Stitches – English Lyrics

• By: Bullet For My Valentine
• Album: Bullet For My Valentine (Deluxe)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ I can't bow to all your little insecurities ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches that you gave me ♪

♪ Cut a little deeper, try and hurt me ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches ♪

♪ Picking out the stitches of your hate ♪

(dramatic rock music)

♪ Fake, another face, another intervention ♪

♪ Eyes of the enemy, or is this my reflection ♪

♪ Come and make another cut, a little neat incision ♪

♪ Feed on the misery that breeds in your suspicion ♪

♪ I'm a sacrifice, antichrist, anarchist, nihilist ♪

♪ Now cut a little deeper ♪

♪ Hate, another death, another crucifixion ♪

♪ So what's the issue? I don't see the point in suffering ♪

♪ Sever the ties, sever the chains and break away ♪

♪ Don't turn the cheek, don't turn your back ♪

♪ Just stay alive, just stay awake ♪

♪ Sever the ties, sever the chains and break away ♪

♪ I can't bow to all your little insecurities ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches that you gave me ♪

♪ Cut a little deeper, try and hurt me ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches of your hate ♪

(dramatic rock music continues)

♪ Take a deeper breath, a final suffocation ♪

♪ Break from the smothering, I'm choking on aggression ♪

♪ I'm a fantasist, activist, masochist, pacifist ♪

♪ Now cut a little deeper ♪

♪ Die, another death, another resurrection ♪

♪ So what's the issue? I don't see the point in suffering ♪

♪ Sever the ties, sever the chains and break away ♪

♪ Don't turn the cheek, don't turn your back ♪

♪ Just stay alive, just stay awake ♪

♪ Sever the ties, sever the chains and break away ♪

♪ I can't bow to all your little insecurities ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches that you gave me ♪

♪ Cut a little deeper, try and hurt me ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches ♪

♪ Picking out the stitches of your hate ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches of your hate ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches of your hate ♪

(dramatic rock music quickens)

(dramatic rock music intensifies)

♪ So what's the issue? I don't see the point in suffering ♪

♪ Sever the ties, sever the chains and break away ♪

♪ Don't turn the cheek, don't turn your back ♪

♪ Just stay alive, just stay awake ♪

♪ Sever the ties, sever the chains and break away ♪

♪ I can't bow to all your little insecurities ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches that you gave me ♪

♪ Cut a little deeper, try and hurt me ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches ♪

♪ I can't bow to all your little insecurities ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches that you gave me ♪

♪ Cut a little deeper, try and hurt me ♪

♪ I'm picking out the stitches ♪

♪ Picking out the stitches of your hate ♪

(dramatic rock music continues)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stitches /ˈstɪtʃɪz/ A2	noun - threads used to sew up a wound or tear
hate /heɪt/ A1	noun - intense dislike or hostility verb - to feel intense dislike for someone or something
sever /ˈsɛvər/ B2	verb - to cut or divide something completely
ties /taɪz/ A2	noun - connections or relationships
chains /tʃeɪnz/ A2	noun - a series of linked metal rings
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces suddenly or forcibly
insecurities /ˌɪnˈsɛkjərətiz/ B1	noun - lack of confidence or assurance
cut /kʌt/ A1	verb - to divide with a sharp tool noun - an opening made by cutting
deeper /ˈdipər/ A2	adjective - extending far down from the surface
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ B1	noun - an act of giving up something valued verb - to give up something valued
crucifixion /ˌkruːsɪˈfɪkʃən/ C1	noun - the act of killing someone by nailing or tying them to a cross
nihilist /ˈnaɪəlɪst/ C1	noun - a person who believes that life is meaningless
suffocation /ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃən/ B2	noun - the state of being unable to breathe
aggression /əˈɡrɛʃən/ B2	noun - violent or hostile behavior
resurrection /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən/ B2	noun - the act of coming back to life

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't bow to all your little insecurities

  ➔ Modal verb (can't) for ability/possibility

  ➔ 'Can't' is used to express inability or negation of possibility, here emphasizing the speaker's refusal to submit to insecurities.

• I'm picking out the stitches that you gave me

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense ('I'm picking') is used to describe an action happening now, emphasizing the ongoing process of removing the 'stitches'.

• Cut a little deeper, try and hurt me

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood ('Cut', 'try') is used to give commands or make requests, here challenging the addressee to take action.

• I'm a sacrifice, antichrist, anarchist, nihilist

  ➔ Comma list in a series

  ➔ Commas are used to separate items in a list ('sacrifice, antichrist, anarchist, nihilist'), making the sentence clearer and easier to read.

• So what's the issue? I don't see the point in suffering

  ➔ Tag question and negation with 'don't'

  ➔ The tag question ('So what's the issue?') seeks confirmation, while 'don't' negates the verb ('see'), expressing a strong opinion against suffering.

• Sever the ties, sever the chains and break away

  ➔ Parallel structure

  ➔ Parallel structure ('Sever the ties, sever the chains') repeats the same grammatical pattern, creating emphasis and rhythm in the sentence.

• Don't turn the cheek, don't turn your back

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ The negative imperative ('Don't turn') is used to give a strong prohibition, here advising against passive or retreating actions.

• I'm picking out the stitches of your hate

  ➔ Possessive determiner ('your')

  ➔ The possessive determiner ('your') indicates ownership, here specifying that the hate belongs to the addressee.