Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the poignant lyrics of The Weeknd's "Call Out My Name" to explore expressive vocabulary and phrases related to heartbreak, longing, and regret. The song's raw emotional honesty and powerful delivery offer a compelling way to understand deeply felt sentiments in English, as it articulates the universal experience of unreciprocated love and moving on.
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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I helped you out of a broken place.
➔ Past simple tense.
➔ The verb "helped" indicates a completed action in the past.
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I want you to stay.
➔ Infinitive form after a verb.
➔ The phrase "to stay" is in the infinitive form, following the verb "want."
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Girl, why can't you wait?
➔ Modal verb for ability or permission.
➔ The phrase "can't" indicates inability or lack of permission.
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I claimed you so proud and openly.
➔ Adverb placement.
➔ The adverbs "so proud and openly" describe how the action of claiming was done.
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I said I didn't feel nothing, baby.
➔ Double negatives.
➔ The phrase "didn't feel nothing" uses double negatives, which can be informal in English.
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You're just wasting my time.
➔ Present continuous tense.
➔ The phrase "wasting" indicates an ongoing action in the present.
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And when times were rough.
➔ Past simple tense in conditional clauses.
➔ The phrase "were rough" indicates a past situation that was difficult.
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