Stressed Out – English Lyrics

• By: twenty one pilots
• Album: Blurryface

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the relatable anxieties of growing up with Twenty One Pilots' hit song "Stressed Out." This track beautifully captures the universal feeling of nostalgia for simpler times while acknowledging the pressures of adult life, making it a special anthem for anyone navigating the transition from youth to maturity.

[English]

(upbeat music)

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

♪ I wish I had a better voice that sang some better words ♪

♪ I wish I found some chords in an order that is new ♪

♪ I wish I didn't have to rhyme every time I sang ♪

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

♪ But now I'm insecure, and I care what people think ♪

♪ My name's Blurryface and I care what you think ♪

♪ My name's Blurryface and I care what you think ♪

(hands clapping)

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

♪ When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out ♪

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

♪ When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out ♪

♪ We're stressed out ♪

♪ Sometimes a certain smell will take me back ♪

♪ To when I was young ♪

♪ How come I'm never able to identify where it's comin' from ♪

♪ I'd make a candle out of it if I ever found it ♪

♪ Try to sell it, never sell out of it ♪

♪ I'd probably only sell one ♪

♪ It'd be to my brother, 'cause we have the same nose ♪

♪ Same clothes, homegrown ♪

♪ A stone's throw from a creek we used to roam ♪

♪ But it would remind us of when nothing really mattered ♪

♪ Out of student loans and treehouse homes ♪

♪ We all would take the latter ♪

♪ My, my, my name's Blurryface and I care what you think ♪

♪ My name's Blurryface and I care what you think ♪

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

♪ When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out ♪

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

♪ When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out ♪

♪ We used to play pretend, give each other different names ♪

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

♪ Used to dream of outer space ♪

♪ But now they're laughin' at our face ♪

♪ Sayin', "Wake up, you need to make money," yeah ♪

♪ We used to play pretend, give each other different names ♪

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

♪ Used to dream of outer space ♪

♪ But now they're laughin' at our face ♪

♪ Sayin', "Wake up, you need to make money," yeah ♪

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

♪ When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out ♪

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

♪ When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out ♪

♪ We used to play pretend, used to play pretend, money ♪

♪ We used to play pretend, wake up, you need the money ♪

♪ Used to play pretend, used to play pretend, money ♪

♪ We used to play pretend, wake up, you need the money ♪

♪ Used to play pretend, give each other different names ♪

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

♪ Used to dream of outer space ♪

♪ But now they're laughin' at our face ♪

♪ Sayin', "Wake up, you need to make money," yeah ♪

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.