This I Promise You

• By: *NSYNC

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
visions /ˈvɪʒənz/ B2	noun - Images or concepts in the mind; dreams or aspirations.
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - Drops of salty liquid that come from your eyes when you cry.
secrets /ˈsiːkrɪts/ B1	noun - Something kept hidden or unknown by others.
lies /laɪz/ B1	noun - Untruthful statements; false information. verb - To be in or assume a horizontal position on a supporting surface.
strength /strɛŋθ/ B1	noun - The quality or state of being physically strong.
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
faith /feɪθ/ B1	noun - Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - The upper limbs of the human body, from the shoulder to the hand.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - The condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
loved /lʌvd/ A1	verb - Felt deep affection or romantic attachment for someone.
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - To cause physical pain or injury; to cause emotional distress.
word /wɜːrd/ A1	noun - A unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
battle /ˈbætl/ B1	noun - A sustained fight between opposing forces; a struggle or contest. verb - To fight or struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something.
close /kloʊz/ A1	verb - To move (something) so that it covers an opening; to bring together. adjective - Near in space or time.
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ B1	adjective - Feeling or showing love and affection.
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - An emotional state or reaction.
true /truː/ A2	adjective - In accordance with fact or reality.

Grammar:

• When the visions around you bring tears to your eyes

  ➔ Subordinate Clause with "When"

  ➔ The word "when" introduces a subordinate clause indicating time. The entire clause "when the visions around you bring tears to your eyes" acts as an adverb modifying the main clause (which comes later implicitly in the context of the song).

• I'll be your strength

  ➔ Future Simple with "will/shall"

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will". The future simple tense is used to express a promise or a prediction about the future.

• Keeping your faith when it's gone

  ➔ Present Participle as a Noun Modifier/Gerund

  ➔ "Keeping" acts as a gerund, which is a verb form functioning as a noun. It implies the act of maintaining or preserving your faith.

• Was standing here all along

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ The past continuous tense ("was standing") describes an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. Here, it implies the speaker has been present and supportive for a long time.

• Till the day my life is through

  ➔ Subordinate Clause with "Till"

  ➔ The word "till" introduces a subordinate clause indicating time. The entire clause "till the day my life is through" acts as an adverb modifying the main clause, indicating the duration of the promise.

• I've loved you forever

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple Tense

  ➔ "I've" is a contraction of "I have". The present perfect simple tense connects the past to the present, indicating that the action of loving started in the past and continues to the present.

• And I promise you never will you hurt anymore

  ➔ Inversion for Emphasis with "Never"

  ➔ The standard word order would be "And I promise you, you will never hurt anymore". By placing "never" at the beginning of the clause and inverting the subject and auxiliary verb ("will you"), the sentence emphasizes the promise.

• This is a battle we've won

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Using the present perfect tense here, "we've won", emphasizes the relevance of the victory to the present. The battle is finished and the results are still felt.