Stay – English Lyrics

• By: Pink Floyd
• Album: Obscured by Clouds

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Stay and help me to end the day

and of you don't mind,

we'll break a bottle of wine

stick around and maybe we'll put one down,

because i wanna find what lies behind those eyes

midnight blue burning gold

a yellow moon is growing cold

I rise, looking through my morning eyes

surprised to find you by my side

rack my brain to try to remember your name

to find the words to tell you good-bye

morning dues

newborn day

midnight blue turned to gray

midnight blue burning gold

a yellow moon is growing cold

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to continue to be in a place, state, or condition
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours, or the period of light between sunrise and sunset
mind /maɪnd/ B1	verb - to object to or be bothered by something noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and wills, as distinguished from the body
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain
wine /waɪn/ A2	noun - an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or perceive after a search
lies /laɪz/ B1	verb - to be in a horizontal position on a surface; to be situated or located (third person singular of 'lie')
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
midnight /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ A2	noun - twelve o'clock at night
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a color intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea noun - the color blue
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	adjective - producing flame and heat; very hot verb - to be on fire or to cause to be on fire (present participle)
gold /ɡəʊld/ A2	noun - a yellow precious metal, valued as currency, in jewelry, and for other uses adjective - made of or colored like gold
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of the Earth, visible by reflected sunlight
cold /kəʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low temperature noun - low temperature; an illness affecting the nose and throat
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move from a lower position to a higher one; to get up from sleeping or resting
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the part of the day from sunrise to noon
surprised /sərˈpraɪzd/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing surprise
rack /ræk/ C1	verb - to cause great pain or suffering to; to strain (one's brain or memory) in an effort to remember or understand
brain /breɪn/ B1	noun - an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull, functioning as the coordinating centre of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity
newborn /ˈnjuːbɔːrn/ B2	adjective - recently born

Key Grammar Structures

• Stay and help me to end the day

  ➔ Imperative + 'help' + Object + Infinitive

  ➔ The sentence uses two imperative verbs, "Stay" and "help", connected by "and" to express two commands. "help me "to end" the day" illustrates the structure "help + object + infinitive (with or without 'to')", meaning to assist someone in doing something.

• and if you don't mind,

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 0/1 for polite request)

  ➔ The phrase "if you don't mind" is a conditional clause often used to make a polite request or suggestion. It implies that the action depends on the other person's agreement or lack of objection.

• we'll break a bottle of wine

  ➔ Future Simple (with 'will')

  ➔ "we'll break" uses the Future Simple tense ("will" + base verb) to express a future action. It often indicates a spontaneous decision made at the moment of speaking, or a prediction/intention.

• because i wanna find what lies behind those eyes

  ➔ Noun Clause as Object

  ➔ "what lies behind those eyes" is a noun clause functioning as the direct object of the verb "find". Noun clauses can start with words like 'what', 'who', 'that', 'whether', 'if', and act as nouns in a sentence.

• midnight blue burning gold

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective

  ➔ The word "burning" is a present participle (verb-ing) used here as an adjective to describe "gold", indicating that the gold is in a state of burning or shining intensely.

• a yellow moon is growing cold

  ➔ Present Continuous for Changing State

  ➔ "is growing" uses the Present Continuous tense to describe a gradual change or development over time. It emphasizes that the moon's state of becoming cold is ongoing.

• I rise, looking through my morning eyes

  ➔ Present Participle Clause (Adverbial)

  ➔ "looking through my morning eyes" is a present participle clause that functions as an adverbial phrase, providing additional information about how or while the subject "I" rises. It indicates a simultaneous action.

• surprised to find you by my side

  ➔ Adjective + Infinitive

  ➔ The structure "surprised "to find"" uses an adjective followed by an infinitive to express the reason or cause of the emotion (surprise). It explains *why* the person is surprised.

• rack my brain to try to remember your name

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "to try to remember your name" is an infinitive phrase used to express the purpose or reason for the action "rack my brain". It answers the question "Why did I rack my brain?".

• midnight blue turned to gray

  ➔ Verb + Preposition for Change of State

  ➔ The verb "turned" followed by the preposition "to" indicates a change of state or color, from "midnight blue" to "gray". This structure is common for describing transformations.