Chasing Cars

• By: Snow Patrol
• Album: The Forest Is The Path

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to be in or assume a horizontal position on a supporting surface
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - to fail to remember
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
words /wɜːdz/ A1	noun - a unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written
told /toʊld/ A1	verb - past tense of tell; to communicate information or instructions
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time; no longer young
garden /ˈɡɑːrdən/ A2	noun - a plot of ground, usually near a house, used for growing flowers, vegetables, or fruit
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
chasing /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ B1	verb - to pursue in order to catch or catch up with
cars /kɑːrz/ A1	noun - a road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor and able to carry a small number of people
heads /hedz/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B1	adjective - completely free from faults or defects
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different

Grammar:

• We don't need Anything Or anyone

  ➔ Negative concord (double negative) and coordination

  ➔ The sentence uses "don't need" (negative) followed by "Anything Or anyone" implying a further negative aspect. While technically grammatically questionable in formal settings, it's a common stylistic choice in informal speech and song lyrics for emphasis. The 'or' coordinates 'anything' and 'anyone'.

• If I lie here If I just lie here Would you lie with me And just forget the world

  ➔ Conditional sentences (type 2), modal verb "would", and imperative mood (in a softened form)

  ➔ The lyrics use a type 2 conditional: "If I lie here...would you lie with me". This expresses an unreal or unlikely situation. "Would" is a modal verb expressing a polite request or a hypothetical situation. "forget the world" can be seen as a softened imperative, it's not a direct command but a plea.

• Forget what we're told Before we get too old

  ➔ Passive voice (we're told) and 'too' + adjective (too old)

  ➔ "we're told" is in the passive voice indicating that someone (unspecified) is telling us something. "too old" uses 'too' to indicate an excessive degree.

• Let's waste time Chasing cars Around our heads

  ➔ Imperative mood (Let's) and present participle used as a verb of movement (chasing)

  ➔ "Let's waste time" is an imperative suggesting an action. "Chasing" is a present participle modifying "time", describing what kind of activity to waste time with. It acts as a verb describing movement or action related to the time wasting.

• All that I am All that I ever was Is here in your perfect eyes

  ➔ Relative clauses (All that I am, All that I ever was), and subject-verb agreement (is)

  ➔ "All that I am" and "All that I ever was" are relative clauses functioning as the subject of the sentence. The verb "is" agrees with the singular subject (the entire concept expressed by the two clauses).

• I don't know where Confused about how as well

  ➔ Ellipsis and adverbial phrase

  ➔ "Confused about how as well" is elliptical; the full clause would be something like "I am confused about how as well". "As well" is an adverbial phrase indicating addition to a previous statement.