Ordinary – English Lyrics

• By: Alex Warren

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of Alex Warren with 'Ordinary.' This song is a perfect gateway for language learners to master expressive English vocabulary related to emotions, vulnerability, and personal storytelling through its heartfelt lyrics.

[English]

ALEX WARREN - ORDINARY (LYRICS)

THEY SAY, "THE HOLY WATER'S WATERED DOWN

AND THIS TOWN'S LOST ITS FAITH

OUR COLORS WILL FADE EVENTUALLY"

SO, IF OUR TIME IS RUNNIN' OUT

DAY AFTER DAY

WE'LL MAKE THE MUNDANE OUR MASTERPIECE

OH MY, MY

OH MY, MY LOVE

I TAKE ONE LOOK AT YOU

YOU'RE TAKIN' ME OUT OF THE ORDINARY

I WANT YOU LAYIN' ME DOWN

'TIL WE'RE DEAD AND BURIED

ON THE EDGE OF YOUR KNIFE,

STAYIN' DRUNK ON YOUR VINE

THE ANGELS UP IN THE CLOUDS

ARE JEALOUS KNOWIN' WE FOUND

SOMETHIN' SO OUT OF THE ORDINARY

YOU GOT ME KISSIN' THЕ GROUND

OF YOUR SANCTUARY

SHATTER ME WITH YOUR TOUCH,

OH LORD, RETURN MЕ TO DUST

THE ANGELS UP IN THE CLOUDS

ARE JEALOUS KNOWIN' WE FOUND

HOPELESS HALLELUJAH

ON THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN'S GATE

OH, MY LIFE, HOW DO YA

BREATHE AND TAKE MY BREATH AWAY?

AT YOUR ALTAR, I WILL PRAY

YOU'RE THE SCULPTOR, I'M THE CLAY

OH MY, MY

YOU'RE TAKIN' ME OUT OF THE ORDINARY

I WANT YOU LAYIN' ME DOWN

'TIL WE'RE DEAD AND BURIED

ON THE EDGE OF YOUR KNIFE,

STAYIN' DRUNK ON YOUR VINE

THE ANGELS UP IN THE CLOUDS

ARE JEALOUS KNOWIN' WE FOUND

SOMETHIN' SO OUT (OUT) OF THE ORDINARY (ORDINARY)

YOU GOT ME KISSING THE GROUND (GROUND)

OF YOUR SANCTUARY (SANCTUARY)

SHATTER ME WITH YOUR TOUCH,

OH LORD, RETURN ME TO DUST

THE ANGELS UP IN THE CLOUDS

ARE JEALOUS KNOWIN' WE FOUND

SOMETHIN' SO HEAVENLY, HIGHER THAN ECSTASY

WHENEVER YOU'RE NEXT TO ME, OH MY, MY

WORLD WAS IN BLACK AND WHITE

UNTIL I SAW YOUR LIGHT

I THOUGHT YOU HAD TO DIE TO FIND

SOMETHIN' SO OUT OF THE ORDINARY

I WANT YOU LAYING ME DOWN

'TIL WE'RE DEAD AND BURIED

ON THE EDGE OF YOUR KNIFE,

STAYIN' DRUNK ON YOUR VINE

THE ANGELS UP IN THE CLOUDS

ARE JEALOUS KNOWIN' WE FOUND

SOMETHIN' SO OUT (OUT) OF THE ORDINARY

YOU GOT ME KISSING THE GROUND (GROUND)

OF YOUR SANCTUARY (SANCTUARY)

SHATTER ME WITH YOUR TOUCH,

OH LORD, RETURN ME TO DUST

THE ANGELS UP IN THE CLOUDS

ARE JEALOUS KNOWIN' WE FOUND

ALEX WARREN - ORDINARY (LYRICS)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Ordinary /ˈɔːrdəneri/ A2	adjective - with no special or distinctive features; normal.
Mundane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ C1	adjective - lacking interest or excitement; dull.
Masterpiece /ˈmæstərpiːs/ B2	noun - a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship.
Buried /ˈberid/ B1	adjective - placed underground or covered up.
Jealous /ˈdʒeləs/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements.
Sanctuary /ˈsæŋktʃueri/ C1	noun - a place of refuge or safety.
Shatter /ˈʃætər/ B2	verb - break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces.
Hopeful /ˈhoʊpfl/ B1	adjective - feeling or inspiring optimism.
Altar /ˈɔːltər/ C2	noun - a table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual.
Sculptor /ˈskʌlptər/ B2	noun - an artist who makes sculptures.
Ecstasy /ˈekstəsi/ C1	noun - an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.
Heavenly /ˈhevənli/ B2	adjective - very pleasing; wonderful.
Faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
Fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - gradually grow faint and disappear.
Breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - take air into the lungs and expel it.

Key Grammar Structures

• Our colors will fade eventually.

  ➔ Future Simple (will + verb)

  ➔ The auxiliary "will" is used to express a prediction or a future certainty.

• You're takin' me out of the ordinary.

  ➔ Present Continuous (to be + verb-ing)

  ➔ The "be + -ing" structure describes an action happening at the current moment or an ongoing state.

• Until we're dead and buried.

  ➔ Passive Participle as Adjective

  ➔ "Dead and buried" uses past participles to describe the state of the subject.

• The angels are jealous knowin' we found somethin' so out of the ordinary.

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause (participle phrase)

  ➔ "Knowin'" (knowing) functions as a participle phrase modifying the subject, implying "who know that".

• How do ya breathe and take my breath away?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence structure

  ➔ The use of the auxiliary "do" before the subject "ya" (you) marks this as a question.

• You're the sculptor, I'm the clay.

  ➔ Metaphorical Noun Predicate

  ➔ The speaker identifies themselves and their partner as metaphorical figures ("sculptor" and "clay").

• I thought you had to die to find somethin' so out of the ordinary.

  ➔ Past Perfect / Reported thought

  ➔ "I thought" introduces a past belief about the necessity ("had to") of an action.

• World was in black and white until I saw your light.

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction ("until")

  ➔ "Until" is used here to connect two clauses and indicate the time point when the situation changed.