High Fashion

• By: Addison Rae

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
fashion /ˈfæʃən/ A2	noun - A popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behavior.
high /haɪ/ B1	adjective - Extending a long way upwards; of superior quality or standard; (informal) under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
cheap /tʃiːp/ A2	adjective - Costing little money or less than is usual or expected; of poor quality.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - An intense feeling of deep affection.
drugs /drʌɡz/ B1	noun - Substances, especially illegal ones, that cause addiction, sleepiness, or changes in perception or mood.
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - To experience a series of images, events, and sensations in the mind during sleep; to imagine or wish for something. noun - A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep; an aspiration or goal.
see /siː/ A1	verb - To perceive with the eyes; discern visually; to understand or realize.
magazine /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ A2	noun - A periodical publication containing articles and illustrations, typically covering a particular subject or area of interest.
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - To experience an emotion or sensation.
drunk /drʌŋk/ B1	adjective - Affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behavior.
need /niːd/ A1	verb - To require (something) because it is essential or very important. noun - A requirement or necessity; a thing that is wanted or required.
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - To have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - The star that the Earth orbits, which provides light and heat.
skin /skɪn/ A2	noun - The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.
easy /ˈiːzi/ A1	adjective - Achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.
hard /hɑːrd/ A1	adjective - Difficult to do or understand; solid, firm, and resistant to pressure.
denial /dɪˈnaɪəl/ B2	noun - The action of declaring something to be untrue; a refusal to admit the truth or reality of something.
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B1	noun - A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. verb - To strongly wish for or want (something).
spiral /ˈspaɪrəl/ B2	verb - To move in a spiral course; to undergo a continuous and accelerating increase or decrease, often downwards. noun - A curve which winds inwards or outwards in a continuous sweep.
cigarette /ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt/ B1	noun - A small roll of finely cut tobacco enclosed in a wrapper of thin paper, designed for smoking.

Grammar:

• Have you ever dreamt of being seen?

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'ever' + Gerund (Passive)

  ➔ This sentence uses the Present Perfect tense ("Have you ever dreamt") to ask about an experience at any time up to now. The word "ever" emphasizes "at any time." Following the preposition "of," a gerund ("being seen") is used. "Being seen" is also in the passive voice, indicating that the subject is the one receiving the action of seeing.

• more like in a magazine

  ➔ Comparison with 'more like'

  ➔ The phrase "more like" is used here to make a comparison, suggesting that something is similar to or resembles something else, rather than being exactly that thing. It implies a preference for a different, perhaps more ideal, type of resemblance.

• Might be something more than just a hit?

  ➔ Modal verb 'Might' for possibility

  ➔ The modal verb "Might" is used here to express a possibility or a slight chance that something is true or will happen. It suggests a degree of uncertainty.

• Nothin' else can make me feel like this

  ➔ Causative Verb 'make' + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ This sentence uses the causative verb "make" followed by an object ("me") and then a bare infinitive ("feel"). This structure means that the subject ("Nothin' else") causes or forces the object to perform an action. "Nothin' else" is an informal contraction of "Nothing else."

• I'd rather get, rather get high fashion

  ➔ 'Would rather' + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ The structure "would rather" (contracted as "I'd rather") is used to express preference. It is followed by a bare infinitive ("get") indicating the action preferred over an alternative.

• I'd rather feel the sun kissing my skin

  ➔ 'Would rather' + Bare Infinitive + Present Participle

  ➔ This sentence combines "would rather" + bare infinitive ("feel") to express preference, and then uses a present participle ("kissing") to describe an ongoing action or state related to the object ("the sun"). "Kissing" acts here as an adjective modifying "the sun" or as part of a gerund phrase describing what the sun is doing.

• With a cigarette pursed between my tits

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective / Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ The past participle "pursed" is used here as an adjective to describe the state of the "cigarette." It functions as a reduced relative clause (originally "which is pursed") and indicates that the cigarette has been placed or held in a specific way.

• But when it comes to shoes, I'll be a slut

  ➔ Idiomatic Phrase 'When it comes to'

  ➔ The idiomatic phrase "When it comes to" is used to introduce the specific topic or area that the speaker is talking about, often highlighting a particular skill, weakness, or strong feeling related to that topic.

• You make it hard, so hard to choose

  ➔ Structure 'make + it + adjective + infinitive'

  ➔ This structure, "make + it + adjective + to + infinitive," is used to express that something causes a situation to be difficult, easy, etc., for someone to do something. "it" functions as a placeholder object before the adjective.

• I know how to make the hard things look really easy

  ➔ 'How to' + verb; 'make + object + bare infinitive'

  ➔ This sentence combines two significant grammar points. First, "how to" is used to express knowledge of a method or skill. Second, it uses the causative structure "make + object + bare infinitive," specifically "make... look," which means to cause something to appear in a certain way. The adverb "really" emphasizes the adjective "easy."