Yellow – English Lyrics

• By: Coldplay
• Album: Parachutes

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to produce light
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout or summon
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfʊl/ B1	adjective - pleasing to see or hear
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a luminous point in the night sky
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with lyrics
color /ˈkʌl.ɚ/ A2	noun - the property of light as perceived by the eye
turn /tɜːrn/ B1	verb - to change position or direction
cross /krɒs/ B1	verb - to go from one side to another
dry /draɪ/ B2	adjective - free from moisture or liquid

Key Grammar Structures

• Look at the stars

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Look at the stars" is an example of the imperative mood, which is used to give commands or instructions.

• And everything you do

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "everything you do" uses the present simple tense to describe habitual actions or general truths.

• And it was called yellow

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "it was called yellow" uses the past simple tense to indicate an action that has already happened.

• You know, you know I love you so

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of "you know" emphasizes the speaker's feelings and adds emotional weight to the statement.

• For you I’d bleed myself dry

  ➔ Conditional mood

  ➔ The phrase "I’d bleed myself dry" uses the conditional mood to express a hypothetical situation or willingness.

• Look how they shine for you

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "they shine for you" uses the present simple tense to describe a current state or action.

• And all the things that you do

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The phrase "all the things that you do" includes a relative clause that provides additional information about 'things'.