Heavy

• By: Shawn Mendes
• Album: Shawn

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
heavy /ˈhevi/ A2	adjective - of great weight; difficult to lift or move adjective - serious or difficult
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move at a speed faster than a walk
everything /ˈevriθɪŋ/ A2	noun - all things; all the things of a group or class
nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ A1	noun - not anything; no single thing
rock-steady /ˌrɒk ˈstedi/ B2	adjective - firm; not likely to change or be shaken
help /help/ A1	verb - to give assistance or support to someone noun - the action of helping someone
ready /ˈredi/ A1	adjective - prepared for action or use
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary
nights /naɪts/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
awake /əˈweɪk/ B1	adjective - not asleep
carry /ˈkæri/ A2	verb - to support and move (someone or something) from one place to another
weight /weɪt/ A2	noun - a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true.

Grammar:

• It's been so heavy, it's been so long

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (with emphasis on duration)

  ➔ Uses "It's been" (contraction of "It has been") + "so heavy/so long". This structure highlights the *duration* of the feeling/situation. The present perfect continuous emphasizes that the heaviness and length have been ongoing until now and still potentially continue.

• Runnin' from everything and nothin' at all

  ➔ Present Participle (Gerund) as a noun

  ➔ "Runnin'" is short for "running," and it functions as a gerund here, acting as the noun describing the action he's doing. "At all" emphasizes the "nothing".

• You've been rock-steady tryna help me through

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous + Informal Contraction ("tryna")

  ➔ "You've been" (You have been) + Present Perfect Continuous indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "Tryna" is a very informal contraction of "trying to".

• Now I'm finally ready to let you

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive "to let you" explains *why* he is ready. It expresses the purpose of his readiness.

• I'm tired of all the nights awake

  ➔ Adjective Following a Noun

  ➔ Normally, adjectives precede the noun they modify (e.g., "awake nights"). However, here, "awake" follows "nights" for stylistic effect. This often happens when the adjective describes a state or condition.

• Carryin' this weight

  ➔ Present Participle as part of a clause, reduced relative clause

  ➔ "Carryin'" is a reduced form of "carrying." It implies "the weight that I am carrying". You could expand it into the clause: "…the weight that I am carrying…"

• I've been so lonely, runnin' from home

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous + Participle Clause of Reason

  ➔ "I've been so lonely" (Present Perfect Continuous) describes a state continuing from the past to now. "Runnin' from home" provides the *reason* for the loneliness. It implies "because I was/have been running from home".