this is what autumn feels like – English Lyrics

• By: JVKE

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the bittersweet emotions of transition with JVKE's 'this is what autumn feels like.' This song, largely driven by evocative piano, uses the changing season as a powerful metaphor for love's transient nature. By immersing yourself in its melodic reflections on summer's end and potential heartbreak, you can explore nuanced expressions of melancholy and realism often associated with this time of year.

[English]

Love is a walk in the park, that's how I feel at the start

Pretty until it gets dark

Love is a walk in the park 'til you get bit by a dog

I never knew you could bark

When the seasons change

You won't feel the same at all

Because summer will turn into fall

Then you'll leave me, you're gone

You don't need me at all

Like the trees in the autumn breeze

It's ironic, the way that you leave

...

Love is like ridin' a bike, scary, but then it's alright

I got the hang of it, right? (No)

'Til you start moving too fast, look up, and you're 'bout to crash

Why doesn't love ever last?

So call me a pessimist, I think I'm a realist livin' a lie

Every night that I

Hold you inside of these arms, knowing too well you'll move on

As soon as the warm weather's gone

When the seasons change

You won't feel the same at all

Because summer will turn into fall

Then you'll leave me, you're gone

You don't need me at all

Like the trees in the autumn breeze

It's ironic, the way that you leave

Ooh, ah, ooh, ah

...

Like the trees in the autumn breeze

It's ironic, the way that you leave

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - strong affection or deep tender feelings noun - a person or thing that one loves
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn noun - an act of walking somewhere
park /pɑːk/ A1	noun - a large public area in a town, used for recreation
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to be aware of or experience a particular emotion or physical sensation verb - to touch something in order to examine it by using your fingers
dog /dɒɡ/ A1	noun - a domestic mammal, usually kept as a pet
seasons /ˈsiːzənz/ A2	noun - a period of the year characterized by particular weather
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the season between spring and autumn
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop down from a higher to a lower position noun - the season after summer and before winter
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place or group
trees /triːz/ A1	noun - a tall woody plant with a main stem and branches
autumn /ˈɔːtəm/ A2	noun - the season after summer and before winter
breeze /briːz/ B1	noun - a gentle wind
ironic /aɪˈrɒnɪk/ B2	adjective - happening in a way that seems unintentionally mocking or cruelly funny
bike /baɪk/ A1	noun - a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing the pedals
bark /bɑːk/ A2	verb - to make a noise like a dog does
pessimist /ˈpɛsɪmɪst/ B2	noun - a person who believes that the worst will happen
realist /ˈriːəlɪst/ B1	noun - a person who accepts situations as they are and deals with them realistically
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different noun - the act or result of making something different

Key Grammar Structures

• Love is a walk in the park, that's how I feel at the start

  ➔ Present simple for general truths and states

  ➔ Here, "is" and "feel" are in the present simple tense because they describe general truths about love and the speaker's "feeling" at the "start", rather than something happening right now.

• 'Til you start moving too fast, look up, and you're 'bout to crash

  ➔ Imperative mood for commands and future continuous for impending actions

  ➔ The word "look" is an imperative (a command) directing the listener, while "you're 'bout to crash" uses "are" (contracted to "you're") in a future continuous sense, implying an impending action that's about to happen due to "moving too fast".

• Why doesn't love ever last?

  ➔ Inverted question structure and adverb placement for emphasis

  ➔ The question starts with "Why" and inverts the subject-verb order ("doesn't" before "love") for a rhetorical effect, with "ever" placed after the verb to emphasize the permanence, questioning if "love" can "ever last" despite expectations.

• So call me a pessimist, I think I'm a realist livin' a lie

  ➔ Imperative with "so" as a connector and parallel structure with present tenses

  ➔ "Call" is an imperative (command) connecting to the previous thought with "so", and the verbs "think" and "livin'" use the present continuous for ongoing attitudes, contrasting "pessimist" with "realist" who acknowledges "livin' a lie".

• Every night that I Hold you inside of these arms, knowing too well you'll move on

  ➔ Relative clause introduced by "that" and future tense for prediction

  ➔ "That I" introduces a relative clause modifying "night", describing repeating evenings where the action of "Hold" happens, and "you'll move on" uses "will" to predict that "you" will leave once the "arms" are no longer needed.

• When the seasons change You won't feel the same at all

  ➔ Conditional time clause with future tense for resulting action

  ➔ "When the seasons change" sets a conditional time clause, leading to the future outcome where "You won't feel the same at all", using "won't" (contraction of "will not") to express the inevitable change in feeling upon the change in "seasons".

• Because summer will turn into fall Then you'll leave me, you're gone

  ➔ Causal conjunction "because" linking to future tense predictions and contractions for emphasis

  ➔ "Because" introduces the reason why "you'll leave", linking the seasonal change ("summer will turn into fall") as the cause, with "you're" (contraction of "you are") emphasizing the immediacy of "gone" in the future outcome.

• Like the trees in the autumn breeze It's ironic, the way that you leave

  ➔ Simile introduced by "like" and noun clause with "that" after adjective

  ➔ "Like the trees" creates a simile comparing "the way that you leave" to tree behavior in autumn, and "that you leave" is a noun clause modifying "the way", with "ironic" describing the paradoxical nature of the "leave" action.