Meet Me in Amsterdam

• By: RINI
• Album: After the Sun EP

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
sail /seɪl/ A2	verb - to travel on water in a ship or boat
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
boat /boʊt/ A1	noun - a small vessel for travel on water
dusk /dʌsk/ B2	noun - the darker stage of twilight
dawn /dɔːn/ B1	noun - the first light of day
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or area
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ A2	noun - direct sunlight
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection
warmth /wɔːrmθ/ B2	noun - the state of being comfortably warm
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - upper limbs of the human body, from the shoulder to the hand
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - the outer protective layer of the body
smiles /smaɪlz/ A1	verb - to form one's features into a pleased or kind expression
knees /niːz/ A1	noun - the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
Amsterdam /ˈæmstərdæm/ A2	noun - the capital city of the Netherlands

Grammar:

• I would sail across the world

  ➔ Conditional Sentences (Type 2)

  ➔ Uses "would + verb" in the main clause to express a hypothetical or unreal situation. Here, "I would sail" suggests the speaker imagines sailing but it's not actually happening.

• Row this boat from dusk til dawn

  ➔ Prepositions of Time

  ➔ Using "from...til..." to express a duration of time: from sunset to sunrise. "Til" is an informal version of "until".

• There ain't no sunshine, no sunshine

  ➔ Double Negative (Non-Standard English)

  ➔ "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction, and using it with "no" creates a double negative. In standard English, it should be "There isn't any sunshine" or "There is no sunshine."

• I don't need anything, I just want you

  ➔ Simple Present Tense for Stating Facts and Wants

  ➔ "I don't need" and "I just want" use the simple present tense to describe the speaker's current state and desires.

• Never thought it meant a thing til I felt and touched her skin

  ➔ Past Simple with Time Clause

  ➔ "Never thought" and "felt and touched" are in the past simple. "Til I felt and touched" is a time clause indicating when the speaker's opinion changed.

• If there is a next time

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 1 - Implied)

  ➔ This is an implied conditional clause. The full sentence would be something like "If there is a next time, (then) meet me in Amsterdam." This implies a possible future situation.