Lush Life – English Lyrics

• By: Zara Larsson

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to have life; to remain alive
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - the period of time between sunrise and sunset
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - an act of dancing
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
comes /kʌmz/ A1	verb - to move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker.
past /pæst/ A2	noun - the time before the present
spend /spend/ A2	verb - to use time, energy, or money
crush /krʌʃ/ B1	noun - a brief but intense infatuation for someone verb - to press something so hard that it is damaged or broken
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time between sunrise and noon
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to put your hand or fingers on something noun - the sense of feeling something with your skin
tricks /trɪks/ B1	noun - an action intended to deceive someone verb - deceive someone
bluff /blʌf/ B2	noun - an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something verb - try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
waters /ˈwɔːtərz/ A1	noun - the liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain
groove /ɡruːv/ B2	noun - a settled and comfortable routine verb - enjoy oneself or dance to popular music.
lush /lʌʃ/ C1	adjective - growing thickly and strongly adjective - very comfortable and expensive
blush /blʌʃ/ B2	verb - show shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face.
mood /muːd/ B1	noun - a temporary state of mind or feeling.

Key Grammar Structures

• I live my day as if it was the last

  ➔ Use of conditional phrase 'as if' to express hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The phrase "as if" introduces a hypothetical or unreal comparison.

• Live my day as if there was no past

  ➔ Use of subjunctive-like phrasing with "as if" to depict unreal situations.

  ➔ The phrase sets up a hypothetical scenario contrary to reality.

• Doin' it all night, all summer

  ➔ Use of gerund form to express ongoing or repetitive actions; collocation with "all" for emphasis.

  ➔ The gerund "Doin'" indicates ongoing or habitual actions in an informal style.

• Gonna spend it like no other

  ➔ Use of "gonna" as a contraction of "going to" to express future intention.

  ➔ "Gonna" is an informal contraction indicating a planned future action or intention.

• But I won't be done when mornin' comes

  ➔ Use of future tense with "won't" (will not) to express negation of future actions.

  ➔ The contraction "won't" is used to form the negative future tense.

• Now I've found another crush

  ➔ Use of present perfect tense "have found" to indicate a recent or relevant past action.

  ➔ The present perfect tense indicates actions that are relevant or have effects in the present.