To the Moon and Back
Savage Garden · 1996
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- She's saying:
- "And I would fly you to the moon and back
- If you'll be, if you'll be my baby
- Got a ticket for a world where we belong
Echo the hook
- (Hold on)
- (Hold on)
- "Mama never loved her much
- And daddy never keeps in touch
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She's taking her time making up the reasons
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And she'll say to him
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
So would you be my baby?"
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
So would you be my baby?" Yeah!
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
"Mama never loved her much
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
She's ? her time making up the reasons
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
And ? never keeps in touch
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
If ? be, if you'll be my baby
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
"Love is like a ? place
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Got a ticket for a ? where we belong
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "baby" in the whole song?
"baby"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "she's" in the whole song?
"she's"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- "Mama never loved her much
- All her friends they've been tried for treason
- She's taking her time making up the reasons
Exercise 25
If you had to summarize "To the Moon and Back" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 26
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "To the Moon and Back" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 27
If you could ask Savage Garden one question about "To the Moon and Back", what would it be and why?
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
she's→they're→that's→you'll→can't→they've→
Exercise 29
Compare "To the Moon and Back" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 30
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?