Mother Earth – English Lyrics

• By: Within Temptation

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Within Temptation's "Mother Earth," a captivating symphonic metal masterpiece. Through its powerful lyrics and Sharon den Adel's enchanting vocals, you can explore themes of nature's majesty and humanity's place within it. The clear articulation and evocative imagery make it an excellent song for English language learners to grasp poetic language and expand their vocabulary related to nature and philosophical concepts.

[English]

Mother Earth

Birds and butterflies

Rivers and mountains she creates

But you'll never know the next move she'll make

You can try, but it is useless to ask why

Cannot control her

She goes her own way

She rules until the end of time

She gives and she takes

She rules until the end of time

She goes her way

With every breath

And all the choices that we make

We are only passing through on her way

I find my strength

Believing that your soul lives on until the end of time

I'll carry it with me

She rules until the end of time

She gives and she takes

She rules until the end of time

She goes her way

Once you will know, my dear

You don't have to fear (you don't have to fear)

A new beginning always starts at the end

Once you will know, my dear

You don't have to fear

Until the end of time (until the end of time)

Until the end of time (until the end of time)

Until the end of time

She goes her way

She rules until the end of time

She gives and she takes

She rules until the end of time

Until the end of time

Until the end of time

She goes her way

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
create /kriˈeɪt/ B1	verb - to bring something into existence
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of facts or information
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of facts or information
pass /pæs/ or /pɑːs/ B1	verb - to move past something or someone
live /lɪv/ or /laɪv/ A2	verb - to have life; be alive
earth /ɜːrθ/ A2	noun - the planet we live on
rule /ruːl/ B2	verb - to have authority over something
give /ɡɪv/ A2	verb - to transfer possession of something to someone
take /teɪk/ A2	verb - to get into one's possession
end /ɛnd/ A2	noun - the final part of something
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a measurable period during which an action takes place
power /ˈpaʊər/ B2	noun - the capacity to do something or act in a particular way
strength /strɛŋkθ/ B2	noun - the quality or state of being strong
beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ B1	noun - the point in time when something starts

Key Grammar Structures

• But you'll never know the next move she'll make

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will' to express a spontaneous decision or prediction

  ➔ The use of *will* indicates a future action or prediction without certainty or evidence.

• We are only passing through on her way

  ➔ Present continuous tense used to describe an ongoing, temporary action

  ➔ The *are passing* indicates an ongoing, temporary state of being or action.

• She rules until the end of time

  ➔ Present tense to describe a general truth or a habitual state

  ➔ The *rules* in present tense emphasize a consistent, ongoing state or principle.

• Once you will know, my dear

  ➔ Incorrect use of 'will' in a concessive clause; should use present tense after 'once'

  ➔ In condition clauses starting with *once*, the correct form is the present simple tense, not 'will'.

• She gives and she takes

  ➔ Present simple tense to express habitual actions or general truths

  ➔ The *gives* and *takes* in present tense describe ongoing, habitual actions.

• Until the end of time

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating a duration or limit in time

  ➔ The phrase *Until the end of time* sets a boundary of eternity in the context of the song.