Skin

• By: Joy Crookes
• Album: Juniper

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
undress /ʌnˈdrɛs/ B1	verb - to remove clothes
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ B2	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events verb - to have power over
decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ B1	verb - to make a choice or come to a conclusion
destroy /dɪsˈtrɔɪ/ C1	verb - to ruin or completely eliminate something
built /bɪlt/ A2	verb (past of build) - to construct or make by putting parts together
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A2	noun/adj - the state of being alive verb (present participle of live) - to have life or exist in a particular way
given /ˈɡɪv.ən/ B1	verb (past participle of give) - to have offered or provided something
made /meɪd/ A1	verb (past of make) - to create or produce
worry /ˈwʌr.i/ B2	verb - to feel anxious or concerned about something
fix /fɪks/ B1	verb - to repair or mend
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
worth /wɜːθ/ B2	noun/preposition - value or merit; regard as having a particular value
living /ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/ A2	noun/adj - the act of having life or existence
live /lɪv/ A2	verb - to have life or remain alive

Grammar:

• Your mind is *easiest* when we both *undress* each other

  ➔ Superlative adjective + 'when' clause

  ➔ 'Easiest' is the superlative form of 'easy', emphasizing the highest degree.

• I wish I could *pull away* the clothes, the dress

  ➔ Use of 'wish' + past simple/modal verb to express regret or desire

  ➔ 'Wish' expresses a desire contrary to reality, often followed by a past tense or modal verb.

• I've built my life *around* you

  ➔ Present perfect tense + preposition 'around' to indicate a focus or foundation

  ➔ The present perfect tense ('have' + past participle) shows an action with relevance to the present.

• You were in and out of *thinking*

  ➔ Prepositional phrase + gerund ('thinking') to describe ongoing or repeated action

  ➔ Gerund ('thinking') acts as a noun, describing the action or state.

• You're so much *different* now

  ➔ Adjective ('different') used with 'be' to describe a change in state or condition

  ➔ The adjective 'different' describes a change or difference in characteristic.

• The skin that you're given *was made* to be lived in

  ➔ Passive voice ('was made') to indicate that the subject was created by an unspecified agent

  ➔ 'Was made' is the past passive form of 'make', indicating an action done to the subject by an unspecified agent.