What Is And What Should Never Be – English Lyrics

• By: Led Zeppelin
• Album: The Complete BBC Sessions

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the contrasting dynamics of Led Zeppelin's “What Is And What Should Never Be,” a track celebrated for its blend of hard rock energy and subtle, jazz-infused verses. By exploring the lyrics and innovative sound production, users can enhance their understanding of musical dynamics and the art of emotional storytelling in song.

[English]

作词 : Robert Plant/Jimmy Page

作曲 : Robert Plant/Jimmy Page

And if I say to you tomorrow

Take my hand child come with me

It's to a castle I will take you

Where what's to be they say will be

Catch the wind see us spin

Sail away leave today

Way up high in the sky

But the wind won't blow

You really shouldn't go

It only goes to show

That you will be mine

By taking our time Ooh

So if you say to me tomorrow

Oh what fun it all would be

Then what's to stop us pretty baby

But what is and what should never be

Catch the wind see us spin

Sail away leave today

Way up high in the sky

But the wind won't blow

You really shouldn't go

It only goes to show

That you will be mine

By takin' our time Ooh

Catch the wind see us spin

Sail away leave today

Way up high in the sky

But the wind won't blow

You really shouldn't go

It only goes to show

That you will be mine

By takin' our time

So if you wake up with the sunrise

And all your dreams are still as new

And happiness is what you need so bad

Girl the answer lies with you yeah

Catch the wind see us spin

Sail away leave today

Way up high in the sky

But the wind won't blow

You really shouldn't go

It only goes to show

That you will be mine

By takin' our time Ooh

Oh the wind won't blow and we really shouldn't go

And it only goes to show-ow-ow

my sail Hey oh

Everybody I know seems to know me well

But does anybody know I'm gonna move like hell

oh yeah yeah

Baby ba-ba do-oh ba-bab do-oh

ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba yeah

Key Grammar Structures

• And if I say to you tomorrow

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple) used to talk about possible future situations.

  ➔ The word "if" introduces a condition, and "say" is in the present simple tense.

• Take my hand child come with me

  ➔ Imperative sentence used to give a command or invitation.

  ➔ "Take" is the base form of the verb used as a command; "come" is another command following the same pattern.

• It's to a castle I will take you

  ➔ Future simple with "will" to express a decision or intention.

  ➔ "will take" shows a future action that the speaker intends to do.

• But the wind won't blow

  ➔ Negative future with the contraction "won't" (will not).

  ➔ "won't" is the contracted form of "will not", showing that the action will not happen.

• You really shouldn't go

  ➔ Modal verb "should" in negative form to give advice or recommendation.

  ➔ "shouldn't" (should not) expresses that it is not advisable for you to go.

• That you will be mine

  ➔ Future simple in a subordinate clause (noun clause).

  ➔ "will be" predicts a future state: you will become mine.

• By taking our time

  ➔ Gerund after the preposition "by" to express means or method.

  ➔ "taking" is a gerund that follows "by" and shows how something is done.

• So if you wake up with the sunrise

  ➔ Conditional clause with "if" + present simple to talk about a possible future condition.

  ➔ "if" introduces the condition, and "wake" is in the present simple to show a realistic possibility.

• It only goes to show

  ➔ Idiomatic expression "goes to show" meaning "demonstrates"; "only" as an adverb of limitation.

  ➔ "only" limits the meaning, and "goes to show" functions as a fixed phrase meaning "demonstrates".