Happier

• By: Marshmello, Bastille

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
happier /ˈhæpiər/ A2	adjective - more happy
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A1	verb - using the mind to consider or reason about something.
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time between sunrise and noon.
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. adjective - not heavy
flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - a tongue of fire.
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.
argument /ˈɑːrɡjumənt/ B1	noun - an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.
story /ˈstɔːri/ A1	noun - an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.
minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ A1	noun - a unit of time equal to sixty seconds or one sixtieth of an hour.
spirits /ˈspɪrɪts/ B2	noun - the nonphysical part of a person including emotions, character, or courage
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to form one's face into a pleased expression. noun - a pleased or amused facial expression.
evening /ˈiːvnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 pm to bedtime.
thoughts /θɔːts/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind.
eating /ˈiːtɪŋ/ A1	verb - put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.
course /kɔːrs/ A2	noun - the route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river.
wreck /rek/ B2	noun - a ship destroyed at sea

Grammar:

• Lately, I've been, I've been thinking

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The "Present Perfect Continuous" (I've been thinking) expresses an action that started in the past and continues up to the present or has recently stopped. It emphasizes the duration of the action.

• When we see what we've become

  ➔ Noun Clause / Present Perfect

  ➔ "what we've become" is a noun clause acting as the object of the verb "see". "We've become" uses the Present Perfect to describe a state change that has occurred.

• We're a flame in the wind, not the fire that we've begun

  ➔ Metaphor / Present Perfect

  ➔ This line uses a "metaphor" to compare their relationship to a flame in the wind, implying weakness and instability. "that we've begun" is a relative clause modifying "fire" and uses present perfect.

• Every word we can't take back

  ➔ Relative Clause with Omitted Relative Pronoun

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" or "which" is omitted in the relative clause "we can't take back". The full sentence would be "Every word that/which we can't take back."

• I think that we both know the way that this story ends

  ➔ Noun Clause (that-clause)

  ➔ "that we both know the way that this story ends" is a noun clause, the object of the verb "think". The second "that" introduces a relative clause modifying "way".

• Know that means I'll have to leave

  ➔ Noun Clause (that-clause) / Future Simple with 'have to'

  ➔ "that means I'll have to leave" is a noun clause, functioning as the object of the verb "know". "I'll have to leave" uses the future simple with "have to" to express obligation in the future.

• And I'm left there with my thoughts

  ➔ Passive Voice (State)

  ➔ "I'm left" is passive voice used to describe a state, not an action. It emphasizes the speaker's resulting situation.

• If we jump together, at least we can swim far away from the wreck we made

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1) / Relative Clause

  ➔ This line uses a Type 1 conditional sentence: "If" + Present Simple, Future Simple. "the wreck we made" includes a relative clause modifying "wreck".