Slow It Down

• By: Benson Boone
• Album: American Heart

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ A2	verb - to ask someone to go somewhere or do something
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs that detect light and enable vision
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to come into or be in contact with
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
scared /skeəd/ A2	adjective - afraid; frightened
crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - feel intense dislike for
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
drown /draʊn/ B1	verb - die through submersion in and inhalation of water
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction verb - feel uncertain about
funny /ˈfʌni/ A2	adjective - causing laughter or amusement
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ B1	adjective - easily agitated or alarmed
anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/ B2	adjective - experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ B1	adjective - able or likely to cause harm or injury

Grammar:

• I'd never met you, but I wanted to invite you to the party

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense (I'd never met)

  ➔ Uses the past perfect "I'd never met" to indicate an action completed before another action in the past (wanting to invite her).

• Then you walked in with those green eyes, never stolen by nobody

  ➔ Passive Voice (never stolen by nobody) and adjective clause

  ➔ "never stolen by nobody" is an emphatic double negative. Though grammatically incorrect, it intensifies the idea that no one has ever possessed her gaze. Also, 'those green eyes' modifies 'you' to add description.

• And they flicker to the future, for a moment, I could picture

  ➔ Conditional Mood (I could picture)

  ➔ "I could picture" uses the conditional mood to describe a hypothetical or imagined situation in the past. It suggests a possibility that existed briefly.

• Lyin' with me, and you're scared it's movin' quickly

  ➔ Present Continuous (it's movin')

  ➔ "it's movin'" (it is moving) uses the present continuous to describe an action that is currently happening or in progress, emphasizing the speed and ongoing nature of the situation.

• Cause the only love you've ever known is Jesus

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (you've ever known)

  ➔ Uses the present perfect "you've ever known" to describe an experience that happened at some point in the person's life up to now.

• While your world is spinning out

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (is spinning)

  ➔ The present continuous "is spinning" emphasizes the ongoing and potentially chaotic nature of the girl's current state. It shows that her world isn't just changing, but actively spiraling out of control.

• We're too young to drown deep in dirty waters

  ➔ Adjective phrase (too young to drown)

  ➔ "too young to drown" is an adjective phrase modifying "We". It describes the state of being too young, followed by an infinitive of purpose. Here it highlights their youth as a reason for not facing difficult situations.

• Only girl that's never left me is my mother

  ➔ Relative Clause (that's never left me)

  ➔ "that's never left me" is a defining relative clause modifying "girl". It adds essential information to identify which girl is being referred to.