I Look to You

• By: Whitney Houston

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
lay /leɪ/ A1	verb - to put something down in a flat position
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way
strength /strɛŋkθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being strong
storm /stɔːrm/ B1	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere
darkened /ˈdɑːrkənd/ B2	verb - to make or become dark
searching /ˈsɜːrʧɪŋ/ B2	verb - to look for something
battle /ˈbætəl/ B2	noun - a fight between armed forces
melody /ˈmɛlədi/ B2	noun - a sequence of notes that is musically satisfying
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B2	noun - a feeling of sadness or disappointment about something that has happened
free /friː/ B1	adjective - not under the control or in the power of another
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to give off light
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or form something

Grammar:

• After giving it my all

  ➔ prepositional phrase indicating a point in time or condition

  ➔ The phrase 'after giving it my all' shows an action completed before another point in time.

• Who on earth can I turn to

  ➔ interrogative sentence with a modal verb expressing possibility or ability

  ➔ The sentence uses a question form with 'can' to ask about ability or possibility.

• In you I can be strong

  ➔ prepositional phrase with inversion for emphasis

  ➔ This structure emphasizes the subject 'you' by placing it after the preposition 'in'.

• And when melodies are gone

  ➔ subordinate clause indicating a condition or time

  ➔ The clause 'when melodies are gone' sets a temporal or conditional context for the main idea.

• Nothing to do but lift my head

  ➔ expression with infinitive 'to do' indicating lack of alternative action

  ➔ The phrase 'Nothing to do but lift my head' implies that no other actions are possible besides the stated one.

• My levees are broken, oh Lord

  ➔ possessive pronoun plus plural noun indicating ownership; passive voice construction

  ➔ The phrase uses 'my' to show possession and presents an image of damage or loss.