Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) – English Lyrics

• By: Kelly Clarkson
• Album: Greatest Hits - Chapter 1

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a journey of empowerment, just like the message in Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger." This song is perfect for English learners because its lyrics are built around common, powerful idioms like "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger," "to have the last laugh," and being "dead wrong." The clear, strong vocals and repetitive, anthemic chorus make it easy to sing along and build confidence in your speaking and listening skills, all while absorbing a message of resilience.

[English]

You know the bed feels warmer

Sleeping here alone

You know I dream in color

And do the things I want

You think you got the best of me

Think you've had the last laugh

Bet you think that everything good is gone

Think you left me broken down

Think that I'd come running back

Baby you don't know me, 'cause you're dead wrong

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes a fighter

Footsteps even lighter

Doesn't mean I'm over 'cause you're gone

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

You heard that I was starting over with someone new

They told you I was moving on, over you

You didn't think that I'd come back

I'd come back swinging

You try to break me, but you see

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes a fighter

Footsteps even lighter

Doesn't mean I'm over 'cause you're gone

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

Thanks to you, I got a new thing started

Thanks to you, I'm not the broken-hearted

Thanks to you, I'm finally thinking about me

You know in the end, the day you left was just my beginning

In the end

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes a fighter

Footsteps even lighter

Doesn't mean I'm over 'cause you're gone

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

When I'm alone

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bed /bɛd/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on
warmer /ˈwɔrmər/ A2	adjective - having or producing a moderate degree of heat
dream /driːm/ A1	verb - to experience images, emotions, or sensations during sleep noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - to make sounds and movements of the face and body that show amusement or happiness noun - the action or sound of laughing
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order.
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving at a speed faster than a walk
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of a person, animal, or plant
stronger /ˈstrɔːŋɡər/ A2	adjective - having more power, influence, or physical strength
taller /ˈtɔlər/ A1	adjective - of more than average height
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
fighter /ˈfaɪtər/ B1	noun - a person who fights
footsteps /ˈfʊtsteps/ B1	noun - the sound of a person's foot striking the ground when walking
swinging /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/ B2	verb - moving or hanging freely while suspended from above.
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain
beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ A2	noun - the point in time or space at which something starts