Cherry

• By: Jungle
• Album: For Ever

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to become different noun - the act or instance of becoming different
protect /prəˈtekt/ B1	verb - to keep safe from harm or injury
wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/ B1	adjective - used or expended carelessly or for no purpose verb - past participle of waste (to use carelessly)
follow /ˈfɒləʊ/ A2	verb - to go or come after a person or thing
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B2	verb - to make something completely free from faults or defects adjective - completely free from faults or defects
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true noun - an unjust or immoral act
flowers /ˈflaʊərz/ A1	noun - the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs
garden /ˈɡɑːrdn/ A2	noun - a plot of ground, usually near a house, used for growing flowers, vegetables, or fruit
grow /ɡroʊ/ A1	verb - to increase in size or develop
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
chains /tʃeɪnz/ A2	noun - a series of metal links connected together
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel sadness at the absence of someone or something
finding /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/ B1	noun - the act of discovering something verb - gerund or present participle of find
pretending /prɪˈtendɪŋ/ B1	noun - the act of behaving as if something is true when it is not verb - present participle of pretend
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - difficult to do
listen /ˈlɪsn/ A1	verb - to give one's attention to a sound
talking /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ A1	verb - expressing or conveying meaning noun - the activity of conveying information

Grammar:

• You're never gonna change me

  ➔ Future intention with 'gonna' (going to) in colloquial speech

  ➔ Uses the informal contraction of 'going to' to express future plans or intentions

• Life won't grow if we never change

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'if' to express possibility

  ➔ Expresses that growth in life is dependent on change, using a conditional sentence with 'if'

• You're never gonna change me

  ➔ Negative form with 'never' to emphasize impossibility

  ➔ Uses 'never' to strongly deny the possibility of change, emphasizing impossibility

• I was already changing

  ➔ Past continuous tense to describe ongoing action in the past

  ➔ Indicates an ongoing action or state that was happening in the past

• follow something new

  ➔ Verbal phrase with 'follow' meaning to pursue or seek

  ➔ Uses the verb 'follow' to mean pursuing or seeking out something new

• finding someone new

  ➔ Gerund phrase functioning as a noun, object of 'finding'

  ➔ Gerund 'finding' acts as a noun indicating the action of discovering or meeting someone new

• They said, now I'm over you

  ➔ Reported speech with present tense ('said') followed by a clause

  ➔ Uses reported speech with 'said' to introduce what someone has communicated, followed by a clause