Crown of Horns – English Lyrics

• By: Judas Priest
• Album: Invincible Shield

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Judas Priest's "Crown of Horns," a powerful melodic metal track from their 2024 album "Invincible Shield." This song offers a blend of classic heavy riffs and heartfelt lyrics about love, perseverance, and faith, making it an excellent choice for English learners to explore rich vocabulary and emotional expression in a unique metal context.

[English]

I learn the hard way

That what you dream for

Comes from the pain you hold inside

I'm on a long road

There is no answer

You have to hold the love you find

I'd wait so helpless

But love was waiting

Just like an angel in the dark

Heavy is the crown of horns

That rests upon this head

Heavy is the crown of horns

From all the blood He shed

The days seemed endless

No sense of calling

Until the daylight came to be

I thought of rapture

To end this capture

Then something grеw inside of me

I found my way now

And I am soaring

Almost touching evеry star

Heavy is the crown of horns

That rests upon this head

Heavy is the crown of horns

From all the blood He shed

Heavy is the crown of horns

That kept the faith so bright

Heavy is the crown of horns

That gave me all this life

...

I'll call out to the world tonight

To raise your horns up high

I'm calling to the world tonight

To let your voices fly

I'll call out to the world tonight

Give thanks for we are saved

I'm calling to the world tonight

To never be afraid

...

The end of longing

A place to rest now

I found the answer to my prayer

I'm on my way now

And I am soaring

I'm almost touching every star

Heavy is the crown of horns

That rests upon this head

Heavy is the crown of horns

From all the blood He shed

Heavy is the crown of horns

That kept the faith so bright

Heavy is the crown of horns

That gave me all this life

Heavy is the crown of horns

That rests upon this head

Heavy is the crown of horns

From all the blood He shed

Heavy is the crown of horns

That kept the faith so bright

Heavy is the crown of horns

That gave me all this life

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I learn the hard way

  ➔ Present Simple with 'learn'

  ➔ The verb 'learn' is used in the present simple to describe a habitual or general truth, indicating a lesson gained over time.

• That rests upon this head

  ➔ Relative Pronoun 'That'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' is used to introduce a clause that describes the noun 'crown of horns', specifying its position.

• I thought of rapture

  ➔ Past Simple with 'thought'

  ➔ The verb 'thought' is in the past simple, indicating a completed action in the past, referring to a moment of contemplation.

• Heavy is the crown of horns

  ➔ Subject-Verb Inversion

  ➔ The sentence uses subject-verb inversion for emphasis, placing 'Heavy' at the beginning to highlight the weight of the crown.

• I'm calling to the world tonight

  ➔ Present Continuous with 'calling'

  ➔ The present continuous tense with 'calling' indicates an action happening now or in the near future, emphasizing the immediacy of the call.

• To raise your horns up high

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive 'to raise' is used to express the purpose of the action, indicating why the horns should be raised.

• Until the daylight came to be

  ➔ Past Simple with 'came'

  ➔ The verb 'came' is in the past simple, indicating a completed action in the past, referring to the arrival of daylight.

• That gave me all this life

  ➔ Relative Pronoun 'That' with Past Tense

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' is used with a past tense verb 'gave' to describe a specific action in the past that resulted in the speaker's current state.