Past lives – English Lyrics

• By: Sapientdream

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric world of 'Past Lives.' This song is a perfect entry point for learning English through emotive, repetitive phrasing and romantic vocabulary, all while experiencing a hauntingly beautiful melody that captures the essence of eternal longing.

[English]

Past lives couldn't ever come between us Lost love is sweeter when it's finally found 

I've got the strangest feeling This isn't our first time around 

Past lives couldn't ever come between us Sometimes the dreamers finally wake up 

Don't wake me, I'm not dreaming Don't wake me,  

I'm  

not dreaming Past lives couldn't ever hold me down 

Lost love is sweeter when it's finally found I've got the strangest feeling 

This isn't our first time around Past lives  

couldn't ever come between us Sometimes the dreamers finally wake up 

Don't wake me, I'm  

not dreaming 

Don't wake me, I'm not dreaming Past lives couldn't ever hold me down 

Lost love is sweeter when it's finally found I've got the strangest feeling 

This isn't our first time around 

Past lives  

couldn't ever come between us Sometimes the dreamers finally wake up 

Don't wake me, I'm not dreaming Don't wake me, I'm not dreaming

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
past /pæst/ A1	adjective - belonging to a time before the present
lives /laɪvz/ A2	noun - plural of life; existence or lifetimes
between /bɪˈtwiːn/ A1	preposition - in the space separating two objects or people
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to be found or no longer possessed
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
sweeter /ˈswiːtər/ A2	adjective - more pleasant, delightful, or sugary
found /faʊnd/ A2	verb - past tense of find; to discover something
strangest /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/ B1	adjective - most unusual, surprising, or bizarre
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or physical sensation
dreamers /ˈdriːmərz/ B1	noun - people who dream or have high aspirations
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to stop sleeping
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - the act of experiencing images in sleep
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp, carry, or restrain

Key Grammar Structures

• Past lives couldn't ever come between us

  ➔ Modal verb of past ability/possibility in the negative (couldn't).

  ➔ "Couldn't" is used here to express that past lives did not have the power or possibility to separate the couple.

• Lost love is sweeter when it's finally found

  ➔ Passive voice in a temporal clause (it is found).

  ➔ "Is found" is in the passive voice, focusing on the action of finding the love rather than who found it.

• This isn't our first time around

  ➔ Present simple indicating a general truth or state.

  ➔ "Isn't" is used to state a factual belief about the couple's recurring relationship.

• Sometimes the dreamers finally wake up

  ➔ Frequency adverb (sometimes) + Present simple for habits/tendencies.

  ➔ "Sometimes" modifies the frequency of the action, describing a tendency in human experience.

• Don't wake me, I'm not dreaming

  ➔ Imperative (negative) and Present Continuous (negative).

  ➔ "Don't wake" is a command; "not dreaming" uses the continuous form to deny the current state.

• Past lives couldn't ever hold me down

  ➔ Adverb of frequency/emphasis (ever) with past modal.

  ➔ "Ever" is used to emphasize that at no point in the past could these lives restrict the speaker.