Fly

• By: Sugar Ray
• Album: Floored

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
crumble /ˈkrʌm.bəl/ B2	verb - to break or fall apart into small pieces
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
stranger /ˈstreɪn.dʒər/ B2	noun - a person whom one does not know
arm /ɑːrm/ A2	noun - the limb of the body extending from the shoulder to the hand verb - to put a person or thing into a specified position or situation
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air using wings noun - a period or attempt at flying
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images, thoughts, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience visions or thoughts during sleep
peace /piːs/ B2	noun - a state of tranquility or quiet
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye adjective - having little weight or not heavy
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point or period in the past or future
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images, thoughts, or emotions during sleep

Grammar:

• All around the world statues crumble for me

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or fact.

• I just wanna fly

  ➔ Informal contraction (wanna)

  ➔ The use of 'wanna' is an informal way to say 'want to'.

• Put your arms around me, baby

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase is in the imperative mood, giving a command or request.

• Love can make you hostage

  ➔ Modal verb (can)

  ➔ The use of 'can' indicates possibility or ability.

• There's no time to think about the starting or the end

  ➔ There is/There are structure

  ➔ The phrase uses 'there is' to indicate the existence of something.

• Everyone I know has been so good to me

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that have relevance to the present.

• Twenty-five years old, my mother God rest her soul

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'Twenty-five years old' is a noun phrase describing age.