Carry Me Over – English Lyrics

• By: Avantasia
• Album: The Scarecrow

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating musical journey with Avantasia's "Carry Me Over"! This beautiful power ballad offers a unique blend of melancholic melody and heartfelt lyrics, making it an excellent song for English learners. You can explore a rich vocabulary related to emotions, longing, and unrequited love, while the clear vocals allow for easy comprehension. The song's expressive narrative and relatable themes of human connection provide a compelling context to understand complex feelings and idiomatic expressions in English.

[English]

Never been told my prayers would be answered

Wherever I go I see you around

Never been told that something that beautiful

Would bring me up to let me down

Waiting up on the roof, waiting up in the rain

Just to catch a glimpse of your face

Even when you're around

Still I'm out of sight, out of sound

In your world I'm out of place

Carry me over, carry me over

Carry me over now

Carry me over, carry me over

Carry me over now

You're like a ghost that I can't let go

You follow every step that I take

Never thought someone could be too close to you

Now across the street is miles away

And now I might as well be the man in the moon

I am watching but you don't seem aware

And I won't be around

I'll be out of sight, out of sound

Someone's gonna wait somewhere

Carry me over, carry me over

Carry me over now

Carry me over, carry me over

Carry me over now

...

Carry me over, carry me over

Carry me over now

Carry me over, carry me over

Carry me over now

Somebody carry me over, carry me over

Carry me over now

Carry me over, carry me over

Carry me over now

Carry me over now

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
answer /ˈænsər/ A2	verb - to reply or respond to someone noun - a reply or response
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ B1	adjective - pleasing to the senses or mind; attractive
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - the front part of the head that includes the eyes, nose, and mouth verb - to confront or deal with
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B2	noun - the spirit of a dead person that appears to the living
follow /ˈfɒloʊ/ A2	verb - to go after or behind someone or something
around /əˈraʊnd/ A2	adverb - in the vicinity or surrounding area
man /mæn/ A1	noun - adult male human
moon /muːn/ A2	noun - Earth's natural satellite
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun - vibrations that travel through the air and can be heard verb - to make a noise
somebody /ˈsʌmbədi/ A2	pronoun - an unspecified person
carry /ˈkæri/ A2	verb - to support and move someone or something from one place to another

Key Grammar Structures

• Never been told that something that beautiful would bring me up to let me down

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'never been told'

  ➔ 'Never been told' uses the present perfect to express an experience up to now where the subject has not received information.

• Waiting up on the roof, waiting up in the rain

  ➔ Present continuous tense to describe ongoing actions

  ➔ The phrase 'Waiting up' exemplifies the present continuous tense, indicating that the action is happening at the moment or during a specific time.

• Carry me over now

  ➔ Imperative mood (command/request form)

  ➔ 'Carry me over now' is in the imperative mood, expressing a direct request or plea for someone to take someone across or support.

• You're like a ghost that I can't let go

  ➔ Simile using 'like' to compare two things

  ➔ The phrase 'like a ghost' introduces a simile, comparing the person to a ghost to emphasize elusive or intangible presence.

• Somebody carry me over, carry me over

  ➔ Imperative mood (repetition of requests)

  ➔ Repeating 'carry me over' serves as an emphatic request, emphasizing its desperation or importance.

• In your world I'm out of place

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location or situation

  ➔ The phrase 'out of place' describes feeling misaligned with one's environment or situation, emphasizing emotional dissonance.