Stay In My Corner

• By: The Dells
• Album: There Is

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ A2	noun - a beloved person adjective - dear, beloved
proud /praʊd/ B1	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears
honey /ˈhʌni/ A2	noun - a sweet, viscous fluid produced by bees noun - a term of endearment
down /daʊn/ A1	adverb - towards or in a lower place or position adjective - feeling sad or depressed
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important
times /taɪmz/ A1	noun - an instance of something happening
fail /feɪl/ B1	verb - be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal
comfort /ˈkʌmfərt/ B2	verb - ease the grief or distress of noun - a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint
bitter /ˈbɪtər/ B2	adjective - having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - the period of light between sunrise and sunset
prevail /prɪˈveɪl/ C1	verb - prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious
kiss /kɪs/ A2	noun - an act of touching with the lips as a sign of love verb - touch with the lips as a sign of love
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having a pleasant taste like that of sugar

Grammar:

• If you stay, stay darling (stay in my corner)

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Zero Conditional, implied)

  ➔ Although not explicitly structured as 'If X, then Y', the repeated 'stay' implies a guaranteed consequence. The speaker is implying that *if* you stay, things will be better or good will come of it.

• To the world, I'd cry out loud how I love you

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Second Conditional, Hypothetical) + Indirect Question

  ➔ "I'd cry out loud" is a shortened form of "I would cry out loud", indicating a hypothetical action. "How I love you" is an indirect question embedded within the sentence. It expresses the degree/extent of the love.

• And I will never, never let you down

  ➔ Future Simple (Promise) + Intensification through Repetition

  ➔ "I will never let you down" uses the Future Simple to express a firm promise. The repetition of "never, never" intensifies the commitment and emphasizes the speaker's determination.

• 'Cause I'll need you always around to tell me you love me

  ➔ Future Simple (Necessity) + Purpose Clause (to tell me)

  ➔ "I'll need you" expresses future necessity. "to tell me you love me" is a purpose clause, explaining why the speaker needs the other person around. It shows the reason *why* the subject needs someone.

• There'll be times when I may fail

  ➔ Future Simple (prediction) + Modal Verb (may) expressing possibility + Relative Clause (when I may fail)

  ➔ "There'll be times" predicts future occurrences. "may fail" indicates a possibility, not a certainty. "When I may fail" is a relative clause modifying "times", specifying *when* the predicted occurrences might happen.

• And I'll need your love to sometimes comfort me

  ➔ Future Simple (Necessity) + Infinitive of Purpose (to comfort)

  ➔ "I'll need your love" expresses a future need. The infinitive phrase "to sometimes comfort me" expresses the purpose or reason for needing the love.

• Bitter days may prevail but just a kiss from you

  ➔ Modal Verb (may) expressing possibility + Contrastive Conjunction (but)

  ➔ "May prevail" shows a possibility of bitter days occurring. "But" introduces a contrast, implying that despite the potential for difficult times, something positive will change the situation.