Sunflower – English Lyrics

• By: Post Malone, Swae Lee
• Album: Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse (Official Soundtrack)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the catchy world of Post Malone and Swae Lee's "Sunflower," a song that beautifully blends hip-hop, pop, and R&B. This track, made for *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse*, offers a glimpse into the complexities of relationships, teaching listeners about love, loyalty, and emotional resilience through its heartfelt lyrics and infectious melody.

[English]

(uplifting pop music)

♪ Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ayy, ayy ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Needless to say, I keep her in check ♪

♪ She was a bad-bad ♪

♪ Nevertheless ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Callin' it quits now ♪

♪ Baby, I'm a wreck ♪ ♪ Wreck ♪

♪ Crash at my place ♪

♪ Baby you're a wreck ♪ ♪ Wreck ♪

♪ Needless to say, I'm keeping her in check ♪

♪ She was all bad-bad, nevertheless ♪

♪ Callin' it quits now, baby, I'm a wreck ♪

♪ Crash at my place, baby, you're a wreck ♪

♪ Thinkin' in a bad way, losin' your grip ♪

♪ Screamin' at my face, baby, don't trip ♪

♪ Someone took a big L, don't know how that felt ♪

♪ Lookin' at you sideways, party on tilt ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Some things you just can't refuse ♪

♪ She wanna ride me like a cruise ♪

♪ And I'm not tryna lose ♪

♪ Then you're left in the dust ♪

♪ Unless I stuck by ya ♪

♪ You're the sunflower ♪

♪ I think your love would be too much ♪

♪ Or you'll be left in the dust ♪

♪ Unless I stuck by ya ♪

♪ You're the sunflower ♪

♪ You're the sunflower ♪

♪ Every time I'm leavin' ♪ ♪ On you ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪

You don't make it easy

♪ No ♪ ♪ No, no ♪

♪ Wish I could be there for you ♪

♪ Give me a reason to ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Every time I'm walkin' out ♪

♪ I can hear you tellin' me to turn around ♪

♪ Fightin' for my trust and you won't back down ♪

♪ Even if we gotta risk it all right now ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Now ♪

♪ I know you're scared ♪ ♪ Of the unknown ♪ ♪ Known ♪

♪ You don't wanna be alone ♪ ♪ Alone ♪ ♪ I know I always ♪

♪ Come and go ♪ ♪ And go ♪

♪ But it's out of my control ♪

♪ And you'll be left in the dust ♪

♪ Unless I stuck by ya ♪

♪ You're the sunflower ♪

♪ I think your love would be too much ♪

♪ Or you'll be left in the dust ♪

♪ Unless I stuck by ya ♪

♪ You're the sunflower ♪

♪ You're the sunflower ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wreck /rek/ B2	noun - something badly damaged or destroyed verb - to severely damage or destroy
crash /kræʃ/ A2	verb - to hit something violently
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good
grip /ɡrɪp/ B2	noun - a firm hold verb - to hold firmly
trip /trɪp/ B1	verb - to stumble or fall
tilt /tɪlt/ B2	noun - a sloping position verb - to cause to slope
refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ B2	verb - to decline to accept
cruise /kruːz/ B1	noun - a voyage on a ship
dust /dʌst/ A2	noun - fine particles of matter
sunflower /ˈsʌnflaʊər/ A2	noun - a tall plant with a large yellow flower
scared /skeərd/ A2	adjective - afraid or frightened
unknown /ʌnˈnəʊn/ B1	adjective - not known or familiar
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events. verb - determine the behavior or supervise the running of.

Key Grammar Structures

• Needless to say, I keep her in check

  ➔ Idiomatic expression: "Needless to say"

  ➔ "Needless to say" means that something is so obvious that it does not need to be mentioned.

• Callin' it quits now

  ➔ Gerund phrase used as a main verb. Informal contraction: "Callin'" for "Calling".

  ➔ "Callin' it quits" is an idiom meaning to stop doing something, especially a job or activity.

• Thinkin' in a bad way, losin' your grip

  ➔ Present participle phrases used to describe a simultaneous action or state.

  ➔ "Thinkin'" and "losin'" describe what the subject (you) is doing at the same time.

• Some things you just can't refuse

  ➔ Modal verb: "can't" (cannot) expressing inability or prohibition. Use of "just" as an intensifier.

  ➔ "can't refuse" indicates something that is impossible to say no to. "just" emphasizes the impossibility.

• Unless I stuck by ya

  ➔ Conditional clause (Type 1 variant). Use of "unless" meaning "if not". Informal: "ya" for "you". Past simple "stuck" indicates hypothetical.

  ➔ Expresses what happens if the condition (sticking by someone) is not met.

• I think your love would be too much

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 2 – hypothetical). "Would be" expresses a hypothetical or unreal conditional.

  ➔ This expresses a belief that the other person's love might be overwhelming or difficult to handle.

• Every time I'm leavin' on you

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time using "Every time". Present continuous tense "I'm leavin'" expressing ongoing action. Informal: "leavin'" for "leaving".

  ➔ Indicates that something happens repeatedly whenever the speaker is leaving.

• Wish I could be there for you

  ➔ "Wish" + past subjunctive ("could be") expressing a desire for something that is unlikely or impossible.

  ➔ This shows regret or longing to be able to support or help someone.