Stargazing – English Lyrics

• By: Myles Smith

Lyrics & Translation

‘Stargazing’ is a perfect entry point for English learners; its clear, emotive delivery and common poetic metaphors make it accessible, while the lyrics offer a great look at modern romantic vocabulary and idiomatic expressions.

[English]

Time stood still just like a photograph.

You made me feel like this will last

forever. Looking in your eyes,

I see my whole life.

Oh,

they say you know it when you know it. I

know.

Oh,

promise that you hold me close. Don't

let me go.

Take my heart, don't break it.

Love me to my bones.

All this time I wasted.

You were right there all along.

Heat. Heat. Heat.

You were right there all along.

I lose my mind when I'm around you. How

I call my life when I'm without you. I

can't help but feel so lost. I want to

give you all I got.

Oh,

they say you know it, but you know it. I

know.

Oh,

promise that you hold me close. Don't

let me go.

My heart

is on my

you

all along. Oh,

take my heart. Don't break it.

Love me to my bones.

All this time I've wasted.

You were right there all along.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
photograph /ˈfoʊtəˌɡræf/ A2	noun - a picture made by a camera
forever /fəˈrɛvər/ A1	adverb - for all future time
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - to assure someone that something will happen
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces
bones /boʊnz/ A2	noun - hard parts of the skeleton
wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/ B1	verb - to use poorly or without purpose
heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - the quality of being hot
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of or cease to have
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way

Key Grammar Structures

• Time stood still just like a photograph.

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ "Stood" is the irregular past form of "stand", describing a completed action in the past.

• You made me feel like this will last forever.

  ➔ Causative verb (make + object + bare infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "made me feel" indicates that you caused the speaker to experience a certain emotion.

• They say you know it when you know it.

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun "it" / Conditional structure

  ➔ Here, "it" acts as an object referring to the abstract concept of true love or certainty.

• All this time I wasted.

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun

  ➔ The full phrase is "All this time (that) I wasted," where "that" is implied.

• You were right there all along.

  ➔ Adverbial phrase of time "all along"

  ➔ "All along" means from the beginning, highlighting that the person was there throughout the whole time.

• I lose my mind when I'm around you.

  ➔ Subordinate clause of time (when)

  ➔ The "when" clause establishes the specific circumstance or timeframe during which the speaker loses their mind.

• All this time I've wasted.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "I've wasted" (I have wasted) implies a connection between the past waste of time and the current moment of realization.

• Don't let me go.

  ➔ Imperative (Negative)

  ➔ The negative imperative "Don't [verb]" is used here as an emotional plea or request.