Alaska

• By: Maggie Rogers
• Album: Heard It In A Past Life

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
walking /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move on foot at a regular pace
streams /striːmz/ B1	noun - small flowing bodies of water
breath /brɛθ/ A2	noun - the air taken into or expelled from the lungs
glacial /ˈɡleɪʃəl/ B2	adjective - relating to, derived from, or resembling a glacier
plains /pleɪnz/ B1	noun - large areas of flat land with few trees
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or feelings during sleep
inhale /ɪnˈheɪl/ B2	verb - to breathe in
exhale /ɛksˈheɪl/ B2	verb - to breathe out
air /ɛər/ A1	noun - the invisible mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from someone or a place
rock /rɒk/ B1	verb - to move gently back and forth or from side to side
further /ˈfɜːðər/ B2	adverb - more distant or additional
learned /ˈlɜːrnd/ B2	verb - past tense of learn; to acquire knowledge or skill

Grammar:

• I walked off you

  ➔ Past simple tense with phrasal verb

  ➔ Uses the past tense 'walked' combined with the separable phrasal verb 'off', meaning to leave or detach from someone or something.

• There's air in between

  ➔ Existential sentence using 'there is/there are'

  ➔ States the existence of 'air' between two objects or states, emphasizing the presence of space or separation.

• Breathe deep, I'm inhaling

  ➔ Imperative mood with present continuous action

  ➔ Uses the imperative form 'breathe deep' to give a command or encouragement, combined with 'I'm inhaling' indicating ongoing action.

• And I walked off you

  ➔ Simple past tense indicating completed action

  ➔ Expresses the action of moving away or ending a relationship in the past.

• I learned to talk and say

  ➔ Past tense 'learned' + infinitive structure

  ➔ Describes having acquired the ability to communicate or express oneself.

• And I walked off you

  ➔ Past simple tense with phrasal verb

  ➔ Uses the past tense 'walked' combined with the separable phrasal verb 'off', meaning to leave or detach from someone or something.