Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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beautiful /ˈbjutɪfəl/ A1 |
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heart /hɑrt/ A1 |
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eyes /aɪz/ A1 |
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look /lʊk/ A1 |
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dream /drim/ A1 |
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fall /fɔl/ A1 |
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kiss /kɪs/ A2 |
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dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ B1 |
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sail /seɪl/ B1 |
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count /kaʊnt/ A1 |
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friends /frɛndz/ A1 |
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need /nid/ A1 |
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perfect /ˈpɜrfɪkt/ A1 |
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cherish /ˈtʃɛrɪʃ/ B1 |
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hold /hoʊld/ A1 |
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whisper /ˈwɪspər/ B1 |
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nervous /ˈnɜrvəs/ B1 |
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missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Not sure if you know this But when we first met I got so nervous I couldn't speak
➔ Past Simple Tense and Past Form of Modal Verb 'Can' (Negated)
➔ The past simple "first met" "got" describes a completed action in the past, while the modal "couldn't" expresses inability or lack of ability in the past, showing how the speaker was nervous at the time.
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In that very moment I found the one and My life had found its missing piece
➔ Definite Article and Metaphorical Complementation
➔ The phrase uses "the one" as a definite article referring to a specific, idealized person, and the verb "found" implies complementation where "missing piece" metaphorically completes the subject "life".
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So as long as I live I'll love you
➔ Future Simple with Conditional Conjunction 'As Long As' (Implying Future Habitual Action)
➔ The "'ll love" is a contraction of 'will love', using future simple to express a promise or ongoing commitment, conditioned by "as long as I live" to indicate permanence until a future time.
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That is why all the girls in town Follow you all around
➔ Causative Conjunction 'That Is Why' with Present Continuous Verb
➔ "That is why" introduces a reason for the preceding idea, and "Follow" uses present continuous to indicate a habitual or ongoing action of attraction due to the cause explained earlier.
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Wise men say Only fools rush in
➔ Proverbs with Inversion in Reported Speech
➔ This is a proverb using "say" in present simple for a general truth, and "Only fools rush in" features subject-verb inversion after "only" to emphasize the adverbial phrase, quoted indirectly from 'wise men'.
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Like a river flows Surely to the sea
➔ Simile with Adverbial Clause and Modal Adverb 'Surely'
➔ "Like a river flows" starts a simile comparing inevitability, with "Surely" as a modal adverb expressing certainty in the adverbial clause, emphasizing how natural and destined the love is.
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Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
➔ Conjunction 'When' Introducing a.Concurrent Past Action
➔ "Cause" links to a reason, and "when we fell in love" uses "when" to specify the time of falling in love coinciding with being "kids", using past simple for completed actions during childhood.
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If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea I'll sail the world to find you
➔ First Conditional with Conjunction 'If' and Future Simple in Main Clause
➔ "If" introduces a hypothetical future condition ("find yourself stuck"), and "I'll sail" uses future simple in the main clause to express a probable promised action resulting from that condition.
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And if it's quite alright, I need you, baby
➔ Polite Conditional Request with 'If' and Modal Verb 'Need'
➔ "If it's quite alright" is a polite condition seeking permission, and "I need you" uses the modal "need" to express strong necessity or dependency, softening the request with the if-clause.
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