Nobody

• By: Casting Crowns, Matthew West
• Album: Only Jesus

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
mystery /ˈmɪstəri/ B2	noun - something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
rescued /ˈreskjuːd/ B2	verb - save (someone) from a dangerous or difficult situation.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
stage fright /ˈsteɪdʒ fraɪt/ B2	noun - nervousness before or during an appearance before an audience.
rock /rɒk/ A1	noun - a stone.
sword /sɔːrd/ B1	noun - a weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard, used for thrusting or striking and now typically worn for ceremonial purposes.
moral /ˈmɔːrəl/ B2	noun - a lesson that can be derived from a story or experience. adjective - concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior
purpose /ˈpɜːrpəs/ B1	noun - the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
devil /ˈdevl/ B1	noun - the supreme spirit of evil; Satan.
history /ˈhɪstəri/ A2	noun - the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
faithful /ˈfeɪθfl/ B2	adjective - loyal and steadfast.
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.
forget /fərˈɡet/ A1	verb - fail to remember.

Grammar:

• Why You ever chose me Has always been a mystery

  ➔ Inversion (in indirect questions) and Ellipsis

  ➔ The phrase "Why You ever chose me" acts as a noun clause. The word order is inverted as if it's a direct question. Ellipsis is used: "Why You ever chose me" instead of "Why You have ever chosen me".

• All my life I've been told I belong At the end of the line

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive Voice

  ➔ "I've been told" is the present perfect passive voice. It indicates that the action of being told has happened at some point in the speaker's life and continues to have relevance.

• With all the other not-quites

  ➔ Hyphenated Adjective (Compound Adjective)

  ➔ "Not-quites" is a compound adjective created by joining "not" and "quite" with a hyphen. It functions as a single adjective describing a noun, and it is often pluralized when referring to people.

• Ever since You rescued me, You gave my heart a song to sing

  ➔ Past Simple and Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "Rescued" and "gave" are in the past simple tense, indicating completed actions in the past. "To sing" is an infinitive of purpose, explaining *why* You gave my heart a song.

• Moses had stage fright When David brought a rock to a sword fight

  ➔ Past Simple and Adverbial Clause of Time (When)

  ➔ "Had" and "brought" are both in the past simple. "When David brought a rock to a sword fight" is an adverbial clause of time, indicating *when* Moses had stage fright.

• And if they all forget my name, well that's fine with me

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This sentence presents a Type 1 conditional. "If they all forget my name" expresses a possible condition, and "that's fine with me" expresses the likely result.