#5 English song

4月 18, 2019

#5 English song

Avril Lavigne - Head Above Water

• Introduce the singer

Name：

Avril Lavigne 艾薇兒·拉維尼

Nationality：

Canada

About her：

She is the popular singer in Taiwan, and she is famous for her song "Complicated". In 2015, she was suffered from the Lyme disease. She stopped singing and against with the disease until 2018, she came back! and she public the song which I introduce today, " head above water" .

• Introduce the song

Lyrics：

I've gotta keep the calm before the storm
I don't want less, I don't want more
Must bar the windows and the doors
To keep me safe, to keep me warm

Yeah, my life is what I'm fighting for
Can't part the sea, can't reach the shore
And my voice becomes the driving force
I won't let this pull me overboard

God, keep my head above water
Don't let me drown, it gets harder
I'll meet you there at the altar
As I fall down to my knees
Don't let me drown, drown, drown
Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown

So pull me up from down below
'Cause I'm underneath the undertow
Come dry me off and hold me close
I need you now, I need you most

And I can't see in the stormy weather
I can't seem to keep it all together
And I, I can't swim the ocean like this forever
And I can't breathe

God, keep my head above water
I lose my breath at the bottom
Come rescue me, I'll be waiting
I'm too young to fall asleep

God, keep my head above water
Don't let me drown, it gets harder
I'll meet you there at the altar
As I fall down to my knees

Don't let me drown
Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown)
Don't let me drown (don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown)
Keep my head above water, above water

Three words I learned：

①the calm before the store (prep.) 暴風雨前的寧靜

[a calm time immediately before an expected period of violent activity or argument]

e.g. I like to get everything done before the guests arrive and relax for a moment in the calm before the storm.

②bar (v.) 關緊

[ (also bar up) to shut a door or window using a bar or piece of wood so that people cannot get in or out]

e.g. The owner of the house had barred the back door.

③shore (n.) 岸

[the land along the edge of a large area of water such as an ocean or lake]

e.g. We could see a boat about a mile from shore.

About the song：

In the lyrics, we can feel that her strong sense of survival. This is the first song she public after she came back to singer stage. The song is talk about her mood during fighting against the disease, and she said how she really want to live in the lyrics!

• Why do I like the song？

When I heard the song at the first time, I think it's very inspiring! Avril's singing style is unique. In the song, we can feel her mood from hopeless to hope to live sincerely! I think she wants to tell everyone that she recovered from the disease and she came back, she pray for god sincerely and hope

that god could help her to weather the storm. I like the song very much, the one of reasons is that I think the music is great, the other reason is the Lyrics which had extraordinary meaning!

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