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In my solitude 00:13

You haunt me 00:22

With reveries 00:30

Of days gone by 00:35

In my solitude 00:43

You taunt me 00:51

With memories 00:59

That never die 01:05

I sit in my chair 01:14

Filled with despair 01:19

There's no one 01:22

Who could be so sad 01:24

With gloom everywhere 01:30

I sit and I stare 01:33

I know that I'll soon go mad 01:38

In my solitude 01:43

I'm praying 01:50

Dear Lord above 01:58

Send back my love 02:04

I sit in my chair 02:12

Filled with despair 02:18

There's no one 02:22

Who could be so sad 02:24

With gloom everywhere 02:29

I sit and I stare 02:33

I know that I'll soon go mad 02:37

In my solitude 02:42

I'm praying 02:50

Dear Lord above 02:57

Send back my love 03:04

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Solitude

Billie Holiday

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Solitude

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Lyrics:

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In my solitude

You haunt me

With reveries

Of days gone by

In my solitude

You taunt me

With memories

That never die

I sit in my chair

Filled with despair

There's no one

Who could be so sad

With gloom everywhere

I sit and I stare

I know that I'll soon go mad

In my solitude

I'm praying

Dear Lord above

Send back my love

I sit in my chair

Filled with despair

There's no one

Who could be so sad

With gloom everywhere

I sit and I stare

I know that I'll soon go mad

In my solitude

I'm praying

Dear Lord above

Send back my love

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
solitude /ˈsɒlɪtjuːd/ B2	noun - the state or situation of being alone
haunt /hɔːnt/ B2	verb - to appear or be present in (a place) repeatedly or regularly
reveries /ˈrevəriːz/ C1	noun - a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.
taunt /tɔːnt/ B2	verb - to provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.
memories /ˈmeməriz/ A2	noun - something remembered from the past; a recollection.
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
sit /sɪt/ A1	verb - to adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet.
chair /tʃeər/ A1	noun - a seat for one person, with a back and usually four legs.
despair /dɪˈspeər/ B2	noun - the complete loss or absence of hope. verb - to lose or be without hope.
sad /sæd/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.
gloom /ɡluːm/ B2	noun - partial or total darkness.
stare /steər/ B1	verb - to look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.
mad /mæd/ B1	adjective - mentally ill; insane.
pray /preɪ/ B1	verb - address a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity or other object of worship.
Lord /lɔːrd/ A2	noun - someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection.

Grammar:

In my solitude

➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location/state.

➔ The preposition "in" indicates the state of being alone. It sets the scene and emotional context for the rest of the song.
You haunt me

➔ Present simple tense; transitive verb.

➔ The verb "haunt" is used transitively meaning that "you" (the subject) causes the haunting to happen "to me" (the object). The present simple illustrates a persistent, ongoing action.
With reveries

➔ Prepositional phrase using a noun (reveries).

➔ The phrase adds detail to *how* the subject is haunted. "Reveries" here refers to pleasant but unrealistic thoughts or memories.
Of days gone by

➔ Prepositional phrase acting as an adjective modifying "reveries". Past participle "gone" acting as an adjective.

➔ "Gone by" is an idiomatic way of saying "past". It describes the *type* of reveries, those related to past times.
That never die

➔ Relative clause (defining/restrictive) with the relative pronoun "that". Present simple tense, negative form.

➔ This clause modifies "memories" and restricts it. The memories being referred to are specifically those that don't fade or disappear.
There's no one

➔ Existential "there is" construction in its contracted form (there's) with the determiner "no".

➔ This means "there is not anyone". It emphasizes the speaker's feeling of complete isolation.
Who could be so sad

➔ Relative clause (defining/restrictive) using the relative pronoun "who". Modal verb "could" expressing possibility/degree.

➔ The relative clause defines the "one". The modal verb "could" softens the claim; it suggests a high degree of sadness but leaves room for doubt.
Send back my love

➔ Imperative mood (command/request).

➔ This expresses a direct plea or request to a higher power. The subject (God) is implied but not explicitly stated.