The Scientist

• By: Coldplay
• Album: A Rush of Blood to the Head

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - to come together with someone
lovely /ˈlʌvli/ A2	adjective - very beautiful or attractive
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover something or someone
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adverb - separated by a distance
question /ˈkwɛstʃən/ A2	noun - a sentence worded to elicit information
start /stɑːrt/ A1	noun - the beginning of something
easy /ˈiːzi/ A2	adjective - not difficult
guessing /ˈɡɛsɪŋ/ B1	verb - to form an opinion or make a judgment without complete information
science /ˈsaɪəns/ B1	noun - the study of the nature and behavior of natural things
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - difficult to do or deal with
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	verb - to move quickly
circle /ˈsɜːrkl/ B1	noun - a round shape

Grammar:

• Tell me your secrets

  ➔ Imperative mood with pronoun attachment

  ➔ Using the imperative "Tell" combined with the object pronoun "me" creates a command to ask for information.

• Nobody said it was easy

  ➔ Negative past tense with 'Nobody' as the subject

  ➔ This phrase uses the simple past tense in a negative form to express that no one ever claimed something was easy.

• Coming up tails

  ➔ Present participle phrase indicating ongoing or simultaneous action

  ➔ The phrase uses the present participle 'coming' to describe a continuous or ongoing action, often in a poetic or figurative context.

• Nobody ever said it would be so hard

  ➔ Past perfect with 'Nobody' as the subject, expressing a previous assumption or expectation

  ➔ This structure emphasizes a reflection on past beliefs, highlighting that no one anticipated the current difficulty.

• Questions of science

  ➔ Noun phrase with plural noun "Questions" and prepositional phrase "of science"

  ➔ A noun phrase indicating the subject of the sentence, referring to inquiries related to science.

• And ask me your questions

  ➔ Coordinate clause with the conjunction "and"; imperative "ask" with indirect object "me" and possessive pronoun "your questions"

  ➔ The phrase uses a coordinating conjunction "and" to link actions, with "ask" as a command directing someone to inquire.

• Oh, let’s go back to the start

  ➔ Imperative form with "let’s" (let us)

  ➔ The phrase uses "let’s" to make a suggestion or give a gentle command for a collective action.