2002

• By: Anne-Marie
• Album: Speak Your Mind

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmem.bər/ A2	verb - to be able to bring back a piece of information into your mind
kissed /kɪst/ A2	verb - touched with the lips as a sign of love
lips /lɪps/ A1	noun - either of the two soft, red edges of the mouth
feather /ˈfeð.ər/ B1	noun - one of the many soft, light things that cover a bird's body
summer /ˈsʌm.ər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
acting /ˈæk.tɪŋ/ B1	verb - the job of performing in films, plays, or television programmes
grown-ups /ˈɡroʊnˌʌps/ A2	noun - adults
drinking /ˈdrɪŋ.kɪŋ/ A1	verb - to swallow liquid
plastic /ˈplæs.tɪk/ A2	noun - a light, strong material that is produced by chemical processes and can be formed into different shapes adjective - made of plastic
singing /ˈsɪŋ.ɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make musical sounds with your voice
dancing /ˈdɑːn.sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move your feet and body to the rhythm of music
woods /wʊdz/ A2	noun - a large area of trees growing closely together
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time
childhood /ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/ B1	noun - the time when you are a child
problems /ˈprɒb.ləm/ A2	noun - a situation that causes difficulties
ride /raɪd/ A1	verb - to sit on and control the movement of a horse, motorcycle, bicycle, etc.
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to like very much

Grammar:

• I will always remember

  ➔ Future Simple with "will" (for promises/predictions)

  ➔ The sentence uses "will + verb" to express a firm intention to remember something in the future. "Always" is an adverb of frequency that intensifies the memory.

• Than the summer of 2002

  ➔ Comparative degree of adjectives/adverbs (implied)

  ➔ The full sentence implied is "No, it's never been better than the summer of 2002". The comparative degree of "good" is "better", implying that the summer of 2002 was the best.

• But acting like grown-ups

  ➔ Present participle as adjective after linking verb ("were")

  ➔ The sentence describes a state of being. "Acting" is a present participle acting as an adjective, describing how they "were". The implied verb is "were". So, 'We were acting like grown-ups'.

• Singing, "Love is forever and ever"

  ➔ Present participle as an action happening simultaneously

  ➔ "Singing" indicates that they were singing while they were drinking from plastic cups. It's an action that occurs at the same time as the previous one.

• Dancing on the hood in the middle of the woods

  ➔ Prepositional phrases of place: "on", "in", "of"

  ➔ The sentence uses prepositional phrases to specify the location of the dancing: "on the hood" (surface), "in the middle" (enclosure), "of the woods" (belonging to).

• If you wanna go and take a ride with me

  ➔ Conditional clause (Type 1 - possible/likely)

  ➔ This is a type 1 conditional, which uses the structure "If + present simple, will/imperative". It describes a real possibility: if someone *wants* to go for a ride, then they will have to...

• Better hit me, baby, one more time, uh

  ➔ Imperative form used with "better" for giving advice/suggestions

  ➔ "Better hit me..." is an informal way of saying "You had better hit me...", where "had better" expresses a recommendation or advice. It means it's advisable to do this.