Sunflower

• By: Post Malone, Swae Lee
• Album: Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse (Official Soundtrack)

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
wreck /rek/ B2	noun - something badly damaged or destroyed verb - to severely damage or destroy
crash /kræʃ/ A2	verb - to hit something violently
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good
grip /ɡrɪp/ B2	noun - a firm hold verb - to hold firmly
trip /trɪp/ B1	verb - to stumble or fall
tilt /tɪlt/ B2	noun - a sloping position verb - to cause to slope
refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ B2	verb - to decline to accept
cruise /kruːz/ B1	noun - a voyage on a ship
dust /dʌst/ A2	noun - fine particles of matter
sunflower /ˈsʌnflaʊər/ A2	noun - a tall plant with a large yellow flower
scared /skeərd/ A2	adjective - afraid or frightened
unknown /ʌnˈnəʊn/ B1	adjective - not known or familiar
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events. verb - determine the behavior or supervise the running of.

Grammar:

• Needless to say, I keep her in check

  ➔ Idiomatic expression: "Needless to say"

  ➔ "Needless to say" means that something is so obvious that it does not need to be mentioned.

• Callin' it quits now

  ➔ Gerund phrase used as a main verb. Informal contraction: "Callin'" for "Calling".

  ➔ "Callin' it quits" is an idiom meaning to stop doing something, especially a job or activity.

• Thinkin' in a bad way, losin' your grip

  ➔ Present participle phrases used to describe a simultaneous action or state.

  ➔ "Thinkin'" and "losin'" describe what the subject (you) is doing at the same time.

• Some things you just can't refuse

  ➔ Modal verb: "can't" (cannot) expressing inability or prohibition. Use of "just" as an intensifier.

  ➔ "can't refuse" indicates something that is impossible to say no to. "just" emphasizes the impossibility.

• Unless I stuck by ya

  ➔ Conditional clause (Type 1 variant). Use of "unless" meaning "if not". Informal: "ya" for "you". Past simple "stuck" indicates hypothetical.

  ➔ Expresses what happens if the condition (sticking by someone) is not met.

• I think your love would be too much

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 2 – hypothetical). "Would be" expresses a hypothetical or unreal conditional.

  ➔ This expresses a belief that the other person's love might be overwhelming or difficult to handle.

• Every time I'm leavin' on you

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time using "Every time". Present continuous tense "I'm leavin'" expressing ongoing action. Informal: "leavin'" for "leaving".

  ➔ Indicates that something happens repeatedly whenever the speaker is leaving.

• Wish I could be there for you

  ➔ "Wish" + past subjunctive ("could be") expressing a desire for something that is unlikely or impossible.

  ➔ This shows regret or longing to be able to support or help someone.