Flowers

• By: Miley Cyrus
• Album: Endless Summer Vacation

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to feel deep affection or attachment noun - a strong feeling of affection or romance
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A2	noun - the colorful part of a plant that produces seeds
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams while sleeping
burn /bɜːrn/ B2	verb - to be on fire or cause to be on fire
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to produce tears as a result of emotion
write /raɪt/ A2	verb - to produce words or symbols on paper or other surface
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known
sand /sænd/ A1	noun - a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish-brown
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or support with the hands
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child or infant
red /rɛd/ A1	adjective - of a color at the end of the spectrum next to orange

Grammar:

• I can buy myself flowers

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for ability.

  ➔ The phrase "I can buy myself flowers" indicates the speaker's ability to perform the action.

• Talk to myself for hours

  ➔ Infinitive form 'to talk' used after a verb.

  ➔ In the line "Talk to myself for hours", the infinitive 'to talk' follows the verb 'can'.

• I can love me better than you can

  ➔ Comparative structure 'better than'.

  ➔ The phrase "I can love me better than you can" compares the speaker's ability to love themselves with someone else's ability.

• Paint my nails cherry red

  ➔ Imperative form used for commands.

  ➔ In the line "Paint my nails cherry red", the imperative 'paint' is a command to perform an action.

• I forgive every word you said

  ➔ Present simple tense for habitual actions.

  ➔ The phrase "I forgive every word you said" uses the present simple to express a habitual action of forgiveness.

• Started to cry, but then remembered I

  ➔ Past simple tense for completed actions.

  ➔ In the line "Started to cry, but then remembered I", the past simple 'started' and 'remembered' indicate completed actions.

• Say things you don't understand

  ➔ Present simple tense for general truths.

  ➔ The phrase "Say things you don't understand" uses the present simple to express a general truth about communication.