Stitches – English Lyrics

• By: Shawn Mendes

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I thought that I've been hurt before

But no one's ever left me quite this sore

Your words cut deeper than a knife

Now I need someone to breathe me back to life

Got a feeling that I'm going under

But I know that I'll make it out alive

If I quit calling you my lover

Move on

You watch me bleed until I can't breathe, shaking

Falling onto my knees

And now that I'm without your kisses

I'll be needing stitches

Tripping over myself, aching

Begging you to come help

And now that I'm without your kisses

Yeah, I'll be needing stitches

Just like a moth drawn to a flame

Oh, you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain

Your bitter heart, cold to the touch

Now I'm gonna reap what I sow

I'm left seeing red on my own

Got a feeling that I'm going under

But I know that I'll make it out alive

If I quit calling you my lover

Move on

You watch me bleed until I can't breathe, shaking

Falling onto my knees

And now that I'm without your kisses

I'll be needing stitches

Tripping over myself, aching

Begging you to come help

And now that I'm without your kisses

I'll be needing stitches

...

Needle and the thread, gotta get you out of my head

Needle and the thread, gonna wind up dead

Needle and the thread, gotta get you out of my head

Needle and the thread, gonna wind up dead (gonna wind up dead)

Needle and the thread, gotta get you out of my head

Needle and the thread, gonna wind up dead (wind up dead)

Needle and the thread, gotta get you out of my head

Get you out of my head

You watch me bleed until I can't breathe, shaking

Falling onto my knees (falling onto my knees)

And now that I'm without your kisses

I'll be needing stitches (and I'll be needing stitches)

Tripping over myself, aching

Begging you to come help (begging, baby, please)

And now that I'm without your kisses

Yeah, I'll be needing stitches

And now that I'm without your kisses

Yeah, I'll be needing stitches

And now that I'm without your kisses

Yeah, I'll be needing stitches

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury to (someone) noun - physical or emotional pain
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - a unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written
cut /kʌt/ A2	verb - to make an opening in (something) with a sharp-edged instrument noun - an opening made with a sharp-edged instrument
knife /naɪf/ A1	noun - a blade fixed into a handle, used for cutting
breathe /briːð/ A1	verb - to take air into and expel it from the lungs
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
knees /niːz/ A1	noun - the joint of the leg that bends
kisses /ˈkɪsɪz/ A1	noun - the act of touching someone with your lips, often to show love or affection
stitches /ˈstɪtʃɪz/ B1	noun - a piece of thread sewn in a wound to hold the edges together
aching /ˈeɪkɪŋ/ B1	adjective - experiencing a continuous dull pain.
flame /fleɪm/ A2	noun - the visible, gaseous part of a fire
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - an organ that pumps blood
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	noun - the act of touching something or someone verb - to come into or be in contact with something
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck

Key Grammar Structures

• But no one's ever left me quite this sore

  ➔ Contraction & Comparative Adverb

  ➔ The contraction "no one's" combines "no one" and "has". "Quite" intensifies the adjective "sore", indicating a high degree of emotional pain. The phrase describes the depth of the emotional wound. "**quite**" modifies "sore"

• Your words cut deeper than a knife

  ➔ Comparative Structure

  ➔ This sentence uses the comparative structure "deeper than" to show that the impact of the words is greater than that of a physical wound. It's a metaphor. "**deeper**" is the comparative form of "deep".

• If I quit calling you my lover

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ This is a first conditional sentence, expressing a likely outcome. The structure is "If + present simple, will + base verb". It suggests that stopping the speaker from referring to the other person as their lover will lead to a positive change. "**quit**" is the base verb.

• Tripping over myself, aching

  ➔ Present Participles as Adjectives/Adverbials

  ➔ "Tripping" and "aching" are present participles functioning as adjectives describing the speaker's state. They create a vivid image of clumsiness and pain. "**tripping**" describes the action of stumbling.

• Just like a moth drawn to a flame

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ This line uses a simile, comparing the speaker's attraction to the person to a moth's fatal attraction to a flame. The word "like" signals the comparison. It highlights the self-destructive nature of the relationship. "**drawn**" is the past participle of 'draw'.