Shadow Of The Day

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: Minutes to Midnight

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
close /kloʊz/ A2	verb - to shut something
window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ A1	noun - an opening in a wall or door fitted with glass
turn /tɜːrn/ A2	verb - to move around an axis or center
simple /ˈsɪmpl/ A2	adjective - easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty.
goodbye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A1	noun - a farewell
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
set /set/ A2	verb - to go down below the horizon
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - the period of light between sunrise and sunset
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	verb - to hold someone closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features.
gray /ɡreɪ/ A2	adjective - of a color intermediate between black and white
flowers /ˈflaʊər/ A1	noun - the seed-bearing part of a plant
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
plead /pliːd/ B2	verb - make an emotional appeal.
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - remain in the same place

Grammar:

• I close both locks below the window

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (Action in the present)

  ➔ The verb "close" is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual or current action. The subject "I" performs the action of closing the locks.

• Sometimes solutions aren't so simple

  ➔ Negative form of "to be" + adjective, Adverb of frequency

  ➔ "aren't" is the contracted negative form of "are not", indicating that solutions are not simple. "Sometimes" is an adverb of frequency.

• Sometimes goodbye's the only way, ah-ah

  ➔ Possessive case with 's, Subject Complement

  ➔ "goodbye's" is a contraction of "goodbye is", representing a subject complement. The goodbye "is" the only way.

• And the sun will set for you

  ➔ Future Simple Tense (Using 'will')

  ➔ "will set" indicates an action that will happen in the future. "The sun" is the subject performing the action.

• The shadow of the day will embrace the world in gray

  ➔ Future Simple Tense, Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "will embrace" uses the future simple tense. "in gray" is a prepositional phrase modifying how the world will be embraced.

• In cards and flowers on your window

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ "In cards and flowers on your window" is a prepositional phrase describing the location or state of something. "In" and "on" are prepositions.

• Your friends all plead for you to stay

  ➔ Present Simple Tense, Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "plead" is in the present simple tense. "to stay" is an infinitive phrase showing the purpose of their pleading.