Stereo – English Lyrics

• By: John Legend

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(upbeat music)

♪ Yo, yo ♪

♪ Yo, yo ♪

♪ Yo, yo ♪

♪ She's a fast love professional ♪

♪ Crafty, bold, and beautiful ♪

♪ Staged right, locked eyes ♪

♪ I swear it's magical ♪

♪ Her name is Melanie ♪

♪ Says she digs my melodies ♪

♪ Likes how I move, thinks I'm cool ♪

♪ That's what she says to me ♪

♪ Big stage, bright lights, short love, long nights ♪

♪ Frequent flights through the skies to see stars ♪

♪ I come back to town ♪

♪ She's hanging around ♪

♪ It still feels so real but it can't go too far ♪

♪ Her favorite colors be platinum and gold ♪

♪ She only loves in stereo, she only loves in stereo ♪

♪ I should know 'cause I've seen it before ♪

♪ I think I gotta let her go ♪

♪ She only loves in stereo ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Turned on the video ♪

♪ Oh my goodness, there she goes ♪

♪ Now I'm hot, seems I'm not the only one she knows ♪

♪ Name dropping everyday ♪

♪ But I still want her anyway ♪

♪ I like how she moves, think she's cool ♪

♪ My favorite getaway ♪

♪ Big stage, bright lights, short love, long nights ♪

♪ Deja vu, yeah, we do it again ♪

♪ Off to the next town ♪

♪ She's on to the next round ♪

♪ Let it go, we both know that it's all gonna end, oh ♪

♪ Her favorite colors be platinum and gold ♪

♪ She only loves in stereo, she only loves in stereo ♪

♪ I should know 'cause I've seen it before ♪

♪ I think I gotta let her go ♪

♪ She only loves in stereo ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ She fell in love with the radio ♪

♪ It wasn't really me ♪

♪ So I had to let her go ♪

♪ Just ask any DJ back in her hometown ♪

♪ She likes to get around ♪

♪ Just watch as she gets down, oh ♪

♪ Her favorite colors be platinum and gold ♪

♪ She only loves in stereo, she only loves in stereo ♪

♪ I should know 'cause I've seen it before ♪

♪ I think I gotta let her go ♪

♪ She only loves in stereo ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ She loves in stereo ♪

♪ I think I gotta let her go ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ She loves in stereo ♪

♪ I think I gotta let her go ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ She loves in stereo ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ She loves in stereo, she loves in stereo ♪

♪ Oh, oh oh oh oh ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
stereo /ˈstɛrioʊ/ B1	noun - a system for recording or reproducing sound using two channels
professional /prəˈfɛʃənəl/ B1	adjective - engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation
crafty /ˈkræfti/ B2	adjective - clever, especially in a deceitful or underhand way
bold /boʊld/ A2	adjective - showing a willingness to take risks
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
magical /ˈmædʒɪkəl/ A2	adjective - producing a delightful sense of wonder
melodies /ˈmɛlədiz/ B1	noun - a sequence of pleasing musical notes
bright /braɪt/ A2	adjective - giving out or reflecting a lot of light
frequent /ˈfriːkwənt/ B1	adjective - occurring often
platinum /ˈplætɪnəm/ B2	noun - a precious silvery-white metal
gold /ɡoʊld/ A1	noun - a yellow precious metal
video /ˈvɪdioʊ/ A2	noun - recording of moving visual images
getaway /ˈɡɛtəweɪ/ B1	noun - an escape or a holiday
deja /ˈdeɪʒɑː/ B2	noun - the feeling that one has lived through the present situation before
radio /ˈreɪdioʊ/ A1	noun - a device for receiving broadcast signals

Key Grammar Structures

• She's a fast love professional

  ➔ Noun + Noun (Noun compounds)

  ➔ The combination of 'love' and 'professional' creates a noun compound describing the woman's nature.

• I swear it's magical

  ➔ Subject + Verb + Complement (Subjective Complement)

  ➔ 'Magical' is a subjective complement, describing the state of 'it' (the situation).

• Says she digs my melodies

  ➔ Present Simple tense, direct object.

  ➔ Uses the present simple to describe a habitual action. 'Melodies' is the direct object of 'digs'.

• That's what she says to me

  ➔ Relative clause (reduced).

  ➔ 'That's what she says' is a reduced relative clause, simplifying 'That is what she says'.

• It still feels so real but it can't go too far

  ➔ Contrast (but), modal verb (can't), adverb of degree (too)

  ➔ The conjunction 'but' introduces a contrast. 'Can't' expresses inability. 'Too' modifies 'far'.

• I should know 'cause I've seen it before

  ➔ Modal verb (should), contraction ('cause), Present Perfect tense.

  ➔ 'Should' expresses obligation. 'Cause' is a contraction of 'because'. 'I've seen' uses the Present Perfect.

• Let it go, we both know that it's all gonna end, oh

  ➔ Imperative, compound verb ('gonna' - going to), verb phrase.

  ➔ 'Let it go' is an imperative. 'Gonna' is a contraction for 'going to', indicating future tense. 'End' is the main verb.

• She fell in love with the radio

  ➔ Past Simple tense, prepositional phrase (with).

  ➔ 'Fell' is the past simple of 'fall'. 'With the radio' is a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial of manner.