Burn

• By: Usher
• Album: Confessions

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
burn /bɜːrn/ B2	verb - to be on fire; to combust verb - to produce heat and light by combustion
hold /hoʊld/ B1	verb - to keep or grasp something
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to feel deep affection or attachment
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces or parts
end /ɛnd/ A2	noun - a final part of something verb - to be the last part or point
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
want /wɑːnt/ A2	verb - to desire or wish for something
leave /liːv/ B1	verb - to go away from a place
bring /brɪŋ/ B1	verb - to carry to a place
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B2	verb - to make or become different
become /bɪˈkʌm/ B2	verb - to begin to be
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ B2	noun - emotions or sensations experienced

Grammar:

• It's been a long time coming

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous tense

  ➔ Expresses an action that started in the past and is still ongoing or has recently finished.

• Gotta let it burn

  ➔ Colloquial contraction of 'got to' meaning 'must' or 'have to'

  ➔ Indicates obligation or necessity in a casual or colloquial way.

• Feel me burning

  ➔ Imperative present tense used for emphasis, colloquially expressing 'you can feel'

  ➔ A colloquial or expressive way to say 'you can feel' or 'you should feel', emphasizing the sensation.

• I do but you don't think it's best we go our separate ways

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction 'but' showing contradiction between 'I do' and 'you don't think'

  ➔ Shows a contrast or contradiction between two ideas or preferences.

• I've made a mistake

  ➔ Present Perfect tense indicating an action completed in the recent past with relevance to the present

  ➔ Expresses that the speaker has recently committed an error with consequences affecting the current situation.

• When your feeling ain't the same

  ➔ Negative form of 'is' using 'ain't' (informal contractions) indicating negation of 'feeling is the same'

  ➔ Uses an informal contraction 'ain't' to negate the state of 'feeling' being the same.

• Deep down you know it's best for yourself

  ➔ Adverbial phrase 'Deep down' indicating a person's true feelings beneath the surface

  ➔ Indicates that at the core or deepest feelings, one knows what is truly best for oneself.