Latch

• By: Disclosure, Sam Smith
• Album: Settle

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
lift /lɪft/ B1	verb - to move something or someone to a higher position
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
enchant /ɪnˈtʃænt/ B2	verb - to charm or delight greatly
boundaries /ˈbaʊndəriz/ B1	noun - limits or borders
latching /ˈlætʃɪŋ/ B2	verb - to hold onto or attach strongly
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - a continuous area or expanse that is free, available, or unoccupied
embrace /ɛmˈbreɪs/ B2	noun - an act of holding someone closely in one's arms verb - to hold someone closely in one's arms
encaptured /ˌɛnˈkæptʃərd/ C1	adjective - completely captured or overwhelmed
wrapped /ræpt/ B2	verb - to cover or enclose snugly with or as if with something
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	noun - the sense of bodily contact with someone or something verb - to come into contact with
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to fail to keep or maintain
beat /biːt/ B1	verb - to strike a surface rhythmically

Grammar:

• You lift my heart up when the rest of me is down

  ➔ Phrasal verb: "lift up"; Subordinate clause: "when the rest of me is down"

  ➔ "Lift up" is a phrasal verb meaning to elevate someone's mood. The "when" clause indicates the circumstance under which the heart is lifted.

• You, you enchant me, even when you're not around

  ➔ Adverbial clause: "even when you're not around"

  ➔ The clause "even when you're not around" functions as an adverbial clause modifying the verb "enchant". It shows the condition under which the enchantment persists.

• If there are boundaries, I will try to knock them down

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1): "If there are boundaries..."; Future simple: "I will try"

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional, expressing a likely possibility in the future. The "if" clause states the condition, and the main clause indicates the consequence.

• I'm latching on babe

  ➔ Present continuous tense: "I'm latching on"

  ➔ The present continuous "I'm latching on" expresses an action that is happening right now or at this period of time, emphasizing its ongoing nature.

• Now I know what I have found

  ➔ Noun clause: "what I have found"; Present perfect tense: "I have found"

  ➔ The clause "what I have found" acts as a noun clause, serving as the object of the verb "know". The present perfect "have found" emphasizes the result of a past action being relevant now.

• I wanna lock in your love

  ➔ Informal contraction: "wanna" (want to); infinitive: "to lock"

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to". "To lock" is an infinitive form of the verb.

• Could I lock in your love, baby?

  ➔ Modal verb: "Could"; Interrogative sentence structure

  ➔ "Could" is a modal verb used to express possibility or a polite request. The inverted word order (Could + subject + verb) forms an interrogative sentence.

• Got you shackled in my embrace

  ➔ Past participle as adjective: "shackled"; prepositional phrase "in my embrace"

  ➔ "Shackled" acts as an adjective, describing the state of "you". The phrase "in my embrace" specifies the location or context of being shackled.

• Got me wrapped up in your touch

  ➔ Past participle as adjective: "wrapped"; prepositional phrase "in your touch"

  ➔ "Wrapped" functions as an adjective describing the state of the speaker. "In your touch" is a prepositional phrase providing context to the wrapping.