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This is why events unnerve me 01:02
They find it all, a different story 01:06
Notice whom for wheels are turning 01:09
Turn again and turn towards this time 01:12
All she asks is the strength to hold me 01:16
Then again the same old story 01:19
World will travel, oh so quickly 01:23
Travel first and lean towards this time 01:26
01:30
Oh, I'll break them down, no mercy shown 01:33
01:37
Heaven knows, it's got to be this time 01:39
Watching her, these things she said 01:43
The times she cried 01:46
Too frail to wake this time 01:48
01:51
Oh, I'll break them down, no mercy shown 02:38
Heaven knows, it's got to be this time 02:40
Avenues all lined with trees 02:44
Picture me and then you start watching 02:47
Watching forever, forever 02:52
Watching love graw, forever 03:08
Letting me know, forever 03:17
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Ceremony – English Lyrics

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[English]

This is why events unnerve me

They find it all, a different story

Notice whom for wheels are turning

Turn again and turn towards this time

All she asks is the strength to hold me

Then again the same old story

World will travel, oh so quickly

Travel first and lean towards this time

...

Oh, I'll break them down, no mercy shown

...

Heaven knows, it's got to be this time

Watching her, these things she said

The times she cried

Too frail to wake this time

...

Oh, I'll break them down, no mercy shown

Heaven knows, it's got to be this time

Avenues all lined with trees

Picture me and then you start watching

Watching forever, forever

Watching love graw, forever

Letting me know, forever

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

events

/ɪˈvɛnts/

B1
  • noun
  • - a thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance

unnerve

/ʌnˈnɜːrv/

C1
  • verb
  • - to make someone feel nervous or frightened

story

/ˈstɔːri/

A1
  • noun
  • - an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment

wheels

/wiːlz/

A2
  • noun
  • - a circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground

turning

/ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to move in a circular direction around an axis or center
  • noun
  • - a place where a road or path bends or forks

strength

/strɛŋθ/

B2
  • noun
  • - the quality or state of being physically strong

hold

/hoʊld/

A2
  • verb
  • - grasp, carry, or support with one's hands

world

/wɜːrld/

A1
  • noun
  • - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features

travel

/ˈtrævəl/

A1
  • verb
  • - make a journey, typically of some length

lean

/liːn/

B1
  • verb
  • - be in or move into a sloping position

break

/breɪk/

A2
  • verb
  • - separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain

mercy

/ˈmɜːrsi/

B2
  • noun
  • - compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm

heaven

/ˈhɛvən/

A2
  • noun
  • - a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God or the gods and the good after death

frail

/freɪl/

B2
  • adjective
  • - weak and delicate

avenues

/ˈævənjuːz/

B2
  • noun
  • - a broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides

lined

/laɪnd/

B1
  • verb
  • - to form or mark with a line

trees

/triːz/

A1
  • noun
  • - a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground

grow

/ɡroʊ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to increase in size or develop

Key Grammar Structures

  • This is why events unnerve me

    ➔ Inversion for Emphasis

    ➔ Normally, it would be "Events unnerve me. This is why." The inversion puts emphasis on "This is why".

  • Notice whom for wheels are turning

    ➔ Archaic/Poetic Relative Pronoun Usage

    "Whom" is used as a relative pronoun. In modern English, "who" would often be used instead, even when referring to the object of a preposition.

  • All she asks is the strength to hold me

    ➔ Subjunctive Mood (implied)

    ➔ The sentence implies "All she asks is that she *have* the strength to hold me." The word *have* (subjunctive) is often omitted in modern English.

  • Heaven knows, it's got to be this time

    ➔ Ellipsis

    ➔ The phrase "Heaven knows" is a shortened version of "Heaven only knows". The word "only" is omitted for brevity.

  • Too frail to wake this time

    ➔ Elliptical Clause/Reduced Clause

    ➔ This is a shortened form of a clause. It could be interpreted as "She is too frail to wake this time" or "(Being) Too frail to wake this time."

  • Avenues all lined with trees

    ➔ Adjectival Phrase

    "Lined with trees" acts as an adjective describing the avenues. It's a participial phrase functioning as an adjective.

  • Watching love graw, forever

    ➔ Non-finite Clause with Verb + Object

    "Watching love graw" uses a present participle "watching" followed by the object "love", and modifying verb "graw", acting like a clause without a subject. The misspelling of "grow" is artistic license.