Stars + Yves – English Lyrics

• By: PinkPantheress

Lyrics & Translation

“Stars + Yves” offers a unique opportunity to learn through a modern, cross-cultural musical synergy. The song is a rare bilingual track, featuring both English and Korean lyrics written by K-pop artist Yves, making it an excellent resource for picking up evocative Korean phrases alongside PinkPantheress's relatable English diary-like songwriting. The song’s genre-blending style, mixing UK garage, pop, and electronic sounds, makes it a special and forward-thinking track in the global pop landscape.

[English]

You need somebody, baby, just call me

Tell me what always keeps you up at night (come and talk to me; Yeah)

When you said you're dealing with another boy

Tell me how it's going for ya

You need somebody, baby, just call me

Tell me what always keeps you up at night (come and talk to me, yeah)

When you said you're dealing with another boy

Tell me how it's going for ya

See that girl that's standing over there? (See that girl that's standing over there?)

She's watching there everywhere (she's watching there everywhere)

Now she's watching you head to toe (head to toe)

When you leave, that's where she'll go

Come and talk to me

Things are getting darker in the city

Please find your way out of the city

Describe your love out of the city (whoa-ooh, whoa-oh)

It's getting darker in the city

Ticktock, 맞아 기도했어

너도 그 바다에 빠져 버렸으면 해서

You made my day, 내 맘 찢어졌어

반도 못 가서 돌아올 거면 왜 (왜-, 왜-, ooh)

기다리게 해줘 all day long

이어 사라져 (when you said, you're dealing with another boy)

시간을 맴돌아 all night long

반도 못 가서 돌아올 거면 왜

(Why'd you wanna go and put stars in their eyes?)

(Why'd you wanna go and put stars in their eyes?)

(So, why'd you wanna go and put stars in their eyes?)

(Now, why'd you wanna go and put stars in their eyes?)

Things are getting darker in the city (city)

Please find your way out of the city (ah-oh)

Describe your love out of the city

It's getting darker in the city (la-la, la-la-la)

Why'd you wanna go and put stars in their eyes?

It's the same old story, but they just didn't realize

And it's a long way to go from a private bedroom dance routines

And Saturday night's drunken dreams

(Why'd you wanna go and put stars in their eyes?)

(Why'd you wanna go and put stars in their eyes?)

(So, why'd you wanna go and put stars in their eyes?)

(Now, why'd you wanna go and put stars in their eyes?)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak to someone on the telephone
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period between sunset and sunrise
darker /ˈdɑːrkər/ A2	adjective - with less light; not bright
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a large ball of gas that emits light in space
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
watch /wɒtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at or observe something or someone
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection for someone
describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ B1	verb - to give details or a picture in words
ticktock /ˈtɪk.tɒk/ B2	noun - the sound of a clock
dance /dɑːns/ A1	noun - a series of movements that match the rhythm and style of music
drunken /ˈdrʌŋkən/ B1	adjective - affected by alcohol
routine /ruːˈtiːn/ B1	noun - a sequence of actions regularly followed
private /ˈpraɪvət/ A2	adjective - belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B1	verb - to become aware of a fact or situation

Key Grammar Structures

• You need somebody, baby, just call me

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ This sentence uses the Present Simple to express habitual actions or general truths, such as ""need"" and ""call"" as common practices.

• Tell me what always keeps you up at night

  ➔ Indirect Questions

  ➔ The sentence is an indirect wh-question using ""what"" to politely inquire about something, embedded in a main clause without inversion.

• When you said you're dealing with another boy

  ➔ Backshifting in Reported Speech

  ➔ In reported speech, the present perfect ""'re dealing"" shifts back from past, illustrating the rule where tenses move backwards from the original statement.

• See that girl that's standing over there?

  ➔ Present Continuous in Relative Clauses

  ➔ The relative clause uses the present continuous ""that's standing"" to describe an ongoing action, highlighting continuity in a defining relative.

• Now she's watching you head to toe

  ➔ Present Continuous for Emphasis

  ➔ The sentence emphasizes an action in progress with the present continuous ""'s watching"" to show immediacy and thorough attention.

• Ticktock, 맞아 기도했어

  ➔ Past Tense Affirmation in Korean

  ➔ In Korean, ""기도했어"" uses the past tense -았/었어 to affirm a completed action, combined with English onomatopoeia for rhythm.

• Why'd you wanna go and put stars in their eyes?

  ➔ Contraction in Wh- Questions

  ➔ The wh-question uses contraction ""Why'd"" (Why did) to bring natural spoken rhythm, embedding the auxiliary did in past supposition.

• Things are getting darker in the city

  ➔ Present Continuous for Trends

  ➔ This uses present continuous ""are getting"" for ongoing change or deterioration, indicating a current trend without completion.