Stargazer – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water
Nine years worth of breakin' my back
There's no sun in the shadow of the wizard
See how he glides, why he's lighter than air
Oh, I see his face
Where is your star?
Is it far, is it far, is it far?
When do we leave?
I believe, yes, I believe
In the heat and the rain
With whips and chains
To see him fly
So many died
We build a tower of stone
With our flesh and bone
Just to see him fly
But don't know why
...
Now where do we go?
...
Hot wind moving fast across the desert
We feel that our time has arrived
The world spins while we put his dream together
A tower of stone to take him straight to the sky
Oh, I see his face
Where is your star?
Is it far, is it far, far?
But
When do we leave?
Hey, I believe, I believe
...
In the heat and the rain
With the whips and chains
Just to see him fly
Too many died
We build a tower of stone
With our flesh and bone
To see him fly
But we don't know why
Oh, now where do we go?
...
All eyes see the figure of the wizard
...
As he climbs to the top of the world
No sound, as he falls instead of rising
Time standing still, then there's blood on the sand
Oh, I see his face
Where was your star?
Was it far? Was it far?
When did we leave?
We believed, we believed, we believed
...
In heat and rain
With the whips and chains
To see him fly
So many died
We built a tower of stone
With our flesh and bone
To see him fly
But why
In all the rain
With all the chains
Did so many die
Just to see him fly
Look at my flesh and bone
Now look, look, look, look
Look at his tower of stone
I see a rainbow rising
Look there on the horizon
And I'm coming home
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
Time is standing still
He gave back my will
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Going home
I'm going home
My eyes are bleeding
And my heart is leaving here
The place I've known
But it's not home
Oh
Take me back
He gave me back my will
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Going home
I'm going home
My eyes are bleeding
And my heart is leaving here
The place I've known
But it's not home
Oh
Take me back
Take me back
Back to my home
Oh, oh, oh
...
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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soul /soʊl/ B2 |
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shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1 |
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wizard /ˈwɪzərd/ B2 |
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star /stɑːr/ A1 |
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heat /hiːt/ A2 |
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rain /reɪn/ A1 |
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whips /wɪps/ B2 |
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chains /tʃeɪnz/ B1 |
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fly /flaɪ/ A1 |
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tower /ˈtaʊər/ A2 |
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stone /stoʊn/ A1 |
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flesh /fleʃ/ B1 |
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bone /boʊn/ A2 |
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wind /wɪnd/ A1 |
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desert /ˈdezərt/ A2 |
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blood /blʌd/ A2 |
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sand /sænd/ A1 |
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eyes /aɪz/ A1 |
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figure /ˈfɪɡjər/ B1 |
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rainbow /ˈreɪnboʊ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water
➔ Conditional tense with 'would' (I'd sell)
➔ The phrase shows a hypothetical situation, expressing what the singer would do under certain conditions.
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There's no sun in the shadow of the wizard
➔ Existential 'there is/there are' construction
➔ Used to indicate the existence or non-existence of something.
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See how he glides, why he's lighter than air
➔ Relative clause 'how he glides' and question form 'why he's lighter than air'
➔ The relative clause describes the manner of gliding; the question explores the reason for his lightness.
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I believe, yes, I believe
➔ Use of the present simple tense 'I believe' for expressing conviction
➔ The phrase emphasizes the singer's firm conviction or faith in something.
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Time standing still, then there's blood on the sand
➔ Present participle used in a phrase 'Time standing still' indicating a continuous or frozen moment
➔ The phrase conveys a moment frozen in time, creating a vivid image of stillness and subsequent violence.
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Look at my flesh and bone
➔ Imperative mood 'look at' used to command or draw attention
➔ The command urges the listener or viewer to observe the speaker's flesh and bone, emphasizing vulnerability or reality.
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Time is standing still
➔ Present continuous tense 'is standing' to describe an ongoing or frozen moment
➔ The phrase emphasizes a moment that has become frozen in time, often symbolizing stillness or eternity.