Sapphire – English Lyrics

• By: Ed Sheeran
• Album: Play

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
glow /ɡloʊ/ B1	verb - to produce a steady light
colour /ˈkʌl.ər/ A2	noun - the property of objects that produces different sensations on the eye
fracture /ˈfræk.tʃər/ C1	noun - a crack or breaking of a hard object or material
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light or glow
carry /ˈkæɹ.i/ A2	verb - to hold and move something from one place to another
exploding /ɪkˈsploʊ.dɪŋ/ C2	verb - bursting suddenly and violently
fireworks /ˈfaɪərˌwɜːrks/ B2	noun - explosive devices that produce colorful displays of light
touching /ˈtʌtʃ.ɪŋ/ B1	verb - making contact with something
push /pʊʃ/ A2	verb - to exert force on something to move it away or forward
dancing /ˈdæn.sɪŋ/ A2	verb - moving rhythmically to music
disappear /ˌdɪs.əˈpɪər/ B2	verb - cease to be visible or to exist
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A2	noun - the colorful part of a plant
shining /ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ/ B2	adjective - emitting light or reflecting light

Key Grammar Structures

• You colour and fracture the light

  ➔ Use of the simple present tense to describe habitual actions or ongoing states.

  ➔ The sentence describes a habitual or ongoing action with the verb "colour and fracture", which are in the simple present tense.

• And I know that

  ➔ Use of the present simple tense to express knowledge or awareness.

  ➔ The phrase "I know that" introduces a statement of awareness or certainty, typically in present tense.

• We'll be dancing till the morning

  ➔ Use of the future continuous tense to describe ongoing actions in the future.

  ➔ The sentence uses "we'll be dancing" in the future continuous tense to depict an ongoing activity that will happen in the future.

• They sparkle just like stars

  ➔ Use of the simple present tense to describe habitual or characteristic qualities.

  ➔ The sentence uses the present tense "They sparkle" to depict a characteristic or habitual quality.

• Look at you tonight

  ➔ Imperative structure used for commands or invitations, with the preposition "at" to specify focus.

  ➔ The phrase "Look at you" is an imperative, urging someone to focus or admire.

• When the sun dies

  ➔ Use of the simple present tense to describe future events in a conditional or poetic context.

  ➔ The phrase "When the sun dies" employs the simple present tense to express a future event in a poetic or conditional sense.