Angel By The Wings – English Lyrics

• By: Sia

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be a deeply moving experience, and Sia's 'Angel By The Wings' is a perfect example. The song's clear and repetitive lyrics, like the empowering mantra 'You can do anything,' make it accessible for English learners to follow and sing along. Its message of hope and inner strength is universal, offering a special opportunity to connect with powerful emotions while practicing a new language.

[English]

♪♪

♪ Oh so, your wounds they show ♪

♪ I know you have never felt so alone ♪

♪ But hold on, head up, be strong ♪

♪ Oh hold on, hold on until you hear them come ♪

♪ Here they come, oh ♪

♪ Take an angel by the wings ♪

♪ Beg her now for anything ♪

♪ Beg her now for one more day ♪

♪ Take an angel by the wings ♪

♪ Time to tell her everything ♪

♪ Ask her for the strength to stay ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ You can, you can do anything, anything ♪

♪ You can do anything ♪

♪ You can, you can do anything, anything ♪

♪ You can do anything ♪

♪ You can, you can do anything, anything ♪

♪ You can do anything ♪

♪ You can, you can do anything, anything ♪

♪ You can do anything ♪

♪ Look up, call to the sky ♪

♪ Oh, look up and don't ask why, oh ♪

♪ Just take an angel by the wings ♪

♪ Beg her now for anything ♪

♪ Beg her now for one more day ♪

♪ Take an angel by the wings ♪

♪ Time to tell her everything ♪

♪ Ask her for the strength to stay ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ You can, you can do anything, anything ♪

♪ You can do anything ♪

♪ You can, you can do anything, anything ♪

♪ You can do anything ♪

♪ You can, you can do anything, anything ♪

♪ You can do anything ♪

♪ You can, you can do anything, anything ♪

♪ You can do anything ♪

♪ (Ooh) ♪

♪ You can, you can do anything, anything ♪

♪ You can do anything ♪

♪ You can, you can do anything, anything ♪

♪ You can do anything (Yeah) ♪

♪ You can, you can do anything, anything ♪

♪ You can do anything (Can do anything) ♪

♪ You can, you can do anything, anything ♪

♪ You can do anything ♪

♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wound /wuːnd/ B2	noun - an injury to the body
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without anyone else
strength /strɛŋkθ/ B2	noun - the quality or state of being strong
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
beg /bɛɡ/ B1	verb - to ask someone earnestly or humbly for something
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in the same place
hear /hɪr/ A1	verb - to perceive sound
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout out or speak to someone
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze in a specified direction
strong /strɔŋ/ B1	adjective - having power or strength
anything /ˈɛnɪˌθɪŋ/ A2	pronoun - used to refer to a thing, no matter what
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours

Key Grammar Structures

• Oh so, your wounds they show

  ➔ Subject-verb inversion (emphatic)

  ➔ Normally, it would be 'your wounds show'. Inverting the subject and verb ('wounds they show') adds emphasis to the fact that the wounds are visible.

• I know you have never felt so alone

  ➔ Present perfect tense with "never" and "so" + adjective

  ➔ The present perfect "have felt" emphasizes the experience of feeling alone up to the present moment. "Never" intensifies the negative experience, and "so alone" further emphasizes the degree of loneliness.

• Beg her now for anything

  ➔ Imperative with "beg" + indirect object + preposition "for" + noun

  ➔ "Beg her now for anything" is an imperative sentence giving a direct command. It uses the structure verb (beg) + indirect object (her) + preposition 'for' + object of the preposition (anything).

• Time to tell her everything

  ➔ Infinitive phrase as subject complement

  ➔ "Time to tell her everything" uses the infinitive phrase "to tell her everything" to describe what the time is *for*. The infinitive phrase functions as a subject complement, providing more information about the subject "Time".

• Ask her for the strength to stay

  ➔ Imperative with indirect object and infinitive phrase

  ➔ This is another imperative sentence. "Ask" is the verb. "Her" is the indirect object. "For the strength to stay" includes the infinitive phrase "to stay", which modifies "strength", specifying *what kind* of strength.

• You can, you can do anything, anything

  ➔ Modal verb of ability ("can") with repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The modal verb "can" indicates ability or possibility. Repeating "you can" and "anything" emphasizes the message of empowerment and capability. Using the auxiliary verb “do” emphasizes the subject’s (you) capacity.

• Look up and don't ask why, oh

  ➔ Imperative with coordination ("and") and negative imperative ("don't ask")

  ➔ This is a compound imperative sentence, giving two commands: "Look up" and "Don't ask why". The commands are joined by the conjunction "and". "Don't ask why" is a negative imperative.