Stronger – English Lyrics

• By: HANSON

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Hanson's "Stronger" offers a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to inner strength and perseverance. The song's clear and emotive lyrics provide a great way to understand and express complex feelings. What makes this song special for learners is its dynamic musical arrangement that builds in intensity, mirroring the song's theme of growing stronger, making the language learning experience both memorable and inspiring.

[English]

I want to be,

I want to be stronger

Everywhere I walk, just leave broken steps

Don't know what's ahead, only what I've left

Can't see forward, just see no way back

Don't know what I have, only what I lack, oh

But I long to be stronger than this

But I long to be stronger than this

I want to be,

I want to be strong

Can't just tell my feet to walk in their shoes

'Cause every time I win, just feel like I lose

Oh, I wouldn't break down and weep if I could choose

Oh, it's like a nightmare I can't keep from suffering through (no)

But I long to be stronger than this

But I can't give more than all I can give

But I want to be, I long to be

But I long to be

We want to be stronger

We want to be, say it, stronger

We want to be stronger

We want to be

I want to be stronger than this

But I can't give more than all I can give

But I want to be, I long to be

I want to be stronger

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I want to be stronger

  ➔ Infinitive clause (to + verb) after the verb *want*

  ➔ The verb "want" is followed by the infinitive "to be" which expresses a desire.

• Don't know what's ahead, only what I've left

  ➔ Negative contraction with auxiliary *do* + base verb; indirect question using *what*

  ➔ "Don't" is the contraction of "do not"; "what's" = "what is" forming an indirect question.

• Can't see forward, just see no way back

  ➔ Modal verb *can* with negation *not*; ellipsis of repeated verb

  ➔ "Can't" = "cannot"; the second clause omits the verb "see" for brevity.

• But I long to be stronger than this

  ➔ Verb *long* followed by infinitive; comparative structure *than*

  ➔ "long" is a verb meaning "to desire strongly"; it is followed by "to be" and the comparative "stronger than this".

• Can't just tell my feet to walk in their shoes

  ➔ Modal *can* + negative; verb *tell* followed by infinitive clause; object + infinitive

  ➔ "Can't" = "cannot"; after *tell* the object "my feet" is followed by the infinitive "to walk".

• 'Cause every time I win, just feel like I lose

  ➔ Conjunction *'cause* (because) contracting; idiom *feel like* + infinitive

  ➔ "'Cause" is a colloquial contraction of "because"; "feel like" is followed by the infinitive "to lose" (omitted "to").

• I wouldn't break down and weep if I could choose

  ➔ Second conditional: would + base verb + if + past simple modal *could* + base verb

  ➔ "Wouldn't" = "would not" expresses an unreal present; the clause "if I could choose" uses past simple of the modal "could" to indicate hypothetical ability.

• But I can't give more than all I can give

  ➔ Comparative structure *more than*; repeated modal *can* with infinitive

  ➔ "More than" introduces a comparison; the second "can" mirrors the first, both followed by the infinitive "give".

• We want to be, say it, stronger

  ➔ Imperative *say* within a parenthetical phrase; infinitive after *want*; coordination with commas

  ➔ "say" is an imperative urging the listener; the main clause uses "want to be" followed by the adjective "stronger".