Love Like Winter – English Lyrics

• By: AFI

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
warn /wɔːrn/ B1	verb - to inform someone of a possible danger or problem
warmth /wɔːrmθ/ B2	noun - the quality of being friendly and welcoming
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to move so as to face in a different direction
December /dɪˈsɛmbər/ A1	noun - the twelfth month of the year
lips /lɪps/ A1	noun - either of the two fleshy parts forming the edge of the mouth
sculptures /ˈskʌlptʃərz/ B2	noun - three-dimensional work of art
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - remain in the same place
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection
winter /ˈwɪntər/ A1	noun - the coldest season of the year
sugar /ˈʃʊɡər/ A1	noun - a sweet crystalline substance
ice /aɪs/ A1	noun - frozen water
blood /blʌd/ A1	noun - the red fluid that circulates in the body
born /bɔːrn/ A1	verb - brought into life
taste /teɪst/ A2	verb - perceive flavor
vanilla /vəˈnɪlə/ B1	noun - a flavoring obtained from vanilla beans
dreamt /drɛmt/ B1	verb - experienced in a dream
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a reflective surface
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front of the head

Key Grammar Structures

• Warn your warmth to turn away

  ➔ Imperative form with the verb 'warn' and the structure 'your warmth to turn away'.

  ➔ This is a poetic way of telling someone to avoid or reject warmth or comfort.

• Everyday

  ➔ Adverb of frequency indicating something happening regularly.

  ➔ This emphasizes that the situation occurs all the time, not just once.

• Press your lips to the sculptures

  ➔ Imperative form with 'Press' and a prepositional phrase indicating contact.

  ➔ An instruction or poetic image to make contact with or touch the sculptures with your lips.

• It's in the blood

  ➔ Determinative phrase using 'It's' to mean something innate or inherent.

  ➔ Indicates that the trait or quality is innate, embedded in the nature of something or someone.

• I taste of blood

  ➔ Verbal phrase using 'taste' with preposition 'of' to indicate experiencing or sensing a flavor or sensation.

  ➔ Expresses the sensation of experiencing the taste of blood, often metaphorical for pain or sacrifice.

• And surely you'll stay

  ➔ Future tense with 'will' indicating certainty; 'surely' as an adverb emphasizing inevitability.

  ➔ Expresses a confident expectation that the person will remain or continue to be present.