Flowers

• By: Miley Cyrus
• Album: Endless Summer Vacation

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality; excellent.
gold /ɡoʊld/ A1	noun - a yellow precious metal adjective - made of or resembling gold.
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. verb - to experience a dream.
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives.
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire.
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears.
buy /baɪ/ A1	verb - to acquire something by paying for it.
flowers /ˈflaʊ.ərz/ A1	noun - the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs surrounded by brightly colored petals.
write /raɪt/ A1	verb - to mark (paper, cloth, etc.) with characters, symbols, etc.
sand /sænd/ A1	noun - a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, riverbeds, the seabed, and deserts.
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to speak in order to express ideas or feelings or to communicate with or entertain other people.
understand /ˌʌn.dərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - move rhythmically to music.
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong affection for.
paint /peɪnt/ A2	verb - to apply paint, color or coating to (a surface).
nails /neɪlz/ A1	noun - the horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the fingers and toes
red /red/ A1	adjective - of a color like that of blood or cherries
roses /ˈroʊ.zɪz/ A1	noun - a flower with a strong, sweet smell and thorns on its stem
remorse /rɪˈmɔːrs/ C1	noun - deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B2	noun - a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done.
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone) for an offense, flaw, or mistake.
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons.

Grammar:

• Kinda dream that can’t be sold

  ➔ Passive Voice with Modal Verb ('can't be sold')

  ➔ The dream is the receiver of the action. "Can't be sold" means that the dream is impossible to be sold. The passive voice is formed with "be + past participle". The modal verb "can't" expresses impossibility.

• Built a home and watched it burn

  ➔ Past Simple Tense, Conjunction 'and'

  ➔ "Built" and "watched" are both in the past simple tense, showing completed actions in the past. "And" connects two related events.

• I didn’t wanna leave you

  ➔ Negative Past Simple with 'wanna' (want to)

  ➔ "Didn't wanna" is a contraction of "did not want to". It expresses a past desire that was not fulfilled. "Leave" is an infinitive verb following "want to".

• I can buy myself flowers

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can' + Reflexive Pronoun 'myself'

  ➔ "Can" expresses ability or possibility. "Myself" emphasizes that the subject is performing the action on themselves, highlighting self-sufficiency.

• Say things you don’t understand

  ➔ Relative Clause ('you don't understand')

  ➔ "That" or "which" is implied but omitted as the relative pronoun. "You don't understand" modifies "things", defining what kind of things are being said.

• Yeah I can love me better than you can

  ➔ Comparative Adverb 'better' + Ellipsis

  ➔ "Better" is the comparative form of "well" or "good." "Than you can" is an ellipsis. The full phrase is "than you can love me". The verb is omitted as it's understood from the first clause.