Blank Piece Of Paper – English Lyrics

• By: Luthea Salom

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stare /stɛr/ B1	verb - to look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something
blank /blæŋk/ A2	adjective - not filled in or completed
paper /ˈpeɪpər/ A1	noun - a material used for writing or printing on
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
song /sɔŋ/ A1	noun - a short poem or a piece of music with words
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A2	adjective - attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently
struggle /ˈstrʌɡl/ B2	verb - to make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or resist attack
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place until an expected event happens
drive /draɪv/ A2	verb - to operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
mention /ˈmɛnʃən/ B1	verb - to refer to something briefly and without going into detail
shake /ʃeɪk/ B1	verb - to move (an object) up and down or from side to side with rapid, forceful movements
situation /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/ B2	noun - a set of circumstances in which one finds oneself
different /ˈdɪfərənt/ A2	adjective - not the same as another or each other
again /əˈɡɛn/ A1	adverb - once more; another time

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been staring at this blank piece of paper for an hour

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense

  ➔ "I've been staring" indicates an action that started in the past and is continuing up to now.

• Trying to write this love song about you

  ➔ Gerund phrase used as the subject

  ➔ The phrase "Trying to write" functions as the subject of the sentence, indicating the action of attempting.

• All the pretty words that come to mind don't rhyme

  ➔ Relative clause description

  ➔ The phrase "that come to mind" is a relative clause describing "words."

• Which is, I love you

  ➔ Relative clause with a linking verb

  ➔ The clause "Which is, I love you" explains or rephrases what was mentioned before.

• And I'll say I can't wait to get in bed with you

  ➔ Future simple tense with contraction

  ➔ The phrase "I'll say" is a contraction of "I will say", expressing a future intention or promise.

• You are in a cab driving back home

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "are driving" indicates an ongoing action happening at the moment of speaking.