Earned It

• By: The Weeknd
• Album: Fifty Shades of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
care /keər/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest; to look after and provide for the needs of noun - serious attention or consideration applied to doing something correctly or avoiding damage or risk.
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B1	noun - the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces. adjective - beautiful in a way that seems unreal.
confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ B1	adjective - unable to think clearly; bewildered.
used /juːzd/ A2	adjective - having been used before; not new.
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong feeling of affection for (someone) noun - an intense feeling of affection.
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - feel intense dislike for noun - intense dislike.
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B1	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.
worth /wɜːrθ/ B1	adjective - equivalent in value to (a specified sum). noun - the level at which someone or something deserves to be valued or rated.
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B1	verb - do something or have or show qualities worthy of (a reaction which rewards or punishes).
earned /ɜːrnd/ B1	verb - obtain (money) in return for labor or services.
tragic /ˈtrædʒɪk/ B2	adjective - causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow.
favorite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ A2	adjective - preferred to all others of the same kind.
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company.
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	noun - a sudden quick movement toward something. verb - move with urgent speed
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order.

Grammar:

• I'ma care for you

  ➔ Contraction of 'I am going to'

  ➔ "I'ma" is a colloquial contraction of "I am going to." It indicates a future intention.

• You make it look like it's magic

  ➔ Causative 'make' + adjective

  ➔ The structure "make it look like..." describes causing something to appear a certain way. In this case, the actions of the person being addressed are so impressive that they cause the situation to *look* magical.

• I'm so used to being used

  ➔ Passive voice with 'used to'

  ➔ "I'm used to being used" combines the passive voice ("being used") with the idiom "used to," which means accustomed to. It expresses that the speaker is accustomed to the experience of being taken advantage of.

• So I love when you call unexpected

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'when'

  ➔ The "when you call unexpected" is a subordinate clause acting as the object of the verb "love". It indicates the speaker's affection for a specific situation.

• Cause girl you're perfect

  ➔ Contraction of 'because' and 'you are'

  ➔ "Cause" is a colloquial contraction of "because," and "you're" is a contraction of "you are." Together they form a concise statement explaining the reason for something.

• You know our love would be tragic

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 2 (hypothetical)

  ➔ Although not a complete conditional sentence, the phrase implies a condition. The use of "would" suggests a hypothetical or unreal situation. "If we fully embraced our love, it would be tragic."

• You said it wouldn't be love

  ➔ Reported speech (negative prediction)

  ➔ This is an example of reported speech, where someone's original words are being recounted. "Wouldn't" is a contraction of "would not," expressing a negative prediction or intention in the past.

• It made us believe it there was only us

  ➔ Complex sentence with embedded clause.

  ➔ The sentence "It made us believe it there was only us" contains an embedded clause: "there was only us." The entire phrase after "believe" acts as the object of the verb "believe."