I Want You Around

• By: Snoh Aalegra
• Album: Ugh, Those Feels Again

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
stare /steər/ B1	verb - to look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B2	verb - withstand the action or effect of
beach /biːtʃ/ A1	noun - a sandy or pebbly shore
view /vjuː/ A2	noun - the ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place
inner /ˈɪnər/ B2	adjective - situated inside or further in
visions /ˈvɪʒənz/ B2	noun - the faculty or state of being able to see
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting noun - an act of touching with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - be aware of (something) through touching
swear /swer/ B1	verb - make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A1	verb - have a particular belief or idea noun - the process of considering or reasoning about something
rocket /ˈrɒkɪt/ A2	noun - a missile, spacecraft, or other vehicle propelled by a rocket engine
gravity /ˈɡrævɪti/ B1	noun - the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
hard /hɑːrd/ A1	adjective - solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced

Grammar:

• It's not that I don't want you here

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ Using "not" and "don't" together. "It's not that I don't want you here" means "I do want you here."

• I know that I don't make things clear

  ➔ Negative statement with "make + object + adjective"

  ➔ Here, "make things clear" means to express things in a way that is easy to understand. The negative "don't make" indicates a lack of clarity.

• I fall for you every time I try to resist you

  ➔ Complex Sentence with "every time"

  ➔ "Every time" introduces a clause indicating repetition. The main clause "I fall for you" happens each time the subordinate clause event "I try to resist you" occurs.

• All I wanna hear is inner visions on replay

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of 'want to')

  ➔ "wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to". The full form would be "All I want to hear is inner visions on replay". The "to" after "want" is often omitted in informal speech/lyrics

• Thinking we should wait, but we don't really want to

  ➔ Modal verb "should" and ellipsis of the infinitive

  ➔ "should" expresses a suggestion or advice. The full sentence would be "we don't really want to wait". The infinitive "wait" is omitted for brevity because it is understood from the first clause.

• I swear it's hard to keep these feelings to myself

  ➔ Cleft Sentence (using "it's...to...")

  ➔ This sentence structure emphasizes the difficulty. It could be rewritten as "To keep these feelings to myself is hard", but the "it's...to..." structure puts the emphasis on "hard".

• Fuck gravity, I'd rather stay up here, but...

  ➔ Conditional Sentence type 0 (implied) with "I'd rather"

  ➔ "I'd rather" (I would rather) expresses a preference. The implied conditional is that *if* gravity wasn't a factor (a fantastical condition), the speaker would prefer to stay up. It's a hypothetical situation. Type 0 are usually used with universally true statements, this context is expressing the speakers wish.