Image – English Lyrics

• By: Magdalena Bay
• Album: Imaginal Disk

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dreamlike world of Magdalena Bay! This song is perfect for learners looking to master expressive, modern English vocabulary and rhythmic phrasing, offering a unique way to experience how language can blend with surreal, avant-garde pop melodies.

[English]

What's the best you've got?

I forgot all my common sense

I need all the common sense

Time to start the clock, from the top

I need confidence

Confidence in medicine

But oh, my God

Twenty-two more minutes

Oh, so hot

Meet your brand new image

Oh

I'm the best you've got

True or not

I've got common sense

I've got all the common sense

Time to let me in

Let's begin

There's no heaviness

Just over the precipice

But oh, my God

Twenty-one more minutes

Oh, so hot

Meet your brand new image

Oh, my God

Just a few more minutes

Oh, so hot

It'll be much clearer

Oh

But oh, my God

Make me in your image

Oh, so hot

Through a two way mirror

Oh, my God

Only one more minute

Oh, so hot

Meet your brand new image

Oh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
common sense /ˈkɒmən sɛns/ A2	noun - good sense and sound judgment in practical matters
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ B1	noun - the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; self-assurance
medicine /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/ A2	noun - substances used for treating disease or relieving pain
image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a representation of the external form of a person or thing
precipice /ˈprɛsɪpɪs/ C1	noun - a very steep rock face or cliff, typically a very tall one
heaviness /ˈhɛvinəs/ B2	noun - the quality of being heavy; weight or oppression
clearer /ˈklɪərər/ A2	adjective - more easy to perceive, understand, or see
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a reflective surface, typically of glass
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ A1	verb - to start doing something
forget /fəˈɡɛt/ A1	verb - to fail to remember
brand new /brænd njuː/ A2	adjective - completely new
clock /klɒk/ A1	noun - a device used to measure and indicate time

Key Grammar Structures

• What's the best you've got?

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The structure "you've got" (have got) is used to express possession or current status in informal English.

• I forgot all my common sense

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The verb "forgot" is the past tense of "forget", used to describe an action completed in the past.

• Time to start the clock, from the top

  ➔ Infinitive phrase as subject/time marker

  ➔ The phrase "Time to start" uses the infinitive "to start" to define the purpose or the moment of an action.

• I need confidence

  ➔ Modal verb / Transitive verb usage

  ➔ "Need" acts as a transitive verb here, taking "confidence" as its direct object.

• Twenty-two more minutes

  ➔ Quantifier usage

  ➔ The word "more" functions here as a determiner to indicate an additional quantity.

• Meet your brand new image

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb "meet" is used in the imperative form to give a command or invitation.

• There's no heaviness

  ➔ Existential "There is"

  ➔ "There's" (There is) introduces the existence of a concept or state.

• Make me in your image

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "In your image" is a prepositional phrase modifying the verb "make", describing the state/manner.