February Stars – English Lyrics

• By: Foo Fighters
• Album: The Colour And The Shape

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hang /hæŋ/ A2	verb - to suspend or be suspended from above
gone /ɡɔːn/ A2	adjective - no longer present; departed
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ A2	verb - to be the property of
watched /wɒtʃt/ A1	verb - to look at or observe attentively
steal /stiːl/ B1	verb - to take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it
gamble /ˈɡæmbl/ B2	verb - to play games of chance for money; bet
final /ˈfaɪnl/ B1	adjective - last in a series or process
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to cry out (a word or words) noun - a cry or shout
pass /pɑːs/ A2	verb - move or proceed in a specific direction
alone /əˈləʊn/ A1	adjective - having no one else present
unknown /ʌnˈnəʊn/ B1	adjective - not known or familiar
heals /hiːlz/ B2	verb - become sound or healthy again
walls /wɔːlz/ A1	noun - a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land
build /bɪld/ A2	verb - to construct (something, typically a building, road, or machine)
shadows /ˈʃædəʊz/ B1	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
strong /strɒŋ/ A2	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to move downwards, typically rapidly and freely without control
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
floating /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking
temporary /ˈtempəreri/ B2	adjective - lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent
scars /skɑːrz/ B2	noun - a mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not completely healed and fibrous connective tissue has developed

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm hanging on Here until I'm gone

  ➔ Present continuous tense for an action happening now, followed by 'until' clause.

  ➔ "I'm hanging on" uses the present continuous to describe the speaker's current state. "Until I'm gone" indicates the duration; the speaker will keep hanging on until they disappear.

• How was I to know You'd steal the show?

  ➔ Past modal verb ('was to') indicating lack of anticipation. Conditional mood for unlikely event.

  ➔ "How was I to know" expresses surprise or disbelief. "You'd steal the show" uses a contraction of 'you would', showing a conditional or hypothetical outcome that was unexpected.

• One day I'll have enough to gamble

  ➔ Future simple tense ('I'll have') with the infinitive of purpose ('to gamble').

  ➔ "I'll have enough" expresses a future state of having sufficient resources. "To gamble" explains the purpose of having enough – the speaker intends to use it for gambling.

• Even though I pass this time alone Somewhere so unknown It heals the soul

  ➔ 'Even though' clause introducing a contrast. 'So...that' structure implied (so unknown *that* it heals).

  ➔ "Even though I pass this time alone" contrasts the solitude with the healing quality of the unknown place. The implied structure highlights the intensity of the place's obscurity, making it restorative.

• You ask for walls I'll build them higher

  ➔ Simple present tense indicating a request or condition, followed by future simple tense for a consequence.

  ➔ This line shows a cause-and-effect relationship. The request for walls leads to the action of building them even higher. 'I'll build' indicates a future action in response to the request.

• I'd stand but they're much too strong And I fall

  ➔ Conditional tense ('I'd stand') expressing an unrealized or hypothetical action, followed by 'but' indicating a contrast, and then a simple present tense for the actual outcome.

  ➔ "I'd stand" suggests the speaker *would* stand, but they cannot. "But they're much too strong" provides the reason for the unrealized action, followed by the simple present "And I fall" which shows the actual result – the speaker falls because the opposing force is too strong.