Back To You

• By: Twin Forks

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived for a short time; not old
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or point in space
shot /ʃɒt/ B1	noun - an attempt to hit a target
follow /ˈfɒloʊ/ A2	verb - to go or come after
sign /saɪn/ A2	noun - a symbol or indication
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of the Earth
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to believe in the reliability or truth of something
care /kɛr/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest
graveyard /ˈɡreɪv.jɑːrd/ B2	noun - a place where dead people are buried
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to emit light
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or manner of doing something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point of time as measured in hours and minutes
another /əˈnʌðər/ A2	adjective - one more; an additional
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers

Grammar:

• I was young so I forgot

  ➔ Past Simple + 'so' (conjunction)

  ➔ Using the Past Simple to describe a completed action in the past and 'so' as a conjunction indicating a consequence. The sentence means: Because I was young, therefore I forgot.

• Which was my place and which was not

  ➔ Indirect Question with 'which'

  ➔ This uses an indirect question to refer to what was acceptable for the speaker. 'Which was my place' and 'which was not' are clauses functioning as noun phrases.

• Thought I had a good shot

  ➔ Past Simple + Past Simple (reported thought, informal omission of 'that')

  ➔ This implies 'I thought THAT I had a good shot'. 'That' is often omitted in informal speech and writing after verbs like 'think', 'believe', etc.

• I took it right in my eye

  ➔ Idiomatic use of 'take' and preposition 'in'

  ➔ This is an idiom meaning that the action or attempt failed spectacularly. It can be interpreted as meaning the speaker 'misjudged' greatly and made a very bad choice.

• Let the moon do what she does

  ➔ Imperative with 'let' (causative)

  ➔ 'Let' is used to allow or permit something to happen. Here, it means allow the moon to perform its natural function.

• She don't need to make a fuss, ahh-ah

  ➔ Third-person singular negative present simple with non-standard 'don't'

  ➔ The standard form is 'She doesn't need...'. 'She don't' is grammatically incorrect but is sometimes used colloquially, especially in song lyrics for stylistic effect. This deviates from standard grammar but adds a more informal tone.

• I know they 'wind right back to you

  ➔ Present Simple + present participle ('winding') used as verb 'to wind' (meaning 'to turn, to encircle, to follow a course that is not straight'). Apostrophe for missing letter.

  ➔ The verb 'to wind' in this context means that the signs curve or lead inexorably back to the person being addressed. The apostrophe replaces the 'w' from 'winding,' shortening the word.