Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream) – English Lyrics

• By: Matchbox Twenty
• Album: Where The Light Goes

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of Matchbox Twenty's 'Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream),' a song that beautifully articulates the universal experience of youthful camaraderie and the search for belonging. Through its relatable lyrics and spirited melody, you can explore expressions of friendship, longing for adventure, and the nuances of English rock vocabulary, making it a perfect track to connect with and learn from.

[English]

We were eyes wide open when the world got dark

Dancin' to the rhythm, we fell so hard, you could feel it

You could feel it

Blood, ice cold baby, racin' through my veins

Chasin' down a feeling that I can't explain but I need it

Yeah I need it

And the wild dogs callin' from the other side

Come on over, we can run all night

Woo woo

Woo woo

And the world just stops

But the night goes on

And the strangest sound

Like a wave that keeps on crashing over me

And when you hear it call

Out underneath your window

There's a world outside that's waitin'

Sayin' come on, come on, come on

We got a restless feeling

And in a world of people

There's only you and me

We're wild dogs runnin' in a slow dream

We're wild dogs runnin' in a slow dream

We would crash hard, fallin' like a waterfall

Slow sweat dancin' in the music hall, we were shinin'

Yeah we were tryin'

Got a slow start rollin', we were pickin' up steam

All time low, it's a small town scene on the big screen

Mm-hmm

And the world just stops

But the night goes on

And the strangest sound

Like the waves that keep on crashing over me

So when you hear it callin'

Out underneath your window

There's a world outside that's waitin'

Sayin' come on, come on, come on

We got a restless feeling

And in a world of people

There's only you and me

The wild dogs runnin' in a slow dream

Woo woo

And if we can love somewhere

God I hope we never

Will be found

Cause everybody else's small town dreams

Are crashing over me

And when you hear it callin'

Out underneath your window

There's a worl outside that's waitin'

Sayin' come on, come on, come on

We got a restless feeling

And in a world of people

There's only you and me

We're wild dogs runnin' in a slow dream

We're wild dogs runnin' in a slow dream

Yeah wild dogs runnin' in a slow dream

Woo woo

Woo woo

Woo woo

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - untamed or undomesticated
dog /dɒɡ/ A1	noun - a domesticated carnivorous mammal
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak loudly to attract attention
strange /streɪnʤ/ A2	adjective - unusual or unexpected
crash /kræʃ/ A2	verb - to collide violently
wave /weɪv/ A1	noun - a movement on the surface of water
restless /ˈrestləs/ B1	adjective - unable to rest or relax
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
chase /tʃeɪs/ A2	verb - to pursue in order to catch or catch up
explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ A2	verb - to make something clear or understandable
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
steam /stiːm/ A2	noun - water vapor
scene /siːn/ A2	noun - a view or setting
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts or images experienced during sleep
pick /pɪk/ A1	verb - to choose or select
roll /rəʊl/ A1	verb - to move by turning over and over
sweat /swet/ A2	noun - moisture excreted through the skin
rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ B1	noun - a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
vein /veɪn/ B2	noun - a blood vessel carrying blood to the heart

Key Grammar Structures

• We were eyes wide open when the world got dark

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase 'We were eyes wide open' uses the past continuous tense to describe an ongoing action ('eyes wide open') at a specific point in the past ('when the world got dark').

• You could feel it

  ➔ Modal verb (could) for possibility in the past

  ➔ 'Could feel' uses the modal verb 'could' to express that it was possible to feel something in the past.

• And the wild dogs callin' from the other side

  ➔ Present continuous tense with contraction ('callin')

  ➔ The phrase 'callin' from the other side' uses the present continuous tense with the contraction 'callin' to indicate an ongoing action.

• We're wild dogs runnin' in a slow dream

  ➔ Present continuous tense with contraction ('runnin')

  ➔ 'Runnin' in a slow dream' uses the present continuous tense with the contraction 'runnin' to describe an ongoing action in the present.

• Cause everybody else's small town dreams

  ➔ Apostrophe for possession ('everybody else's')

  ➔ 'Everybody else's' uses an apostrophe to show possession, indicating that the dreams belong to everybody else.

• And if we can love somewhere

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'if'

  ➔ The phrase 'if we can love somewhere' is a conditional clause using 'if' to express a hypothetical situation.

• We got a restless feeling

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ 'We got a restless feeling' uses the present perfect tense to describe an action that occurred in the past and has results in the present.

• There's a world outside that's waitin'

  ➔ Contraction ('that's') and present continuous tense

  ➔ 'That's waitin' uses the contraction 'that's' and the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.