#5 English song

A Thousand Years

• video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtOvBOTyX00

• introduction

Singer :Christina Perri (an American singer and songwriter from Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Songwriter :Christina Perri and David Hodges 
Release :October 18, 2011

• lyrics

Heart beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave?
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall?
But watching you stand alone,
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow.

One step closer

I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid.
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath
Every hour has come to this

One step closer

I have died every day waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid.
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

One step closer
One step closer

I have died every day waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid.
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

• vocabulary

doubt (n.) :A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction
      ex :It brought me into the realm of doubt and uncertainty.
somehow (adv.) :For a reason that is not known or specified
      ex :Yet somehow, we don't seem to be able to put our principles where our mouths are.
fall (v.) : Lose one's balance and collapse
     ex :She kept falling and tripping because she couldn't concentrate.

• comment

The song is taken from the album The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. I first heard the song in a movie theater when watching the movie- Twilight. I got goosebumps when I listened to it. It matched up with the movie and made me feel touched. The lyrics of the song are romantic and easy to understanding. The melody is soft and soothing. When listening to the song, I always feel calm and pleasure. So, if I have a bad mood, l like to listen to it again and again.