Forever – English Lyrics

• By: Stratovarius

Lyrics & Translation

Stratovarius's 'Forever' is an exceptional piece for English language learners due to its clear, expressive, and poetic lyrics that delve into themes of life, death, and eternal love. The song's slower, ballad tempo and powerful, clean vocals provide an excellent opportunity to focus on pronunciation and grasp evocative English metaphors like 'the winter of my life.' It is special as a globally recognized power metal track that transcended its genre to become a mainstream hit in countries like South Korea.

[English]

I stand alone in the darkness

The winter of my life came so fast

Memories go back to my childhood

To days I still recall

Oh, how happy I was then

There was no sorrow

There was no pain

Walking through the green fields

Sunshine in my eyes

I'm still there everywhere

I'm the dust in the wind

I'm the star in the northern sky

I never stayed anywhere

I'm the wind in the trees

Would you wait for me forever?

...

I'm still there everywhere

I'm the dust in the wind

I'm the star in the northern sky

I never stayed anywhere

I'm the wind in the trees

Would you wait for me forever?

Would you wait for me forever?

Will you wait for me forever?

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be upright on one's feet
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without others; by oneself
darkness /ˈdɑrkˌnəs/ A2	noun - the state of being without light or visible illumination
winter /ˈwɪn.tər/ A1	noun - the coldest season of the year
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ B1	noun - recollections of past events
childhood /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/ A2	noun - the time when someone was a child
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - the time from sunrise to sunset
recall /rɪˈkɔl/ B2	verb - to remember or bring back to mind
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure
sorrow /ˈsɔroʊ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great sadness
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - physical or emotional discomfort
green /grin/ A1	adjective - of the color between blue and yellow on the color spectrum
fields /fildz/ A2	noun - an area of land used for growing crops or grass
sunshine /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn/ B1	noun - the light and heat from the sun
dust /dʌst/ A2	noun - fine powder consisting of tiny particles
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - a natural movement of air
star /stɑr/ A1	noun - a luminous celestial body
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse visible above the earth
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to stay in a place until someone or something arrives

Key Grammar Structures

• I stand alone in the darkness

  ➔ The present simple describes a current state or general fact; the word "stand" is in the base form used with "I".

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple with the verb "stand" to describe a current state: the action is true now.

• The winter of my life came so fast

  ➔ Past simple expresses a completed action in the past; "came" is the irregular past tense of "come".

  ➔ The line uses the past simple to place a completed event in the past; note the irregular form "came".

• Memories go back to my childhood

  ➔ Present simple used for states or general truths; "go back" is a phrasal verb meaning to return.

  ➔ The line uses the present simple with a phrasal verb; 'go back' means to return and is common for describing memory recurrences.

• Oh, how happy I was then

  ➔ Exclamative structure 'how + adj + subject + verb'; 'was' is the past tense of 'be'.

  ➔ The line uses an exclamative form to express a strong emotion; the verb is in the past tense.

• There was no sorrow

  ➔ There is/was + be existential construction; 'was' is past tense; 'no' negates the noun.

  ➔ The sentence uses the dummy subject 'There' with the past tense of 'be' to talk about existence in the past; 'no' negates the noun.

• Walking through the green fields

  ➔ Present participle clause; 'Walking' is a present participle used as a participial phrase describing the action.

  ➔ The line uses a non-finite participle to add descriptive imagery without a main verb.

• I'm still there everywhere

  ➔ I'm = I am; state of being; 'am' is the auxiliary in present simple.

  ➔ The sentence uses a contraction of 'I am' to state a present, ongoing condition.

• I never stayed anywhere

  ➔ Negative past simple with 'never'; 'never' emphasizes that the action did not occur at any time.

  ➔ The line uses 'never' with the past to stress that the action never happened at any time.

• Would you wait for me forever?

  ➔ Would + base verb forms a polite request or hypothetical; the sentence is a question.

  ➔ The line uses would to pose a polite request or hypothetical scenario in the form of a question.