The Carpenter – English Lyrics

• By: Nightwish
• Album: Angels Fall First

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
carpenter /ˈkɑːrpəntər/ B1	noun - a person who builds and repairs wooden structures
anchor /ˈæŋkər/ B2	noun - a heavy object used to moor a vessel verb - to secure firmly
souls /soʊlz/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
salvation /ˌsælvˈeɪʃən/ C1	noun - the act of being saved from harm, risk or loss
grail /ɡreɪl/ C2	noun - a legendary cup associated with Jesus and the quest for spiritual perfection
centuries /ˈsɛntʃəriz/ B2	noun - periods of one hundred years
soldier /ˈsoʊldʒər/ B1	noun - a person who serves in an army
tools /tuːlz/ B1	noun - instruments used to carry out a particular function
savior /ˈseɪvjər/ C1	noun - a person who saves someone from danger
eternal /ɪˈtɜːrnəl/ C1	adjective - lasting or existing forever; without end
promises /ˈprɒmɪsɪz/ B2	noun - assurances that one will do something
purity /ˈpjʊrɪti/ C1	noun - the state of being pure
nature /ˈneɪtʃər/ B1	noun - the physical world and its phenomena
crucified /ˈkruːsɪfaɪd/ C1	verb - to be executed by nailing to a cross adjective - having been executed on a cross
symphonic /sɪmˈfɒnɪk/ C1	adjective - relating to or having the form or character of a symphony
unknown /ʌnˈnoʊn/ B2	adjective - not known or familiar
mankind /ˈmænkaɪnd/ C1	noun - human beings collectively

Key Grammar Structures

• Who are you?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence

  ➔ The sentence uses an interrogative structure to ask a direct question, starting with 'Who'.

• Man condemned to shine a salvation

  ➔ Past participle as adjective

  ➔ 'Condemned' is a past participle used as an adjective to describe 'Man'.

• Throughout the centuries

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'Throughout the centuries' is a prepositional phrase indicating time.

• The carpenter carved his anchor

  ➔ Simple past tense

  ➔ The verb 'carved' is in the simple past tense, indicating a completed action.

• On the tomb of this unknown soldier

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with adjective

  ➔ The phrase 'On the tomb of this unknown soldier' uses a prepositional phrase with the adjective 'unknown'.

• The one they lick

  ➔ Relative pronoun

  ➔ 'The one' is a relative pronoun referring back to 'the carpenter'.

• Dream of their precious savior

  ➔ Prepositional phrase as noun complement

  ➔ The phrase 'of their precious savior' acts as a noun complement, describing 'dream'.

• The one crucified to the chirping of birds

  ➔ Past participle in passive voice

  ➔ 'Crucified' is a past participle used in the passive voice, indicating the subject received the action.