Can't Sleep

• By: Above & Beyond
• Album: We Are All We Need

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to be in a state of rest when your eyes are closed, your body is inactive, and your mind is unconscious noun - a condition of rest for the body and mind
awake /əˈweɪk/ A2	adjective - not sleeping
singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A2	noun - the act of making musical sounds with your voice
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	noun - absence of light adjective - with little or no light
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ A2	noun - The activity of the mind during sleep
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen verb - to strongly wish for or want something
compromise /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ B2	noun - an agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. verb - settle a dispute by mutual concession.
liar /ˈlaɪər/ B1	noun - a person who tells lies
ashes /ˈæʃɪz/ B1	noun - the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance
burns /bɜːrnz/ A2	verb - to produce flames and heat; to be on fire
endless /ˈendləs/ B1	adjective - having no end or limit
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - the state of burning that produces heat and light
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
scars /skɑːrz/ B1	noun - a mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not completely healed and fibrous connective tissue has developed. verb - mark (someone) with a scar or scars.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - break free from confinement or control. noun - an act of breaking free from confinement or control.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - feel deep affection or sexual love for (someone).
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface.

Grammar:

• 4:30 a.m., I'm awake again

  ➔ Use of time as setting and present simple tense.

  ➔ The line sets the scene with the time, immediately placing the listener in a specific moment. "I'm awake" uses the present simple to describe a current state.

• While dreaming I see only you and me

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "while" and inversion of subject-verb order for emphasis

  ➔ The word "while" introduce a subordinate clause indicating simultaneity. Inversion ( "I see" rather than "see I" is less common here). Emphatic inversion is used.

• If I said I want you back I'd be a liar

  ➔ Second Conditional: Expressing an unreal or hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The "If + past simple, would + infinitive" structure indicates a hypothetical scenario. The speaker is stating they *would* be a liar *if* they said they wanted the person back, implying they don't.

• There's nothing left of us to long for anymore

  ➔ Use of "nothing" as a pronoun and infinitive of purpose.

  ➔ "Nothing" acts as a pronoun, replacing something that could be longed for. The phrase "to long for" acts as an infinitive of purpose, explaining *why* there is nothing left.

• But inside the ashes burns an endless fire

  ➔ Inversion for emphasis. (Subject-verb inversion).

  ➔ Instead of "an endless fire burns", the phrase is inverted to place emphasis on "an endless fire" and to create a more poetic effect. The subject 'an endless fire' comes after the verb 'burns'.

• You're leaving me scars scattered in my heart

  ➔ Present Continuous tense describing an ongoing effect and past participle as adjective

  ➔ "You're leaving" indicates that the action is still happening, continuing to affect the speaker. "Scattered" is a past participle used as an adjective to describe the scars.

• My love has burned your mark so deep within

  ➔ Present perfect tense; adverb of degree

  ➔ "Has burned" is the present perfect tense, showing an action that started in the past and has a present result. "So deep" uses "so" as an adverb to emphasize the degree to which the mark is within the speaker.