Lost One

• By: Jazmine Sullivan

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - no longer possessed or known verb - past tense of lose, to be deprived of
cope /koʊp/ B2	verb - deal effectively with something difficult
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ B1	verb - refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to swallow liquid
faded /ˈfeɪdɪd/ B2	adjective - having lost freshness or intensity of color; intoxicated.
options /ˈɒpʃənz/ B1	noun - a thing that is or may be chosen
amends /əˈmendz/ C1	noun - something done to make up for a loss, damage, or injury
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something)
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - fail to remember
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - feel deep affection for noun - an intense feeling of affection
selfish /ˈselfɪʃ/ B1	adjective - concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure
working /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/ A2	verb - exerting effort; doing
matter /ˈmætər/ A2	verb - to be important or significant
heal /hiːl/ B1	verb - become sound or healthy again
disaster /dɪˈzæstər/ B2	noun - a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life.

Grammar:

• Know when you lost one A good one, you know when you lost

  ➔ Ellipsis, implied "it"

  ➔ The line is grammatically incomplete but understandable due to the context. The full sentence would be "Know when you lost "it", a good "one", you know when you lost "it". "It" refers to the relationship or person.

• Go out and fuck different people To cope and ignore all precautions

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose ("To cope")

  ➔ "To cope" explains the reason for the action in the first line.

• You feel like that's your only options

  ➔ Subjunctive mood implied (omitted "that")

  ➔ The line uses "feel like" followed by a clause. While not formally subjunctive, it expresses a subjective feeling or belief about the situation. The word "that" is frequently omitted here, creating a more casual tone.

• And if it's too late, I understand Sometimes it's too late to make amends

  ➔ Conditional clause (if + present simple, then main clause)

  ➔ A typical type 1 conditional sentence showing a possible situation and its likely result.

• Just don't have too much fun without me

  ➔ Imperative sentence (negative)

  ➔ Expresses a request or command in a negative form. "Don't" + base form of the verb.

• I know that that's too much to ask

  ➔ Use of "that" as a pronoun and conjunction

  ➔ The first "that" is a conjunction introducing the noun clause. The second "that" is a pronoun referring to a previously mentioned idea/request.

• I know I've been nothing short of a disaster

  ➔ Present perfect continuous with "been" + idiom: "nothing short of"

  ➔ "I've been" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "Nothing short of" is an idiom meaning "completely" or "truly".