the chance to travel the world

But I don't have any plans

I wish that I could stay forever this young

Not afraid to close my eyes

Life's a game made for everyone

And love is the prize

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wake /weɪk/ A1	verb - to stop sleeping
journey /ˈdʒɜːr.ni/ A2	noun - a long trip or travel
wiser /ˈwaɪ.zər/ B1	adjective - having more knowledge and experience
older /ˈoʊl.dər/ A1	adjective - having lived for a longer time
finding /ˈfaɪn.dɪŋ/ A2	verb - to discover or locate something
lost /lɔːst/ A1	adjective - unable to find one's way or position
beating /ˈbiː.tɪŋ/ A2	verb - to pulse or throb
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
travel /ˈtræv.əl/ A1	verb - to go from one place to another
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, or life in general
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - an opportunity
forever /fəˈre.vər/ A1	adverb - for all time
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - at an early stage of life
prize /praɪz/ A2	noun - a reward for winning
darkness /ˈdɑːr.knəs/ A2	noun - the absence of light
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts or images during sleep
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A1	adjective - feeling fear
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive