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 'it is so obvious that it does not need to be said'. It's used to emphasize the following statement.

• Callin' it quits now.

  ➔ Gerund used as a verb: "Callin'" (calling)

  ➔ The "-ing" form of the verb "call" is used informally, with the "g" omitted in speech and lyrics. It's a present participle used to create a continuous tense. "Call it quits" is an idiom meaning to end something.

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

  ➔ Ellipsis and informal language: Omission of "you're" before "Thinkin'" and "losin'"

  ➔ In informal speech and especially in song lyrics, the auxiliary verb "you're" can be omitted for brevity and to maintain rhythm. "Losin' your grip" means losing control.

• Some things you just can't refuse

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" expressing impossibility.

  ➔ "Can't" is the contracted form of "cannot", indicating that it is not possible or permissible to refuse certain things.

• She wanna ride me like a cruise

  ➔ Informal contraction: "wanna" for "want to". Simile using "like".

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial shortening of "want to", common in spoken English and song lyrics. The simile uses "like" to compare riding someone to taking a cruise, suggesting a pleasurable and leisurely experience.

• Unless I stuck by ya, you're the sunflower

  ➔ Conditional clause: "Unless" + past simple ("stuck") implying a hypothetical situation in the past and Present tense to describe someone.

  ➔ "Unless" introduces a condition that must be false for the main clause to be true. "Stuck by ya" (stuck by you) means remained loyal to you. Here it means that if the speaker hadn't remained loyal, the person wouldn't be considered the sunflower.

• Wish I could be there for you

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

  ➔ The past subjunctive "could be" after "wish" indicates that the speaker desires to be there for the person, but circumstances prevent them from doing so. It highlights a sense of regret or longing.

• I can hear you tellin' me to turn around

  ➔ Verb of perception + infinitive without "to": "hear" + object ("you") + base form of verb ("tell"). Imperative sentence: "turn around".

  ➔ After verbs of perception like "hear", "see", "feel", the infinitive form of the verb is used without "to". "Tellin'" is an informal way of saying "telling". "Turn around" is an imperative, a direct command.