Blinding Lights

• By: The Weeknd

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak loudly or summon noun - a telephone call
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection noun - a strong feeling of affection
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to put your hand or fingers on something noun - the act of touching
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature noun - a common viral infection
empty /ˈempti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing verb - to remove the contents of
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - something that makes things visible or affords illumination
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest with eyes closed noun - a condition of rest
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each 24 hours
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible verb - to ignite or start burning
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
blinded /ˈblaɪndɪd/ B2	adjective - unable to see verb - deprive (someone) of sight
gone /ɡɔːn/ A2	adjective - no longer present; departed

Grammar:

• I'VE BEEN TRYNA CALL

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (contracted): "I've been + gerund"

  ➔ This expresses an action that started in the past and is still continuing or has recently finished. "Tryna" is a colloquial shortening of "trying to". The contraction "I've" is used instead of "I have".

• MAYBE YOU CAN SHOW ME HOW TO LOVE, MAYBE

  ➔ Modal verb "can" for possibility/ability; Infinitive of purpose: "how to love"

  ➔ "Can" expresses a possibility that the other person might be able to teach the speaker how to love. "How to love" functions as a noun phrase, representing the method or way of loving.

• YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO DO TOO MUCH

  ➔ Negative imperative with "don't"; "Have to" for obligation; "Too" as an intensifier.

  ➔ This line means that the speaker doesn't require a large or significant effort from the other person. "Don't have to" expresses the absence of obligation. "Too much" implies a considerable amount.

• I LOOK AROUND AND SIN CITY'S COLD AND EMPTY

  ➔ Simple Present Tense; Subject-verb agreement; Descriptive adjectives.

  ➔ This describes a habitual action and a state of being. "Cold" and "empty" are adjectives describing "Sin City." The simple present tense is used to portray a feeling or recurring event.

• NO ONE'S AROUND TO JUDGE ME

  ➔ Negative pronoun "no one"; To-infinitive as an adjective: "to judge me"

  ➔ "No one" functions as the subject, indicating that there isn't a single person. The phrase "to judge me" describes the purpose or function of the people that are not present.

• I CAN'T SEE CLEARLY WHEN YOU'RE GONE

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" for inability; Adverb of manner "clearly"; Subordinate clause with "when".

  ➔ "Can't" indicates the speaker's inability. "Clearly" describes how the speaker sees. The "when" clause specifies the condition under which the inability occurs.

• I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense: "be + running"; Phrasal verb: "run out of"

  ➔ This implies that the speaker is in a process of losing available time. "Run out of" means to have no more of something.