Wonderwall – English Lyrics

• By: Oasis

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heart of 90s British culture with 'Wonderwall.' This song is a perfect entry point for learning English, offering clear pronunciation, repetitive lyrical structures, and iconic colloquialisms that showcase the rhythmic beauty of the British accent.

[English]

[music]

[music]

>> Today is going to be the day that

they're going to throw it back to you.

>> [music]

>> By now you should have somehow realized

what you got to do.

I don't believe [singing and music] that

anybody feels the way I do about you

now.

Back beat [music] the word on the street

that the fire in your heart is out.

I'm [music] sure you've heard it all

before, but you never really had a

doubt.

I don't believe that anybody [music]

feels the way I do about you now.

>> [music]

>> And all the roads we have to walk are

winding.

And all [music] the lights that lead us

there are blinding.

>> [music]

>> There are many things that I would like

to say to you, but I don't know how.

Because maybe

>> [music]

>> you're going to be the one that saves

me.

>> [music]

>> And after all

you're [music] my wonderwall.

>> [music]

>> Today was going to be the day, but

they'll [music] never throw it back to

you.

By now you should have somehow realized

[music] what you're not to do.

I don't believe that anybody feels the

[music] way I do about you now.

And all [music] the roads that lead you

there were winding.

And all the lights that light [music]

the way are blinding.

There [music] are many things that I

would like to say to you, but I don't

know how.

>> [music]

>> I said maybe

you're going to [music] be the one that

saves me.

And after all

>> [music]

>> you're my wonderwall.

I said maybe [music]

you're going to be [music] the one that

saves me.

And after [music]

all

you're my wonderwall. [music]

I said maybe

>> [music]

>> you're going to be the one that saves

me.

>> [music]

>> You're going to be the one that saves

me.

You're going to be the one that saves

[music] me.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
realized /ˈriːəlaɪzd/ B2	verb - to become fully aware of something as a fact
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept that something is true or exists
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction
winding /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/ B2	adjective - having turns and curves
blinding /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ B2	adjective - extremely bright
saves /seɪvz/ A2	verb - to rescue from danger or harm
wonderwall /ˈwʌndəwɔːl/ C2	noun - a metaphorical person who acts as a savior or support; a wall of wonder
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; symbol of emotion
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning; intense emotion
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way for travel between places
beat /biːt/ B1	noun - a main accent or rhythmic unit in music
maybe /ˈmeɪbi/ A1	adjective - perhaps; possibly
throw /θroʊ/ A2	verb - to propel through the air

Key Grammar Structures

• Today is going to be the day that they're going to throw it back to you.

  ➔ Future intention with 'be going to'

  ➔ 'Be going to' is used here to express a future event that seems certain or planned.

• By now you should have somehow realized what you got to do.

  ➔ Modal verb 'should have' + past participle

  ➔ Used to express an expectation that something should have happened in the past.

• I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now.

  ➔ Defining relative clause (ellipsis of 'that')

  ➔ The clause 'the way (that) I do' acts as an adverbial phrase of manner.

• And all the roads we have to walk are winding.

  ➔ Modal of obligation 'have to'

  ➔ 'Have to' indicates an external obligation or necessity.

• There are many things that I would like to say to you.

  ➔ Existential 'There are' + 'would like to'

  ➔ 'Would like to' is a polite form of 'want to'.

• Maybe you're going to be the one that saves me.

  ➔ Defining relative clause with 'that'

  ➔ 'That' functions as a relative pronoun referring to 'the one'.

• Today was going to be the day, but they'll never throw it back to you.

  ➔ Past 'be going to' + Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ 'Was going to' expresses an intention that was unfulfilled in the past.

• And all the roads that lead you there were winding.

  ➔ Past tense of 'be' (were) + Subject-Verb agreement

  ➔ Used to describe a state in the past; 'roads' (plural) agrees with 'were'.