Thinkin Bout You

• By: Frank Ocean
• Album: channel ORANGE

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
tornado /tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ/ B2	noun - a destructive whirling column of air accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space that is separated from other spaces by walls
mess /mes/ B1	noun - a dirty or untidy state of things or place verb - to make untidy or dirty
rain /reɪn/ A1	verb - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere noun - a fall of raindrops
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye, typically as a result of strong emotion
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A2	verb - have a particular belief or idea
forever /fərˈevər/ A2	noun - endless time
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionably attractive or impressive
beach /biːtʃ/ A1	noun - a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong feeling of affection for (someone) noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
cute /kjuːt/ A2	adjective - attractive in a pretty or endearing way
fighter /ˈfaɪtər/ B1	noun - a person who fights
jet /dʒet/ B1	noun - an aircraft propelled by jet engines
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - move through the air using wings
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something that one has known or experienced in the past)
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B2	noun - the nonphysical part of a person, often associated with emotions, character, or courage
color /ˈkʌlər/ A1	noun - the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - of the very darkest color owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all visible rays of light; the opposite of black

Grammar:

• A tornado flew around my room before you came

  ➔ Past Simple (flew, came) and Time Clause (before)

  ➔ Uses the past simple to describe completed actions. The time clause with "before" indicates the order of the events.

• Excuse the mess it made, it usually doesn't rain

  ➔ Imperative (Excuse) and Present Simple (doesn't rain)

  ➔ "Excuse" is used as an imperative to ask for forgiveness for the mess. "Doesn't rain" describes a general truth or habit.

• My eyes don't shed tears, but boy they pour when...

  ➔ Present Simple (don't shed, pour) and coordinating conjunction (but)

  ➔ Uses the present simple to express a habitual action or general truth. "But" introduces a contrasting idea.

• I'm thinking 'bout you

  ➔ Present Continuous (I'm thinking) with informal contraction ('bout)

  ➔ Describes an action that is happening now or around this time. "'Bout" is a slang contraction of "about".

• Do you think about me still? Do ya, do ya?

  ➔ Present Simple (Do you think) and Tag Question (Do ya, do ya?)

  ➔ Asks a question in the present simple tense. "Do ya, do ya?" is a simplified, informal tag question for emphasis.

• Cause I been thinking bout forever, ooh

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (I have been thinking), informal 'bout, and "cause" for because

  ➔ Indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "Cause" is a shortened, informal version of "because".

• Got a beach house I could sell you in Idaho, since you think

  ➔ Relative Clause (that I could sell you) implied 'that', subordinate clause with 'since'

  ➔ "I could sell you" is a relative clause modifying "beach house." The 'that' is implied (omitted). "Since" introduces a reason.

• Yes of course I remember, how could I forget how you feel?

  ➔ Modal verb for rhetorical question (how could I forget?) and embedded question (how you feel)

  ➔ "How could I forget?" is a rhetorical question implying strong memory. "How you feel" is an embedded question acting as a noun clause.