Red Red Wine

• By: UB40
• Album: Labour Of Love

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
wine /waɪn/ A1	noun - an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes or other fruits
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck verb - to move in a specified direction
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - to fail to remember
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - a thing that is necessary or desirable
memories /ˈmeməriz/ B1	noun - something remembered from the past
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
thoughts /θɔːts/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - discover or perceive
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to
close /kloʊs/ A2	adjective - near in space or time verb - move so as to cover an opening; shut.
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present
tearing /ˈteərɪŋ/ B2	verb - pulling or ripping something apart
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adverb - separated by a distance; not together
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a color intermediate between green and violet
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation

Grammar:

• Makes me forget that I still need her so

  ➔ Causative Verb 'make' + bare infinitive; Subordinate Clause with 'that'

  ➔ The verb "make" here means 'to cause'. It's followed by a person (me) and then the base form of the verb (forget). 'That I still need her so' is a subordinate clause acting as the object of 'forget'. The 'so' at the end intensifies the need.

• All I can do I've done

  ➔ Cleft Sentence (inverted); Present Perfect

  ➔ This is an inverted cleft sentence for emphasis. A standard form would be 'I've done all I can do.' The use of the present perfect ('I've done') suggests the action is completed but still relevant.

• Memories won't go memories won't go

  ➔ Future Simple (negative)

  ➔ 'Won't go' is a contraction of 'will not go', expressing that the memories are persistent and the speaker is unable to get rid of them.

• I'd have sworn that with time Thoughts of you leave my head

  ➔ Third Conditional (mixed); Subjunctive Mood (implied)

  ➔ "I'd have sworn" implies "If I had been asked before...". This shows a belief held in the past that is now proven false. The implicit subjunctive refers to the unrealized situation (thoughts leaving the head).

• Just one thing makes me forget

  ➔ Causative Verb 'makes' + bare infinitive

  ➔ Similar to the first example, 'makes me forget' uses 'make' in a causative way, meaning that 'one thing' (red red wine) causes the speaker to forget.

• Don't let me be alone

  ➔ Negative Imperative with 'let'

  ➔ This is a command (imperative) in the negative form. 'Let me be alone' would give permission, 'Don't let me be alone' requests the opposite: preventing loneliness.

• It's tearing apart my blue heart

  ➔ Present Continuous (describing a process)

  ➔ The present continuous ('is tearing') describes an ongoing action, emphasizing that the emotional pain is happening *now* and continuing.