On Your Side

• By: Superfly

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a position to the left or right of something
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a facial expression showing happiness verb - to make a facial expression of happiness
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something
treasure /ˈtrɛʒər/ B1	noun - valuable items or something cherished
support /səˈpɔrt/ B1	verb - to give assistance or help noun - assistance or help
story /ˈstɔːri/ B1	noun - a narrative or account of events
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move by putting one foot in front of the other
cloud /klaʊd/ A2	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
tear /tɪr/ B2	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid produced by glands in the eyes verb - to pull apart or separate
wind /wɪnd/ B2	noun - the perceptible natural movement of the air verb - to twist or coil
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces or cause to stop functioning
forever /fərˈɛvər/ B2	adverb - for all future time; for always

Grammar:

• 'cause I'm on your side

  ➔ Using 'cause as a contraction of 'because' to explain the reason for being supportive.

  ➔ The phrase 'cause' is a colloquial contraction of 'because', used here to provide a casual reason or justification.

• 守れるなら

  ➔ Conditional form using 'なら' to express 'if' or 'if it's possible to...'.

  ➔ The phrase '守れるなら' employs the conditional form with 'なら' to indicate 'if it is possible to protect...'.

• 引き戻さないで

  ➔ Imperative negative form of '引き戻す' (to bring back, to pull back), meaning 'don't pull back' or 'don't take back'.

  ➔ This is the negative imperative form instructing someone not to pull back or take back what has been given or said.

• ずっと笑ってるよ

  ➔ Using 'ずっと' to indicate 'always' or 'continuously', paired with the present tense '笑ってる' (running form of '笑う') to show ongoing action.

  ➔ The adverb 'ずっと' expresses the idea of continuously or permanently, used with the present continuous form '笑ってる' to describe ongoing smiling.

• 歩き出そう

  ➔ Volitional form of '歩き出す' (to start walking), used to suggest 'let's start walking' or 'let's go'.

  ➔ This is the volitional form of '歩き出す', used to express a suggestion or an invitation to start walking together.