Stressed Out – English Lyrics

• By: twenty one pilots
• Album: Blurryface

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
voice /vɔɪs/ B1	noun - the sound produced by a person speaking or singing
hope /hoʊp/ B1	verb - to want something to happen or be true and think it could happen
dream /driːm/ B2	verb - to imagine something wonderful that you would like to happen noun - a series of images, ideas, or emotions occurring during sleep
stress /strɛs/ B2	noun - a state of mental or emotional strain or tension
alike /əˈlaɪk/ B2	adjective - similar to each other
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ B1	noun - the time that will come after the present
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B2	noun - the ability to remember things or the thing remembered
dreamer /ˈdriːmər/ B2	noun - a person who has many dreams or ambitions
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B2	adjective - damaged or not working properly
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B2	adjective - feeling sad because you are alone
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ B1	verb - to keep an idea or a picture in your mind
candle /ˈkændl/ A2	noun - a stick of wax with a wick that is lit to give light
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ B2	verb - to cause someone to remember something

Key Grammar Structures

• I wish I found some better sounds no one's ever heard

  ➔ Second conditional expressing a wish about a hypothetical situation in the past

  ➔ The phrase "I wish I found" uses the **second conditional** to describe a hypothetical situation.

• I was told, when I get older, all my fears would shrink

  ➔ Reported speech with "was told" and conditional "would" to indicate future in the past

  ➔ The structure "I was told" introduces reported speech, and "would" indicates a future in the past.

• Wish we could turn back time to the good old days

  ➔ Using "wish" + past simple/modal "could" to express regret about the present or future

  ➔ The phrase "Wish we could" employs "wish" + modal "could" to express regret or longing.

• We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away

  ➔ Use of "would" + base verb for hypothetical, imaginary actions in the past

  ➔ The phrase "we would build" employs "would" + base verb to indicate hypothetical or imagined actions.

• Used to dream of outer space

  ➔ "Used to" + base verb for past habits or states that no longer happen

  ➔ The phrase "Used to dream" uses "used to" + base verb to describe past habits that no longer occur.

• And then we'd fly it far away

  ➔ Use of "would" + base verb to indicate hypothetical future action in past context

  ➔ The phrase "we'd fly" employs "would" + base verb to describe a hypothetical future action.