Fragments of Time – English Lyrics

• By: Daft Punk, Todd Edwards

Lyrics & Translation

Through 'Fragments of Time', listeners can explore contemporary English lyrics centered on memory and introspection. The song's clear, rhythmic vocal delivery makes it an excellent tool for practicing English phrasing and understanding how abstract concepts are expressed in modern songwriting.

[English]

Driving this road down to paradise

Letting the sunlight into my eyes

Our only plan is to improvise

And it's crystal clear that I don't ever want it to end

If I had my way, I would never leave

Keep building these random memories

Turning our days into melodies

But since I can't stay

I'll just keep playing back

These fragments of time

Everywhere I go

These moments will shine

I'll just keep playing back

These fragments of time

Everywhere I go

These moments will shine

Familiar faces I've never seen

Living the gold and the silver dream

Making me feel like I'm 17

And it's crystal clear that I don't ever want it to end

If I had my way, I would never leave

Keep building these random memories

Turning our days into melodies

But since I can't stay

I'll just keep playing back

These fragments of time

Everywhere I go

These moments will shine

I'll just keep playing back

These fragments of time

Everywhere I go

These moments will shine

I'll just keep playing back

These fragments of time

Everywhere I go

These moments will shine

I'll just keep playing back

These fragments of time

These moments will shine

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B2	noun - an ideal or idyllic place or state
improvise /ˈɪmprəvaɪz/ C1	verb - to create or perform spontaneously
crystal /ˈkrɪstl/ B2	adjective - clear and transparent
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A2	noun - recollections of people or events
melodies /ˈmɛlədiz/ B1	noun - sequences of musical notes
fragments /ˈfræɡmənts/ B2	noun - small parts broken or separated from something
familiar /fəˈmɪliər/ A2	adjective - well-known from long or close association
sunlight /ˈsʌnlaɪt/ A2	noun - light from the sun
moments /ˈmoʊmənts/ A2	noun - very brief periods of time
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light

Key Grammar Structures

• Letting the sunlight into my eyes

  ➔ Participle clause (Present participle)

  ➔ Using "Letting" to describe an action happening simultaneously with the main clause.

• I don't ever want it to end

  ➔ Emphatic negation with 'ever'

  ➔ Adding "ever" emphasizes the feeling of "at any time" within this negative construction.

• If I had my way, I would never leave

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical situation)

  ➔ Used for unreal situations, "had" (past simple) + "would" indicates a hypothetical outcome.

• Turning our days into melodies

  ➔ Gerund phrase as a result

  ➔ The "Turning" phrase shows the consequence of living and building memories.

• But since I can't stay

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction (Reason)

  ➔ "Since" here functions as a synonym for "because" to explain the reason for leaving.

• Familiar faces I've never seen

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ "I've never seen" connects a past experience to the current moment of observation.

• Making me feel like I'm 17

  ➔ Causative structure with 'make'

  ➔ Used to describe how something influences the speaker's emotional state.