About You – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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run /rʌn/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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hurt /hɜːrt/ A1 |
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break /breɪk/ A1 |
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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2 |
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selfish /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/ A2 |
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flatter /ˈflætər/ B1 |
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regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B1 |
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intent /ɪnˈtɛnt/ B2 |
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toss /tɒs/ B1 |
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wrap /ræp/ B1 |
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flaw /flɔː/ B2 |
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price /praɪs/ A1 |
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spin /spɪn/ A2 |
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deep /diːp/ A1 |
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pain /peɪn/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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You claim that love was your intent but meant to hurt me all along
➔ Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
➔ The contrast between 'was your intent' (a completed action) and 'meant to hurt' (an ongoing intention) highlights the difference between a stated purpose and a hidden motive.
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I had so much love in my heart for you, I seen through all your flaws
➔ Non-standard Past Tense ('seen')
➔ The use of 'seen' instead of 'saw' is a colloquial or non-standard form, often found in spoken language or specific dialects.
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If I could put a price tag on my heart, I swear I'd sell it
➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2)
➔ This sentence expresses an unreal or hypothetical situation ('If I could...') and its result ('I'd sell it').
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Go ahead and make it about you
➔ Imperative Mood
➔ The imperative mood is used to give a direct command or instruction ('Go ahead and make it about you').
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I don't miss the crazy, I don't miss the lies
➔ Present Simple with Negative Contraction
➔ The negative contraction ('don't') is used to emphasize the absence of missing something ('the crazy, the lies').
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You even spilled some of the tea
➔ Idiomatic Expression ('spill the tea')
➔ 'Spill the tea' is an idiomatic expression meaning to reveal gossip or secrets.
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But then you left me for that train, now I'm sittin' here in pain
➔ Present Continuous ('I'm sittin')
➔ The present continuous ('I'm sittin') is used to describe an action happening now, emphasizing the ongoing nature of the pain.
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