Show Me Love – English Lyrics

• By: Robyn

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection or deep attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	verb - to display or make visible
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living beings
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth or the universe
potential /pəˈtɛnʃəl/ B2	noun - the possibility of becoming something or of developing in a particular way
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of information or facts
need /nid/ A2	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important
give /ɡɪv/ A2	verb - to transfer the possession of something to someone
save /seɪv/ B1	verb - to keep safe from harm or danger

Key Grammar Structures

• Always been told that I've got too much pride

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive (been told) + that-clause

  ➔ The phrase "been told" indicates that the speaker received this information in the past and it continues to be relevant. The "that"-clause introduces the specific information the speaker received. 'have got' shows possession.

• Too independent to have you by my side

  ➔ "Too + adjective + to + infinitive" structure

  ➔ This structure indicates that something is excessively a certain way, preventing a particular action. Here, being "too independent" prevents having someone by the speaker's side.

• Just won't live for someone until he lives for me

  ➔ Future Simple (won't live) + "until" clause

  ➔ The "until" clause expresses a condition that must be met before the action in the main clause can occur. The speaker will not live for someone else unless that person also lives for the speaker.

• Never thought I would find love so sweet

  ➔ Past Simple (thought) + Conditional (would find)

  ➔ This sentence uses a past tense verb ("thought") followed by a conditional verb form ("would find") to express a past unreal condition or a hypothetical situation. It suggests the speaker is surprised about discovering sweet love.

• Could take me 'round the world

  ➔ Modal Verb (Could) for possibility

  ➔ "Could" expresses a potential ability or possibility. In this case, the love has the power to take the speaker around the world.

• You're the one that I ever needed

  ➔ Relative Clause with "that"

  ➔ "That I ever needed" is a relative clause modifying "the one." It specifies which person is being referred to.

• Don't waste this love I wanna give it to you

  ➔ Imperative (Don't waste) + Reduced Relative Clause (I wanna give it to you)

  ➔ "Don't waste" is an imperative giving a command or strong request. "I wanna give it to you" is a reduced relative clause where the relative pronoun (that/which) is omitted.

• Tell me what you got, show me what you can do

  ➔ Imperative + Indirect Questions with 'what'

  ➔ The sentences start with imperatives ("Tell me", "Show me"). The phrases "what you got" and "what you can do" are indirect questions functioning as the object of the verbs "tell" and "show" respectively. "what" introduces a noun clause.