Thinking Out Loud

• By: Ed Sheeran
• Album: x (multiply)

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to perform a job noun - activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result
legs /lɛɡz/ A1	noun - the limbs that support the body
taste /teɪst/ A2	noun - the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance. verb - perceive or experience the flavor of
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs used for seeing
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to express happiness with upturned corners of the mouth noun - a facial expression indicating happiness
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop to the ground verb - to come to pass noun - autumn
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to come into contact with noun - the sense of feeling
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - limbs of the human body
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - electromagnetic radiation that allows sight adjective - not heavy
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or words by which someone or something is known verb - give a name to
strings /strɪŋz/ B1	noun - thin lines of material used to tie or support something; or, on instruments, vibrate to make sound
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ B1	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong.
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - producing much noise
mysterious /mɪˈstɪriəs/ B2	adjective - difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.
evergreen /ˈevərɡriːn/ B2	adjective - (of plants) having green leaves throughout the year.

Grammar:

• When your legs don't work like they used to before

  ➔ Past Habit (used to) and Adverbial Clause of Time (when)

  ➔ "Used to" describes a past habit or state that is no longer true. "When" introduces a time clause indicating when something happens.

• Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love

  ➔ Future Simple (Will) in a question form

  ➔ "Will" + subject + verb is used to ask about future actions or events.

• Darlin, I will be lovin' you till we're seventy

  ➔ Future Continuous (will be loving) and Time Clause (till)

  ➔ "Will be loving" describes an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. "Till" introduces a time clause indicating the duration of the action.

• And I'm thinking about how people fall in love in mysterious ways

  ➔ Noun Clause (how people fall in love) as an object of preposition

  ➔ "How people fall in love in mysterious ways" functions as the object of the preposition "about". This is a noun clause because it acts like a noun.

• Maybe just the touch of a hand

  ➔ Ellipsis (Omission)

  ➔ The full sentence could be "Maybe it's just the touch of a hand." The beginning "It is" is omitted for brevity and a more informal tone.

• Well, me, I fall in love with you every single day

  ➔ Emphasis with repetition and pronoun (me, I)

  ➔ The repetition of "me, I" is used for emphasis. While grammatically slightly unconventional, it adds to the informal and heartfelt tone of the song.

• And I just wanna tell you I am

  ➔ Incomplete Sentence (Ellipsis) for Emphasis

  ➔ The sentence is incomplete; it implies "I am (in love with you)" or "I am (telling the truth)". This is common in spoken English and songs to create emphasis.

• Cos honey, your soul could never grow old, it's evergreen

  ➔ Modal Verb (could) for possibility/ability in the past, Present Simple (is) for a general truth

  ➔ "Could" expresses a general possibility or capacity, particularly in the past or in hypothetical situations. "Is" expresses a state of being or a general truth that is currently valid.