Sword From The Stone – English Lyrics

• By: Passenger
• Album: Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted

Lyrics & Translation

Key Grammar Structures

• How are you doing, darling?

  ➔ Present Continuous (question)

  ➔ The verb "are" + "doing" creates the present continuous to ask about a current activity.

• Are you moving on?

  ➔ Present Continuous (question) with verb "move"

  ➔ The auxiliary "are" + "moving" shows an ongoing action being questioned.

• I hope you're keeping warm

  ➔ Present Continuous after verb "hope" (future meaning)

  ➔ "you're" + "keeping" uses the present continuous to express a hoped‑for ongoing state.

• I'm fine and then I'm not

  ➔ Contrast with "then" + simple present

  ➔ "then" links two opposite statements, each in the simple present "am".

• I'm spinning 'round and I can't stop

  ➔ Present Continuous + modal verb "can't" + infinitive

  ➔ "I'm" + "spinning" shows an ongoing action; "can't" + "stop" expresses inability.

• I can't do this alone

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" + base verb (infinitive) + adverb "alone"

  ➔ "can't" + "do" expresses inability; "alone" modifies the verb phrase.

• I've tried, and I can't pull the sword from the stone

  ➔ Present Perfect + conjunction "and" + modal + infinitive

  ➔ "I've" + "tried" shows an action completed at an indefinite past time; "can't" + "pull" expresses current inability.

• Both the cats say hi

  ➔ Simple Present with plural subject

  ➔ "Both the cats" is a plural subject, so the verb takes the base form "say".

• Time flies then it's so slow

  ➔ Simple Present with verb "flies" + contrast conjunction "then"

  ➔ "Time" (singular) takes the third‑person singular form "flies"; "then" introduces a contrasting statement.