Ordinary

• By: Alex Warren

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - a populated place, typically smaller than a city
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - each of the twenty-four-hour periods, reckoned from one midnight to the next, into which a year is divided
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
dead /ded/ A2	adjective - no longer alive
edge /edʒ/ B1	noun - the outside limit of an object, area, or surface
angels /ˈeɪndʒlz/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God
clouds /klaʊdz/ A2	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
sanctuary /ˈsaŋktʃuˌɛri/ B2	noun - a sacred place
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	noun - the sense of feeling through the skin verb - come into or be in contact with (something)
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God (or gods) and the angels, and of the good after death, often traditionally depicted as being above the sky
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
altar /ˈɔːltər/ B2	noun - a table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings
sculptor /ˈskʌlptər/ C1	noun - an artist who makes sculptures.
clay /kleɪ/ B1	noun - a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often forming an impermeable layer in the soil.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
vine /vaɪn/ B1	noun - any plant with a long, slender stem that climbs or trails on the ground.

Grammar:

• The holy water's watered down

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ Here, "watered down" uses the passive voice. It indicates that the action of diluting the holy water was done to it, rather than the water doing the diluting. "The holy water is watered down" means "someone has diluted the holy water".

• We'll make the mundane our masterpiece

  ➔ Future Tense (Will)

  ➔ The use of "we'll" (we will) expresses a future action, a decision made at the moment of speaking or a prediction. It shows the intention to transform ordinary things into something extraordinary.

• You're takin' me out of the ordinary

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ "You're takin'" is a shortened form of "You are taking," which is the present continuous tense. It indicates an action that is happening right now, or around this time, emphasizing the ongoing nature of the action of being taken out of the ordinary.

• I want you layin' me down 'til we're dead and buried

  ➔ Causative Verb (Want + Object + Present Participle)

  ➔ The structure "want you layin' me down" uses a causative verb. It expresses the speaker's desire for the other person to perform the action of laying them down, continuing until they are dead and buried. "Laying" is the present participle used to show the ongoing action.

• The angels up in the clouds are jealous knowin' we found...

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective

  ➔ Here, "knowin'" (knowing) acts as an adjective describing why the angels are jealous. It modifies the verb "are jealous" by providing the reason behind the jealousy.

• You got me kissin' the ground of your sanctuary

  ➔ Causative 'Get' Structure

  ➔ The phrase "You got me kissin'" employs the causative structure with 'get.' Here, 'got' signifies 'caused.' The pattern is 'get + someone + present participle,' indicating that someone or something caused the subject to perform a certain action.

• Shatter me with your touch, oh, Lord, return me to dust

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ "Shatter me" and "return me to dust" are examples of the imperative mood. The imperative mood is used to give commands, orders, or instructions. In this case, it's a plea, a request, rather than a direct order.

• World was in black and white until I saw your light

  ➔ Past Simple Tense vs. Past Simple Tense (Sequence of Events)

  ➔ Both "was" and "saw" are in the past simple tense. They are used here to describe a sequence of events in the past: first, the world was in black and white, and then the speaker saw the light.