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

  ➔ Adjective as predicate complement

  ➔ The word "awake" is an adjective describing the subject "I". It functions as a predicate complement, providing more information about the subject after the verb 'am'.

• While dreaming I see only you and me

  ➔ Inversion (Optional)

  ➔ The standard order is "While dreaming, I only see you and me". Here the word 'only' emphasizes the direct object (you and me). The construction emphasizes what the speaker sees.

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

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ This sentence uses the second conditional. The structure is "If + past simple, would/could/might + infinitive". It expresses a hypothetical situation that is unlikely to happen.

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

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause with infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "to long for anymore" is a reduced relative clause modifying "nothing". The full clause would be "There's nothing left of us that I could long for anymore". The relative pronoun and auxiliary verb have been omitted for brevity.

• But inside the ashes burns an endless fire

  ➔ Inversion for emphasis

  ➔ Normally the word order would be "But an endless fire burns inside the ashes". Inverting the order, placing the prepositional phrase "inside the ashes" at the beginning, puts emphasis on the location of the fire. This is a common stylistic device for poetic effect.

• You're leaving me scars scattered in my heart

  ➔ Participle clause modifying noun

  ➔ The participle "scattered" modifies the noun "scars". "Scattered in my heart" acts as an adjective phrase giving more detail about the type of scars.

• My love has burned your mark so deep within

  ➔ Adverb placement and intensification (so...that)

  ➔ The word "deep" acts as an adverb modifying "burned". The structure implicitly suggests the consequence of the love's intensity. While not explicitly stated using 'that', the implication is 'My love has burned your mark so deep within *that* it is impossible to remove.