Alhamdulilah

• By: Lil Durk
• Album: Deep Thoughts

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.
scratch /skrætʃ/ B1	noun - a mark or slight cut on a surface verb - to damage or mark the surface of something with a sharp object
pills /pɪlz/ A2	noun - a small round mass of solid medicine for swallowing whole
grade /ɡreɪd/ A2	noun - a mark indicating the quality of a student's work
nights /naɪts/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
sugar /ˈʃʊɡər/ A1	noun - a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose
trenches /ˈtrentʃɪz/ B2	noun - long, narrow ditches
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1	noun - a male sibling
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
killers /ˈkɪlər/ B1	noun - a person or thing that kills
bitch /bɪtʃ/ B1	noun - a female dog. (offensive) a malicious, unpleasant, selfish woman
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn
monster /ˈmɒnstər/ A2	noun - a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature
rumors /ˈruːmər/ B1	noun - a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth
cash /kæʃ/ A2	noun - money in coins or notes, as distinct from checks, credit, or electronic transfers
tears /tɪərz/ A1	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye
service /ˈsɜːrvɪs/ A2	noun - the action of helping or doing work for someone
walls /wɔːlz/ A1	noun - a long, upright structure of stone, brick, or concrete that encloses an area
God /ɡɒd/ A1	noun - the being worshipped as the supreme being

Grammar:

• How you feel When family don't call you family, nigga?

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Simplified): 'don't call' instead of 'doesn't call'

  ➔ In informal speech, especially in AAVE (African American Vernacular English), the subjunctive mood can be expressed using the base form of the verb (without the -s for third-person singular). It emphasizes a hypothetical or unreal situation. Here, it's used to express the speaker's feeling about a situation where family *doesn't* act like family. Although grammatically 'incorrect' in standard English, it contributes to the authenticity and emotion of the lyrics.

• I seen my homie from third grade, took me back to rememberin'

  ➔ Past Simple Tense ('seen', 'took') and Gerund ('rememberin'')

  ➔ "Seen" is a non-standard past tense of "see," common in AAVE. "Took" is the standard past tense of "take." "Rememberin'" is a shortened, colloquial form of "remembering," acting as a gerund (a verb acting as a noun) that completes the phrase "took me back to."

• I gotta rap to the hustlers, stack the money, don't fumble

  ➔ "Gotta" (contraction of "got to") for obligation, Imperative mood ("stack," "don't fumble")

  ➔ "Gotta" is a colloquial contraction indicating necessity or obligation. The imperative mood is used to give commands or instructions directly: "Stack the money" means to accumulate it, and "Don't fumble" means not to make a mistake or drop the ball (literally or figuratively).

• I had a bitch who was sobbin', she end up changin' her number

  ➔ Relative Clause ("who was sobbin'"), Past Simple Tense ("had", "end up changin'")

  ➔ The relative clause "who was sobbin'" describes the "bitch." "Sobbin'" is a shortened, colloquial version of "sobbing" (crying intensely). "End up changin'" uses a non-standard form of the past tense after "end up". The standard form would be "ended up changing".

• Don't betray me 'cause it ain't worth it

  ➔ Imperative Mood ("Don't betray"), Subordinating Conjunction ('cause), Contraction ("ain't")

  ➔ "Don't betray" is an instruction in the imperative mood. "'Cause" is a shortened form of "because," a subordinating conjunction that introduces a reason. "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction meaning "is not," "are not," or "am not."

• I don't understand how you leave a room behind walls

  ➔ Indirect Question (how you leave a room behind walls)

  ➔ This sentence contains an indirect question functioning as the object of the verb "understand". The word order changes from a direct question (e.g., How do you leave?) to a statement (how you leave).