Gabriela

• By: KATSEYE
• Album: BEAUTIFUL CHAOS

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
empire /ˈɛmpaɪər/ B1	noun - an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority; an extensive group of something under the control of one person or organization.
sustain /səˈsteɪn/ B2	verb - to keep something in existence or in a good state; to provide support for.
legacy /ˈlɛɡəsi/ B2	noun - something that is left to a person in a will; something that is handed down from the past.
capable /ˈkeɪpəbl/ B1	adjective - having the ability or qualities necessary for doing something.
disappointing /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ B1	adjective - failing to meet one's hopes or expectations.
succeed /səkˈsiːd/ B1	verb - to achieve the desired aim or result. verb - to take over a position or role from someone else.
claim /kleɪm/ B1	verb - to state or assert that something is true. verb - to formally request or demand a right to something.
reek /riːk/ B2	verb - to smell very strongly and unpleasantly.
desperation /ˌdɛspəˈreɪʃn/ B2	noun - a state of despair, typically resulting in rash or extreme behavior.
monarchy /ˈmɒnərki/ B2	noun - a system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen.
demand /dɪˈmænd/ B1	verb - to insist on having; to ask for forcefully.
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to keep from being harmed, lost, or wasted.
competitive /kəmˈpɛtətɪv/ B2	adjective - relating to or characterized by competition.
attraction /əˈtrækʃn/ B1	noun - the action or power of evoking interest, pleasure, or liking for someone or something.
beg /bɛɡ/ B1	verb - to ask for something earnestly or humbly.
overprotective /ˌəʊvərprəˈtɛktɪv/ C1	adjective - having a tendency to protect someone too much.
fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ B1	noun - the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially impossible or improbable things.
chaotic /keɪˈɒtɪk/ C1	adjective - in a state of complete confusion and disorder.
spill /spɪl/ A2	verb - to cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally.

Grammar:

• I've built and sustained this empire / over the last 20 years

  ➔ Present Perfect (with 'over X years')

  ➔ The "Present Perfect" tense ("I've built and sustained") is used with a time expression like "over the last 20 years" to emphasize an action that started in the past and continued up to the present, or an action whose effects are still relevant now, often focusing on duration.

• No thanks to any of you

  ➔ Idiomatic expression: 'No thanks to'

  ➔ "No thanks to" is an idiomatic expression used to state that someone or something did not help, or even hindered, a positive outcome, implying a lack of gratitude or a negative contribution.

• I'd love to say that my legacy is in capable hands

  ➔ Conditional: 'I'd love to'

  ➔ "I'd love to" (short for "I would love to") expresses a strong, often polite, desire or a wish that is not (or might not be) fulfilled, frequently implying a contrast with the current reality.

• While you were all here playing executive dress up / I've been here actually saving the company

  ➔ Contrast: Past Continuous vs. Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "While you were all here playing" indicates an ongoing action in the past. "I've been here actually saving" indicates an action that started in the past and continued up to the present, emphasizing its duration and continuity. "While" highlights the contrast between these parallel activities.

• Flying too fast I couldn’t catch it

  ➔ Participle phrase as adverbial modifier

  ➔ "Flying too fast" is a present participle phrase modifying the implied subject (e.g., 'it' referring to the bullet), describing how it was moving. It functions like an adverbial clause of manner or cause.

• Oooo you could have anyone else you wanted to

  ➔ Modal verb 'could have' for possibility/alternative + ellipsis with 'to'

  ➔ "Could have" here expresses a strong possibility or an alternative choice that was available. The "to" at the end of "wanted to" is an anaphoric reference, elliptically standing for "wanted to have (anyone else)".

• Hands off Gabriela

  ➔ Imperative form + Phrasal verb 'Hands off'

  ➔ This is an imperative command, where the subject 'you' is implied. "Hands off" is a phrasal verb meaning to stop touching or interfering with someone or something.

• His eyes are mine, that won’t change

  ➔ Relative clause modifying a statement

  ➔ "that won’t change" is a relative clause that refers to and provides additional information about the entire preceding statement ("His eyes are mine"), functioning as a comment on its unchangeable nature.