Stargazer – English Lyrics

• By: Rainbow

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a musical journey with Rainbow's "Stargazer," a legendary heavy metal masterpiece featuring Ronnie James Dio's soaring vocals and Ritchie Blackmore's guitar wizardry. Delve into the song's rich narrative, explore its complex themes, and appreciate the musical talent that makes it a timeless classic. Learning English through this song provides a unique opportunity to understand storytelling and metaphorical language in music .

[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
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface. verb - to follow and watch someone closely.
wizard /ˈwɪzərd/ B2	noun - a man who has magical powers.
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - the quality of being hot; high temperature.
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops.
whips /wɪps/ B2	noun - a lash with a handle, used for flogging or urging on animals.
chains /tʃeɪnz/ B1	noun - a connected flexible series of links used for fastening or securing something.
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air using wings.
tower /ˈtaʊər/ A2	noun - a tall, narrow building or structure, often part of a church or castle.
stone /stoʊn/ A1	noun - rock; a piece of rock.
flesh /fleʃ/ B1	noun - the soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of a human or animal body.
bone /boʊn/ A2	noun - any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
desert /ˈdezərt/ A2	noun - a dry, barren area of land that is typically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red fluid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.
sand /sænd/ A1	noun - a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, riverbeds, the seabed, and deserts.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of vision in human body.
figure /ˈfɪɡjər/ B1	noun - A shape or form, especially of a person.
rainbow /ˈreɪnboʊ/ A2	noun - A multicolored arc in the sky caused by refraction and dispersion of light in raindrops.

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.