Eclipse – English Lyrics

• By: Delta Goodrem

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of Delta Goodrem with 'Eclipse.' This song is a perfect tool for learners to study expressive English vocabulary related to emotions, metaphors, and dramatic storytelling, all delivered through a beautifully articulated vocal performance.

[English]

[cheering]

[applause]

[cheering]

>> Shadows

in the moonlight

dancing with the sun.

Planets are aligning

to love as one, and it won't be long

>> [singing]

>> till the morning [music] comes.

In a sky full of souls, through our

lives we're above, we've only just

[music] begun.

One touch,

one kiss,

all my life [music] for a night

like this.

>> [singing]

>> The world stops

for us,

only love

fixes [music]

where we can dream,

>> [music]

>> where we dream,

where we can dream,

where we dream.

>> [music]

>> Calling it

perfect timing, [singing]

I called [music] it divine.

See, gravity

is pulling

your heart

to mine, and it won't be long

till the morning comes.

In a sky full of souls, I can run where

you are,

forever

as you speak. Come.

>> [screaming]

>> One touch,

>> [music]

>> one kiss. All my life for a day like

this.

>> [singing]

>> The one touch,

one [music] kiss.

Only love fixes

where we kiss.

>> [music]

>> Where we

kiss.

>> [music]

>> Where we kiss.

Where

we

>> [music]

>> kiss.

Eclipse.

Hey.

>> [music]

>> When we

eclipse,

we are one

>> [singing]

>> love.

One

touch, one kiss. All my life for a night

like this.

One

touch, [music] one kiss.

Only love

fixes

where we

kiss.

>> [music]

>> Where we

kiss.

Yeah,

>> [music]

>> we got that.

Where we kiss.

>> [music]

>> Thank you.

>> [cheering]

>> Brilliant.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shadows /ˈʃædəʊz/ B1	noun - dark areas or shapes produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ B2	noun - the light that reaches the earth from the moon.
aligning /əˈlaɪnɪŋ/ C1	verb - placing or arranging things in a straight line.
souls /səʊlz/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being.
perfect /ˈpɜːfɪkt/ A1	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements.
timing /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ B2	noun - the choice, judgment, or control of when something should be done.
divine /dɪˈvaɪn/ C1	adjective - excellent, delightful, or from a god.
gravity /ˈɡrævəti/ B2	noun - the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth.
pulling /ˈpʊlɪŋ/ A2	verb - exerting force on someone or something so as to cause movement toward oneself.
forever /fəˈrevə(r)/ A2	adjective - for all future time; for always.
eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/ C1	noun - an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another.
brilliant /ˈbrɪliənt/ B1	adjective - exceptionally clever or talented; shining brightly.
dancing /ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving rhythmically to music.
fixing /ˈfɪksɪŋ/ A2	verb - repairing or mending something.
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - experiencing a series of thoughts or images while sleeping.

Key Grammar Structures

• Planets are aligning to love as one

  ➔ Present Continuous for current progress

  ➔ The phrase "are aligning" describes an action happening at the current moment.

• We've only just begun.

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The structure "have + past participle" (we've begun) indicates an action completed in the very recent past with present relevance.

• It won't be long till the morning comes.

  ➔ Future Simple (negative) and Time Clause

  ➔ The phrase "won't be" is the negative future, and "till the morning comes" acts as a time clause using the present tense.

• All my life for a night like this.

  ➔ Noun Phrase modification

  ➔ The phrase "a night like this" uses the preposition "like" to compare the current night to other similar experiences.

• I called it divine.

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The verb "called" is in the simple past form, indicating an action that happened and finished in the past.

• Gravity is pulling your heart to mine.

  ➔ Present Continuous for metaphorical action

  ➔ The structure "is pulling" is used metaphorically here to describe the attraction between two people.

• Only love fixes where we kiss.

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (Third person singular)

  ➔ Since "Only love" is a third-person singular subject, the verb must take the suffix "-es" (fixes).

• When we eclipse, we are one love.

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of time with 'When'

  ➔ "When we eclipse" establishes the condition or time at which the main clause "we are one love" occurs.