Lucid Dreams – English Lyrics

• By: Tape Machines, Eyre

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern English emotional expression with this cover of 'Lucid Dreams.' This song is perfect for learners to practice colloquialisms related to heartbreak, longing, and the use of metaphors to describe mental states, all set to a catchy, melancholic beat.

[English]

Hey I don't get what this is about

You got my head spinning on my shoulders

I feel a burn inside of my chest

See the lines as they blur out, I can feel it knocking me out

You bringing me higher and higher in every way

And all of my doubts I can feel them they're fading away

Oh you're like a fantasy I know this can't be real

I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling way down all delusional

'Cause you got me feeling like

Like I'm lucid dreaming

Got me flying high

'Cause I can't believe that I get to have you close

On an endless road I'm levitating now

In one of those lucid dreams

In one of those lucid dreams

Oh yeah

Wait you gotta tell me what you did

I saw the world turnin' in my mind oh

Yesterday you pulled a rug under my feet

Still I'm trying to wake me up

What if I'm making it all up

You bringing me higher and higher in every way

And all of my doubts I can feel them they're fading away

Oh you're like a fantasy I know this can't be real

I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling way down all delusional

'Cause you got me feeling like

Like I'm lucid dreaming

Got me flying high

'Cause I can't believe that I get to have you close

On an endless road I'm levitating now

In one of those lucid dreams

In one of those lucid dreams, yey

I walk within your maze

My head is dizzy like the purple haze

I don't know where we're going

But the clues that you are throwing

Are leading me back home to you

'Cause you got me feeling like

Like I'm lucid dreaming

Got me flying high

'Cause I can't believe that I get to have you close

On an endless road I'm levitating now

In one of those lucid dreams

In one of those lucid dreams

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lucid /ˈluːsɪd/ C2	adjective - expressed clearly; easy to understand, or having a clear mind
delusional /dɪˈluːʒənl/ C2	adjective - characterized by holding idiosyncratic beliefs or impressions that are contradicted by reality
levitating /ˈlɛvɪteɪtɪŋ/ C2	verb - rising or hovering in the air, especially by means of supposed supernatural powers
fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ B2	noun - the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable
fading /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - gradually grow faint and disappear
spinning /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ B1	verb - turning or causing something to turn or whirl around quickly
maze /meɪz/ B2	noun - a network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle through which one has to find a way
dizzy /ˈdɪzi/ B1	adjective - having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance
clues /kluːz/ A2	noun - pieces of evidence that guide toward a solution
blur /blɜːr/ B2	verb - to make or become unclear or less distinct
endless /ˈɛndləs/ B1	adjective - having or seeming to have no end
chest /tʃɛst/ A2	noun - the front surface of a person's body between the neck and the abdomen
doubts /daʊts/ A2	noun - feelings of uncertainty or lack of conviction
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving downward, typically rapidly and without control
haze /heɪz/ C1	noun - a state of mental confusion or lack of clarity

Key Grammar Structures

• You got my head spinning on my shoulders

  ➔ Causative structure: get + object + present participle

  ➔ Using 'get' + 'head' + 'spinning' implies causing an action or state to happen to the object.

• You bringing me higher and higher

  ➔ Present Continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ The phrase 'bringing' indicates an ongoing, progressive emotional elevation.

• I know this can't be real

  ➔ Modal verb of deduction/certainty (negative)

  ➔ Using 'can't' suggests a strong logical deduction that something is impossible.

• I'm falling way down all delusional

  ➔ Adjective phrase describing the subject

  ➔ 'Delusional' functions as a subject complement describing the state of 'I'.

• I can't believe that I get to have you close

  ➔ Infinitive phrase with 'get to' (opportunity)

  ➔ 'Get to' implies having the privilege or opportunity to do something.

• Still I'm trying to wake me up

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun usage

  ➔ 'Me' is used reflexively here to indicate the subject is acting upon themselves.

• What if I'm making it all up

  ➔ Conditional clause ('What if' for hypothetical)

  ➔ 'What if' introduces a hypothetical scenario or concern.

• The clues that you are throwing

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted 'that/which'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' is implied before the subject 'you'.