Band of Gold – English Lyrics

• By: Bonnie Tyler
• Album: Razzmatazz 1986

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Now that you've gone

All that's left is a band of gold

All that's left of the dreams I hold

Is a band of gold and the memories

Of what love could be

If you were still here with me

You took me from the shelter of the mother I had never known

Or loved any other

We've kissed after taking vows

But that night on our honeymoon

We slept in separate rooms

I waited in the darkness of my lonely room

Filled with sadness, filled with gloom

Hoping soon

That you'd walk back through that door

And love me like you tried before

Since you've been gone

All that's left is a band of gold

All that's left of the dreams I hold

Is a band of gold

And the dream of what love could be

If you were still here with me,(since you've been gone)

Since you've been gone

All that's left is a band of gold

All that's left of the dreams I hold

Is a band of gold

And the dream of what love could be

If you were still here with me,(since you've been gone)

You took me from the shelter of the mother I had never known

Or loved any other

We kissed after taking vows

But that night on our honeymoon

You stayed in a separate room

Since you've been gone

All that's left is a band of gold

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gold /ɡoʊld/ A2	noun - a yellow precious metal used for jewelry and coins
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or hope strongly for something to happen
memories /ˈmɛm.ər.iz/ B2	noun - recollections of past experiences or events
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection or deep attachment
gone /ɡɔn/ A2	adjective - no longer present or in a place
shelter /ˈʃɛl.tər/ B1	noun - a place that provides protection or safety
kisses /ˈkɪs.ɪz/ A2	noun - plural of kiss; acts of pressing lips together as a sign of affection
vows /vaʊz/ B2	noun - solemn promises made, often during marriage
lonely /ˈloʊn.li/ B1	adjective - feeling sad because of not having others around
darkness /ˈdɑːr.knəs/ B2	noun - the absence of light
trying /ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ/ B1	verb - making an effort to do something
back /bæk/ A1	adverb - to return to a previous place or state

Key Grammar Structures

• Now that you've gone

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The phrase 'Now that you've gone' uses the Present Perfect ('have gone') to indicate an action that occurred in the past with results relevant to the present.

• All that's left is a band of gold

  ➔ Present Simple Passive

  ➔ The phrase 'All that's left is a band of gold' uses the Present Simple Passive ('is left') to emphasize the current state or result of an action.

• If you were still here with me

  ➔ Past Subjunctive

  ➔ The phrase 'If you were still here with me' uses the Past Subjunctive ('were') to express a hypothetical or contrary-to-fact situation.

• We've kissed after taking vows

  ➔ Present Perfect with Time Clause

  ➔ The phrase 'We've kissed after taking vows' uses the Present Perfect ('have kissed') with a time clause ('after taking vows') to show the sequence of actions.

• Hoping soon that you'd walk back through that door

  ➔ Past Subjunctive in Purpose Clause

  ➔ The phrase 'Hoping soon that you'd walk back through that door' uses the Past Subjunctive ('you'd walk') in a purpose clause to express a wish or desire.