Resolve – English Lyrics

• By: Foo Fighters
• Album: In Your Honour

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Foo Fighters' 'Resolve,' a powerful alternative rock anthem that speaks to universal themes of longing, reflection, and the strength needed to face life's challenges. Its poignant lyrics and evocative melodies offer a unique opportunity to connect with English rock vocabulary and explore emotional expression through music.

[English]

(wind chimes chiming)

(knife blade slashes)

("Resolve")

♪ Something that I felt today ♪

♪ Something that I heard ♪

♪ Swingin' from the chandeliers ♪

♪ Hanging on your word ♪

♪ I remember watchin' you once upon a time ♪

♪ Dancing from across the room ♪

♪ In another life ♪

♪ A little bit of resolve ♪

♪ Is what I need now ♪

♪ Pin me down ♪

♪ Show me how ♪

♪ A little bit of resolve ♪

♪ Is what I need now ♪

♪ Pin me down ♪

♪ Show me how ♪

♪ Lookin' back to find my way ♪

♪ Never seemed so hard ♪

♪ Yesterday's belated rest ♪

♪ Changing of the gods ♪

♪ I would never change a thing ♪

♪ Even if I could ♪

♪ All the songs we used to sing ♪

♪ Everything was good ♪

♪ A little bit of resolve ♪

♪ Is what I need now ♪

♪ Pin me down ♪

♪ Show me how ♪ (water bubbling)

♪ A little bit of resolve ♪

♪ Is what I need now ♪

♪ Pin me down ♪

♪ Show me how ♪

♪ One more year that you're not here ♪

♪ It's gone and passed you by ♪

♪ Happened to you ♪

♪ Happened to you ♪

♪ One more tear that you won't hear ♪

♪ It's gone and passed you by ♪

♪ Happened to you ♪

♪ Happened to you ♪

♪ A little bit of resolve ♪

♪ Is what I need now ♪

♪ Pin me down ♪

♪ Show me how ♪

♪ A little bit of resolve ♪

♪ Is what I need now ♪

♪ Pin me down ♪

♪ Show me how ♪

♪ A little bit of resolve ♪

♪ One more year that you're not here ♪

♪ It's gone and passed you by ♪

♪ A little bit of resolve ♪

♪ A little bit of resolve ♪

♪ One more year that you're not here ♪

♪ It's gone and passed you by ♪

♪ A little bit of resolve ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
resolve /rɪˈzɒlv/ B2	noun - firm determination to do something
chandeliers /ˌʃændəˈlɪrz/ C1	noun - decorative hanging light fixtures
belated /bɪˈleɪtɪd/ C1	adjective - delayed beyond the usual time
gods /ɡɒdz/ B1	noun - deities or divine beings
swingin' /ˈswɪŋɪn/ A2	verb - moving back and forth
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving rhythmically to music
hanging /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ A2	verb - suspended from above
changing /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ A2	verb - making or becoming different
tear /tɪr/ B1	noun - a drop of liquid from the eye
passed /pæst/ A2	verb - moved beyond something

Key Grammar Structures

• Something that I felt today

  ➔ Relative Clause with "that"

  ➔ The clause "that I felt today" is a relative clause modifying "Something", providing specific information about it.

• I remember watchin' you once upon a time

  ➔ Verb + Gerund ("remember" + -ing form)

  ➔ The verb "remember" is followed by the gerund "watchin'" (watching) to express recalling a past action or memory.

• A little bit of resolve / Is what I need now

  ➔ Noun Clause as Subject Complement / "what" as a fused relative pronoun

  ➔ "what I need now" is a noun clause functioning as the subject complement, defining or identifying the subject "A little bit of resolve".

• Pin me down

  ➔ Separable Phrasal Verb (in imperative form)

  ➔ "Pin down" is a separable phrasal verb meaning to hold someone firmly or to force them to make a decision. The object "me" is placed between "pin" and "down".

• Lookin' back to find my way

  ➔ Gerund/Participle Phrase + Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "Lookin' back" (looking back) is a participial phrase or gerund phrase describing the action. "to find my way" is an infinitive of purpose, indicating *why* the action is performed.

• I would never change a thing / Even if I could

  ➔ Second Conditional (implied clause) / "would" for hypothetical situations / "Even if"

  ➔ This is a second conditional structure. "I would never change a thing" expresses a hypothetical result. "Even if I could" is the conditional clause, implying "even if I had the ability to change things".

• All the songs we used to sing

  ➔ "Used to" for past habits or states

  ➔ "used to sing" describes an action that happened regularly or was true in the past but no longer happens in the present.

• It's gone and passed you by

  ➔ Present Perfect + Phrasal Verb ("pass by")

  ➔ "It's gone" uses the present perfect to indicate a completed action with relevance to the present. "passed you by" is a phrasal verb meaning an opportunity was missed or time elapsed without one's notice.