Imagine Dragons
Real Life lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Pop, Rock
- Length
- 4:08
She says that the world is a broken mess
And it's always on her mind
She cries at the news when the shots ring out
Oh, every single time
And no, I cannot fix it
No, I cannot make it stop
So I said, "Hey, turn your phone off
Won't you look me in my eye?
Can't we live that real life, real life?
Oh, hey, turn your phone off
Won't you look me in my eye?
Can't we live that real life, real life?"
She prays on her knees as the towers fall
To a God she does not know
She's begging Him to stop the mess
As the Boston bombs will blow
She says, "How can I ever believe
In something that would step aside and watch?"
And I got no words to say
'Cause I think I lost my faith
But I fake it for the day
Oh, everything will be okay
But no, I cannot fix it
And I cannot make it stop
So I said, "Hey, turn your phone off
Won't you look me in my eye?
Can't we live that real life, real life?
Oh, hey, turn your phone off
Won't you look me in my eye?
Can't we live that real life, real life?"
I wish I had the answers
Something you could hold to
The only thing that's real to me is you
Turn your phone off
Won't you look me in my eye?
Can't we live that real life, real life?
Oh, hey, turn your phone off
Won't you look me in my eye?
Can't we live that real life, real life?
Oh, hey
(Real life)
Real life, real life, oh, hey
Real life, real life, oh, hey
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Key vocabulary
- real
- true or actualA1
- she's
- she isA1
- mess
- untidy disorderB1
- it's
- it isA1
- when
- at what timeB1
- ring
- circle of metal/jewelryA1
- everything
- all thingsA1
- okay
- acceptableA1
- wish
- want somethingA1
- answers
- responses to questionsA1
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About this song
Imagine Dragons are an American band from Las Vegas that plays indie rock and synth-pop. They are known for their stadium-sized breakout singles “It’s Time” and “Radioactive” and their string of major-label albums including Night Visions, Smoke + Mirrors, Evolve, and Origins.