IT'S NOT REAL – English Lyrics

• By: Ella Red

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the cinematic world of Ella Red's Alt-Pop with "IT'S NOT REAL." As the climactic track of her debut album, this song offers a unique opportunity to engage with high-level, introspective English vocabulary used to explore deep, existential themes like reality, human existence, and the power of art. You can learn how English is used to express complex emotional vulnerability and ferocity through vivid, modern storytelling and compelling narrative structure.

[English]

Please make it stop. [music] Make it go

away. The sleepless nights and lonely

heartaches. The chaos of not being in

control. Slowly chipping away at my

soul. Being forced to pick and [music]

choose our rules as scamming curse. We

cast. I know. But why do we still follow

those who made us pick and choose those

rules?

>> We're only human. We make mistakes. But

what if they put our lives at stake? Our

ancestors, the misbehaved, were chained

and locked away in case. But those who

were different, they did the same. Now

[music] I'm left wondering who's to a

fun for me anymore.

I'm not talking [music]

anymore.

I killed me the other night. Wait,

please. But the news [music] was tight.

Kiss the cheek and said goodbye. I

killed me [singing] the other. [music] I

killed me the other

candy coated. [music]

I s

take her. I [music] killed me the other.

It's not real.

It's not real.

It's not real.

It's mine. [music]

It's mine. It's mine. All I wanted never

mattered. Matter. Never really mattered.

The things I've loved and cared about.

The times I've cried and screamed and

shouted. It's all don't [music] quit.

There's no way out. My nerves are split

and full of doubt. We're all pointless.

It's all pointless. Everything always

has an end. Why can't just logic bend?

Do your homework. [music] Go to school.

My just going to be a useful tool. Sit

still. Calm down. Have tea. Talk it out.

No, I won't sit. I live by while no one

knows curse for the end of all time.

This ain't fun [music] for me anymore.

I'm not talking [music]

anymore.

I killed me the other night. Wait,

please

said goodbye. [music]

I killed me the other night. I can't

leave the [music] other

[music]

taker.

I can't leave the [music] other. It's

not real.

It's not real. [music]

It's not real.

It's not. Heat. Heat. Heat.

[music]

[music]

Give me 100 years.

[music]

It's not real.

It's not real.

It's not

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sleepless /ˈsliːpləs/ B1	adjective - unable to sleep
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - feeling sad because one has no friends or company
heartache /ˈhɑːrtˌeɪk/ B2	noun - emotional pain or distress, especially caused by love
chaos /ˈkeɪɑːs/ B2	noun - complete disorder and confusion
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to direct or manage something verb - to exercise authority over
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
forced /fɔːrst/ B1	verb (past participle) / adjective - made to do something against one’s will
scamming /ˈskæmɪŋ/ C1	verb (gerund) / noun - engaging in a fraudulent scheme to obtain money or personal data
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	noun - a solemn utterance intended to bring misfortune verb - to invoke a curse upon
ancestors /ˈænsɛstərz/ B2	noun (plural) - people from whom one is descended, especially those more remote than grandparents
misbehaved /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvd/ C1	verb (past) / adjective - acted in a naughty or disruptive way
chained /tʃeɪnd/ B2	verb (past participle) / adjective - fastened with chains; restrained
locked /lɒkt/ B1	verb (past participle) / adjective - secured with a lock; not open
different /ˈdɪfərənt/ A2	adjective - not the same as another or each other
pointless /ˈpɔɪntləs/ B2	adjective - having no purpose or reason; futile
logic /ˈlɒdʒɪk/ B2	noun - reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity
homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɜːrk/ A2	noun - school assignments that students are required to do outside class
useful /ˈjuːsfəl/ A2	adjective - able to be used for a practical purpose or in several ways

Key Grammar Structures

• Please make it stop. Make it go away.

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verbs 'make' and 'go' are in the imperative mood, used to give commands or make requests.

• Slowly chipping away at my soul.

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ 'Chipping away' is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening now or over a period of time.

• We're only human. We make mistakes.

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ 'Are' and 'make' are in the present simple tense, used for general truths or habitual actions.

• But what if they put our lives at stake?

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ 'What if' introduces a second conditional sentence, discussing hypothetical situations.

• I killed me the other night.

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ 'Killed' is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• It's not real. It's mine.

  ➔ Contractions

  ➔ 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is', commonly used in informal speech.

• All I wanted never mattered.

  ➔ Past Simple with 'Never'

  ➔ 'Never mattered' uses the past simple with 'never' to emphasize that something did not happen in the past.

• Why can't just logic bend?

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Can'

  ➔ 'Can't' is a modal verb used to express inability or impossibility.