Somebody To Love

• By: Queen
• Album: A Day At The Races

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
somebody /ˈsʌmˌbɒdi/ A1	pronoun - an unknown or unspecified person
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a deep affection for someone
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover something or someone
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to perform a task or job
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears, often as a result of emotion
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - difficult to do or endure
tears /tɪrz/ B1	noun - drops of clear salty liquid produced by the eyes
crazy /ˈkreɪ.zi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; insane
prison /ˈprɪz.ən/ B2	noun - a place where people are kept as punishment for a crime
free /friː/ B1	adjective - not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes

Grammar:

• Can anybody find me somebody to love?

  ➔ Question formation with modal verbs.

  ➔ The sentence starts with "Can" to form a question about the ability to find someone.

• I work hard every day of my life.

  ➔ Present simple tense for habitual actions.

  ➔ The phrase indicates a regular activity that happens every day.

• I try and I try and I try.

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of "I try" emphasizes the speaker's effort.

• I just can't get no relief.

  ➔ Double negatives for emphasis.

  ➔ Using "can't" and "no" together emphasizes the lack of relief.

• I just gotta get out of this prison cell.

  ➔ Informal contractions and slang.

  ➔ The use of "gotta" instead of "got to" is informal and common in spoken English.

• Find me somebody to love.

  ➔ Imperative mood for commands.

  ➔ The phrase is a direct command asking someone to find love.

• They say I'm going crazy.

  ➔ Reported speech.

  ➔ The phrase reports what others are saying about the speaker.