Time Stands Still – English Lyrics

• By: The All-American Rejects

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the language of heartbreak and longing with The All-American Rejects' "Time Stands Still." This song offers a poignant look at the challenges of moving on from a past relationship, capturing the universal experience of feeling stuck in time. Discover how the band uses vivid imagery and emotional lyrics to express the pain and isolation of lost love, making it a powerful piece for understanding the complexities of human emotion.

[English]

(UPBEAT CHEERFUL MUSIC)

(GUITAR STRUMMING)

♪ YOO, OO ♪

♪ YOO, OO ♪

♪ HIM AND HER ♪

♪ LIFE IS TURNED ♪

♪ THE DAY I KNEW YOU WOULD LEAVE ♪

♪ I CAN BARELY BREATH ♪

♪ CAN YOU HEAR ME SCREAM ♪

♪ YOO, OO, OO, ♪

♪ THROWN IN ALL DIRECTIONS ♪

♪ YOO, OO, OO, OO, ♪

♪ EPITOME OF PERFECTION ♪

♪ SHE'S LOST HER WILL (SHE'S LOST HER WILL) ♪

♪ TIME IS STANDING STILL ♪

♪ HE WALKS HER HOME ♪

♪ NOW HE WALKS ALONE ♪

♪ THE DAYS THEY TURN INTO YEARS ♪

♪ THE EYES THEY DROWN IN TEARS ♪

♪ CAN YOU HEAR ME SCREAM ♪

♪ YOO, OO, OO, OO, THROWN IN ALL DIRECTIONS ♪

♪ YOO, OO, OO, OO, EPITOME OF PERFECTION ♪

♪ SHE'S LOST HER WILL (SHE'S LOST HER WILL) ♪

♪ TIME IS STANDING STILL ♪

♪ THE WAY WE ARE, THE WAY WE WERE ♪

♪ IT'S JUST A SHADOW OF WHAT'S WRONG ♪

♪ WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU ♪

♪ THE TIME IS STIRRED ♪

♪ I LOVE YOU FOR SO LONG ♪

♪ THE HEARTS THEY TURN, THEY TURN AWAY ♪

♪ SHE SAYS TO GO, PLEASE DON'T YOU CRY ♪

♪ LOVE LOST WAS FOUND, NIGHT TURNS TO DAY ♪

♪ YOO, OO, OO, OO, THROWN IN ALL DIRECTIONS ♪

♪ YOO, OO, OO, OO, EPITOME OF PERFECTION ♪

♪ SHE'S LOST HER WILL ♪

♪ TIME IS STANDING STILL ♪

♪ YOO, OO, OO, OO, THROWN IN ALL DIRECTIONS ♪

♪ YOO, OO, OO, OO, EPITOME OF PERFECTION ♪

♪ SHE'S LOST HER WILL (SHE'S LOST HER WILL) ♪

♪ TIME IS STANDING STILL ♪

♪ YOO, OO ♪

♪ YOO, OO ♪

♪ YOO, OO ♪

♪ TIME IS STANDING STILL ♪

(UPBEAT CHEERFUL MUSIC)

Key Grammar Structures

• THE DAY I KNEW YOU WOULD LEAVE

  ➔ Noun Clause with 'would' (Future in the Past)

  ➔ 'Would' is used here to express a future action from a past perspective (the day I "knew"). The clause "you would leave" functions as a noun clause, specifying what was known.

• CAN YOU HEAR ME SCREAM

  ➔ Causative Verb 'hear' + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ Verbs of perception (like "hear", see, watch, feel) followed by an object ("me") and a bare infinitive ("scream") indicate that the subject perceives the entire action.

• SHE'S LOST HER WILL

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The contraction "She's" stands for "She has". The Present Perfect tense is used to describe an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past but has a connection or result in the present (e.g., she lost it, and still doesn't have it).

• TIME IS STANDING STILL

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The Present Continuous tense (be + verb-ing) is used to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking, or an ongoing, temporary situation. Here, "time" is personified as actively performing the action.

• THE DAYS THEY TURN INTO YEARS

  ➔ Phrasal Verb ('turn into')

  ➔ A phrasal verb is a verb combined with a preposition or adverb (or both) that creates a new meaning. "Turn into" means to change or transform from one state or thing to another, emphasizing the passage of time.

• THE WAY WE ARE, THE WAY WE WERE

  ➔ Noun Phrase with 'the way' (Implied Relative Clause)

  ➔ "The way" here functions as a noun phrase introducing a clause that describes how something is or was done, often implicitly meaning "the manner in which" (e.g., "the way [that] we are").

• IT'S JUST A SHADOW OF WHAT'S WRONG

  ➔ Noun Clause with Interrogative Pronoun 'what'

  ➔ "What's wrong" acts as a noun clause, serving as the object of the preposition "of". "What" introduces a clause that refers to an unknown or unspecified thing/situation.

• I LOVE YOU FOR SO LONG

  ➔ Present Simple with Duration / Stative Verb Usage

  ➔ While "love" is a stative verb not typically used in continuous forms, it can be used with "for so long" in the simple present to emphasize that the state has existed for a long time and continues. (More commonly, one might say "I have loved you for so long" for duration).

• LOVE LOST WAS FOUND

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective + Passive Voice

  ➔ "Lost" is a past participle acting as an adjective modifying "love" (meaning "love that was lost"). The phrase "was found" is in the simple past passive voice, indicating that the action of finding was done to "love lost".

• PLEASE DON'T YOU CRY

  ➔ Imperative (Negative with Emphatic 'you')

  ➔ This is a negative imperative sentence, instructing someone not to do something. The pronoun "you" is often included in imperatives for emphasis or to make the command sound more personal and direct, especially in informal contexts or songs.