Crawling After You

• By: Bass Drum of Death

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/ B1	adjective - used or expended carelessly or for no purpose verb - past tense of waste
mine /maɪn/ A2	pronoun - belonging to or associated with me
brain /breɪn/ A2	noun - an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity
toss /tɒs/ B1	verb - throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually
drinks /drɪŋks/ A1	noun - liquids for drinking
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
crawling /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - moving on hands and knees
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or until something else happens
occupy /ˈɒkjupaɪ/ B2	verb - reside or have one's place of business in (a building)
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - producing or capable of producing much noise; easily audible
proud /praʊd/ A2	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated
dead /ded/ A2	adjective - no longer alive
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleep or rest
sweat /swet/ B1	verb - exude perspiration through the pores in the skin as the result of heat, physical exertion, or stress noun - perspiration exuded through the pores in the skin
better /ˈbetər/ A2	adjective - of a higher standard, or more suitable, pleasing, or effective than other things or people

Grammar:

• Trying bad to make you mine

  ➔ Using 'trying to' + base verb to express an attempt or effort.

  ➔ 'Trying to' indicates an attempt to do something.

• Toss my drinks into the sky

  ➔ Use of the verb 'toss' + object + prepositional phrase to describe throwing something.

  ➔ 'Toss' means to throw something lightly or casually.

• And I know it's not okay

  ➔ Use of the phrase 'it's not okay' to express disapproval or that something is wrong.

  ➔ 'It's not okay' indicates that something is not acceptable or is wrong.

• When your face is oh so proud

  ➔ Use of 'so' as an adverb to intensify the adjective 'proud'.

  ➔ 'So' here functions to emphasize the degree of pride the face exhibits.

• I can't get further down

  ➔ Use of 'can't' + base verb 'get' to express inability.

  ➔ 'Can't' is a contraction of 'cannot' and indicates inability to do something.

• And I can't get further down

  ➔ Use of 'and' conjunction to connect related ideas, combined with 'can't' + 'get' + 'further down'.

  ➔ 'And' links this clause to the previous one, emphasizing continuation.