Elton John
All Across the Havens lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:53
The sister of sunlight
Comes to my lonely life
Bearing the crosses I hung
I hung on my lonely wife
And the anchor told me
If I prayed by the river
That the sweet sound of water
Would always go with her
All across the havens
To the waterfall
They told me I would meet her there
Inside those icy walls
But how on earth in this universe
Can they forgive me of my pains?
For all across the havens
I must stumble locked in chains
Then the mother of mercy
Showed me her stable
And told me you would be safe
Safe in her cradle
And the waterfall opened
And the water withdrew
Leavin' me standing
On a road leading through
All across the havens
To the waterfall
They told me that I would meet her there
Inside those icy walls
But how on earth in this universe
Can they forgive me of my pains?
For all across the havens
I must stumble locked in chains.
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Key vocabulary
- hung
- supported by hanging
- sweet
- pleasant sugary tasteA2
- stable
- not changing, steadyB2
- cradle
- a bed for a baby
- withdrew
- left or pulled back
- road
- path for carsA1
- safe
- not in dangerA2
- river
- large flowing waterA1
- bearing
- direction or carried positionB2
- crosses
- go across; opposite pathsA2
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About this song
Elton John is an English singer-songwriter and pianist known for his role in pop rock and piano-driven glam rock. He became famous for the songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin and for a career that produced major chart hits and award-winning performances.