Jason Mraz
Back to the Earth lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:45
Whenever my head starts to hurt
Before it goes from bad to feeling worse
I turn off my phone
I get down low
And put my hands in the dirt
I try to stop the world from moving so fast
Try to get a grip on where I'm at
And simplify this dizzy life
And put my feet in the grass
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to work
I'm going back to the earth
The only explanation for a high rise
Must be that everybody wants to get high
And move on up to a deluxe
Apartment in the sky
Well, the higher we go, the taller we grow old
We lose sight of the land below
Well, you can have your place up in outer space
'Cause my home is where my food is grown
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to work
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to work
I'm going back to the earth
(All right lets get the rest in over this bridge)
We are animals (we are animals)
We are wild (we are wild)
We started with the motion
At the bottom of the ocean
Now we're swinging from the tops of the trees
We are animals (we are animals)
We are wild (we are wild)
And to truly be forgiven
We must all get back to living
With the land in harmony
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to work
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to work
I'm going back to the earth
(Two more times around!)
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to work
I'm going back to the earth
(One more time around!)
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to the earth
I'm going back to work
I'm going back to the earth
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Key vocabulary
- hurt
- cause painA2
- down
- not up; sadA1
- low
- not highA2
- moving
- causing strong feelingsB2
- space
- empty areaB2
- around
- in a circular areaA1
- below
- underneathA1
- everybody
- all peopleA1
- fast
- quicklyA1
- feeling
- emotionA1
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About this song
Jason Mraz is an American singer-songwriter known for melodic pop and acoustic folk, with early roots in Virginia busking and a career built around radio-ready singles. He is especially associated with charting hits such as “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry)” and later work spanning polished albums and stage appearances, including Broadway’s Waitress.