Them Changes

• By: Thundercat
• Album: It Is What It Is

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
blood /blʌd/ A1	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature. noun - a low temperature
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to lay hold of (something) with the hands; grasp
lost /lɔːst/ A1	verb - be deprived of something adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought verb - to be annoyed or worried by something
cut /kʌt/ A2	verb - divide (something) with a sharp tool, such as a knife noun - an injury where the skin is broken
drowning /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/ B1	verb - die through submersion in and inhalation of water.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
help /help/ A1	verb - give assistance or support to (someone) noun - the action of helping someone to do something
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - be aware of (something) through touching
real /riːəl/ A1	adjective - actually existing or occurring; not imagined or pretended.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features.
trash /træʃ/ B1	noun - waste material; refuse. verb - damage or wreck (something)
traveling /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ A2	verb - go from one place to another, typically over a distance.
needed /ˈniːdɪd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important.
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - of the darkest color or shade; of the color of coal, ebony, or soot. noun - the darkest color or shade
hole /hoʊl/ A2	noun - an opening through or in something.
heartless /ˈhɑːrtləs/ B2	adjective - displaying a complete lack of feeling or compassion; cruel.
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order.

Grammar:

• Nobody move, there's blood on the floor

  ➔ Existential "there is/are"

  ➔ The sentence uses "there's" (there is) to indicate the presence of blood on the floor. This is a common way to express existence or presence.

• Where did it go?

  ➔ Past simple question with inversion.

  ➔ This is a question in the past simple tense, using the auxiliary verb "did" and inverting the subject ("it") and the auxiliary verb to form the question.

• Did I leave it in the cold?

  ➔ Past Simple Question

  ➔ This uses the auxiliary verb "did" to form a question in the past simple tense, asking about a past action (leaving something in the cold).

• It must've fell when I lost my mind

  ➔ Modal verb of deduction (must have) + past participle

  ➔ "Must've fell" (must have fallen) indicates a strong deduction about something that happened in the past. It suggests the speaker is almost certain the heart fell when they lost their mind.

• Deep in the cut, drowning it in pain

  ➔ Present participle used as adjective (drowning)

  ➔ "Drowning" modifies "it" (the heart), acting as an adjective to describe the state of the heart being overwhelmed by pain.

• Somebody tell me how I'm supposed to feel

  ➔ Indirect Question with modal verb "supposed to"

  ➔ This sentence uses an indirect question structure. Instead of a direct question like "How am I supposed to feel?", it's embedded within a statement: "Somebody tell me [how I'm supposed to feel]." "Supposed to" indicates expectation or obligation.

• When I'm sitting here knowing this ain't real

  ➔ Present participle clause (knowing) modifying the main clause; colloquial "ain't"

  ➔ The clause "knowing this ain't real" provides additional information about the speaker's current state while sitting. "Ain't" is a colloquial contraction of "am not," "is not," "are not," "has not," or "have not."

• Where were you when I needed you the most?

  ➔ Past continuous in the subordinate clause, superlative in the main clause.

  ➔ The subordinate clause "when I needed you" uses past continuous (needed) to describe the ongoing state of needing someone. "The most" is a superlative, emphasizing the highest degree of need.