Strangers – English Lyrics

• By: Feder

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Feder's "Strangers" to explore the nuances of modern relationships and learn the language of fleeting connections. This song offers a poignant reflection on how easily intimacy can turn into indifference, making it a compelling piece for understanding the emotional currents of contemporary love.

[English]

Sick of staring up at the ceiling

I still hear your name like a silent echo

Tell me if your heart isn't in it

'Cause I need to know now

(Oh, oh, oh, oh) I hate how

(Oh, oh, oh, oh) I just can't make you stay

(Oh, oh, oh, oh) I know now

(Oh, oh, oh, oh, I know now)

You got me messed up every time you lie in my bed

'Cause when I wake up, you make it so hard to forget

Yeah, you be in my heart, but I be out of your head

When it suits you, we'll be strangers again

When it suits you, we'll be strangers again

Tryna to figure out your intentions

We could have it all, but you figured out

That it's easier to ask for forgiveness

And to treat me so bad (yeah)

(Oh, oh, oh, oh) I hate how

(Oh, oh, oh, oh) I just can't make you stay

(Oh, oh, oh, oh) I know now

(Oh, oh, oh, oh)

You got me messed up every time you lie in my bed

'Cause when I wake up, you make it so hard to forget

Yeah, you be in my heart, but I be out of your head

When it suits you, we'll be strangers again

(Strangers)

(We'll be strangers again)

When it suits you, we'll be strangers again

You're pushing and you're pulling away

And there's only so much more I can take

I'm drawn in like a moth to a flame

And I don't know why I want you (don't know why I want you)

You got me messed up every time you lie in my bed

'Cause when I wake up, you make it so hard to forget

Yeah, you be in my heart, but I be out of your head

When it suits you, we'll be strangers again

When it suits you, we'll be strangers again

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
staring /ˈstɛərɪŋ/ A2	verb - to look at something or someone for a long time, often with a fixed gaze
echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ A2	noun - a sound that is repeated by reflection of sound waves
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in the chest that pumps blood around the body noun - emotional or moral center
messed /mɛst/ B1	verb - to cause something to be in disorder
strangers /ˈstreɪndʒərz/ A1	noun - a person whom one does not know
intentions /ɪnˈtɛnʃənz/ B1	noun - a plan or purpose
forgiveness /fərˈɡɪvnɪs/ A2	noun - the action of forgiving someone
pushing /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/ A1	verb - to apply force to move something away
pulling /ˈpʊlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to apply force to move something closer
drawn /drɔːn/ B1	verb - attracted to something or someone
moth /mɒθ/ A1	noun - a type of insect often attracted to light
flame /fleɪm/ A1	noun - the hot, glowing gas emitted by something burning
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to stop sleeping
forget /fəˈɡɛt/ A1	verb - to be unable to remember
suits /suːts/ B1	verb - to be convenient or appropriate
figure /ˈfɪɡə/ A2	verb - to understand or solve something

Key Grammar Structures

• Sick of staring up at the ceiling

  ➔ Gerund after preposition (of)

  ➔ In "Sick of \"staring\" up at the ceiling", the gerund "staring" follows the preposition "of".

• Tell me if your heart isn't in it

  ➔ If‑clause with present simple (indirect question)

  ➔ The clause "if your heart \"isn't\" in it" uses the present simple after "if" to ask an indirect question.

• I just can't make you stay

  ➔ Causative verb *make* + object + bare infinitive

  ➔ The structure "make you \"stay\"" is a causative construction: *make* + object + bare infinitive.

• You got me messed up every time you lie in my bed

  ➔ "Every time" + present simple for habitual actions

  ➔ The phrase "every time you \"lie\" in my bed" uses the present simple after "every time" to talk about repeated actions.

• When I wake up, you make it so hard to forget

  ➔ "Make" + object + so + adjective + infinitive

  ➔ In "make it \"so hard\" to forget", *make* is followed by the object "it", the adverb "so", the adjective "hard", and the infinitive "to forget".

• When it suits you, we'll be strangers again

  ➔ Future simple with *will* after a time clause

  ➔ "We'll be" is the future simple formed with *will* following the time clause "when it suits you".

• We could have it all, but you figured out

  ➔ Modal *could* for possibility

  ➔ The verb phrase "could have" uses the modal *could* to talk about a possible situation in the past or future.

• It's easier to ask for forgiveness

  ➔ Comparative adjective + to‑infinitive

  ➔ The comparative "easier" is followed by the infinitive "to ask" to express that asking is less difficult.

• I'm drawn in like a moth to a flame

  ➔ Passive voice (be + past participle)

  ➔ The phrase "I'm \"drawn\" in" uses the passive form "am drawn" (be + past participle) to indicate a state caused by something else.

• I don't know why I want you

  ➔ Indirect question with "why" + clause

  ➔ The clause "why I \"want\" you" is an indirect question introduced by "why".