My Love Took Me Down To The River To Silence Me – English Lyrics

• By: Little Green Cars

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
river /ˈrɪvər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - complete absence of sound verb - to cause someone to be silent
speak /spiːk/ A2	verb - to say something
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the surface of the earth
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to utter a loud, piercing cry
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear
bleed /bliːd/ B1	verb - to lose blood
frost /frɒst/ B2	noun - a deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces when the temperature falls below freezing
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - the outer protective layer of the body
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a colour intermediate between green and violet; having the colour of a clear unclouded sky at noon
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
numb /nʌm/ B2	adjective - deprived of feeling or responsiveness
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
killing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).
gone /ɡɔːn/ A2	adjective - no longer present; departed.
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.
breaking /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Key Grammar Structures

• My love took me down to the river to silence me

  ➔ Simple past tense with 'took' as the past form of 'take'

  ➔ 'Took' is the past tense of 'take', indicating an action completed in the past.

• Love took me down to the river to silence me

  ➔ Infinitive phrase 'to silence me' showing purpose or result

  ➔ The phrase 'to silence me' explains the purpose of being taken to the river.

• And when he left, I could not speak

  ➔ Past simple tense with 'could not' expressing inability in the past

  ➔ 'Could not' indicates inability to do something in the past.

• I lay on the ground, I tried to scream

  ➔ Past simple tense with 'tried' and 'lay' as past actions

  ➔ 'Tried' is the past of 'try', indicating an attempt, while 'lay' is the past of 'lie' in the sense of resting or reclined position.

• Still I wait on the ground, I don't know what for

  ➔ Use of 'don't know' (present simple negation) to express lack of knowledge

  ➔ 'Don't know' is the negative form of 'know', indicating a lack of knowledge about something.

• There, there is a heart in here

  ➔ Existential 'there is' construction to introduce the presence of something

  ➔ The phrase 'There is' is used to indicate that something exists or is present.