Dead to the World – English Lyrics

• By: Nightwish

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dead /ded/ A2	adjective - no longer alive
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all people and things on it
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being below the age of puberty
poet /ˈpoʊɪt/ B2	noun - a person who writes poems
words /wɜːdz/ A1	noun - a unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal
monsters /ˈmɒnstərz/ B1	noun - a creature, usually imaginary, that is large, ugly, and frightening
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being
fear /fɪər/ A2	verb - be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening. noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, pain, or threat
wars /wɔːrz/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - the state of not making or uttering any sound
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion
heaven /ˈhevən/ A2	noun - a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God or the gods and of good people after death, typically depicted as being in the sky.
queen /kwiːn/ A2	noun - the female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
weaving /ˈwiːvɪŋ/ B2	verb - to form (fabric or a fabric item) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them
birth /bɜːθ/ A2	noun - the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being

Key Grammar Structures

• All the same take me away

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb "take" is in the imperative mood, giving a command or request. It implies a direct order.

• Remaining yet still uninvited

  ➔ Present participle as adjective

  ➔ "Remaining" acts as an adjective describing the state of being "uninvited". It suggests a continuous state of being left out.

• It's not the monsters under your bed; It's the man next door

  ➔ Cleft sentence

  ➔ This sentence uses the structure "It + be-verb + emphasized element + that/who clause" to emphasize the man next door as the source of fear, not the monsters.

• All the wars are fought among those lonely men

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The sentence uses the passive voice ("are fought") to shift the focus from the actors (who starts the war) to the action itself (the wars being fought).

• I don't wanna die a scarless man

  ➔ Informal contraction and adjective use

  ➔ "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to". "Scarless" is an adjective describing the man. It is a more casual form of English.

• I studied silence learn the music

  ➔ Ellipsis

  ➔ The word 'and' is omitted in "I studied silence learn the music". The complete sentence would be: "I studied silence and I learned the music". This is stylistic.

• I joined the sinful to regain innocence

  ➔ Use of the infinitive phrase

  ➔ The phrase "to regain innocence" is an infinitive phrase acting as an adverb of purpose, explaining why the speaker joined the sinful.

• Who gave his life not for the world but for me

  ➔ Not...but structure

  ➔ This sentence uses the "not...but" structure to present a contrast, emphasizing that the life was given for the speaker, not for the world in general.