Desire – English Lyrics

• By: Years & Years, Tove Lo
• Album: Communion

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons
keep /kiːp/ A2	verb - to have or retain possession of something
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	verb - to cause or allow something to be seen
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	noun - the act of touching something verb - to come into contact with something
game /ɡeɪm/ B1	noun - a structured form of play or competitive activity
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong
willing /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ B2	adjective - ready, eager, or prepared to do something
cruel /ˈkruːəl/ B2	adjective - willfully causing pain or suffering to others
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	noun - a sudden quick movement or feeling of excitement
abuse /əˈbjuːz/ B2	verb - to use something to bad effect or for a bad purpose

Key Grammar Structures

• I want to keep us compromising

  ➔ Use of 'want to' + base verb to express desire or intention.

  ➔ 'Want to' + base verb expresses a desire or goal the subject has.

• Is it desire or is it love that I'm feeling for you?

  ➔ Use of inversion in questions with 'is it' + noun phrase to ask for clarification.

  ➔ Inversion of auxiliary verb 'is' and subject for forming yes/no questions or clarifications.

• Your love only gets me abused

  ➔ Use of 'only' to emphasize exclusivity or limitation.

  ➔ 'Only' modifies the noun 'love' to specify that the love is the sole cause or factor.

• Taking, pretending you're nothing but giving

  ➔ Use of present participles 'taking' and 'pretending' as gerunds to describe ongoing actions.

  ➔ Gerunds ('taking', 'pretending') function as nouns to describe continuous or ongoing actions.

• Making me lose my cool

  ➔ Use of causative 'making' + object + base verb to indicate causing someone to do something.

  ➔ 'Making' is a causative verb indicating that one person causes another to perform an action.

• You tell me you want me now

  ➔ Use of present simple 'you tell' + indirect speech to report speech or expression.

  ➔ Present simple 'you tell' introduces reported speech or direct speech involving the subject.