Comets + Gold – English Lyrics

• By: Elmiene, Fujii Kaze

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the smooth rhythms and poetic lyrics of 'Comets + Gold' to master nuanced English expressions and soulful phrasing. This track is special for its unique cross-cultural collaboration, making it a perfect gateway to understanding modern R&B storytelling.

[English]

[SMOOTH R&B AND CONTEMPORARY POP MUSIC]

♪ FIVE ENDS ♪

♪ FIVE OF THEM WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ I LET SOMEONE ELSE WHO LOVED ME GO ♪

♪ ALREADY KNOW ♪

♪ WHY DO I CALL ♪

♪ WHY IS IT COLD, MMM ♪

♪ OH OH HAH OH OH ♪

♪ HER EYES COULD SEE IN THE DARK ♪

♪ OH OH HAH OH OH ♪

♪ IS LIGHT A THING OF THE PAST ♪

♪ I TRACE MY FINGERS THROUGH THE PLACES I'VE BEEN ♪

♪ I SEE MY BREATH INSIDE THE GLASS I'M IN ♪

♪ HANGING IN THE DARK ♪

♪ COMETS AND GOLD ♪

♪ AM I ALONE? ♪

♪ AM I IN SPACE HERE? ♪

♪ I ALWAYS PICTURE US IN SOMEWHERE WEIGHTLESS ♪

♪ WHERE WE COULD FLOAT AND SEE THE GLASS WAVE BACK ♪

♪ SHE NEVER CALLED ♪

♪ HOT AND THEN COLD ♪

♪ COMETS AND GOLD ♪

♪ AM I IN SPACE HERE? ♪

♪ OH (OH) ♪

♪ I'M TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT ♪

♪ YOU WOULD THINK THAT I'M INVINCIBLE NO 'CAUSE ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE ♪

♪ YOU DON'T STAND ALONE ♪

♪ OH OH OH OH ♪

♪ HER EYES COULD SEE IN THE DARK ♪

♪ OH OH OH OH ♪

♪ IS LIGHT A THING OF THE PAST ♪

♪ I TRACE MY FINGERS THROUGH THE PLACES I'VE BEEN ♪

♪ I SEE MY BREATH INSIDE THE GLASS I'M IN ♪

♪ HANGING IN THE DARK (HANGING IN THE DARK) ♪

♪ COMETS AND GOLD ♪

♪ AM I ALONE? (AM I ALONE?) ♪

♪ AM I IN SPACE HERE? ♪

♪ I ALWAYS PICTURE US IN SOMEWHERE WEIGHTLESS ♪

♪ WHERE WE COULD FLOAT AND SEE THE GLASS WAVE BACK ♪

♪ SHE NEVER CALLED (SHE NEVER CALLED) ♪

♪ HOT AND THEN COLD ♪

♪ COMETS AND GOLD (COMETS AND GOLD) ♪

♪ AM I IN SPACE HERE? ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
comets /ˈkɒmɪts/ B2	noun - icy small Solar System bodies that warm and begin to release gases when passing close to the Sun
trace /treɪs/ B2	verb - to follow the course or path of something
weightless /ˈweɪtləs/ C1	adjective - having little or no apparent gravitational weight
invincible /ɪnˈvɪnsəbl/ C1	adjective - too powerful to be defeated or overcome
breath /brɛθ/ A2	noun - the air taken into or expelled from the lungs
float /floʊt/ B1	verb - to rest or move on the surface of a liquid or in the air
hanging /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be suspended or suspended from above
picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ A1	verb - to imagine or visualize
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - having a low temperature
gold /ɡoʊld/ A1	noun - a yellow precious metal
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present
traveling /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - the physical universe beyond the earth's atmosphere
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight
speed /spiːd/ A2	noun - the rate at which someone or something moves

Key Grammar Structures

• I let someone else who loved me go.

  ➔ Relative clause with 'who' as a subject pronoun.

  ➔ The clause "who loved me" modifies "someone else," defining who that person is.

• Is light a thing of the past?

  ➔ Noun phrase as a subject complement.

  ➔ Here, "a thing of the past" functions as a predicate nominative after the linking verb "is".

• I trace my fingers through the places I've been.

  ➔ Present perfect tense in a reduced relative clause.

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" is omitted after "places": "the places (that) I have been".

• I always picture us in somewhere weightless.

  ➔ Adverb of place used as a noun.

  ➔ "Somewhere" normally functions as an adverb, but here it acts as a noun phrase modified by the adjective "weightless".

• Where we could float and see the glass wave back.

  ➔ Relative clause with 'where' as a relative adverb.

  ➔ The word "where" introduces a relative clause describing the location ("somewhere weightless").

• I'm traveling at the speed of light.

  ➔ Present Continuous for an ongoing state.

  ➔ "I'm traveling" uses the auxiliary verb "am" + "-ing" to describe the subject's current action or metaphorically continuous state.

• You would think that I'm invincible.

  ➔ Conditional 'would' to express a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The speaker uses "would" to imply that if the listener observed the situation, they might conclude I am invincible.

• No 'cause I've been here before.

  ➔ Causal conjunction 'cause' (short for because).

  ➔ The conjunction 'cause' introduces the reason for the previous statement, commonly used in informal or poetic contexts.