Calm Down

• By: Skip Marley

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
thought /θɔt/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
sea /siː/ A1	noun - the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of a living being
worked up /wɜrkt ʌp/ B2	adjective - agitated or excited
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A2	noun - a male sibling
sister /ˈsɪstər/ A2	noun - a female sibling
together /təˈɡɛðər/ A2	adverb - with each other; in a group
care /kɛr/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest
stress /strɛs/ B1	noun - a state of mental or emotional strain
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a clear liquid that has no color, taste, or smell
evil /ˈiːvəl/ B2	noun - profoundly immoral and malevolent
lean /liːn/ B1	verb - to incline or bend from a vertical position

Grammar:

• I THOUGHT WE FIGURED OUT HOW NOT TO SPILL BLOOD

  ➔ Past Simple + 'figured out how + to infinitive'

  ➔ Expresses a belief that a solution was found in the past. "Figured out how to" indicates having understood or solved the method for avoiding something, in this case, spilling blood. The past simple tense indicates this understanding occurred previously.

• I THOUGHT WE FOUND THAT LOVE WAS NOT A FEELING

  ➔ Past Simple + That-clause as object

  ➔ The speaker believed at some point in the past that love was not simply a feeling but something more complex. The "that" clause functions as the object of the verb "found," specifying what was discovered or believed.

• DECIDED THAT THE SEA WOULD HAVE NO WAVES

  ➔ Past Simple + "that" clause expressing a future-in-the-past idea with "would"

  ➔ Expresses a past decision or agreement about something that was intended to happen in the future. "Would" is used here to indicate future-in-the-past, showing what was expected or planned.

• AND IT KILLS ME COZ I GET WORKED UP AND YOU GET WORKED UP AND

  ➔ "Get worked up" - passive voice + causative

  ➔ "Get worked up" means to become agitated, stressed, or emotional. It's passive because something is causing them to be in that state, although it's often an internal trigger.

• IS THIS THE WAY IT IS FOR OTHER PEOPLE?

  ➔ Question formation with "is" (be verb) + the way it is + for

  ➔ This is a common way to ask if a situation or feeling is typical for other people. "The way it is" refers to the current state of affairs, and the question inquires if others experience the same thing.

• I KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE LOVE THAN THERE IS EVIL

  ➔ There is + comparative structure (more...than)

  ➔ Expresses the belief that love outweighs evil. "More...than" is a comparative structure used to compare the quantity or degree of two things, in this case, love and evil.

• IF LEAN IN THEN WE CAN DROWN

  ➔ Zero Conditional variant using 'can' to express possibility instead of certainty.

  ➔ Typically, Zero Conditionals express a certain outcome (If X, then Y). This variant uses 'can' to show that the consequence (drowning) is not inevitable but a possible result of leaning in. Highlights a potential danger or risk.