The Danger in Loving You

• By: Halie Loren
• Album: Butterfly Blue

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of the color of the sky on a clear day
singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
melancholy /ˈmelənkɒli/ C1	adjective - feeling or expressing pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
danger /ˈdeɪndʒər/ B1	noun - the possibility of suffering harm or injury
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ A2	verb - to feel deep affection for someone adjective - feeling or showing love
silly /ˈsɪli/ B1	adjective - having or showing a lack of common sense or judgment; absurd and foolish
moth /mɒθ/ B1	noun - a typically nocturnal insect related to the butterfly
learn /lɜːn/ A1	verb - gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving at a speed faster than a walk
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to produce flames and heat
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - feel intense dislike for
charms /tʃɑːrmz/ B2	noun - the power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others.
harm /hɑːrm/ B1	noun - physical injury or damage
captive /ˈkæptɪv/ B2	noun - a person who has been taken prisoner or is being kept in confinement.
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport
gambler /ˈɡæmblər/ B2	noun - a person who gambles
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Grammar:

• Mine was a blue world until you came along

  ➔ Past Simple/Past Continuous with 'until'

  ➔ Use of the past simple to describe a completed action ("came along") and the past continuous ("was") to describe a state that existed up until that action. "Until" indicates the limit of the condition.

• Thought I was through singing that melancholy song

  ➔ 'Be through' + gerund

  ➔ 'Was through singing' means "finished singing". 'Be through' indicates completion or the end of something. The verb following it is in the gerund form (singing).

• Just like a silly moth that can't seem to learn

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'that' and 'seem to'

  ➔ 'That can't seem to learn' is a relative clause defining the moth. 'Seem to' expresses a lack of ability or a perceived difficulty. 'Can't seem to' expresses inability.

• I keep running back, although I know It's gonna burn

  ➔ 'Keep' + gerund; 'Although' Clause; Contraction with 'gonna'

  ➔ 'Keep running' indicates a continuous action. 'Although' introduces a contrasting idea. 'It's gonna burn' is a contraction of "It is going to burn", indicating a future event.

• Sometimes I hate myself, but what can I do

  ➔ Simple Present Tense; Rhetorical Question

  ➔ 'I hate' is in the simple present tense, describing a general feeling. 'What can I do' is a rhetorical question, meaning the speaker doesn't expect an answer, but is expressing helplessness.

• I can't fight your devil charms

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can't' for inability; Noun as Adjective

  ➔ 'Can't fight' indicates the inability to resist. 'Devil charms' uses the noun 'devil' as an adjective to describe the type of charms.

• When you take me in your arms

  ➔ Simple Present with Future Connotation

  ➔ The simple present "take" describes a habitual or recurring action, but in this context (within a larger narrative of feeling trapped), it takes on a slightly future-oriented connotation. It's not just a general statement but implies a specific instance in the (near) future when this happens.

• Except it's my heart that I've got riding on a bet

  ➔ Cleft Sentence with 'it' and relative pronoun 'that'; Present Perfect Continuous.

  ➔ It's my heart that... emphasizes the subject. The use of 'it' creates a cleft sentence for emphasis. 'I've got riding' is a shortened form of 'I have got riding', indicating what is being risked. (or, less commonly, the idiom 'I've got X riding on Y', meaning the result of X depends on the result of Y).