I'll Stick Around – English Lyrics

• By: Foo Fighters

Lyrics & Translation

Learning English through "I'll Stick Around" by Foo Fighters offers a look into direct and emotionally charged language. The song's clear and repetitive chorus, "I don't owe you anything," is a powerful phrase for learners to grasp. Its lyrical themes of standing your ground and identifying insincerity provide a unique way to understand nuanced expression in English, all wrapped in a classic 90s rock sound.

[English]

("I'll Stick Around" by Foo Fighters)

♪ I thought I knew all it took to bother you ♪

♪ Every word I said was true that you'll see ♪

♪ How could it be I'm the only one who sees ♪

♪ Your rehearsed insanity yeah ♪

♪ I still refused all the methods you abuse ♪

♪ It's all right if you're confused let me be ♪

♪ I've been around all the pawns ♪

♪ You've gagged and bound ♪

♪ They'll come back and knock you down and I'll be free ♪

♪ I've taken all and I've endured ♪

♪ One day it all will fade I'm sure ♪

♪ I don't owe you anything I don't owe you anything ♪

♪ I don't owe you anything I don't owe you anything ♪

♪ I had no other hand in your ever desperate plan ♪

♪ It returns and when it lands words are due ♪

♪ I should've known we were better off alone ♪

♪ I looked in and I was shown ♪

♪ You were too ♪

♪ I've taken all and I've endured ♪

♪ One day it all will fade I'm sure ♪

♪ I don't owe you anything I don't owe you anything ♪

♪ I don't owe you anything I don't owe you anything ♪

♪ I don't owe you anything I don't owe you anything ♪

♪ I don't owe you anything I don't owe you anything ♪

♪ I'll stick around I'll stick around ♪

♪ Learn from all that came from it ♪

♪ I'll stick around I'll stick around ♪

♪ Learn from all that came from it ♪

♪ I'll stick around I'll stick around ♪

♪ Learn from all that came from it ♪

♪ I'll stick around I'll stick around ♪

♪ Learn from all that came from it it ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• I thought I knew all it took to bother you

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I thought I knew' uses the Past Perfect Tense ('had known' is implied) to indicate a past action completed before another past action ('it took to bother you').

• Every word I said was true that you'll see

  ➔ Future Tense in a Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase 'that you'll see' uses the Future Tense ('will see') in a relative clause to express a future action related to the main clause ('Every word I said was true').

• I still refused all the methods you abuse

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I still refused' uses the Present Perfect Tense to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to the present, emphasizing ongoing refusal.

• It's all right if you're confused let me be

  ➔ Conditional Sentence Type 1

  ➔ The phrase 'if you're confused' introduces a Type 1 Conditional Sentence, expressing a likely result ('It's all right') based on a probable condition.

• I've taken all and I've endured

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense with 'have/has + past participle'

  ➔ The phrases 'I've taken' and 'I've endured' use the Present Perfect Tense with 'have + past participle' to indicate actions completed in the past with relevance to the present.