This – English Lyrics

• By: OK Go

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartwarming sounds of OK Go's "This," a song that beautifully captures the essence of finding joy in the mundane. Through its catchy melodies and uplifting message, discover how music can illuminate the hidden beauty of everyday moments and enrich your understanding of the English language .

[English]

The sun's barely rising

The eastern horizon

Is starting to lighten to grey

Man, there was a time

When a quarter past five

Was the whole other side of the day

Oh, but look at you now

Bright-eyed somehow

And swaying to a song that ain't playing out loud

And I lose the thread

Like, forget what I said

I'm a deer in the headlights again

'Cause by default the future wins

She carves the dolls and pulls the strings

But it's all right here, right now

In your hands and still out of reach somehow

This endless precipice

Or honey, whatever it is

Oh, it just don't get better than this

...

The revelry levels, eventually petals

Of normalcy settle again

Oh, but look at us now

Normal somehow

Is just inches from heaven, I guess

'Cause by default the future wins

She carves the dolls and pulls the strings

But now it's right here, right now

In your hands and still out of reach somehow

And it's all there, but you can't quite look at it

A glow in the margins, maybe that's just what heaven is

This endless precipice

'Cause honey, whatever it is

Oh, it just don't get better than this

And it's nearly unbearable

That it will not submit to the touch

Lovely and terrible

That there's no way to touch it

No way to tame it

No way to bottle it up

...

Oh, but look at you now

Bright-eyed somehow

And swaying to a song in your head

Right here, right now

In your hands and still out of reach somehow

And it's all there, though you can't quite look at it

A glow in the margins, honey, that's just what heaven is

This endless precipice

And sugar, whatever it is

Oh, it just don't get better than this

It just don't get better than this

It just don't get better than this

It just don't get better

(By default the future wins)

Oh, it just don't get better than this

Than this, than this

Oh, it just don't get better than this

Than this

It just don't get better than this

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move upward
lighten /ˈlaɪtən/ B1	verb - to make or become lighter in color or weight
bright /braɪt/ A2	adjective - giving off a lot of light
sway /sweɪ/ B1	verb - to move slowly back and forth
thread /θrɛd/ A2	noun - a thin strand of something
precipice /ˈprɛsəpɪs/ C1	noun - a very steep cliff
revelry /ˈrɛvəlri/ B2	noun - lively and noisy festivities
petal /ˈpɛtəl/ A2	noun - a part of a flower
normalcy /ˈnɔrməlsi/ B2	noun - the state of being normal
unbearable /ʌnˈbɛrəbəl/ B1	adjective - too difficult or unpleasant to endure
lovely /ˈlʌvli/ A2	adjective - very beautiful or attractive
terrible /ˈtɛrəbəl/ A2	adjective - extremely bad
tame /teɪm/ B1	verb - to make a wild animal obedient
bottle /ˈbɒtəl/ A1	noun - a container with a narrow neck verb - to put something into a bottle
default /dɪˈfɔlt/ B2	noun - a failure to fulfill an obligation adjective - existing or used as a standard
endless /ˈɛndlɪs/ A2	adjective - having no end

Key Grammar Structures

• Man, there was a time / When a quarter past five / Was the whole other side of the day

  ➔ Past Tense Simple in narration, Time clauses with 'when'

  ➔ "There was a time" uses the past simple to describe a period in the past. "When a quarter past five was..." is a time clause specifying *when* that period was.

• Oh, but look at you now / Bright-eyed somehow / And swaying to a song that ain't playing out loud

  ➔ Relative clauses with reduced form ('that ain't playing'), Present Participle ('swaying')

  ➔ "That ain't playing" is a relative clause that has been simplified. "Swaying" is a present participle acting as a verb describing an ongoing action.

• Like, forget what I said / I'm a deer in the headlights again

  ➔ Imperative (forget), Idiomatic expression

  ➔ "Forget" is used in the imperative mood, giving a command. "A deer in the headlights" is an idiom meaning to be stunned or caught off guard.

• But it's all right here, right now / In your hands and still out of reach somehow

  ➔ Adverb of manner ('somehow'), Prepositional phrases

  ➔ "Somehow" indicates the manner in which something is happening, even if it's unclear *how*. "In your hands" and "out of reach" are prepositional phrases adding detail.

• This endless precipice / Or honey, whatever it is

  ➔ Noun phrase ('endless precipice'), Ellipsis

  ➔ "Endless precipice" is a noun phrase. "Whatever it is" implies a longer sentence that is shortened (ellipsis).

• It just don't get better than this

  ➔ Double negative (non-standard, but common in colloquial speech), Comparative structure

  ➔ "Don't get better *than* this" is a comparative structure. "It just don't" uses a double negative, technically incorrect but creating emphasis in informal speech.

• That it will not submit to the touch

  ➔ Future simple with 'will', Subjunctive mood (implied)

  ➔ "'will not submit' uses the future simple to express a future action. The sentence also implies a subjunctive mood because it expresses a desired but unlikely outcome (the thing refusing to be touched).