Eternal Sunshine – English Lyrics

• By: Jhené Aiko
• Album: Souled Out

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt beauty of Jhené Aiko's "Eternal Sunshine," a poignant exploration of memory, loss, and cherishing life's precious moments. This track offers a unique opportunity to connect with deeply personal themes and improve English comprehension through its evocative lyrics and serene melody. Dive in and let the ethereal soundscape elevate your language skills while exploring universal emotions.

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ IS IT TOO STRANGE FOR ME TO SAY ♪

♪ THAT IF I WERE TO DIE TODAY ♪

♪ THERE'S NOT A THING THAT I WOULD CHANGE ♪

♪ I'VE LIVED WELL ♪

♪ MAYBE I HAVE MADE MISTAKES ♪

♪ AND BEEN THROUGH MY FAIR SHARE OF PAIN ♪

♪ BUT ALL IN ALL IT'S BEEN OK ♪

♪ I'VE LIVED WELL ♪

♪ OOOH ♪

♪ AND THE MORE THAT I SEE ♪

♪ THE MORE THAT I KNOW ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL ♪

♪ OOOH ♪

♪ AND THE MORE THAT I BREATHE ♪

♪ AND START TO GO SLOW ♪

♪ OF ALL THE MANY THINGS I CAN ONLY RECALL ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS (GOOD THINGS) ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS (GOOD THINGS) ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD GOOD GOOD ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD GOOD GOOD ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS (GOOD THINGS) ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS (GOOD THINGS) ♪

♪ ONLY THE GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD ♪

♪ ONLY THE GOOD ♪

♪ LIVING ON SYCAMORE STREET ♪

♪ AND SPENDING WEEKEND ON THE BEACH ♪

♪ WE WERE FREE TO BE EVERYTHING WE DREAMED ♪

♪ FLYING KITES AND WATER FIGHTS ♪

♪ SUMMER NIGHTS WE'D RIDE OUR BIKES ♪

♪ ON OVERHILL, LADERA HEIGHTS ♪

♪ MAN I SWEAR ♪

♪ THE MORE THAT I SEE ♪

♪ THE MORE THAT I KNOW I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL ♪

♪ AND THE MORE THAT I BREATHE ♪

♪ AND START TO GO SLOW ♪

♪ OF ALL THE MANY THINGS ♪

♪ I CAN ONLY RECALL ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS (GOOD THINGS) ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS (GOOD THINGS) ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD GOOD GOOD ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD GOOD GOOD ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS (GOOD THINGS) ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS (GOOD THINGS) ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD GOOD GOOD ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD GOOD GOOD ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS (GOOD THINGS) ♪

♪ ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS (GOOD THINGS) ♪

♪ ONLY THE GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD ♪

♪ ONLY THE GOOD ♪

♪ ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
strange /streɪndʒ/ B1	adjective - unusual; odd
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make different; to alter noun - an alteration; something that has been changed
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ B1	noun - errors; blunders
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering; hurt
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to inhale and exhale air
slow /sloʊ/ A2	adjective - not fast; moving at a low speed verb - to reduce speed
recall /rɪˈkɔːl/ B2	verb - to remember; to bring back to mind
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - beneficial; positive; of high quality noun - something beneficial or desirable
sycamore /ˈsɪkəˌmɔːr/ C1	noun - a type of large tree, often with broad leaves
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
beach /biːtʃ/ A1	noun - the shore of a sea or lake, especially with sand
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not constrained; without cost verb - to release from confinement or obligation
dreamed /driːmd/ B2	verb (past) - to have imagined while sleeping
flying /ˈflaɪɪŋ/ B1	verb (present participle) - to move through the air adjective - airborne; moving in the air
kites /kaɪts/ A2	noun (plural) - light frames flown in the wind
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
nights /naɪts/ A2	noun (plural) - periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to travel on or in a vehicle noun - a short journey on a vehicle
bikes /baɪks/ A2	noun (plural) - bicycles

Key Grammar Structures

• IS IT TOO STRANGE FOR ME TO SAY

  ➔ Too + Adjective + For + Object + To-Infinitive

  ➔ Expresses excessive degree making an action difficult/impossible. 'Too strange' means excessively unusual.

• IF I WERE TO DIE TODAY

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Hypothetical 'If')

  ➔ Uses 'were' instead of 'was' for hypothetical/unreal situations. Shows imaginary scenario.

• THERE'S NOT A THING THAT I WOULD CHANGE

  ➔ Double Negative + Conditional 'Would'

  ➔ 'Not a thing' emphasizes complete negation. 'Would change' indicates hypothetical choice.

• I'VE LIVED WELL

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Describes life experience from past to present. Adverb 'well' modifies the verb.

• THE MORE THAT I SEE, THE MORE THAT I KNOW

  ➔ Parallel Comparative Structure

  ➔ Shows proportional relationship: increased seeing leads to increased knowing.

• I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL

  ➔ Negative + Universal Quantifier

  ➔ 'Anything' becomes negative with 'don't'. 'At all' intensifies the negation.

• START TO GO SLOW

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive (To-Infinitive)

  ➔ 'Start' is followed by infinitive to indicate beginning of action.

• WE WERE FREE TO BE EVERYTHING

  ➔ Adjective + Infinitive

  ➔ Adjective 'free' modifies subject, while infinitive shows permitted action.

• SUMMER NIGHTS WE'D RIDE OUR BIKES

  ➔ Past Habit with 'Would'

  ➔ 'Would' describes repeated past actions (nostalgic memories).

• I CAN ONLY RECALL ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS

  ➔ Modal Verb + Adverb + Verb

  ➔ 'Can' indicates ability. Adverb 'only' restricts the action to selective memory.