’tis the damn season

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: evermore

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
ache /eɪk/ B2	noun - a continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body. verb - to suffer from a continuous dull pain.
season /ˈsiːzən/ A2	noun - a period of the year distinguished by particular conditions of weather, temperature, etc.
parents /ˈperənts/ A1	noun - a father or mother.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a specially prepared surface which vehicles can use.
hometown /ˈhoʊmtaʊn/ A2	noun - the town or city where one was born or grew up.
holidays /ˈhɑləˌdeɪz/ A2	noun - a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done.
perfume /ˈpɜːrfjuːm/ B1	noun - a fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils or aroma compounds and used to impart a pleasant scent to one's body.
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - a road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor and able to carry a small number of people.
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - an institution for educating children.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
mud /mʌd/ B1	noun - soft, wet earth.
truck /trʌk/ A2	noun - a large, heavy motor vehicle used for transporting goods, materials, or troops.
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a facial expression indicating pleasure or amusement, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed.
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations.
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.

Grammar:

• If I wanted to know who you were hanging with, While I was gone I would have asked you

  ➔ Third Conditional

  ➔ This uses the third conditional ('If + past perfect, would have + past participle') to talk about a hypothetical situation in the past that did not happen. Here, "If I *wanted* to know... I *would have asked*" indicates she didn't want to know, so she didn't ask.

• It's the kind of cold, fogs up windshield glass, But I felt it when I passed you

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The use of the simple past tense "felt" expresses a completed action in the past. "I *felt* it when I passed you" shows a single event that happened and finished at a specific time in the past.

• And the road not taken looks real good now

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (with 'looks')

  ➔ The present simple with the sensory verb "looks" describes a current state or appearance. The road *looks* good suggests that it's appealing to her in the present moment, regardless of its past.

• I escaped it too, remember how you watched me leave

  ➔ Imperative (remember)

  ➔ "Remember" is used as an imperative, a direct command or request to the listener to recall a specific event.

• Now I'm missing your smile, hear me out

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (I'm missing)

  ➔ The present continuous tense "I'm missing" is used to express a current feeling or longing that is ongoing. It's not just a fact, but something actively happening right now.

• I won't ask you to wait if you don't ask me to stay

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ This uses the first conditional ('If + present simple, will + infinitive') to talk about a possible future situation and its consequence. Here, if 'you don't ask me to stay', then 'I won't ask you to wait'.

• Who'll write books about me, if I ever make it

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ The future simple "will write" expresses a future action. "Who *will write* books about me" speculates on a future event depending on a condition (if I ever make it).

• And wonder about the only soul who can tell which smiles I'm fakin'

  ➔ Relative Clause (who can tell)

  ➔ "who can tell which smiles I'm faking'" is a relative clause modifying "the only soul." It identifies and provides additional information about the soul.