More songs by Carly Rae Jepsen
Description
A night-time promise wrapped in pop culture - like a guard with soft wings, ready to protect peace even when everything around is on fire. Simple phrases turn into a warm blanket: ‘wake up in the morning - to love,’ ‘sleep in a shelter,’ ‘drown in clothes’ - and suddenly the drama sounds cosy, almost motherly. A little theatre and a lot of honest care: the willingness to be the ‘last call’ and a word in prayer brings a smile - not from pathos, but from the naive belief that someone will really hold you in their arms until the sun rises. The light irony in the melody softens the global threats - salvation here is not an epic, but a warm hand under the blanket.
Lyrics and translation
Original
Ask me anywhere
I will awake when the moment's right
I'll turn to your love
Like I was trained for the first time
Drowning with your clothes on
Sleeping in your head away
I will love you always
On and on and on and on
I wanna be your guardian angel
I wanna be the words you pray
The world could be burning down
But I'll keep safe in my arms
Ooh, baby, ooh, ah
I wanna be your guardian angel
I wanna be your last call, babe
The world could be burning down
But I'll keep safe in my arms
Ooh, baby, ooh, ah
On the longest night
Don't ever think that you're the only one
I don't feel your love
I'm here to shield you from the darkness 'til you get the sun
Drowning with your clothes on
Sleeping in your head away
I will love you always
On and on and on and on
I wanna be your guardian angel
I wanna be the words you pray
The world could be burning down
But I'll keep safe in my arms
Ooh, baby, ooh, ah
I wanna be your guardian angel
I wanna be your last call, babe
The world could be burning down
But I'll keep safe in my arms
Ooh, baby, ooh, ah
English translation
Ask me anywhere
I will awake when the moment's right
I'll turn to your love
Like I was trained for the first time
Drowning with your clothes on
Sleeping in your head away
I will love you always
On and on and on and on
I wanna be your guardian angel
I wanna be the words you pray
The world could be burning down
But I'll keep safe in my arms
Ooh, baby, ooh, ah
I wanna be your guardian angel
I wanna be your last call, babe
The world could be burning down
But I'll keep safe in my arms
Ooh, baby, ooh, ah
On the longest night
Don't ever think that you're the only one
I don't feel your love
I'm here to shield you from the darkness 'til you get the sun
Drowning with your clothes on
Sleeping in your head away
I will love you always
On and on and on and on
I wanna be your guardian angel
I wanna be the words you pray
The world could be burning down
But I'll keep safe in my arms
Ooh, baby, ooh, ah
I wanna be your guardian angel
I wanna be your last call, babe
The world could be burning down
But I'll keep safe in my arms
Ooh, baby, ooh, ah