Fall of Summer
Lyrics:
[English]
Every time that first warm breeze blows in, I think about it
I can almost smell that salt in the wind
Wondering if your number is still the same
Hey girl, I doubt it
I haven't called it since God knows when
Since moonlight on the shoreline
Heart with my name next to yours
Some memories stick around like white sand in the floor board
Here's to my red-light dashboard drummer
Best sunsets that I ever saw
Every kiss like a cold rum runner
I still remember it all, September calling it off
Here's to the rise and fall of summer
You said I wouldn't miss you when you got back home to Dallas
And I said you oughta come see me at state
You were the one who taught me how heartbreak happens
Feeling the sting and then watching it fade
Like a sunburn on your shoulders
Girl, that's all it was to you
When I think about you and me
It's a little more like a tattoo
Here's to my red-light dashboard drummer
Best sunsets that I ever saw
Every kiss like a cold rum runner
I still remember it all, September calling it off
Here's to the rise and fall of summer
Like moonlight on the shoreline
Heart with my name next to yours
Some memories stick around like white sand in the floor board
Here's to my red-light dashboard drummer
Best sunsets that I ever saw
Every kiss like a cold rum runner
I still remember it all, September calling it off
Here's to the rise and fall of summer (fall of summer)
I still remember it all (fall of summer)
Here's to the rise and fall of summer
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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breeze /briːz/ B1 |
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salt /sɔːlt/ A2 |
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number /ˈnʌmbər/ A1 |
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memories /ˈmɛməriz/ B1 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A1 |
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sunset /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ B2 |
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fade /feɪd/ B1 |
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tattoo /tæˈtuː/ B2 |
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drummer /ˈdrʌmər/ B1 |
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cold /koʊld/ A1 |
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shine /ʃaɪn/ B1 |
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fall /fɔːl/ A1 |
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rise /raɪz/ B1 |
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shoreline /ˈʃɔːrlaɪn/ B2 |
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Grammar:
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I can almost smell that salt in the wind.
➔ Modal verbs (can) for ability.
➔ The phrase "I can" indicates the speaker's ability to perceive the smell.
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You were the one who taught me how heartbreak happens.
➔ Relative clauses to provide additional information.
➔ The clause "who taught me" gives more information about "the one."
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Some memories stick around like white sand in the floor board.
➔ Similes to compare two different things.
➔ The phrase "like white sand" compares memories to something tangible.
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Here's to my red-light dashboard drummer.
➔ Expressions of toast or celebration.
➔ The phrase "Here's to" is used to celebrate someone or something.
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I still remember it all, September calling it off.
➔ Present simple tense for habitual actions.
➔ The phrase "I still remember" indicates a habitual action of recalling memories.
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Like a sunburn on your shoulders.
➔ Prepositional phrases to indicate relationships.
➔ The phrase "on your shoulders" indicates the location of the sunburn.
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Here's to the rise and fall of summer.
➔ Expressions of toast or celebration.
➔ The phrase "Here's to the rise and fall" celebrates the experiences of summer.