maybe tomorrow – English Lyrics

• By: Freya Skye
• Album: stardust

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern English pop with 'maybe tomorrow' by Freya Skye! This song is a fantastic tool for learners to pick up emotive vocabulary and common idioms related to hope and the future. Its clear articulation and catchy rhythm make it a perfect, engaging piece for practicing listening skills and natural conversational phrasing.

[English]

- [Freya] This is "Maybe Tomorrow."

♪ Let's just be honest ♪

♪ Let's set the scene ♪

♪ You painted yourself ♪

♪ In a light so pristine ♪

♪ And it was so blinding ♪

♪ That no one could see ♪

♪ The obvious ways that ♪

♪ You'd disregard me ♪

♪ But you've just got a way ♪

♪ Of making me find reasons to say ♪

♪ Maybe tomorrow ♪

♪ I'll stand a chance ♪

♪ But I'm breaking myself ♪

♪ While I'm doing this dance ♪

♪ And I can't keep ♪

♪ Wasting my patience on you ♪

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ You're keeping me up ♪

♪ 'Cause you're letting me down ♪

♪ I can't burn a fire ♪

♪ You keep putting out ♪

♪ And you don't ♪

♪ Know what you're putting me through ♪

♪ Guess boys will just do what they do ♪

- Will you sing it, London?

♪ Boys will just do what they do ♪

♪ The dust hasn't settled ♪

♪ It's up in the air ♪

♪ Have you fully moved on ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm not quite there ♪

♪ Is it something I'm lacking ♪

♪ Somebody new ♪

♪ I'll never get it ♪

♪ From your point of view ♪

♪ Still you've just got a way ♪

♪ Of making me find reasons to say ♪

♪ Maybe tomorrow ♪

♪ I'll stand a chance ♪

♪ But I'm breaking myself ♪

♪ While I'm doing this dance ♪

♪ And I can't keep ♪

♪ Wasting my patience on you ♪

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ You're keeping me up ♪

♪ 'Cause you're letting me down ♪

♪ I can't burn a fire ♪

♪ You keep putting out ♪

♪ And you don't ♪

♪ Know what you're putting me through ♪

♪ Guess boys will just do what they do ♪

♪ Boys will just do what they do ♪

♪ Maybe tomorrow ♪

♪ I'll stand a chance ♪

(audience cheers)

(music fades)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
honest /ˈɒnɪst/ A2	adjective - free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere
pristine /ˈprɪstiːn/ C1	adjective - in its original condition; unspoiled
blinding /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ B2	adjective - extremely bright
obvious /ˈɒbviəs/ B1	adjective - easily perceived or understood; clear
disregard /ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːd/ C1	verb - to pay no attention to; ignore
patience /ˈpeɪʃns/ B1	noun - the capacity to accept or tolerate delay
settled /ˈsetld/ B1	verb - to come to rest; stabilize
lacking /ˈlækɪŋ/ B1	adjective - inadequate or deficient
painted /ˈpeɪntɪd/ A2	verb - covered with paint; depicted
breaking /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ A2	verb - fracturing or damaging; failing
wasting /ˈweɪstɪŋ/ B1	verb - to use inefficiently
dance /dɑːns/ A1	noun - a series of movements to music
burn /bɜːn/ A2	verb - to consume with fire
fire /ˈfaɪə/ A1	noun - a combustion process
tomorrow /təˈmɒroʊ/ A1	noun - the day after today

Key Grammar Structures

• You painted yourself in a light so pristine

  ➔ Reflexive pronouns

  ➔ "Yourself" is used because the subject 'you' and the object are the same person.

• No one could see the obvious ways that you'd disregard me

  ➔ Conditional/Modal perfect 'would' (contraction 'd)

  ➔ "You'd" here stands for 'you would', used for past habits or repeated actions in the past.

• I'm breaking myself while I'm doing this dance

  ➔ Present Continuous for simultaneous actions

  ➔ "I'm breaking" and "I'm doing" describe two actions happening at the same time.

• I can't keep wasting my patience on you

  ➔ Verb + Gerund (keep + -ing)

  ➔ The verb "keep" is followed by the gerund "wasting" to show the continuation of an action.

• You're keeping me up 'cause you're letting me down

  ➔ Phrasal verbs

  ➔ "Keep up" and "let down" are phrasal verbs where the preposition changes the verb's meaning.

• I can't burn a fire you keep putting out

  ➔ Relative clauses (omitted relative pronoun)

  ➔ There is an implied 'that' or 'which' after 'fire': 'a fire (that) you keep putting out'.

• Have you fully moved on?

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ "Have you moved on" connects a past action to the present moment.

• Cause I'm not quite there

  ➔ Adverb of degree ('quite')

  ➔ "Quite" is used here to modify 'there', meaning 'completely' or 'fully'.