You're The Voice – English Lyrics

• By: Heart

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(emotive rock music) (audience cheering)

♪ We have a chance to turn the pages over ♪

♪ We can write what we wanna write ♪

♪ We gotta make ends meet before we get much older ♪

♪ Ooh, we're all someone's daughter ♪

♪ We're all someone's son ♪

♪ How long can we look at each other ♪

♪ Down the barrel of a gun ♪

♪ You're the voice, try and understand it ♪

♪ Make a noise and make it clear ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ We're not gonna sit in silence ♪

♪ We're not gonna live with fear ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ It's time you know we all could stand together ♪

♪ We got the power to be powerful ♪

♪ And believe it, we all could make it better ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Ooh, we're all someone's daughter ♪

♪ We're all someone's son ♪

♪ How long can we look at each other ♪

♪ Down the barrel of a gun ♪

♪ You're the voice, try and understand it ♪

♪ Make a noise and make it clear ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ We're not gonna sit in silence ♪

♪ We're not gonna live with fear ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

(emotive rock music continues)

(audience cheering)

♪ Ooh, we're all someone's daughter ♪

♪ We're all someone's son ♪

♪ How long can we look at each other ♪

♪ Down the barrel of a gun ♪

♪ You're the voice, try and understand it ♪

♪ Make a noise and make it clear ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ We're not gonna sit in silence ♪

♪ We're not gonna live with fear ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ You're the voice, try and understand it ♪

♪ Make a noise and make it clear ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ We're not gonna sit in silence ♪

♪ We're not gonna live with fear ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

(audience cheering)

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Come on, now ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

(audience cheering) (audience applauding)

- [Ann] You're the voice!

Thank you very much, everybody!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
voice /vɔɪs/ B1	noun - the sound produced by humans or animals to speak
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or cause to happen
turn /tɜːrn/ A2	verb - to rotate or change direction
write /raɪt/ A1	verb - to produce text with a pen, pencil, or keyboard
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's eyes toward someone or something
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt to do something
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ B1	verb - to grasp the meaning, significance, or nature of something
fear /fɪr/ A2	noun - a feeling of anxiety caused by danger or threat
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - the complete absence of sound
gun /ɡʌn/ B1	noun - a weapon that fires bullets
barrel /ˈbærəl/ B2	noun - the long, cylindrical part of a gun through which the bullet travels
daughter /ˈdɔːtər/ A1	noun - a female child in relation to her parents
son /sʌn/ A1	noun - a male child in relation to his parents
power /ˈpaʊər/ B1	noun - the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way
powerful /ˈpaʊərfəl/ B2	adjective - having great power or strength
better /ˈbɛtər/ A2	adjective - more desirable, satisfactory, or effective
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening; an opportunity
meet /miːt/ A2	verb - to come together with someone by chance or arrangement
older /ˈoʊldər/ A2	adjective - more advanced in age
clear /klɪr/ B1	adjective - easy to perceive, understand, or interpret; free from obstruction

Key Grammar Structures

• We have a chance to turn the pages over

  ➔ have + noun + infinitive (purpose)

  ➔ The phrase "have a chance ""to"" turn the pages over" shows that "to" introduces the infinitive that expresses the purpose.

• We can write what we wanna write

  ➔ modal verb + infinitive; embedded wh‑question clause

  ➔ "We ""can"" write what we wanna write" – "can" is the modal verb showing ability, followed by the infinitive "write"; the clause "what we wanna write" is a wh‑question used as a noun phrase.

• We gotta make ends meet before we get much older

  ➔ informal 'gotta' = have got to (obligation); subordinate clause with 'before'

  ➔ "We ""gotta"" make ends meet" – "gotta" is the informal contraction of "have got to", expressing necessity; "before we get much older" is a time clause introduced by "before".

• We're all someone's daughter

  ➔ simple present 'be' + determiner + possessive + noun (identifying relationship)

  ➔ "We""'re"" all someone's daughter" – "'re" is the contraction of "are"; "someone's" shows possession, linking the subject to the noun "daughter".

• How long can we look at each other down the barrel of a gun?

  ➔ question word + modal verb + subject + verb (rhetorical question)

  ➔ "How long ""can"" we look at each other..." – "How long" asks about duration; "can" is the modal verb expressing ability or possibility.

• You're the voice, try and understand it

  ➔ imperative clause after a comma; idiom "try and" + base verb

  ➔ "You""'re"" the voice, ""try"" and understand it" – "try" is used as an imperative followed by "and" plus another base verb, a common informal structure meaning "try to understand".

• We're not gonna sit in silence

  ➔ future intention with informal contraction "gonna" (going to)

  ➔ "We""'re"" not ""gonna"" sit in silence" – "gonna" is the informal form of "going to", used to talk about a planned future action.

• It’s time you know we all could stand together

  ➔ expression "It’s time" + past simple (subjunctive) to indicate urgency

  ➔ "It""’s"" time ""you"" know we all could stand together" – after "It’s time", the verb "know" is in the past simple (subjunctive) to stress that now is the moment for this action.