Don't You Remember

• By: Adele
• Album: 30

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ B1	verb - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of someone or something from the past
bitterness /ˈbɪtərnəs/ B2	noun - the quality of being angry and unhappy because of unfair treatment
fickle /ˈfɪkəl/ B2	adjective - changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection
wandering /ˈwɒndərɪŋ/ B2	adjective - moving about without a fixed course, aim, or goal
heaviness /ˈhɛviness/ B2	noun - the quality of being heavy; a feeling of weight or burden
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - a continuous area or expanse that is free, available, or unoccupied
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to take air into the lungs and then expel it
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
reason /ˈriːzən/ A2	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
thought /θɔːt/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking or occurring suddenly in the mind
last /læst/ A2	adjective - coming after all others in time or order; final
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes; to look at
goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A2	noun - a parting phrase or gesture
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting
final /ˈfaɪnəl/ B1	adjective - coming at the end of a series

Grammar:

• When will I see you again?

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will' to ask about a future event.

  ➔ 'Will' is used to form the simple future tense to ask about or predict a future action.

• not a single word was said

  ➔ Negative past passive construction with 'was said' indicating no words were spoken.

  ➔ 'Was said' is the past passive form of the verb 'say', used here in a negative context to emphasize that no words were spoken.

• I had no idea of the state we were in

  ➔ Past perfect tense 'had no idea' to express a lack of understanding about a previous situation.

  ➔ 'Had no idea' indicates that at that past time, the speaker was unaware of something that was happening or a certain state.

• And heaviness in my head

  ➔ Noun phrase describing a physical or emotional burden, using 'heaviness' as a noun.

  ➔ 'Heaviness' is used here as a noun to signify a feeling of emotional or physical burden that the speaker experiences.

• Baby, please remember me once more

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'please' to politely request someone to remember.

  ➔ 'Please' is used to make the request polite, and the sentence is a direct plea for someone to remember the speaker.

• Why don't you remember?

  ➔ Negative interrogative construction using 'don't' with second person 'you' to question why someone is not remembering.

  ➔ 'Don't' is used as the contracted form of 'do not' to form a negative question in the present tense with 'you'.

• The reason you loved me before

  ➔ Noun phrase indicating a cause or explanation for past love, using 'reason' + 'you loved me before'.

  ➔ This phrase points to the underlying cause or justification of the love that was there previously.