Stay
Justin Bieber · 2021
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Oh, ooh-woah (oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
- Oh, ooh-woah (oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
- Oh, ooh-woah (Oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
- Oh, I'll be f- up if you can't be right here
Sing it again — final chorus
- Oh, ooh-woah (oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
- Oh, ooh-woah (oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
- Oh, ooh-woah (oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
- I'll be f- up if you can't be right here
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I get drunk, wake up, I'm wasted still
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I realize the time that I wasted here
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And I'm afraid that I'ma f- it up
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
'Cause you ain't ever left me empty-handed
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
It's been difficult for me to trust ooh
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I get ? wake up, I'm wasted still
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
I ? the time that I wasted here
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
You're the ? I believe in love
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
It's been ? for me to trust (ooh)
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Ain't no way that I can ? you stranded
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 19
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 20
How many times do you hear the word "stay" in the whole song?
"stay"
Exercise 21
How many times do you hear the word "need" in the whole song?
"need"
Exercise 22
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- 'Cause you ain't ever left me empty-handed
- I get drunk, wake up, I'm wasted still
- Oh, ooh-woah (Oh, ooh-woah, ooh-woah)
Exercise 23
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- I realize the time that I wasted here
- It's been difficult for me to trust (ooh)
- So, baby, stay
Exercise 24
Who in your life would you dedicate "Stay" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 25
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 26
If you had to summarize "Stay" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 27
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'd→can't→i'm→i'll→you're→it's→
Exercise 28
Compare "Stay" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 29
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 30
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Stay" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.