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Yellow

Coldplay Rock English

Vocabulary from Coldplay: 'Yellow'.

Look at the stars

Look how they shine for you

And everything you do

Yeah, they were all yellow

I came along

I wrote a song for you

And all the things you do

And it was called Yellow

So, then, I took my turn

Oh, what a thing to have done

And it was all yellow

Your skin

Oh, yeah, your skin and bones

Turn into something beautiful

Do you know

You know I love you so?

You know I love you so?

I swam across

I jumped across for you

Oh, what a thing to do

'Cause you were all yellow

I drew a line

I drew a line for you

Oh, what a thing to do

And it was all yellow

And your skin

Oh, yeah, your skin and bones

Turn into something beautiful

Do you know

For you, I'd bleed myself dry?

For you, I'd bleed myself dry

It's true

Look how they shine for you

Look how they shine for you

Look how they shine for

Look how they shine for you

Look how they shine for you

Look how they shine

Look at the stars

Look how they shine for you

And all the things that you do

Vocabulary

look at

Verb

to direct your eyes toward someone or something; to consider or examine

Please look at this map.

A common phrasal verb. It can mean simply seeing something or studying/considering a situation carefully.

the

Determiner

ðə

the definite article

The sun is hot.

Used before a noun to refer to a specific thing already known or mentioned.

star

Noun

stɑɹ

a luminous celestial body

The night sky was filled with bright stars.

Used to refer to celestial bodies seen as small dots of light in the night sky. It can also mean a celebrity or a star-shaped symbol.

look

Verb

lʊk

to direct your eyes to see; to appear

She looked at the sunset.

Commonly used for the physical act of seeing or for how someone/something appears. 'Look at' is used to specify the target of the gaze.

how

Conjunction

haʊ

in the way that; however

You can do it how you like.

Commonly used to connect clauses, expressing the manner or way in which something is done.

they

Pronoun

ðeɪ

third person plural pronoun

They went to the park to play football.

Used as the subject of a verb to refer to two or more people, animals, or things.

shine

Verb

ʃaɪn

to emit or reflect light

The moon was shining on the lake.

Used for light sources or polished surfaces. Past tense is usually 'shone', but 'shined' for polishing.

for you

Preposition

used after a person or thing to say the behavior is typical

He cleaned the whole kitchen before breakfast; that is my brother for you.

Common in patterns like That is X for you. The tone can be affectionate, amused, resigned, or mildly critical.

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