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Driving this road down to paradise 00:30
Letting the sunlight into my eyes 00:34
Our only plan is to improvise 00:37
And it's crystal clear that I don't ever want it to end 00:40
If I had my way, I would never leave 00:45
Keep building these random memories 00:48
Turning our days into melodies 00:52
But since I can't stay 00:55
I'll just keep playing back 00:58
These fragments of time 01:02
Everywhere I go 01:06
These moments will shine 01:09
I'll just keep playing back 01:13
These fragments of time 01:17
Everywhere I go 01:21
These moments will shine 01:24
Familiar faces I've never seen 01:44
Living the gold and the silver dream 01:47
Making me feel like I'm 17 01:51
And it's crystal clear that I don't ever want it to end 01:54
If I had my way, I would never leave 01:59
Keep building these random memories 02:02
Turning our days into melodies 02:06
But since I can't stay 02:09
I'll just keep playing back 02:12
These fragments of time 02:16
Everywhere I go 02:19
These moments will shine 02:23
I'll just keep playing back 02:27
These fragments of time 02:31
Everywhere I go 02:34
These moments will shine 02:38
I'll just keep playing back 04:10
These fragments of time 04:14
Everywhere I go 04:17
These moments will shine 04:21
I'll just keep playing back 04:25
These fragments of time 04:29
These moments will shine 04:33

Fragments of Time – English Lyrics

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Through 'Fragments of Time', listeners can explore contemporary English lyrics centered on memory and introspection. The song's clear, rhythmic vocal delivery makes it an excellent tool for practicing English phrasing and understanding how abstract concepts are expressed in modern songwriting.

[English]
Driving this road down to paradise
Letting the sunlight into my eyes
Our only plan is to improvise
And it's crystal clear that I don't ever want it to end
If I had my way, I would never leave
Keep building these random memories
Turning our days into melodies
But since I can't stay
I'll just keep playing back
These fragments of time
Everywhere I go
These moments will shine
I'll just keep playing back
These fragments of time
Everywhere I go
These moments will shine
Familiar faces I've never seen
Living the gold and the silver dream
Making me feel like I'm 17
And it's crystal clear that I don't ever want it to end
If I had my way, I would never leave
Keep building these random memories
Turning our days into melodies
But since I can't stay
I'll just keep playing back
These fragments of time
Everywhere I go
These moments will shine
I'll just keep playing back
These fragments of time
Everywhere I go
These moments will shine
I'll just keep playing back
These fragments of time
Everywhere I go
These moments will shine
I'll just keep playing back
These fragments of time
These moments will shine

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

paradise

/ˈpærədaɪs/

B2
  • noun
  • - an ideal or idyllic place or state

improvise

/ˈɪmprəvaɪz/

C1
  • verb
  • - to create or perform spontaneously

crystal

/ˈkrɪstl/

B2
  • adjective
  • - clear and transparent

memories

/ˈmɛməriz/

A2
  • noun
  • - recollections of people or events

melodies

/ˈmɛlədiz/

B1
  • noun
  • - sequences of musical notes

fragments

/ˈfræɡmənts/

B2
  • noun
  • - small parts broken or separated from something

familiar

/fəˈmɪliər/

A2
  • adjective
  • - well-known from long or close association

sunlight

/ˈsʌnlaɪt/

A2
  • noun
  • - light from the sun

moments

/ˈmoʊmənts/

A2
  • noun
  • - very brief periods of time

shine

/ʃaɪn/

A2
  • verb
  • - to emit light

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Letting the sunlight into my eyes

    ➔ Participle clause (Present participle)

    ➔ Using "Letting" to describe an action happening simultaneously with the main clause.

  • I don't ever want it to end

    ➔ Emphatic negation with 'ever'

    ➔ Adding "ever" emphasizes the feeling of "at any time" within this negative construction.

  • If I had my way, I would never leave

    ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical situation)

    ➔ Used for unreal situations, "had" (past simple) + "would" indicates a hypothetical outcome.

  • Turning our days into melodies

    ➔ Gerund phrase as a result

    ➔ The "Turning" phrase shows the consequence of living and building memories.

  • But since I can't stay

    ➔ Subordinating conjunction (Reason)

    "Since" here functions as a synonym for "because" to explain the reason for leaving.

  • Familiar faces I've never seen

    ➔ Present perfect tense

    "I've never seen" connects a past experience to the current moment of observation.

  • Making me feel like I'm 17

    ➔ Causative structure with 'make'

    ➔ Used to describe how something influences the speaker's emotional state.