Something

• By: The Beatles

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
moves /muːvz/ A1	verb - to change position or go from one place to another
attracts /əˈtrækts/ B1	verb - to cause someone to be interested in something or someone
lover /ˈlʌvər/ A2	noun - a person who is in love with someone
woos /wuːz/ C1	verb - to try to get the love of someone, especially in order to marry them
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from someone or something
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to think that something is true or that someone is telling the truth
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - an expression on your face that shows happiness or pleasure
style /staɪl/ B1	noun - a way of doing something
shows /ʃoʊz/ A2	verb - to allow something to be seen
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone
grow /ɡroʊ/ A1	verb - to increase in size or amount
stick /stɪk/ B1	verb - to attach something to something else
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have an opinion or belief about something
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - an object or substance

Grammar:

• SOMETHING IN THE WAY SHE MOVES

  ➔ Subjunctive mood implied

  ➔ The phrase implies a hypothetical situation, like "Something *about* the way she moves". Although not explicitly using the subjunctive, the effect is similar.

• ATTRACTS ME LIKE NO OTHER LOVER

  ➔ Comparative superlative (implied)

  ➔ While not a strict superlative, "no other lover" implies she attracts him *more than* any other lover could.

• I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE HER NOW

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "To leave her" explains the *reason* why he doesn't want. 'I don't want *in order to leave* her'.

• YOU KNOW I BELIEVE AND HOW

  ➔ Ellipsis for emphasis/added intensity.

  ➔ The full sentence would be "You know I believe *that she's amazing, and you know how much*." The ellipsis adds emotional weight.

• SOMEWHERE IN HER SMILE SHE KNOWS

  ➔ Inversion (stylistic)

  ➔ Instead of "She knows somewhere in her smile..." The inversion emphasizes the location (in her smile) where she knows something.

• THAT I DON'T NEED NO OTHER LOVER

  ➔ Double negative (non-standard, for emphasis)

  ➔ Technically, "don't need no other lover" should be "don't need any other lover" or "need no other lover." The double negative is used for emphasis, creating a stronger emotional impact, common in informal speech.

• YOU'RE ASKING ME WILL MY LOVE GROW

  ➔ Inverted interrogative (Indirect question)

  ➔ This is an indirect question within a statement. The standard question form "Will my love grow?" is embedded after "You're asking me." Note that the subject and auxiliary verb are inverted as they are in a normal question.