Citizen of Heaven

• By: Tauren Wells
• Album: Citizen of Heaven

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
citizen /ˈsɪtɪzən/ B1	noun - a legally recognized member of a country or city
identity /aɪˈdɛntɪti/ B2	noun - the characteristics or qualities that make a person or thing different from others
glory /ˈɡlɔːri/ B2	noun - honor or fame taken from past achievements or beauty
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A2	noun - the place where God is believed to live or the sky
kingdom /ˈkɪŋdəm/ B1	noun - a country or territory ruled by a king or queen
calling /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ B2	noun - a strong inner sense or urge to do something, often related to one's purpose or profession
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1	noun - the state of being free from restrictions or captivity
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air using wings
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move upward or become higher
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into parts or pieces
love /lʌv/ A1	verb/noun - to feel deep affection or attachment

Grammar:

• Getting caught up in the here and now Has a tendency to wear me down

  ➔ Gerund as subject / Causative 'wear me down'

  ➔ "Getting caught up" functions as the subject of the sentence. "Wear me down" uses "wear" in a causative sense, meaning the situation causes the speaker to feel worn out.

• Am I really free if I'm thinking 'bout Only temporary things?

  ➔ Conditional clause (Type 1) / Ellipsis ('about' shortened to 'bout')

  ➔ This is a type 1 conditional expressing a real possibility. The shortened form 'bout' is informal and common in speech.

• When You've called me into the kingdom (hey!)

  ➔ Present Perfect tense / Prepositional phrase

  ➔ "You've called" is the present perfect tense, indicating an action completed at some point in the past that is relevant to the present. "Into the kingdom" is a prepositional phrase modifying the verb "called".

• My identity forever is Yours, Yours

  ➔ Possessive pronoun / Subject-Complement Inversion

  ➔ "Yours" is a possessive pronoun. The sentence structure is inverted for emphasis, placing 'Yours' at the end.

• You made this soul to be glory bound

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose / 'be' + adjective

  ➔ "To be glory bound" is an infinitive phrase expressing the purpose or destiny for which the soul was created. "Glory bound" uses "bound" as an adjective, meaning destined or heading towards.

• Gonna step into a new life

  ➔ Informal future tense ('gonna' = going to)

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", used to express a future intention or plan.

• No way I'm ever leaving Your side

  ➔ Negative idiom / Future continuous

  ➔ "No way" is an idiom expressing strong negation. "I'm leaving" implies a future action that is continuous, a decision already made.

• When I rise, come alive I'm gon' fly to You

  ➔ Imperative / Informal future ('gon' = going to)

  ➔ "Come alive" is an imperative phrase. "Gon' fly" is a very informal contraction of "going to fly," indicating a future action.