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When you call my name 00:01
It's like a little prayer 00:02
I'm down on my knees 00:04
I wanna take you there 00:06
In the midnight hour 00:08
I can feel your power 00:10
Just like a prayer 00:12
You know I'll take you there 00:13
When you call my name 00:15
It's like a little prayer 00:17
I'm down on my knees 00:19
I wanna take you there 00:21
I hear your voice 00:36
It's like an angel sighing 00:39
I have no choice 00:44
I hear your voice 00:46
Feels like flying 00:49
When you call my name 00:51
It's like a little prayer 00:53
I'm down on my knees 00:55
I wanna take you there 00:57
In the midnight hour 00:59
I can feel your power 01:00
Just like a prayer 01:03
You know I'll take you there! 01:04
Oh-oh-oh! 01:10
When you call my name 01:18
It's like a little prayer 01:20
I'm down on my knees 01:22
I wanna take you there 01:24
When you call my name 01:40
It's like a little prayer 01:42
I'm down on my knees 01:44
I wanna, I wanna take you there 01:46

Like a Prayer – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]
When you call my name
It's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees
I wanna take you there
In the midnight hour
I can feel your power
Just like a prayer
You know I'll take you there
When you call my name
It's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees
I wanna take you there
I hear your voice
It's like an angel sighing
I have no choice
I hear your voice
Feels like flying
When you call my name
It's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees
I wanna take you there
In the midnight hour
I can feel your power
Just like a prayer
You know I'll take you there!
Oh-oh-oh!
When you call my name
It's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees
I wanna take you there
When you call my name
It's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees
I wanna, I wanna take you there

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

prayer

/prɛər/

B1
  • noun
  • - a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity

knees

/niːz/

A1
  • noun
  • - the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans

midnight

/ˈmɪdnaɪt/

A2
  • noun
  • - twelve o'clock at night

power

/ˈpaʊər/

A2
  • noun
  • - the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events

voice

/vɔɪs/

A2
  • noun
  • - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth

angel

/ˈeɪndʒəl/

B1
  • noun
  • - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God

sighing

/ˈsaɪɪŋ/

B2
  • verb
  • - emitting a long, deep audible breath expressing sadness, relief, or tiredness

choice

/tʃɔɪs/

A2
  • noun
  • - an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities

flying

/ˈflaɪɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - moving through the air using wings or an aircraft

call

/kɔːl/

A1
  • verb
  • - to cry out to someone in order to summon them or attract their attention

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Key Grammar Structures

  • It's like a little prayer

    ➔ Similes with 'like'

    ➔ We use 'like' to compare two things. Here, the feeling of the name being called is compared to 'a little prayer'.

  • I'm down on my knees

    ➔ Prepositional phrase of position

    ➔ The phrase 'on my knees' describes the physical position of the subject.

  • I wanna take you there

    ➔ Informal contraction 'wanna'

    ➔ 'Wanna' is a common contraction of 'want to', frequently used in songwriting and casual speech.

  • I can feel your power

    ➔ Modal verb 'can' for sensory perception

    ➔ Here, 'can' is used with a verb of perception ('feel') to emphasize the ability to experience the feeling at that moment.

  • It's like an angel sighing

    ➔ Gerund as a descriptive modifier

    ➔ The gerund 'sighing' acts to describe the specific action of the 'angel'.

  • I have no choice

    ➔ Quantifier 'no'

    ➔ 'No' is used here to indicate the complete absence of choices, serving as a stronger negative than 'don't have any'.

  • Feels like flying

    ➔ Subjectless verb phrase

    ➔ In casual or poetic English, the subject 'it' is often omitted at the start of a sentence.