More Than a Feeling – English Lyrics

• By: Boston

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A2	noun - art of arranging sounds in time
song /sɒŋ/ A2	noun - musical composition with lyrics
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move on foot at a regular pace
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a 24-hour period
dream /driːm/ B1	verb - to experience visions during sleep noun - a series of images or thoughts during sleep
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
slip /slɪp/ B2	verb - to slide accidentally
walk /wɔːk/ A1	noun - a journey by foot
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move on foot

Key Grammar Structures

• I looked out this morning and the sun was gone.

  ➔ Past simple tense.

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to describe an action that has already happened, indicated by the verb 'looked' and 'was gone'.

• I lost myself in a familiar song.

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun.

  ➔ The use of 'myself' indicates that the subject is both performing and receiving the action of the verb 'lost'.

• It's more than a feeling.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The present simple tense is used here to express a general truth or fact, indicated by 'is'.

• I begin dreaming.

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe an action that is currently happening, indicated by 'begin dreaming'.

• I see my Marianne walking away.

  ➔ Present simple tense with a gerund.

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a current action, while 'walking' is a gerund that describes the action of 'Marianne'.

• I hide in my music, forget the day.

  ➔ Imperative mood.

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or instructions, as seen in 'forget the day'.