Stay – English Lyrics

• By: Annie LeBlanc
• Album: Chicken Girls: The Movie

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You say

I only hear what I want to

And you say

I talk so all the time

So

And I thought what I felt was simple

And I thought that I don't belong

And now that I am leaving

Now I know that I did something wrong

'Cause I missed you

Yeah

I missed you

You say

Only hear what I want to

I don't listen hard

Don't pay attention

To the distance that you're running

To anyone, anywhere

I don't understand if you really care

I'm only hearing negative

No, no, no bad

So I turn the radio on

Turn the radio up

And this woman was singing my song

Lovers in love and the other's run away

Lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay

Some of us hover while we weep for the other

Who is dying since the day they were born, well

Well, this is not that, I think that I'm thrown

But I'm thrown

And I thought I'd live forever

But now I'm not so sure

You try to tell me that I'm clever

But that won't take me anyhow

Or anywhere

With you

You said that I was naive

I thought that I was strong, oh

I thought "Hey, I can leave, I can leave"

Oh, but now I know that I was wrong

'Cause I missed you

Yeah

I missed you

You said "You caught me 'cause you want me

And one day you'll let me go"

You try to give away a keeper

Or keep me 'cause you know you're just so

Scared to lose

You say

Stay

You say

I only hear what I want to

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ A2	adjective - easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ A2	verb - to be in the right place or a suitable place
leaving /ˈliːvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to go away from a place
listen /ˈlɪsən/ A1	verb - to give one's attention to a sound
attention /əˈtɛnʃən/ B1	noun - the act of dealing with or taking special notice of someone or something
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ A2	noun - the length of the space between two points
negative /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ B1	adjective - expressing or containing negation or denial
lovers /ˈlʌvərz/ A2	noun - people who are in love with each other
crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
hover /ˈhɒvər/ C1	verb - to remain in one place in the air
weep /wiːp/ C1	verb - to shed tears, especially as an expression of extreme sorrow
forever /fəˈrɛvər/ A2	adverb - for all future time
clever /ˈklɛvər/ B1	adjective - quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent
naive /naɪˈiːv/ B2	adjective - showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment
scared /skɛərd/ A2	adjective - fearful; frightened

Key Grammar Structures

• I only hear what I want to

  ➔ Relative clause with 'what' (noun clause)

  ➔ 'What' acts as the object of the verb 'want', meaning 'the things that I want to hear'.

• And I thought what I felt was simple

  ➔ Past tense verb reporting and noun clause as subject

  ➔ The clause 'what I felt' serves as the subject for the verb 'was'.

• And now that I am leaving

  ➔ Conjunction phrase 'now that'

  ➔ 'Now that' is used to explain the reason for a new situation.

• I thought I'd live forever

  ➔ Future in the past ('would' + infinitive)

  ➔ We use 'would' to talk about a future belief from a past perspective.

• I thought I was strong

  ➔ Past tense verb reporting with state verb

  ➔ 'Was' indicates a past state of being that the subject believed to be true.

• You'll let me go

  ➔ Future simple (prediction)

  ➔ The auxiliary 'will' is used here to make a prediction about the future.

• You're just so scared to lose

  ➔ Adjective + infinitive structure

  ➔ The infinitive 'to lose' follows the adjective 'scared' to explain the reason for the feeling.

• The other's run away

  ➔ Present perfect tense ('has' contracted as 's)

  ➔ The contraction 's represents 'has', indicating an action completed with present relevance.