Chasing Cars – English Lyrics

• By: Snow Patrol
• Album: The Forest Is The Path

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into Snow Patrol's iconic "Chasing Cars," a track celebrated as one of the 21st century's most-played songs on UK radio and popularized by its feature in "Grey's Anatomy." Its straightforward lyrics, simple melodies, and unique chorus structure, which doubles in length, make it an excellent song for English language learners to practice listening and comprehension.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
soft /sɒft/ A2	adjective - having a smooth and gentle surface or quality
blowing /ˈbloʊɪŋ/ B2	verb - to move with current of air
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - organized sound with melody and rhythm
everyone /ˈɛvrɪwʌn/ A2	pronoun - all people; every person
lay /leɪ/ B1	verb - to put down in a horizontal position
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
words /wɜːrdz/ A2	noun - units of language used to express thoughts
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	verb - to display or make visible
garden /ˈgɑːrdn/ A2	noun - a piece of ground with plants cultivated
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of individuals and living things
waste /weɪst/ B2	verb - to use something carelessly or to no purpose noun - material not used or needed

Key Grammar Structures

• If I lay here

  ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 1)

  ➔ The phrase "If I lay here" introduces a condition that depends on the action of lying down.

• Would you lie with me

  ➔ Polite requests and offers

  ➔ The phrase "Would you lie with me" is a polite way to ask someone to join you.

• Forget what we're told

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The phrase "what we're told" uses the passive voice to indicate that the subject receives the action.

• Show me a garden

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Show me a garden" is an example of the imperative mood, used to give commands or requests.

• All that I am

  ➔ Relative clauses

  ➔ The phrase "All that I am" uses a relative clause to provide more information about the subject.

• They're all I can see

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement

  ➔ The phrase "They're all I can see" demonstrates subject-verb agreement, where the plural subject agrees with the verb.

• Just know that these things will never change

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "these things will never change" uses the future simple tense to express an action that will happen.