Lost In Stereo

• By: All Time Low
• Album: Nothing Personal

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
weekend /ˈwiː.kɛnd/ A2	noun - the period from Friday evening to Sunday evening
radio /ˈreɪ.di.oʊ/ A2	noun - a device for receiving radio broadcasts
dancing /ˈdæn.sɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
beautiful /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/ B1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B2	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events verb - to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true
favorite /ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt/ A2	adjective - preferred before all others of the same kind
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events
bomb /bɑːm/ B2	noun - an explosive weapon
attitude /ˈæt.ɪ.tjuːd/ B2	noun - a settled way of thinking or feeling about something
glitter /ˈɡlɪt.ər/ C1	verb - to shine with a bright, shimmering, reflected light
slipping /ˈslɪp.ɪŋ/ B2	verb - to slide unintentionally for a short distance
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known
take /teɪk/ A2	verb - to grasp or seize something
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - what you hear

Grammar:

• She works for the weekend

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ Describes a routine or general truth. "She works" is the verb conjugated for the third-person singular.

• Turning up the radio, lost in the stereo sound

  ➔ Present Participle (Gerund) as a modifier

  ➔ "Turning up" modifies the implied subject of the sentence (likely 'she'). It describes an action happening at the same time as the main verb.

• Blowin' up, take you down

  ➔ Informal use of Present Participle and Imperative

  ➔ "Blowin' up" is a shortened version of "blowing up", and "take you down" is an imperative verb phrase. It's a somewhat aggressive or challenging statement.

• And I've been waiting for so long

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  ➔ Indicates an action that started in the past and is still continuing. "I've been waiting" shows the duration of the waiting.

• But she'll never know

  ➔ Future Simple (with will)

  ➔ Expresses a future action or a prediction. "She'll never know" indicates that she will not know at any point in the future.

• 'Cause every time I see her, know she's gonna take it back somehow

  ➔ Contraction, subordinating conjunction, and informal future (gonna)

  ➔ 'Cause is a contraction of 'because'. 'Every time' introduces a subordinate clause. 'Gonna' is an informal abbreviation of 'going to', used to express future intention. Also, zero conditional is used in the first part.

• I'm losing hope 'cause she's so

  ➔ Present Continuous, Contraction, Subordinating Conjunction

  ➔ "I'm losing" is the present continuous tense indicating an action happening now. "'cause" is a contraction of "because", a subordinating conjunction introducing the reason for losing hope.

• And I'm just like cellophane

  ➔ Simile (using "like")

  ➔ Uses "like" to compare the speaker to cellophane, implying he is transparent or easily seen through.