November Rain

• By: Guns N' Roses
• Album: Use Your Illusion I

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel affection for
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or support with one's hands
hearts /hɑːrts/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to become different noun - the act or instance of making or becoming different.
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - low temperature
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling from the sky
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - duration
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
sure /ʃʊr/ A2	adjective - confident
rest /rest/ A2	verb - to cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength
heal /hiːl/ B2	verb - to become sound or healthy again
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
fears /fɪrz/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, pain, or threat
blame /bleɪm/ B2	verb - assign responsibility for a fault or wrong noun - responsibility for a fault or wrong
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B2	noun - the state of being dark
somebody /ˈsʌmbədi/ A1	noun - an important person

Grammar:

• When I look into your eyes, I can see a love restrained

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for ability/possibility. Past participle 'restrained' used as an adjective.

  ➔ The sentence uses "can" to express the speaker's ability to see a constrained love. "Restrained" modifies love, indicating a love that is held back or controlled.

• Nothin' lasts forever, And we both know hearts can change

  ➔ Use of 'nothin' (double negative in casual speech, meaning 'nothing') and modal verb 'can' for possibility

  ➔ 'Nothin' lasts forever' is a statement of fact using informal language. 'Hearts can change' uses "can" to express the possibility that feelings may not be permanent.

• And it's hard to hold a candle in the cold November rain

  ➔ Use of 'it' as an impersonal pronoun. Infinitive phrase 'to hold a candle'.

  ➔ 'It' refers to a general situation. 'To hold a candle' implies keeping hope or maintaining something positive is difficult under adverse conditions.

• If we could take the time to lay it on the line, I could rest my head

  ➔ Second conditional ('If' + past simple, would/could + infinitive). Idiomatic expression 'lay it on the line'.

  ➔ This is a hypothetical situation. "Lay it on the line" means to be honest and upfront. "Could rest my head" expresses the speaker's potential to feel at peace.

• Don't you know you need some time all alone?

  ➔ Question tag ('Don't you know...') and use of 'need' + noun phrase to express necessity.

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question, used to emphasize the importance of needing personal space.

• When even friends seem out to harm you

  ➔ Use of 'seem' + infinitive ('to harm') to express appearance. Phrasal verb 'out to' expressing intention.

  ➔ "Seem out to harm" suggests that friends appear to have the intention of causing harm.

• But if you could heal a broken heart, wouldn't time be out to charm you?

  ➔ Mixed conditional (Second Conditional in the 'if' clause, rhetorical question in the main clause).

  ➔ This is a hypothetical scenario. The speaker is implying that if someone could heal a broken heart, time would treat them favorably (charm them). 'Wouldn't time be out to charm you?' is a rhetorical question.