Lemon Tree

• By: Fools Garden

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space that is separated from other spaces by walls
rainy /ˈreɪni/ A2	adjective - having a lot of rain
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - a road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor and able to carry a small number of people.
fast /fɑːst/ A2	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed
far /fɑːr/ A1	adjective - situated at a great distance
view /vjuː/ B1	noun - the ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place verb - to look at or inspect.
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
lemon /ˈlemən/ A2	noun - a yellow citrus fruit with acidic juice.
tree /triː/ A1	noun - a perennial woody plant.
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are.
power /ˈpaʊər/ B1	noun - the ability to do something or act in a particular way
shower /ˈʃaʊər/ A2	noun - a brief and light fall of rain or snow verb - to wash oneself in a shower
heavy /ˈhevi/ A2	adjective - of great weight; difficult to lift or move
cloud /klaʊd/ A1	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary.
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture used for sleeping or resting on.
desert /ˈdezərt/ B1	noun - a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
toy /tɔɪ/ A1	noun - an object for a child to play with
yellow /ˈjeloʊ/ A1	adjective - of the color between green and orange in the spectrum, like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.

Grammar:

• I'm sitting here in the boring room

  ➔ Present Continuous tense

  ➔ Uses the present continuous tense ("I'm sitting") to describe an action happening at the moment of speaking. "Boring" is a present participle used as an adjective describing the room.

• It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon

  ➔ Use of adjectives and articles

  ➔ "Another" is an article specifying the type of Sunday. "Rainy" is an adjective describing the Sunday afternoon.

• I'm wasting my time, I got nothing to do

  ➔ Present Continuous vs. Simple Past

  ➔ "I'm wasting" is present continuous (action happening now). "I got nothing to do" is simple past (describing a state of having nothing to do).

• Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky

  ➔ Simple Past Tense and Contraction

  ➔ "Told" is the simple past tense of "tell." "'bout" is a contraction of "about."

• And all that I can see is just another lemon tree

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' and noun phrase

  ➔ "Can see" is the modal verb 'can' indicating ability or possibility. "Another lemon tree" is a noun phrase.

• I'd like to go out, taking a shower

  ➔ Conditional and gerund phrase

  ➔ "I'd like" is a contraction of "I would like," expressing a wish or conditional. "Taking a shower" is a gerund phrase acting as an additional detail.

• But there's a heavy cloud inside my head

  ➔ Existential 'there is/are'

  ➔ "There's" (there is) introduces the existence of something (a heavy cloud).

• Isolation is not good for me

  ➔ Simple present and subject complement

  ➔ "Is" is the simple present tense of the verb "be." "Not good for me" is the subject complement describing the subject (isolation).