Breakdown – English Lyrics

• By: Jack Johnson
• Album: In Between Dreams

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the laid-back vibes of Jack Johnson's "Breakdown," a song that beautifully captures the desire to slow down and appreciate life. This track offers a chance to improve your English comprehension while reflecting on the importance of living in the moment. Dive into the lyrics and learn how to express the yearning for simplicity and connection in your own words.

[English]

I hope this old train breaks down

Then I could take a walk around

See what there is to see

Time is just a melody

With all the people in the street

Walking fast as their feet can take them

I just roll through town

And though my windows got a view

Well the frame I'm looking through

Seems to have no concern for now

So for now I

I need this

Old train to breakdown

Oh please just

Let me please breakdown

...

Well this engine screams out loud

Saying this beat gonna crawl westbound

So I don't even make a sound

Because it's gonna sting me when I leave this town

And all the people in the street

That I'll never get to meet

If these tracks dont bend somehow

And I got no town

That I got to get

To where I don't need to be

So I

I need this

Old train to breakdown

Oh please just

Let me please breakdown

I need this

Old train to breakdown

Oh please just

Let me please breakdown

I want break on down

But I can't stop now

Let me break in down

But you can't stop nothing

If you got no control

Of the thoughts in your mind

That you kept and you know

You don't know nothing

But you don't need to know

The wisdom's in the trees

Not the glass windows

You can't stop wishing

If you don't let go

Of the things that you find

And you lose, and you know

You keep on rolling

Put the moment on hold

The frame's too bright

Put the blinds down low

I need this

Old train to breakdown

Oh please just

Let me please breakdown

I need this

Old train to breakdown

Oh please just

Let me please breakdown

...

I want break on down

But I can't stop now

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
melody /ˈmɛl.ə.di/ B1	noun - a sequence of musical notes that are perceived as a single entity
train /treɪn/ A2	noun - a mode of transportation consisting of a series of connected vehicles that run on rails
breakdown /ˈbreɪk.daʊn/ B2	noun - a failure of a machine or vehicle
window /ˈwɪn.doʊ/ A2	noun - an opening in a wall or vehicle that allows light or air in
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to make a loud, high sound with the voice
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ B2	noun - the power to influence or direct behavior or events
thoughts /θɔːts/ B1	noun - ideas or opinions produced by thinking
wishing /ˈwɪʃ.ɪŋ/ B2	verb - desiring or hoping for something
lose /luːz/ B1	verb - to no longer have something
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ A2	noun - a very short period of time
thought /θɔːt/ B1	noun - an idea, opinion, or belief produced by thinking
trees /triːz/ A2	noun - large plants with a trunk and branches
glasses /ˈɡlæs.ɪz/ B2	noun - objects made of glass, often used to hold liquids