Glue Song – English Lyrics

• By: beabadoobee

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the genuine simplicity of a modern love song with Beabadoobee's 'Glue Song.' The straightforward lyrics use everyday language to express profound affection, offering a perfect, accessible entry point for language learners. You'll pick up common romantic vocabulary and phrases used in the context of deep attachment, all wrapped in a sweet, acoustic sound that will encourage listening comprehension.

[English]

♪ I've never known someone like you ♪

♪ Tangled in love, stuck by you ♪

♪ From the glue ♪

♪ Don't forget to kiss me ♪

♪ Or else you'll have to miss me ♪

♪ I guess I'm stuck forever ♪

♪ By the glue, oh, and you ♪

♪ Finding the right words ♪

♪ To use for this song ♪

♪ I have you in mind ♪

♪ So it won't take so long ♪

♪ Never thought I'd find you ♪

♪ But you're here ♪

♪ And so I love you ♪

♪ I'm not lying ♪

♪ When I say I've been stuck ♪

♪ By the glue onto you ♪

♪ I've been stuck by the glue ♪

♪ Right onto you ♪

♪ I've been stuck by the glue ♪

♪ I've never known ♪

♪ I've never known someone like you ♪

♪ I've never known ♪

♪ I've never known someone like you ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stuck /stʌk/ A2	verb - to be fixed in a position or unable to move adjective - unable to solve or deal with something
glue /ɡluː/ A1	noun - a sticky substance used for joining things together
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch someone with one's lips as a sign of love or affection
miss /mɪs/ A1	verb - to feel sad about someone's absence
forever /fəˈrɛvər/ A1	adverb - for all time
finding /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/ A2	verb - to discover or locate something
mind /maɪnd/ A1	noun - the part of a person that thinks and feels
thought /θɔːt/ A1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking verb - past tense of think
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep feeling of affection verb - to care deeply about someone
lying /ˈlaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - present participle of lie (to tell something untrue)
tangled /ˈtæŋɡəld/ B1	adjective - twisted together in a confused mass
known /noʊn/ A1	verb - past participle of know (to be aware of something)
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with vocals
use /juːz/ A1	verb - to utilize something for a purpose
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - units of language that have meaning

Key Grammar Structures

• I've never known someone like you

  ➔ Present perfect simple (negative) + past participle

  ➔ The word "never" emphasizes that the action has not happened at any time up to now.

• Tangled in love, stuck by you

  ➔ Past participle used as adjective (passive sense)

  ➔ "Tangled" and "stuck" describe the speaker’s state as if they were caused by external forces.

• Don't forget to kiss the you

  ➔ Imperative + infinitive verb phrase

  ➔ "Don't" is the negative form of the imperative, followed by the infinitive "to kiss".

• Or else you'll have to miss me

  ➔ First conditional (future possibility) with modal "will"

  ➔ "you'll" contracts "you will" and expresses a future result of the condition "or else".

• I guess I'm stuck forever

  ➔ Present simple + verb of speculation "guess" + present continuous

  ➔ "guess" shows uncertainty, while "I'm stuck" uses the present continuous to describe a current ongoing state.

• Finding the right words to use for this song

  ➔ Gerund phrase as subject

  ➔ "Finding" functions as a noun, turning the whole clause into a noun phrase that can act as a subject.

• I have you in mind

  ➔ Phrasal verb "have ... in mind" + object pronoun

  ➔ "have" is used idiomatically; "you" is the object kept "in mind" (i.e., being thought of).

• So it won't take so long

  ➔ Future simple with negative contraction "won't" + adverbial phrase "so long"

  ➔ "won't" = "will not"; the sentence predicts that the action of "take" will not last for a long time.

• Never thought I'd find you

  ➔ Past simple negative with modal "would" in conditional clause

  ➔ "I'd" contracts "I would"; the speaker reflects on a past expectation that was not true.