Blue On Blue

• By: James Blunt
• Album: Moon Landing

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move towards or arrive at a place
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire something
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
long /lɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - measuring a great distance from end to end
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - the color of the sky or sea
fire /faɪər/ B1	noun - the process of combustion that produces heat and light
balloon /bəˈluːn/ B1	noun - a flexible bag that can be inflated with air or gas
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the element of a person that enables them to think and feel
alone /əˈloʊn/ B1	adjective - without anyone or anything else
needed /ˈniːdɪd/ B2	adjective - required or essential
knew /njuː/ B2	verb - to have knowledge of something in the past
through /θruː/ B2	preposition - moving in one side and out of the other side of

Grammar:

• How come you don't wanna see me?

  ➔ Informal question structure.

  ➔ The phrase "How come" is used to ask why something is the case.

• What can I do if I, I can't get through to you?

  ➔ Conditional clause.

  ➔ The phrase "What can I do if" introduces a condition that affects the speaker's actions.

• I want you more than I ever wanted anyone I ever knew.

  ➔ Comparative structure.

  ➔ The phrase "more than" is used to compare the speaker's feelings for the person with feelings for others.

• How long you gonna leave me here standing?

  ➔ Informal future tense.

  ➔ The phrase "you gonna" is an informal way to express future intention.

• I'm coming under fire.

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The present continuous tense "I'm coming" indicates an action that is currently happening.