Lyrics & Translation
[English]
♪ WISH I WAS A STONE ♪
♪ SO I COULDN’T FEEL ♪
♪ YOU’D YELL IN MY FACE ♪
♪ IT’D BE NO BIG DEAL ♪
♪ BUT I’D MISS THE WAY ♪
♪ WE MAKE UP AND SMILE ♪
♪ DON’T WANNA BE STONE ♪
♪ I CHANGED MY MIND ♪
♪ I WISH I HAD EYES ♪
♪ IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD ♪
♪ THEN I COULD SEE ♪
♪ THE PLACES I’VE BEEN ♪
♪ BUT THEN I WOULD KNOW ♪
♪ THAT YOU’RE TALKING SHIT ♪
♪ I DON’T WANNA KNOW WHAT MY FRIENDS THINK ♪
♪ WISH I WERE MY DOG ♪
♪ OUT ON THE LAWN ♪
♪ I’D BE SO GLAD ♪
♪ WHEN I HEAR YOU COME HOME ♪
♪ BUT IF I WERE MY DOG ♪
♪ I WOULDN’T LIVE LONG ♪
♪ I’M SURE GONNA MISS HER WHEN SHE’S GONE ♪
♪ I WISH I COULD ACT IN A SHOW ON TV ♪
♪ CAUSE THEN I COULD PRACTICE NOT BEING ME ♪
♪ I’LL PRACTICE MY CRY ♪
♪ PUT IT INTO MY REEL ♪
♪ BUT YOU WON’T BELIEVE ME WHEN I CRY FOR REAL ♪
♪ I WISH THAT MY BRAIN ♪
♪ WOULD TRIPLE IN SIZE ♪
♪ I’D NAIL EVERY JOKE ♪
♪ I’D WIN EVERY FIGHT ♪
♪ BUT I’D GET TOO DEEP ♪
♪ WITH THAT KINDA MIND ♪
♪ I DON’T WANNA KNOW ♪
♪ THE POINT OF LIFE ♪
♪ IN SOME OTHER LIFE ♪
♪ I WOULD BE RICH ♪
♪ I’D TRAVEL IN STYLE ♪
♪ I'D COVER THE BILL ♪
♪ BUT COULDN’T COMPLAIN ‘BOUT ANYTHING SMALL ♪
♪ NOBODY’D FEEL BAD FOR ME AT ALL ♪
♪ IF I WAS COCAINE ♪
♪ OR A BOTTLE OF JACK ♪
♪ I’D GET INVITED TO EVERY FRAT ♪
♪ BUT WHEN YOU GET OLD ♪
♪ AND YOUR GOOD DAYS ARE PASSED ♪
♪ YOU’LL ONLY WANT ME WHEN YOU’RE SAD ♪
♪ WISH I WAS A SONG ♪
♪ YOUR FAVORITE ONE ♪
♪ YOU’D FOLLOW THE DANCE ♪
♪ TO ME AT YOUR PROM ♪
♪ I WOULD BE THERE ♪
♪ WHEN YOUR BABY IS BORN ♪
♪ FOR TWO OR THREE MINUTES ♪
♪ THEN I’M GONE ♪
♪ I WISH I WAS BIG ♪
♪ AS BIG AS MY HOUSE ♪
♪ I’D SLEEP ON THE TREES ♪
♪ I’D SKIP EVERY CROWD ♪
♪ BUT I WOULDN’T FIT ♪
♪ ON MY THERAPIST’S COUCH ♪
♪ GOD I COULD REALLY USE HIM NOW ♪
♪ I WISH I WAS GOD ♪
♪ I’D NEVER TRIP UP ♪
♪ AND IF I DID ♪
♪ WELL SO FUCKIN WHAT ♪
♪ I COULD BE CRUEL ♪
♪ AND BREAK ALL YOUR STUFF ♪
♪ YEAH I’D BE LOVED NO MATTER WHAT ♪
♪ BUT IF I WAS GOD ♪
♪ IT’D GET KINDA WEIRD ♪
♪ CAUSE YOU WOULD ONLY SAY WHAT I WANNA HEAR ♪
♪ AND THEN YOU WOULD DIE ♪
♪ YOU’D LOVE ME TO DEATH ♪
♪ I’D NEVER KNOW WHO THE HELL I AM ♪
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♪ I WISH I WAS ME ♪
♪ WHOEVER THAT IS ♪
♪ I COULD JUST BE ♪
♪ AND NOT GIVE A SHIT ♪
♪ HEY I’LL BE WHATEVER MAKES YOU A FAN ♪
♪ CAUSE I DON’T KNOW WHO THE HELL I AM ♪
♪ AM AM AM AM AM AM ♪
♪ AM AM AM AM AM AM ♪
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♪ ONE, TWO, PANDEMONIUM ♪
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♪ ONE, TWO, PANDEMONIUM ♪
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♪ HERE I GO AGAIN ♪
♪ ONE, TWO, PANDEMONIUM ♪
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♪ HERE I GO AGAIN ♪
♪ ONE, TWO, PANDEMONIUM ♪
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♪ ONE, TWO, HERE I GO AGAIN ♪
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Key Vocabulary
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wish /wɪʃ/ B1 |
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stone /stoʊn/ B2 |
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mind /maɪnd/ B1 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A2 |
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dog /dɔɡ/ A1 |
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home /hoʊm/ A1 |
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fight /faɪt/ B1 |
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rich /rɪtʃ/ B1 |
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believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1 |
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feel /fiːl/ A2 |
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place /pleɪs/ A1 |
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show /ʃoʊ/ A2 |
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dance /dæns/ A2 |
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crowd /kraʊd/ B1 |
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therapist /ˈθɛrəpɪst/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I wish I was a stone
➔ Subjunctive mood (wish + past tense)
➔ Uses the subjunctive to express a hypothetical or unreal desire.
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I changed my mind
➔ Simple past tense
➔ Indicates a completed action in the past.
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I’d nail every joke
➔ Conditional tense with 'would' + base verb
➔ Expresses a hypothetical action in the future or imagined scenario.
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I don’t wanna know
➔ Informal expression using 'do not' + want + to + verb
➔ Uses a negative form to express a desire not to do something.
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I wish I had eyes
➔ Subjunctive mood (wish + past perfect / past tense)
➔ Expresses a hypothetical wish about the present or future.
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If I was God
➔ Second conditional (if + past simple, would + base verb)
➔ Expresses hypothetical scenarios contrary to reality.
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You would only say what I wanna hear
➔ Conditional tense (would + verb), emphasizing future-in-the-past
➔ Shows a hypothetical situation in which only specific responses are given.
