Apologize

• By: Timbaland, OneRepublic
• Album: King Stays King

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or support with one's hands
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important
sorry /ˈsɒri/ A2	adjective - feeling or expressing regret or sympathy
turn /tɜːrn/ A2	verb - move in a circular direction
late /leɪt/ A2	adjective - after the expected or usual time
apologize /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ B1	verb - express regret for something done wrong
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening
fall /fɔːl/ B1	verb - to drop down noun - the act of falling
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a regular rhythmic sound verb - to strike repeatedly
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - recently made, discovered, or experienced
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	noun - combustion or burning
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a colour like that of a clear unclouded sky in the daytime
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
heaven /ˈhevən/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God (or gods) and the angels
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety

Grammar:

• I'm holding on your rope

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense ('I'm holding') describes an action happening now or around now.

• Got me ten feet off the ground

  ➔ Causative 'got'

  ➔ Here, 'got' implies that the rope is causing the speaker to be 'off the ground'. It expresses that someone or something is making someone do something or experience something.

• But I can't just make a sound

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't'

  ➔ 'Can't' expresses an inability to do something. In this case, the speaker is unable to make a sound, possibly due to being overwhelmed or silenced.

• Didn't think I'd turn around

  ➔ Conditional clause (implied)

  ➔ There's an implied 'If...then' structure. The full idea could be: '(If you hurt me), I didn't think I'd turn around (and leave/reject you).'

• It's too late to apologize

  ➔ Too + adjective + to + infinitive

  ➔ The structure 'too late to apologize' means that it is excessively late to offer an apology; the opportunity has passed.

• Take another chance

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ This is an imperative sentence giving a command or instruction. The implied subject is 'you'.

• I need you like a heart needs a beat

  ➔ Simile (using 'like')

  ➔ The word 'like' is used to compare the speaker's need for the other person to the vital necessity of a heartbeat.

• Loved you with a fire

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The past simple tense ('Loved') indicates a completed action in the past.

• Heaven let me think was you

  ➔ Reduced relative clause

  ➔ The full clause would be 'Heaven let me think that (the angel) *who* was you'. The relative pronoun 'who' and the auxiliary verb 'was' can be omitted.