Something Just Like This

• By: The Chainsmokers, Coldplay

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
book /bʊk/ A1	noun - a set of written or printed pages, usually bound with a protective cover
legend /ˈlɛdʒ.ənd/ B1	noun - a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated
myth /mɪθ/ B1	noun - a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon
risk /rɪsk/ B2	noun - a situation involving exposure to danger verb - to expose to danger or harm
superhuman /ˌsuː.pərˈhjuː.mən/ C1	adjective - having powers or abilities beyond those of a normal human
bliss /blɪs/ B2	noun - perfect happiness; great joy
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
turn /tɜrn/ A2	verb - to move in a circular direction around an axis

Grammar:

• I've been reading books of old, the legends and the myths

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The "I've been reading" structure indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present, implying a prolonged or repeated action. It emphasizes the duration of the reading.

• Achilles and his gold, Hercules and his gifts

  ➔ Possessive Pronouns/Adjectives (his)

  ➔ "His" indicates possession. Achilles owns the gold; Hercules owns the gifts.

• And clearly, I don't see myself upon that list

  ➔ Negative Sentence with Auxiliary Verb (don't see)

  ➔ "Don't see" is the negative form of "see", using the auxiliary verb "do". It expresses that the speaker does not perceive himself as belonging to the group of legends mentioned.

• Where d'you wanna go? How much you wanna risk?

  ➔ Wh- Questions with contracted 'do you' ('d'you')

  ➔ This uses contracted form 'd'you' for 'do you'. It's an informal way of asking questions starting with 'Where' and 'How much'.

• I'm not looking for somebody with some superhuman gifts

  ➔ Present Continuous Negative (am not looking)

  ➔ "Am not looking" indicates that the speaker is currently not engaged in the act of searching for someone with superhuman gifts.

• Just something I can turn to, somebody I can kiss

  ➔ Relative Clauses with implied 'that' (something I can turn to)

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" is often omitted in relative clauses when it functions as the object of the verb, as in "something (that) I can turn to".

• I want something just like this

  ➔ Expressing a desire using 'want'

  ➔ The verb 'want' is used to express a desire or need. Here, it conveys a longing for a relationship that is simple and attainable.

• I'm not the kind of person that it fits

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'that' (defining the 'kind of person')

  ➔ 'that it fits' is a relative clause modifying 'the kind of person'. It describes what kind of person the speaker is *not*.