Angels Cry – English Lyrics

• By: Mariah Carey, Ne-Yo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant world of love and loss with Mariah Carey and Ne-Yo's "Angels Cry." This powerful ballad offers listeners a chance to delve into heartfelt lyrics and emotional expression, perfect for understanding themes of relationships and regret. Discover how music can convey deep emotions and improve your English vocabulary related to love and heartbreak.

[English]

[RAIN PELTING]

[SOFT MUSIC] [SINGERS HUMMING]

♪ I SHOULDN'T HAVE WALKED AWAY ♪

♪ I WOULD'VE STAYED IF YOU'D SAY ♪

♪ WE COULD'VE MADE EVERYTHING OKAY, BUT WE JUST ♪

♪ THREW THE BLAME BACK AND FORTH ♪

♪ WE TREATED LOVE LIKE A SPORT ♪

♪ THE FINAL BLOW HIT SO LOW, I'M STILL ON THE GROUND ♪

♪ I COULDN'T HAVE PREPARED MYSELF FOR THIS FALL ♪

♪ SHATTERED IN PIECES, CURLED ON THE FLOOR ♪

♪ SUPERNATURAL LOVE CONQUERS ALL ♪

♪ REMEMBER WE USED TO TOUCH THE SKY ♪

♪ AND LIGHTNING DON'T STRIKE ♪

♪ THE SAME PLACE TWICE ♪

♪ WHEN YOU AND I SAID GOODBYE ♪

♪ I FELT THE ANGELS CRY ♪

♪ TRUE LOVE'S A GIFT ♪

♪ BUT WE LET IT DRIFT IN A STORM ♪

♪ EVERY NIGHT, I FEEL THE ANGELS CRY ♪

♪ C'MON BABE, CAN'T OUR LOVE BE REVIVED ♪

♪ BRING IT BACK AND WE GON' MAKE IT RIGHT ♪

♪ I'M ON THE EDGE, JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE ♪

♪ AS THE ANGELS CRY ♪

♪ I THOUGHT WE'D BE FOREVER AND ALWAYS, ALWAYS ♪

♪ YOU WERE SERENITY, YOU TOOK AWAY THE BAD DAYS ♪

♪ DIDN'T ALWAYS TREAT YOU RIGHT, BUT IT WAS OKAY ♪

♪ I DO SOMETHIN' STUPID AND YOU STILL STAY WITH ME ♪

♪ BUT YOU CAN ONLY GO FOR SO LONG ♪

♪ DOING THE ONE YOU CLAIM TO LOVE WRONG ♪

♪ BEFORE TOO MUCH IS ENOUGH ♪

♪ YOU LOOK UP, FIND YOUR LOVE GONE, AND ♪

♪ WE WERE SO GOOD TOGETHER ♪

♪ HOW COME WE COULD NOT WEATHER ♪

♪ THIS STORM AND JUST DO BETTER ♪

♪ WHY DID WE SAY GOODBYE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE LIGHTNING DON'T STRIKE THE SAME PLACE TWICE ♪

♪ WHEN YOU AND I, SAID GOODBYE ♪

♪ FELT THE ANGELS CRY ♪

♪ TRUE LOVE'S A GIFT ♪

♪ WE LET IT DRIFT IN THE STORM ♪

♪ NOW EVERY NIGHT, I FEEL THE ANGELS CRY ♪

♪ C'MON, BABE, CAN OUR LOVE BE REVIVED ♪

♪ BRING IT BACK AND WE GON' MAKE IT RIGHT ♪

♪ I'M ON THE EDGE JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE ♪

♪ AS THE ANGELS CRY ♪

♪ BABY, I'M MISSING YOU ♪

♪ DON'T ALLOW OUR LOVE TO LOSE ♪

♪ WE GOTTA RIDE IT THROUGH ♪

♪ OOH, I'M REACHING FOR YOU ♪

♪ BABY, I'M MISSING' YOU ♪

♪ DON'T ALLOW OUR LOVE TO LOSE ♪

♪ WE GOTTA RIDE IT THROUGH, WE GOTTA RIDE IT ♪

♪ I'M REACHING FOR YOU ♪

♪ AND I'M GONNA SAY ♪

♪ LIGHTNING DON'T STRIKE THE SAME PLACE TWICE ♪

♪ WHEN YOU AND I SAID GOODBYE, I FELT THE ANGELS CRY ♪

♪ 'CAUSE TRUE LOVE'S A GIFT, WE LET IT SLIP IN A STORM ♪

♪ EVERY NIGHT, I FEEL THE ANGELS CRY ♪

♪ OH, BABE, DON'T LET ANGELS CRY ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ I SHOULDN’T HAVE WALKED AWAY ♪

  ➔ Past perfect modal (should have + past participle)

  ➔ “Shouldn’t have walked” expresses regret about a past action.

• ♪ WE COULD’VE MADE EVERYTHING OKAY ♪

  ➔ Modal verb contraction (could have + past participle)

  ➔ “Could’ve made” is a contraction used for informal or lyrical contexts.

• ♪ THE FINAL BLOW HIT SO LOW, I’M STILL ON THE GROUND ♪

  ➔ Past tense with present result (past action + present continuous)

  ➔ “Hit so low” (past) + “I’m still on the ground” (present) shows ongoing effect.

• ♪ REMEMBER WE USED TO TOUCH THE SKY ♪

  ➔ Used to + infinitive (past habit)

  ➔ “Used to touch” describes a repeated action in the past.

• ♪ LIGHTNING DON’T STRIKE THE SAME PLACE TWICE ♪

  ➔ Negative present simple with subject-verb inversion (after “when”)

  ➔ “Don’t strike” uses inversion for emphasis after “when”.

• ♪ C’MON BABE, CAN’T OUR LOVE BE REVIVED ♪

  ➔ Modal verb (can’t) in question form

  ➔ “Can’t our love be revived” is a rhetorical question expressing hope.

• ♪ I’M ON THE EDGE, JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE ♪

  ➔ Present continuous (be + verb-ing) for current state

  ➔ “I’m trying” indicates an action happening now.

• ♪ WE LET IT DRIFT IN A STORM ♪

  ➔ Past simple passive (let + object + past participle)

  ➔ “Let it drift” shows the subject allowed the action to happen.