King Of Sorrow

• By: Sade

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of liquid from the eyes
war /wɔːr/ B1	noun - a state of armed conflict
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great happiness
disaster /dɪˈzæstər/ B2	noun - a sudden event causing great damage or suffering
remnant /ˈrɛm.nənt/ C1	noun - a small remaining quantity of something
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of happiness or pleasure
disaster /dɪˈzæstər/ B2	noun - an event causing great damage or suffering
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual part of a person
king /kɪŋ/ A2	noun - a male monarch of a kingdom
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move on foot at a regular pace
disappoint /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt/ B2	verb - to fail to meet expectations
carry /ˈkæri/ A2	verb - to hold and move while supporting
grief /ɡriːf/ B2	noun - deep sorrow caused by loss

Grammar:

• I have so much to do

  ➔ Present perfect tense to express possession or experience

  ➔ The phrase "I have" indicates possession or experience with something that affects the present.

• And all of these remnants of joy and disaster

  ➔ Use of "of" to indicate composition or parts of a whole

  ➔ The word "of" connects nouns to show that one noun is part of or related to another.

• I wonder if this grief will ever let me go

  ➔ Use of "if" to introduce a conditional clause

  ➔ The word "if" introduces a condition that indicates uncertainty or possibility.

• It's just a day that brings it all about

  ➔ Use of relative clause "that brings it all about" to modify "a day"

  ➔ A relative clause provides additional information about the noun "a day".

• I died the night before

  ➔ Past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past

  ➔ The verb "died" is in the simple past tense, indicating a completed action at a specific time in the past.

• I feel like I am the King of Sorrow

  ➔ Use of "like" to express similarity or feeling

  ➔ The word "like" introduces a comparison or feeling of identification with something.