Dying For An Angel – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
You're awake in your darkest dream
I have come for you
And nobody can hear you scream
When I reach for you
Don't you remember their feet in your face
Before they have carved you in stone?
And don't you remember your sweat and your pain
When you were drawn to the bone
When you were left all alone?
Living on a dream, dying for an angel
Reach out, waiting for a miracle
No sign of wings as you turn your back on me
Living on a dream, lonely, cold and dire
Head up, feet down in the fire
Giving 'til you're gone, dying for an angel everyday
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Where do we go from the apogee?
What do we leave behind?
How will I stand what I'll have to see?
This reflection of mine
Collateral damage, your sacrifice
Gotta learn to fly, unlearn to fall
Gotta tear down the walls of love and lies
You have come on your own
You will go on all alone
Living on a dream, dying for an angel
Reach out, waiting for a miracle
No sign of wings as you turn your back on me
Living on a dream, lonely, cold and dire
Head up, feet down in the fire
Giving 'til you're gone, dying for an angel everyday
...
Living on a dream, dying for an angel
Reach out, waiting for a miracle
No sign of wings as you turn your back on me
Living on a dream, dying for an angel
Reach out, waiting for a miracle
No sign of wings as you turn your back on me
(Waiting for a miracle)
Living on a dream, lonely, cold and dire
Head up, feet down in the fire
Giving 'til you're gone, dying for an angel everyday
Living on a dream, dying for an angel
Reach out, waiting for a miracle
No sign of wings as you turn your back on me
Back on me
Living on a dream, lonely, cold and dire
Head up, feet down in the fire
Giving 'til you're gone (giving 'til you're gone)
Dying for an angel everyday
...
Key Vocabulary
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dream /driːm/ B2 |
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angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ B2 |
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reach /riːtʃ/ B1 |
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miracle /ˈmɪr.ə.kəl/ B2 |
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wings /wɪŋz/ B2 |
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fire /faɪər/ B2 |
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sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ C1 |
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lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B2 |
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cold /koʊld/ A2 |
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darkest /ˈdɑːrkɪst/ C1 |
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alone /əˈloʊn/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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You're awake in your darkest dream
➔ Present tense with 'are' + past participle to describe a state
➔ The phrase uses the **present tense** with the auxiliary 'are' to describe a current state.
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And nobody can hear you scream
➔ Modal verb 'can' + base verb to express ability or possibility
➔ Uses the **modal verb** 'can' to indicate ability or possibility in the present.
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When I reach for you
➔ Simple present tense with 'reach' to describe habitual or ongoing actions
➔ The **simple present tense** with 'reach' indicates a habitual or ongoing action.
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Gotta learn to fly, unlearn to fall
➔ Colloquial contraction 'got to' = 'have to' indicating necessity
➔ Uses the **colloquial contraction** 'got to' to express necessity or obligation.
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Living on a dream, dying for an angel
➔ Present participle 'living' + preposition 'on' to describe a continuing state
➔ Uses **present participle** 'living' with the preposition 'on' to describe ongoing situations.
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Head up, feet down in the fire
➔ Imperative verb phrase with 'head up' and 'feet down' for commands or instructions
➔ Uses **imperative phrases** to give commands or express a call to action.
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Giving 'til you're gone, dying for an angel everyday
➔ Colloquial 'giving' + 'til' (until) + clause to express duration or persistence
➔ Uses **colloquial 'giving'** with 'til' to denote persistence over time until a certain point.
