I Have Nothing

• By: Whitney Houston

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
share /ʃɛər/ A2	verb - to have in common with others
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of a person or animal
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	verb - to become different
colors /ˈkʌl.ərz/ B2	noun - the visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or reflect
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
ask /æsk/ A2	verb - to request information or action
colors /ˈkʌl.ərz/ B2	noun - the visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or reflect
heart /hɑːrt/ B1	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
walls /wɔːlz/ B2	noun - solid vertical structures that enclose or divide spaces
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B2	verb - to continue to live or exist
memory /ˈmɛm.əri/ B2	noun - the ability to store and recall past experiences

Grammar:

• Share my life

  ➔ Imperative verb form used for giving instructions or requests.

  ➔ The phrase 'Share my life' is a command, instructing someone to share their life with the speaker.

• I'll never ask for too much

  ➔ Future tense with 'will' + base verb, indicating a promise or determination.

  ➔ The speaker is expressing a future promise to not ask for more than what is reasonable.

• Don't make me close one more door

  ➔ Imperative negative with 'do not' + base verb, expressing prohibition or a plea.

  ➔ The speaker is requesting someone not to force them to 'close a door', metaphorically implying shutting away feelings or possibilities.

• Or must I imagine you there

  ➔ Modal verb 'must' used here in a rhetorical question to express necessity or obligation.

  ➔ The speaker is questioning whether they are obliged to only imagine the person instead of being with them physically.

• I have nothing, nothing, nothing

  ➔ Repetition of 'nothing' for emphasis, often used in poetic or emotional contexts.

  ➔ The repetition emphasizes the depth of the speaker's feeling of lacking or emptiness without the other person.