Wonders – English Lyrics

• By: Michael Patrick Kelly, Rakim
• Album: B•O•A•T•S - Extended Version

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of hope and humanity with 'Wonders' by Michael Patrick Kelly and Rakim. This unique pop-hip hop collaboration, blending English and powerful rap, is not just a song but a story of courage. It offers a great opportunity to explore nuanced vocabulary related to social issues and emotions, all while being moved by a tale of finding light in the darkness.

[English]

I know I know

That you can't see your tomorrow today

Will you let go, let go?

Can I hold you, can I make it feel okay?

You're coming alive, coming alive

Cry a tear of joy, cry a tear of pain

You're coming alive, coming alive

Beauty's gonna wipe the fear away

I see wonders, wonders in a broken world

Hidden under, under, underneath the dirt

Wonders, wonders in a broken world

Tell me do you see what I see?

Wonders, wonders in a broken world

Getting stronger for every boy and girl

Wonders, wonders in a broken world

Tell me do you see what I see?

...

So deep in doubt

And I know just how you feel in that place

But take a look around

There's a million little sparks of a golden age

We're coming alive, coming alive

Cry a tear of joy, cry a tear of pain

We're coming alive, coming alive

Beauty's gonna wipe the fear away

I see wonders, wonders in a broken world

Hidden under, under, underneath the dirt

Wonders, wonders in a broken world

Tell me do you see what I see?

Wonders, wonders in a broken world

Getting stronger for every boy and girl

Wonders, wonders in a broken world

Tell me do you see what I see?

...

Can you see what I'm seeing?

Or are you distracted by the poverty-stricken streets

And deep depression that we in?

I see survivors of the worst conditions to be in

You see deceiving the demons

The death and the grieving

No place to raise a seed in

But the rose still grows through the crack left in the cement

Just as pleasant as Eden where wonders succeed in

And greed and oppression's the reason people unite

Even give their life

Expressing what they believe in

I see wonders, wonders in a broken world

Hidden under, under, underneath the dirt

Wonders, wonders in a broken world

Tell me do you see what I see?

Wonders, wonders in a broken world

Getting stronger for every boy and girl

Wonders, wonders in a broken world

Tell me do you see what I see?

I see wonders all around the world

...

Signs and wonders all around the world

...

I see wonders all around the world

...

Signs and wonders

Tell me do you see what I see?

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wonders /ˈwʌndərz/ B2	noun - a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful, remarkable, or unfamiliar
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ B1	noun - a combination of qualities that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight
stronger /ˈstrɔːŋər/ B1	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
doubt /daʊt/ B2	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction verb - to feel uncertain about something
survivors /sərˈvaɪvərz/ B2	noun - a person who survives, especially a person remaining alive after an event in which others have died
crack /kræk/ B2	noun - a narrow opening or fissure in a hard surface
poverty /ˈpɒvərti/ B2	noun - the state of being extremely poor
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ B1	verb - to experience visions or thoughts during sleep

Key Grammar Structures

• That you **can't see** your tomorrow today

  ➔ Modal verb + negative form

  ➔ Uses the modal verb "can" in its negative form "can't" to express inability.

• **Will** you let go, **let go**?

  ➔ Future tense (will) and Verb repetition for emphasis

  ➔ Uses "will" to express future action, and repeats the verb "let go" for emphasis.

• Can I hold you, **can I make it feel okay**?

  ➔ Modal verb (can) + Infinitive

  ➔ Uses the modal verb "can" followed by the infinitive "make" to express ability or possibility.

• Beauty's **gonna** wipe the fear away

  ➔ Contracted future (going to)

  ➔ Uses the contracted form "gonna" (going to) to express a near future action.

• Hidden **under, under, underneath** the dirt

  ➔ Prepositions of place and prepositional phrases with repetition.

  ➔ Uses prepositions "under" and "underneath" to describe location. The repetition of "under" emphasizes the concept.

• Tell me **do you see** what I see?

  ➔ Inversion for emphasis in question

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "do" is used before the subject "you" to form a question, but it adds emphasis

• **Getting stronger** for every boy and girl

  ➔ Present participle used as a verb, forming a progressive tense to show an ongoing process

  ➔ Uses the present participle "getting" to form a progressive verb tense, illustrating a continuous action of becoming stronger.

• Can you see what **I'm seeing**?

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ Uses the present continuous tense (am/is/are + -ing) to describe an action happening now or around now.

• Or **are you distracted** by the poverty-stricken streets

  ➔ Passive voice in a question

  ➔ Uses the passive voice ("are distracted") in an interrogative sentence. The subject ("you") is receiving the action.