4000 Rainy Nights – English Lyrics

• By: Stratovarius

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of Stratovarius's '4000 Rainy Nights' and explore themes of lost love and prolonged sorrow. This power metal ballad offers a poignant journey through melancholy and reflection, perfect for understanding expressive songwriting.

[English]

These empty days are filling me with pain

After I left it seems my life is only rain

...

My heart is longing to the better times

When everything was still so fine

I wonder why it happens so fast

You give your heart away knowing it might not last

I'm still here waiting for the rain to fall

And to see you once again

4000 Rainy Nights

4000 Nights I'd be with you

4000 Rainy Nights with you

...

I keep your memory in my heart

You give me hope when everything is so dark

That thing nobody can take away

Forever in me

4000 Rainy Nights

4000 Nights I'd be with you

4000 Rainy Nights with you

...

4000 Rainy Nights

4000 Nights I'd be with you

4000 Rainy Nights with you

...

4000 Rainy Nights

4000 Nights I'd be with you

4000 Rainy Nights with you

4000 Rainy Nights

4000 Nights I'd be with you

4000 Rainy Nights with you

...

4000 Rainy Nights

...

4000 Nights I'd be with you

4000 Rainy Nights with you

...

4000 Rainy Nights

4000 Nights I'd be with you

4000 Rainy Nights with you

...

4000 Rainy Nights

4000 Nights I'd be with you

4000 Rainy Nights with you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
empty /ˈempti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
longing /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ B2	noun - a strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant. verb - have a strong desire or craving.
better /ˈbetər/ A1	adjective - more satisfactory, pleasing, or useful.
times /taɪmz/ A1	noun - an instance of something happening; an occasion.
fine /faɪn/ A1	adjective - of very good quality; excellent.
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B1	verb - feel curiosity or doubt about something. noun - a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful, remarkable, or unfamiliar.
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or event.
memory /ˈmeməri/ A2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. verb - want something to happen or be the case.
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light.
forever /fərˈevər/ A2	adverb - for all future time; without ending.

Key Grammar Structures

• My heart is longing to the better times

  ➔ Use of 'to' + base verb to express desire or longing

  ➔ 'Longing to' indicates a desire or deep yearning for something.

• After I left it seems my life is only rain

  ➔ Use of 'after' as a subordinating conjunction to indicate time following an event

  ➔ 'After' introduces a time clause indicating what happened following an event.

• You give your heart away knowing it might not last

  ➔ Use of 'might not' to express possibility in the negative form

  ➔ 'Might not' indicates a possibility that something may not happen or be true.

• And to see you once again

  ➔ Use of 'once again' as an adverbial phrase meaning 'again' or 'once more'

  ➔ 'Once again' emphasizes doing or experiencing something one more time.

• Forever in me

  ➔ Use of 'in' to indicate inclusion or presence within something (metaphorically)

  ➔ 'In' here expresses that something is permanently within or part of oneself.

• 4000 Rainy Nights

  ➔ Use of a noun phrase as a recurring thematic element or title

  ➔ A noun phrase used as a title or recurring theme throughout the song.