More Than I Can Say

• By: Leo Sayer
• Album: Living In A Fantasy

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - To feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone); to like or enjoy very much. noun - An intense feeling of deep affection; a person or thing that is loved.
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - To utter words; to express something in words.
tomorrow /təˈmɒr.oʊ/ A1	noun - The day after today.
miss /mɪs/ A1	verb - To feel sad because you are no longer with someone or something; to fail to hit, reach, or experience something.
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - A period of 24 hours; the part of a day when there is light.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - The existence of an individual human being or animal; the period between birth and death.
sorrow /ˈsɒr.oʊ/ B1	noun - A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune; sadness.
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - To have information or understanding about something; to be familiar with someone or something.
need /niːd/ A1	verb - To require (something) because it is essential or very important rather than just desirable. noun - A requirement, something that is necessary.
tell /tel/ A1	verb - To communicate information, a story, or instructions to someone in spoken or written words.
mean /miːn/ A2	verb - To intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (something specified); to intend (something) to happen or be done.
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - To form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; to cause (something) to happen or exist.
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - To shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow. noun - A loud inarticulate sound, especially of distress, pain, or excitement; an act of weeping.
guy /ɡaɪ/ A2	noun - (Informal) A man.
words /wɜːdz/ A1	noun - A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others to form a sentence or phrase (plural of 'word').
single /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/ A2	adjective - Only one; not accompanied by others; considered individually.

Grammar:

• I love you more than I can say

  ➔ Comparative structure 'more than' with a clause, and the modal verb 'can' for ability.

  ➔ The phrase "more than I can say" indicates a degree or intensity that exceeds the speaker's ability to express it verbally. "Can" is used here to denote capability.

• I'll love you twice as much tomorrow

  ➔ Future Simple tense ('I'll love') and the multiplicative comparative structure 'twice as much' for quantity.

  ➔ "I'll love" is a contraction of "I will love", indicating a future action. "Twice as much" specifies that the amount or intensity will be double.

• Why must my life be filled with sorrow?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence starting with 'Why', the modal verb 'must' for strong necessity/inference, and the passive voice construction 'be filled with'.

  ➔ The question asks for a reason (why) for an unfortunate situation. "Must" implies a feeling of inevitability or strong obligation, and "be filled with" is a passive structure showing that the life is affected by sorrow.

• Ah, don't you know I need you so?

  ➔ Negative interrogative question ('don't you know'), and the intensifier 'so' modifying the verb 'need'.

  ➔ "Don't you know" is a rhetorical question, often used to express surprise or to emphasize something the speaker believes should be obvious. "So" acts as an intensifier, meaning "very much" or "to such a great extent".

• Oh tell me please, I gotta know!

  ➔ Imperative verb 'tell me' for a direct command/request, and the informal contraction 'gotta' for 'got to' (indicating necessity/obligation).

  ➔ "Tell me" is a direct instruction. "Gotta" is a casual way of saying "have to" or "must", conveying a strong personal need or urgency to know something.

• Do you mean to make me cry?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence using the auxiliary verb 'Do', and the verb phrase 'mean to' followed by an infinitive 'to make' (expressing intent).

  ➔ The question asks about the listener's intention or purpose. "Mean to" implies having a specific aim or goal, in this case, to cause the speaker to cry.

• Am I just another guy?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with subject-verb inversion (Am I), and the phrase 'just another' to indicate commonality or lack of uniqueness.

  ➔ The question expresses a doubt about one's significance to the other person. "Just another" emphasizes being ordinary, one of many, and not special or unique.

• I love you more than words can say

  ➔ Comparative structure 'more than' with a general noun ('words') acting as the agent, and the modal verb 'can' for possibility/ability.

  ➔ Similar to "more than I can say", this phrase uses "words" as a general concept, emphasizing that the love is too profound to be expressed by language itself.