Believer – English Lyrics

• By: Tape Machines, Lvly

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric world of 'Believer' to enhance your English vocabulary. This song is perfect for learners looking to understand emotive adjectives and the nuances of expressing deep feelings and devotion through poetic, modern lyrics.

[English]

Hey

This might come out as total madness

But just wait

I really need to tell you something

'Cause I feel all alone in a room

Surrounded by people

I wanna know if you're feeling it too

Out on the roof here with you, it all seems so distant

With you-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Under streetlights, right next to the skyline

With you-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Yeah, you

I've been a cynic for so many of my days

Now you just might make a believer out of me

'Cause you look so pretty in the sunrise

And somehow now everything is alright

...

I feel

Like every word is so translucent

So real

Oh, won't you tell me how you do it

Now I'm high by the buzz in the room

Surrounded by people

I couldn't care 'bout nobody but you

Sway with me now, baby dance, give in for the moment

With you-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Under streetlights, right next to the skyline

With you-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Yeah, you

I've been a cynic for so many of my days

Now you just might make a believer out of me

'Cause you look so pretty in the sunrise

And somehow now everything is alright

...

Everything is alright

With you-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Under streetlights, right next to the skyline

With you-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Yeah, you

I've been a cynic for so many of my days

Now you just might make a believer out of me

'Cause you look so pretty in the sunrise

And somehow now everything is alright

...

Everything is alright

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
madness /ˈmædnəs/ B2	noun - the state of being mentally ill; wild or foolish behavior
surrounded /səˈraʊndɪd/ B1	adjective - encircled or closed in on all sides
distant /ˈdɪstənt/ B1	adjective - far away in space or time; aloof
skyline /ˈskaɪlaɪn/ B2	noun - an outline of land and buildings seen against the sky
cynic /ˈsɪnɪk/ C1	noun - a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest
believer /bɪˈliːvər/ B1	noun - a person who has religious faith or believes in something
sunrise /ˈsʌnraɪz/ A2	noun - the time in the morning when the sun appears
translucent /trænzˈluːsənt/ C1	adjective - allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semi-transparent
buzz /bʌz/ B2	noun - a low, continuous humming sound; a feeling of excitement
sway /sweɪ/ B2	verb - to move slowly or rhythmically backward and forward or from side to side

Key Grammar Structures

• This might come out as total madness

  ➔ Modal verb of speculation: might

  ➔ "Might" is used here to express a possibility or a slight uncertainty about how the listener will perceive the statement.

• I've been a cynic for so many of my days

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The "Present Perfect" is used with "for" to describe a state that started in the past and continues to the present.

• You just might make a believer out of me

  ➔ Phrasal verb: make (someone) out of (something)

  ➔ This construction implies causing someone to become something they were not before (in this case, a believer).

• I feel like every word is so translucent

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'like'

  ➔ "Like" acts as a conjunction here to introduce a clause describing a feeling or impression.

• I couldn't care 'bout nobody but you

  ➔ Modal verb of inability (past) + negative structure

  ➔ The phrase "couldn't care... but you" is an idiomatic way of expressing extreme focus or singular devotion.

• Sway with me now, baby dance, give in for the moment

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands, make suggestions, or issue invitations, in this case, a romantic invitation.

• And somehow now everything is alright

  ➔ Adverb of manner: somehow

  ➔ "Somehow" is used to suggest that the speaker is not exactly sure how the situation improved, but it has.