Honesty
Lyrics:
[English]
She said, "Baby, I'm afraid to fall in love
Cause what if it's not reciprocated?"
I told her, "Don't rush girl, don't you rush
Guess it's all a game of patience."
She said, "What if I dive deep?
Will you come in after me?
Would you share your flaws with me? Let me know."
I told her, "Thinking is all wrong
Love will happen when it wants
I know it hurts sometimes, but don't let it go."
Cause I want you, I want you, I want- I want you
Cause I want you, I want you, I want- I want you
She said, "What if I tell you all the things I've done?
Would you run away from me?"
I told her, "Baby, we all got bags full of shit that we don't want
But I can unpack it for you, baby."
She said, "What if I dive deep?
Will you come in after me?
Would you share your flaws with me? Let me know."
I told her, "Thinking is all wrong
Love will happen when it wants
I know it hurts sometimes, but don't let it go."
Cause I want you, I want you, I want- I want you
Cause I want you, I want you, I want- I want you
I want you
I want you
I want you
I want you, yeah
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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fall /fɔːl/ A2 |
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reciprocated /rɪˈsɪprəˌkeɪtɪd/ C1 |
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rush /rʌʃ/ B1 |
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game /ɡeɪm/ A1 |
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patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ B1 |
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dive /daɪv/ B1 |
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deep /diːp/ A2 |
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share /ʃeər/ A2 |
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flaws /flɔːz/ B2 |
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thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A2 |
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wrong /rɒŋ/ A1 |
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happen /ˈhæpən/ A1 |
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hurts /hɜːrts/ A2 |
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run /rʌn/ A1 |
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away /əˈweɪ/ A1 |
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bags /bæɡz/ A1 |
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unpack /ʌnˈpæk/ B1 |
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Grammar:
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Cause what if it's not reciprocated?
➔ Subjunctive Mood (Present)
➔ The use of "what if" introduces a hypothetical situation, prompting the subjunctive mood. Here, "is" is used, but in more formal contexts, "were" would be used (though in informal speech, 'is' is common). It expresses doubt or uncertainty about whether the reciprocation would happen.
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Guess it's all a game of patience.
➔ Subject-Complement with 'it' as a dummy subject
➔ "It's all a game of patience" - 'it' acts as a dummy subject referring to the whole situation explained previously in the lyrics. 'A game of patience' serves as the subject complement, describing what 'it' is.
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Will you come in after me?
➔ Future simple in question form (using 'will')
➔ The structure "Will + subject + base form of verb" is the standard question form for the future simple tense, used here to ask about a future action.
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Thinking is all wrong
➔ Gerund as Subject
➔ "Thinking" is used as a gerund (verb acting as a noun) and serves as the subject of the sentence. It refers to the act of thinking itself, not a person doing the thinking.
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Love will happen when it wants
➔ Future Simple with 'will' and adverbial clause of time (when)
➔ "Love will happen" uses the future simple to describe a future event. The "when it wants" clause is an adverbial clause of time, specifying *when* the action will occur. Note that even though we are talking about the future, present simple ('wants') is used in the adverbial clause.
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We all got bags full of shit that we don't want
➔ Relative Clause with Omitted Relative Pronoun
➔ The phrase "that we don't want" is a relative clause modifying "bags full of shit". The relative pronoun "that" (or "which" in some cases) can be omitted when it is the object of the relative clause. So, a more formal construction would be 'bags full of shit *that* we don't want'.
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But I can unpack it for you, baby.
➔ Modal Verb 'can' expressing ability/offer.
➔ The modal verb "can" is used to express the speaker's ability to help the other person deal with their problems. It can also be interpreted as an offer of assistance.