A Thousand Years – English Lyrics

• By: Lucy Thomas
• Album: Beyond

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vocabulary of eternal love and devotion with Lucy Thomas's breathtaking cover of "A Thousand Years." Her clear, classical crossover vocal style makes every word distinct and emotional, offering a perfect, heartfelt ballad for users to practice English listening and pronunciation while exploring themes of romance, destiny, and the courage to love.

[English]

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♪ Heart beats fast

Colors and promises

How to be brave

How can I love when I'm afraid to fall

But watching you stand alone

All of my doubt

Suddenly goes away somehow

One step closer

I have died every day waiting for you

Darling, don't be afraid

I have loved you

For a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

Time stands still

Beauty in all she is

I will be brave

I will not let anything take away

What's standing in front of me

Every breath

Every hour has come to this

One step closer

And I have died every day waiting for you

Darling, don't be afraid

I have loved you

For a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along, I believed I would find you

Time has brought your heart to me

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

...

One step closer

One step closer

I have died every day waiting for you

Darling, don't be afraid

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you

Time has brought your heart to me

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more ♪

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a deep affection for someone noun - a deep affection for someone
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place until something happens
brave /breɪv/ A2	adjective - showing courage verb - to face difficulties with courage
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - a feeling of uncertainty verb - to be uncertain about something
sudden /ˈsʌdən/ B1	adjective - happening quickly and unexpectedly
closer /ˈkloʊzər/ A2	adjective - nearer in distance or relationship
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ A1	noun - a term of endearment
thousand /ˈθaʊzənd/ A1	noun - the number 1,000
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ A2	noun - the quality of being pleasing to the eye
breath /brɛθ/ A1	noun - air taken into the lungs
hour /ˈaʊər/ A1	noun - a period of 60 minutes
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate something

Key Grammar Structures

• I have loved you for a thousand years

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "have loved" signifies an action that started in the past and continues or its effect persists to the present.

• I'll love you for a thousand more

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will'

  ➔ 'Will' expresses a promise or future intention.

• Time stands still

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'stands' in present simple indicates a general truth or fact.

• I will not let anything take away

  ➔ Future with 'will' + 'let' + base verb

  ➔ 'Let' here is used with a base verb to mean 'allow' or 'permit' in a future context.

• Every breath / Every hour has come to this

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'has come'

  ➔ Use of 'has come' indicates a completed action that has relevance to the present moment.