Fearless

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: Fearless (Taylor's Version)

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
rain /reɪn/ A1	verb - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere noun - precipitation in liquid form
glow /ɡloʊ/ B1	noun - a steady radiance of light or heat verb - emit steady light
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - move rhythmically to music noun - an act of dancing
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a way or course for traveling between places
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the terminal part of the human arm beyond the wrist
hair /heər/ A1	noun - any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans
better /ˈbɛtər/ A2	adjective - more excellent or effective than others
fearless /ˈfɪrləs/ B2	adjective - lacking fear
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow
dress /drɛs/ A1	noun - a one-piece garment for women
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government, and that is generally larger than a village and smaller than a city
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs that detect light
kiss /kɪs/ A2	noun - an act of touching with the lips verb - touch with the lips as a sign of love
brave /breɪv/ B1	adjective - ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage
flawless /ˈflɔːləs/ C1	adjective - without any imperfections or defects

Grammar:

• There's something about the way The street looks when it's just rained

  ➔ Present Perfect (just + past participle)

  ➔ The use of "just rained" signifies an action that has very recently finished. 'Just' emphasizes the recency of the event.

• You walk me to the car And you know I wanna ask you to dance right there

  ➔ Present Simple (walk) + wanna (want to)

  ➔ "walk" uses the present simple to describe a routine or regular action. "wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to", expressing a desire.

• We're drivin' down the road, I wonder if you know I'm trying so hard not to get caught up now

  ➔ Present Continuous (driving) + Indirect Question (I wonder if...)

  ➔ "driving" is in the present continuous, describing an action happening now. "I wonder if you know..." is an indirect question, softening the directness of the inquiry.

• Absentmindedly makin' me want you

  ➔ Participle Clause (makin')

  ➔ "makin'" (making) is a participle that acts as an adjective describing how he causes her to feel.

• And I don't know how it gets better than this

  ➔ Comparative (better than this)

  ➔ "better than this" indicates a higher degree of quality or desirability in comparison to the current situation.

• So baby drive slow 'til we run out of road

  ➔ Imperative (drive slow) + 'til (until)

  ➔ "Drive slow" is an imperative sentence giving a command. "'til" is a shortened, informal version of "until", indicating a time duration.

• Well, you stood there with me in the doorway My hands shake, I'm not usually this way

  ➔ Past Simple (stood) + Present Simple (shake)

  ➔ "stood" uses the past simple to describe a completed action in the past. "shake" uses the present simple to describe a current state or feeling.