I Want to Know What Love Is

• By: Foreigner
• Album: Agent Provocateur

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point or period when something occurs
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular belief or idea
mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ A2	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
climb /klaɪm/ A2	verb - to go up or ascend
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
shoulders /ˈʃoʊldərz/ A2	noun - the part of the human body between the neck and the upper arm
clouds /klaʊdz/ A2	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
heartache /ˈhɑːrteɪk/ B2	noun - mental suffering or distress
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
face /feɪs/ A2	verb - to confront and deal with
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
warm /wɔːrm/ A1	adjective - having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat verb - make or become warm
real /riːəl/ A2	adjective - actually existing or occurring; not imagined or pretended

Grammar:

• I gotta take a little time

  ➔ "Gotta" - Informal contraction of "got to", expressing obligation or necessity.

  ➔ This line uses a colloquial contraction to express the need to take time for reflection.

• I better read between the lines

  ➔ "Better" + bare infinitive (read) - Expressing advice or recommendation.

  ➔ The phrase "read between the lines" is an idiom meaning to understand the hidden or unstated meaning.

• Feels like the world upon my shoulders

  ➔ "Feels like" + noun phrase - Expressing a sensation or impression that something is similar to something else.

  ➔ This is a simile, comparing the burden on the speaker to the weight of the world.

• It keeps me warm as life grows colder

  ➔ "As" - Used as a conjunction to indicate a simultaneous action or a proportional relationship.

  ➔ The conjunction "as" links the feeling of warmth to the increasing coldness of life.

• I don't know if I can face it again

  ➔ Indirect Question: "if" or "whether" introducing an indirect question.

  ➔ This line expresses uncertainty using an indirect question to avoid a direct inquiry.

• Can't stop now, I've traveled so far

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (I've traveled): Expressing an action that started in the past and continues to the present or has a result in the present.

  ➔ The present perfect emphasizes the length and significance of the journey so far, making it difficult to give up.

• It looks like love has finally found me

  ➔ "It looks like" - Impersonal expression suggesting probability or appearance.

  ➔ This implies that the speaker wasn't actively searching for love, but it unexpectedly appeared.

• The love that you feel inside

  ➔ Relative Clause: "that" introducing a relative clause modifying "love".

  ➔ The relative clause specifies which love the speaker is referring to, the love felt internally.