Broken Prayers

• By: Riley Clemmons
• Album: Godsend

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to say words aloud; to converse
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - units of language with meaning
head /hɛd/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck
end /ɛnd/ A2	noun - the final part of something
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A2	noun - the place where God lives; paradise
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or apprehension
tears /tɪrz/ A2	noun - drops of liquid that come from your eyes when you cry
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury adjective - injured; emotionally distressed
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ B1	noun - the quality of being pleasing to the eye or mind
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
prayers /preɪərz/ B1	noun - requests to God
edges /ˈɛdʒɪz/ B1	noun - the outside limit of an object, area, or surface.
rough /rʌf/ B2	adjective - not smooth; having an uneven surface
scars /skɑːrz/ B2	noun - marks left on the skin after a wound heals
messy /ˈmɛsi/ B2	adjective - untidy or dirty
desperate /ˈdɛspərət/ C1	adjective - feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

Grammar:

• YOU WANT MY TEARS

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the simple present tense to express a general truth or desire.

• WHEN I'M HURT

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing action or state.

• YOU MEET ME THERE

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ This line uses the simple present tense to indicate a habitual action.

• LIKE BEING OKAY IS THE WAY TO REACH YOU

  ➔ Gerund Phrase

  ➔ The gerund phrase 'being okay' acts as a subject in this context.

• YOU DON'T CARE IF IT AIN'T POETRY

  ➔ Negative Form

  ➔ The negative form is used to express the absence of care or concern.

• AT MY WORST

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'at my worst' indicates a specific condition or state.

• MAKING EVERY DEAD-END LOOK LIKE HEAVEN

  ➔ Present Participle

  ➔ The present participle 'making' indicates an ongoing action that transforms a situation.

• YOU SEE THE BEAUTY IN MY BROKEN PRAYERS

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The simple present tense is used to express a fact or belief.