World Of Chances

• By: Demi Lovato

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B2	verb - to be on fire; to consume with flames
world /wɜːrld/ B1	noun - the earth or the universe
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - an opportunity or possibility
fall /fɔːl/ B2	verb - to move downward
edge /ɛdʒ/ B2	noun - the border or part adjacent to the line of division
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to utter or shout in order to summon someone
goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A2	noun - a farewell remark
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - the front part of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of information
lose /luːz/ B2	verb - to no longer have or to misplace
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - difficult or requiring a lot of effort
again /əˈɡeɪn/ A2	adverb - once more; another time

Grammar:

• You've got a face for a smile, oh you know

  ➔ Contraction 'You've' and tag question 'you know'

  ➔ 'You've' is a contraction of 'You have'. 'You know' is used as a tag question, seeking confirmation or agreement from the listener.

• A shame you waste it

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)

  ➔ The full sentence would be 'It's a shame that you waste it'. The 'It's' and 'that' are omitted for a more informal, conversational tone.

• When you're breaking me slowly but I've...

  ➔ Present Continuous ('you're breaking') indicating an ongoing action and the use of 'but' as a conjunction.

  ➔ 'You're breaking' uses the present continuous to describe an action happening over a period. 'But' contrasts the action of breaking with what follows.

• Chances that you're burning through

  ➔ Relative clause with reduced 'that' and phrasal verb 'burn through'.

  ➔ 'That' introduces the relative clause describing 'chances'. 'Burn through' (a resource) means to use it up quickly or wastefully.

• My faith has lost its strength again

  ➔ Present Perfect ('has lost') indicating a past action with present relevance.

  ➔ The present perfect 'has lost' connects the past action of losing faith to the present state of the speaker.

• It's been too hard to say

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous ('It's been') with 'too + adjective + to infinitive' structure.

  ➔ 'It's been' implies the difficulty has been ongoing up to the present. 'Too hard to say' means it was excessively difficult to express something.

• Maybe you'll call me someday

  ➔ Use of 'will' ('you'll call') to express a future possibility and 'someday' as an indefinite time in the future.

  ➔ 'You'll call' expresses a future action that the speaker hopes or speculates might happen. 'Someday' indicates the exact time is unknown or unimportant.