Cold

• By: Annie Lennox

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature noun - a low temperature
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to remain alive
possess /pəˈzɛs/ B2	verb - to have or own something
tenderness /ˈtɛndərnəs/ B2	noun - gentleness and kindness
glass /ɡlæs/ A1	noun - a hard, transparent substance
paid /peɪd/ A2	verb - past tense of pay (to give money for goods or services)
dying /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - ceasing to live; approaching death
easy /ˈiːzi/ A1	adjective - achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A2	verb - the state of being alive
scares /skɛərz/ B1	verb - cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten
death /dɛθ/ A2	noun - the end of life
content /kənˈtɛnt/ B2	adjective - in a state of peaceful happiness.
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.
breath /brɛθ/ A2	noun - the air inhaled or exhaled
crystal /ˈkrɪstl/ B2	noun - a clear, transparent mineral or glass adjective - resembling crystal; clear and bright
heavenly /ˈhɛvnli/ B2	adjective - of or relating to heaven
dive /daɪv/ B1	verb - plunge head first into water
swim /swɪm/ A1	verb - propel oneself through water by using the limbs or fins
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
loved /lʌvd/ A1	verb - felt deep affection for (someone)
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ B1	adjective - turned into ice; subjected to extreme cold
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or grip
shivering /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/ B1	verb - trembling slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a colour such as that of a clear unclouded sky
glittering /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/ B2	verb - shining with a shimmering or sparkling light

Grammar:

• Come to me Run to me Do and be done with me

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ Uses imperative verbs to express direct commands or requests. Each line starts with a verb in its base form to instruct the listener. "Come", "Run", "Do"

• Don't I exist for you?

  ➔ Negative interrogative

  ➔ Using a negative interrogative "Don't I", the speaker questions their significance in the listener's life, implying a desire for validation or recognition.

• Everything I possess Given with tenderness

  ➔ Passive voice (implied)

  ➔ "Given" is a past participle functioning as an adjective, implying something was 'given' to the implied subject. There is an implied 'was' or 'were'. 'Everything I possess was given with tenderness.'

• Time it may take us but God only knows How I've paid for those things in the past

  ➔ Fronting + Inversion; Present Perfect

  ➔ "Time it may take us" - 'Time' is fronted for emphasis and 'may take' inverts with 'it'. "How I've paid" - Uses the present perfect tense "I've paid" (I have paid) to indicate an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• Dying is easy it's living that scares me to death, ooh, yeah

  ➔ Cleft sentence (it + be + emphasized element + that/who clause)

  ➔ The structure "it's living that" is a cleft sentence emphasizing the fear of living. It draws attention to 'living' as the specific element causing fear.

• For I want to swim in the pools of your eyes

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'for'

  ➔ The word "for" introduces a reason or explanation for the previous statement. Similar to 'because', but often more literary.

• But the more I want you the less I get

  ➔ The + comparative, the + comparative

  ➔ This is a correlative construction expressing a proportional relationship. "The more I want you," indicates an increase in wanting, while "the less I get" signifies a corresponding decrease in obtaining.

• Winter has frozen us

  ➔ Present Perfect tense

  ➔ Uses "has frozen" which is the present perfect tense. It indicates an action that started in the past (winter starting) and has an effect in the present (us being frozen).