This Love – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: 1989

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless liquid, essential for most animal and plant life
tide /taɪd/ A2	noun - the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun.
skies /skaɪz/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth.
darker /ˈdɑːrkər/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
currents /ˈkʌrənts/ B1	noun - a body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air.
screams /skriːmz/ B1	noun - a long, loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion or pain. verb - to utter a long, loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion or pain.
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. verb - to indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired.
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.
tossing /ˈtɔːsɪŋ/ B2	verb - throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually.
turning /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis or point.
lantern /ˈlæntərn/ B1	noun - a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or bulb
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - be on fire
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.
grip /ɡrɪp/ B2	noun - a firm hold on something. verb - to seize and keep a firm hold of something.
sinking /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ B1	verb - descend gradually into water
ships /ʃɪps/ A2	noun - a large boat for transporting people or goods by sea.
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - an act of touching with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting. verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting.
cheek /tʃiːk/ A1	noun - the area of the face below the eye and between the nose and ear.
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a pleased, kind, or amused facial expression. verb - to form one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression.
ghost /ɡoʊst/ A2	noun - an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image.
knees /niːz/ A1	noun - the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans.
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time.

Key Grammar Structures

• And I could go on and on, on and on, and I will

  ➔ Modal verbs (could, will)

  ➔ The phrase "I could go on and on" uses the modal verb "could" to express a possibility.

• In silent screams, in wildest dreams

  ➔ Prepositional phrases (in silent screams, in wildest dreams)

  ➔ The phrases "in silent screams" and "in wildest dreams" describe states or conditions using prepositions.

• This love is good, this love is bad

  ➔ Simple present tense (is)

  ➔ The phrase "This love is good" uses the simple present tense to state facts about love.

• These hands had to let it go free

  ➔ Past perfect tense (had to let)

  ➔ The phrase "These hands had to let it go free" uses the past perfect tense to indicate an action that was completed before another past action.

• But you were still gone, gone, gone, gone

  ➔ Past continuous tense (were still gone)

  ➔ The phrase "you were still gone" uses the past continuous tense to describe an ongoing state in the past.

• Your kiss, my cheek, I watched you leave

  ➔ Simple past tense (watched)

  ➔ The phrase "I watched you leave" uses the simple past tense to describe a completed action in the past.

• Even though you're young, you just arrived

  ➔ Present simple (you're), past simple (arrived)

  ➔ The phrase "you're young" uses the present simple tense, while "you just arrived" uses the past simple tense to contrast states.