A Thousand Years

• By: Christina Perri
• Album: songs for rosie

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection
brave /breɪv/ B1	adjective - showing courage
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a period during which something happens
step /stɛp/ A2	noun - a movement made by lifting your foot and putting it down in a new position
doubt /daʊt/ B2	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ B1	noun - a combination of qualities that pleases the senses
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to stay in one place until something happens
brought /brɔːt/ B2	verb - to take or carry something to a place
more /mɔːr/ A1	adverb - a greater or additional amount
thousand /ˈθaʊzənd/ A1	noun - the number 1,000

Grammar:

• How to be brave?

  ➔ Infinitive phrase used as a question.

  ➔ The phrase "How to be brave" uses the *infinitive* "to be" to ask about the manner of being brave.

• How can I love when I'm afraid to fall?

  ➔ Conditional clause with "when" introducing a condition.

  ➔ The sentence uses a *conditional clause* with "when" to express a situation where love is challenged by fear of falling.

• All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow

  ➔ Present tense simple with adverb "suddenly" indicating a change.

  ➔ The sentence employs *present simple tense* and the adverb *suddenly* to describe an abrupt shift in doubt.

• I have loved you for a thousand years

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate an action continuing over a period.

  ➔ The *present perfect tense* "have loved" shows that the love started in the past and continues to the present.

• I'll love you for a thousand more

  ➔ Futuro simple with "will" expressing a promise or intention.

  ➔ The phrase "I'll love you" uses *future simple tense* with "will" to express a promise of ongoing love.

• Time has brought your heart to me

  ➔ Present perfect with "has brought" to show a completed action with present relevance.

  ➔ The *present perfect tense* "has brought" indicates that the action of bringing happened in the recent past but affects the current situation.