Wildest Dreams – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dreamy synth-pop world of Taylor Swift's "Wildest Dreams" to explore English expressions of romance, memory, and bittersweet goodbyes. The song's vivid imagery and emotional depth offer a rich context for understanding poetic language and nuanced feelings, making it a captivating and memorable piece for language learners.

[English]

He said, "Let's get out of this town

Drive out of the city, away from the crowds"

I thought Heaven can't help me now

Nothing lasts forever

But this is gonna take me down

He's so tall and handsome as hell

He's so bad, but he does it so well

I can see the end as it begins

My one condition is

Say you'll remember me

Standing in a nice dress

Staring at the sunset, babe

Red lips and rosy cheeks

Say you'll see me again

Even if it's just in your wildest dreams, ah-ah, ha

Wildest dreams, ah-ah, ha

...

I said, "No one has to know what we do"

His hands are in my hair, his clothes are in my room

And his voice is a familiar sound

Nothing lasts forever

But this is getting good now

He's so tall and handsome as hell

He's so bad, but he does it so well

And when we've had our very last kiss

My last request is

Say you'll remember me

Standing in a nice dress

Staring at the sunset, babe

Red lips and rosy cheeks

Say you'll see me again

Even if it's just in your wildest dreams, ah-ah, ha (ha-ah, ha)

Wildest dreams, ah-ah, ha

You'll see me in hindsight

Tangled up with you all night

Burning it down

Someday when you leave me

I bet these memories

Follow you around

You'll see me in hindsight

Tangled up with you all night

Burning (burning) it (it) down (down)

Someday when you leave me

I bet these memories

Follow (follow) you (you) around (follow you around)

Say you'll remember me

Standing in a nice dress

Staring at the sunset, babe

Red lips and rosy cheeks

Say you'll see me again

Even if it's just pretend

Say you'll remember me

Standing in a nice dress

Staring at the sunset, babe

Red lips and rosy cheeks

Say you'll see me again

Even if it's just (pretend, just pretend) in your wildest dreams, ah-ah, ha (ah)

In your wildest dreams, ah-ah, ha

Even if it's just stayed in your wildest dreams, ah-ah, ha

In your wildest dreams, ah-ah, ha

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wildest /ˈwaɪldɪst/ C1	adjective - most uncontrolled, unrestrained, or extreme; (in the context of dreams) most imaginative or fantastical, almost unbelievable.
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep; a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal. In this context, often implies fantastical or highly desired scenarios.
last /lɑːst/ (UK), /læst/ (US) B1	verb - to continue for a specified period of time; to remain in good condition or use for a long time. adjective - coming after all others in time or order; final.
handsome /ˈhænsəm/ A2	adjective - (typically of a man) good-looking, often in a strong, classic, or attractive way.
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or low standard; (in the context of the lyrics 'He's so bad, but he does it so well') behaving in a way that is wrong, disobedient, or rebellious, often with an alluring or exciting connotation.
condition /kənˈdɪʃən/ B1	noun - a state of affairs that must exist or be met for something else to happen; a limiting or restricting circumstance.
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A2	verb - to recall to one's mind an image, fact, or event from the past; to keep a person or thing in one's mind.
stare /stɛər/ B1	verb - to look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.
sunset /ˈsʌnsɛt/ A2	noun - the time in the evening when the sun disappears below the horizon.
rosy /ˈroʊzi/ B1	adjective - colored pink or red, typically indicating health, warmth, or good feeling.
familiar /fəˈmɪliər/ B1	adjective - well known from long or close association; easily recognized.
request /rɪˈkwɛst/ B1	noun - an act of asking for something to be given or done.
hindsight /ˈhaɪndsaɪt/ B2	noun - understanding of an event or situation only after it has happened.
tangle /ˈtæŋɡl/ B2	verb - to twist together into a confused mass; to involve someone or something in a complicated or messy situation. (In lyrics 'Tangled up with you' implies being intimately and perhaps complicatedly involved).
burn /bɜːrn/ B1	verb - to be on fire or to cause something to be on fire; (figurative, 'burning it down') to destroy or severely damage something, often implying intense emotion or a drastic change.
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information; something remembered from the past.
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ B1	verb - to behave as if something is true when one knows that it is not, especially as a game or for fun; to claim to have a particular quality or feeling.

Key Grammar Structures

• He said, "Let's get out of this town"

  ➔ Imperative with 'Let's' for suggestions

  ➔ "Let's" is a contraction of "let us" and is used to make a suggestion or proposal that includes the speaker and the listener(s).

• I thought Heaven can't help me now

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' for impossibility/strong negative deduction

  ➔ "Can't" (cannot) expresses that something is impossible or that the speaker strongly believes it is not true.

• But this is gonna take me down

  ➔ Informal future with 'gonna' (going to)

  ➔ "Gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to", used to express future plans, intentions, or predictions.

• He's so tall and handsome as hell

  ➔ Intensifier 'as hell'

  ➔ "As hell" is an informal idiom used to intensify an adjective or adverb, meaning "extremely" or "very".

• Say you'll remember me

  ➔ Reporting verb 'Say' followed by a 'that' clause (often omitted) for a request/demand

  ➔ "Say" is used here as a verb of command/request, followed by a clause indicating what the speaker wants the other person to say or promise. The conjunction "that" is often omitted in informal speech.

• Standing in a nice dress

  ➔ Present participle for a continuous action/description (participle phrase)

  ➔ "Standing" is a present participle used to describe the state or action of the subject ("me") at a specific time, often acting as an adjective or part of a reduced relative clause.

• No one has to know what we do

  ➔ Modal verb 'have to' for obligation/necessity (negative form with 'no one')

  ➔ "Has to" expresses an obligation or necessity. In its negative form with "no one", it means there is no obligation for anyone to know, or it's not necessary for anyone to know.

• And when we've had our very last kiss

  ➔ Present perfect tense in a 'when' clause for future events completed before another future action

  ➔ The present perfect "we've had" (we have had) is used in a "when" clause to refer to a future event that will be completed before another future action takes place. This is common in time clauses.

• Even if it's just in your wildest dreams

  ➔ Conjunction 'Even if' for a condition that doesn't affect the outcome

  ➔ "Even if" introduces a condition that does not change the truth or outcome of the main clause, often implying a strong concession or a hypothetical situation.

• Tangled up with you all night

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'tangled up' and adverbial phrase of time 'all night'

  ➔ "Tangled up" is a phrasal verb meaning to be entwined or involved in a complicated way. "All night" is an adverbial phrase indicating the duration of an action.