Carry Me Over – English Lyrics

• By: Avantasia
• Album: The Scarecrow

Lyrics & Translation

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.