ANGEL ABOVE ME (RUN RUN RIVER) – English Lyrics

• By: Die WBL

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of Die WBL! Use this track to immerse yourself in its unique atmosphere, helping you pick up modern musical phrasing and vocabulary in a contemporary setting.

[English]

Run, run, run...

Run, run, river, carry me home to the ocean

The river and the road, take me home to the ocean

The friends in my life like stars in the sky, leave the lights on

I'm tryin' to get back home, the river keeps on flowing to the ocean

The angels above me, they sing that they love me, oh Lord

I'm traveling alone, so far from home and love

Oh no, angels, angels, please don't leave

I'm tryin' to get to her with the love she deserves, Lord, please

I've been playing my guitar, laying underneath the stars for you

In the light of the moon, I'll be forever singing tunes for you

When the stars are aligned like the colors in your eyes, greens and blues

It's not when or whether, we'll always be together, it's true

And the angels above me, they sing that they love me, oh Lord

I'm traveling alone, so far from home and love

Oh no, angels, angels, please don't leave

I'm tryin' to get to her with the love she deserves, Lord, please

...

And sometimes, I feel like my heart's gonna burst at the seams

And sometimes, I think it's just love that we want or we need

And sometimes, I feel like I'm living too much in my dreams

And sometimes, oh Lord, let me be, let me be, oh

Are you feeling like I'm feeling? Searching for the meaning of it all

I spend all my days tryin' to make some sense of it all

The ocean and the seas and the windblown trees are changing

And your love for me is all I need to keep believing

And the angels above me, they sing that they love me, oh Lord

I'm traveling alone, so far from home and love

Oh no, angels, angels, please don't leave

I'm tryin' to get to her with the love she deserves, Lord, please

Oh, please

Don't leave me

Don't leave me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A2	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God
river /ˈrɪvər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A2	noun - a very large expanse of sea
traveling /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make a journey, typically of some length
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B1	verb - to do something or have or show qualities worthy of reward or punishment
aligned /əˈlaɪnd/ B2	verb - to place or arrange things in a straight line
burst /bɜːrst/ B2	verb - to break open or apart suddenly
seams /siːmz/ B2	noun - a line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together
believing /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/ A2	verb - to accept that something is true; feel sure of the truth of
searching /ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - to try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully
guitar /ɡɪˈtɑːr/ A1	noun - a stringed musical instrument
forever /fərˈevər/ A2	adverb - for all future time; for always
meaning /ˈmiːnɪŋ/ A2	noun - what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action
windblown /ˈwɪndbloʊn/ C1	adjective - blown or shaped by the wind
together /təˈɡeðər/ A1	adverb - with each other

Key Grammar Structures

• The river and the road, take me home to the ocean

  ➔ Imperative (Command/Request)

  ➔ The base form 'take' is used to give a command or express a strong desire for movement.

• I'm tryin' to get back home, the river keeps on flowing

  ➔ Present Continuous (keep on + -ing)

  ➔ The structure 'keeps on' + verb-ing indicates a continuous, ongoing action.

• I've been playing my guitar

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Using 'have been' + -ing emphasizes an action started in the past that has recently finished or is still relevant.

• When the stars are aligned like the colors in your eyes

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ 'Are aligned' uses 'be + past participle' to describe a state resulting from an action.

• It's not when or whether, we'll always be together

  ➔ Future Simple (Will)

  ➔ 'Will' is used here to make a strong prediction or statement about the future.

• And sometimes, I feel like my heart's gonna burst

  ➔ Informal Future (Gonna)

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a contraction of 'going to', typically used in casual speech to express intention or prediction.

• Are you feeling like I'm feeling?

  ➔ Gerund as Object

  ➔ The -ing form 'feeling' functions as a gerund, acting as the object of the verb 'like'.

• I spend all my days tryin' to make some sense of it all

  ➔ Spend + time/money + -ing

  ➔ The verb 'spend' is followed by a duration (my days) and the activity being performed (-ing).