Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel

• By: Tavares

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
heaven /ˈhevən/ A1	noun - a place or state of perfect happiness
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A2	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
miss /mɪs/ A1	verb - to feel sadness at the absence of someone or something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel intense affection for
kiss /kɪs/ A2	noun - an act of touching with the lips verb - to touch with the lips
tenderness /ˈtendərnəs/ B2	noun - gentleness and kindness
sexiness /ˈseksinəs/ B2	noun - the quality of being sexually attractive or appealing
showers /ˈʃaʊərz/ A2	noun - brief and light falls of rain
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - the ability to do something
rainbow /ˈreɪnboʊ/ A2	noun - an arch of colors formed in the sky by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ A2	noun - the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A2	noun - the expression of distress, sadness through tears verb - shed tears
captured /ˈkæptʃərd/ B2	verb - to take into one's possession or control by force
spell /spel/ B1	noun - a form of words used as a magical charm or incantation.
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1	adjective - attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful
halo /ˈheɪloʊ/ B2	noun - a circle of light shown around or above the head of a holy person to represent their holiness
slipped /slɪpt/ B1	verb - to slide unintentionally for a short distance
Milky Way /ˌmɪlki ˈweɪ/ B1	noun - the galaxy that contains our solar system
moonbeam /ˈmuːnbiːm/ B2	noun - a ray of moonlight

Grammar:

• Heaven must be missin' an angel

  ➔ Modal verb of deduction (must + be + -ing)

  ➔ Uses "must be missin'" to express a strong belief or logical deduction that heaven is missing an angel. The present continuous form indicates that the action is happening now or around now.

• 'Cause you're here with me right now

  ➔ Contraction ('cause), Present Continuous ('re here)

  ➔ "Cause" is a shortened form of "because." "You're here" is a contraction of "you are here," using the present continuous tense to state a current situation.

• Filled with tenderness

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective (filled)

  ➔ "Filled" is a past participle that modifies the implied subject (kiss) and describes its characteristic.

• I want all I can get

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun

  ➔ "I can get" is a relative clause modifying "all". The relative pronoun "that" or "which" is omitted.

• Your love comes in showers

  ➔ Simple Present tense (comes) for habitual action.

  ➔ The use of the simple present "comes" suggests that the love arrives frequently, like showers.

• There's a rainbow over my shoulder

  ➔ Existential "there is/are" (There's)

  ➔ "There's" (There is) introduces the existence of a rainbow. It doesn't refer to any particular subject.

• When you came, my cup runneth over

  ➔ Archaic verb form (runneth) - Past Tense, Figurative Language

  ➔ "Runneth" is an old-fashioned form of "runs," used here to create a more poetic and elevated tone. The phrase "my cup runneth over" is a biblical allusion, meaning to be overflowing with abundance and joy.

• If one night you hear crying from above

  ➔ Conditional clause (If + Simple Present, Main Clause)

  ➔ Uses the first conditional to express a possible future scenario and its likely outcome. "If you hear" sets the condition, and the main clause implies what might happen as a result.