ANTI

• By: Rihanna
• Album: ANTI

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ B1	verb - to utter a loud, piercing cry
ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ B1	adjective - feeling shame or embarrassment
important /ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/ A2	adjective - of great significance or value
hurts /hɜːrts/ A2	verb - to cause pain or distress
hopeless /ˈhoʊpləs/ B2	adjective - feeling or causing despair about the possibility of change or improvement
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to rescue someone or something from danger or harm
wished /wɪʃt/ B1	verb - feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or low standard
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality
diamonds /ˈdaɪəməndz/ B1	noun - a precious stone consisting of a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; not dead.
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection.
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - give out a bright light.
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	adjective - allowing access, passage, or a view.
heartbeat /ˈhɑːrtbiːt/ B1	noun - the pulsation of the heart.

Grammar:

• You almost feel ashamed that someone could be that important...

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (''could be'')

  ➔ The use of ''could be'' expresses a hypothetical or unreal situation, highlighting the speaker's strong emotional state. This indicates a level of unreality or disbelief.

• that without them you feel like nothing.

  ➔ Conditional clause with implied ''if''

  ➔ The sentence implies an ''if'' clause: ''If they were gone, you would feel like nothing''. This shortened form is common in emotional expressions for emphasis.

• You almost wished that you could have all that bad stuff back so that you could have the good.

  ➔ Past subjunctive (''wished that you could have'') expressing a regret.

  ➔ The past subjunctive ''wished that you could have'' indicates a desire for something in the past that is now impossible, showing regret or longing.

• What it takes to come alive

  ➔ Nominal relative clause functioning as a subject complement.

  ➔ ''What it takes'' acts as a noun phrase defining the necessary components or actions for someone to feel alive. It's functioning as a the subject of the sentence to define the reason someone is "coming alive"

• It's the way I'm feeling I just can't deny

  ➔ Cleft sentence with emphasis on ''the way I'm feeling''

  ➔ The sentence structure emphasizes the feeling that the speaker is experiencing. Instead of saying ''I can't deny the way I'm feeling'', the cleft sentence puts ''the way I'm feeling'' in focus, making it the central point.

• But I've gotta let it go

  ➔ Informal contraction ''gotta'' (got to) expressing obligation or necessity.

  ➔ ''Gotta'' is a colloquial contraction of ''got to,'' which expresses a strong sense of obligation or necessity. In this context, the speaker feels compelled to let something go.

• We found love in a hopeless place

  ➔ Simple past tense used to describe a completed action in the past.

  ➔ ''Found'' is the past tense of ''find,'' indicating that the action of discovering love in a hopeless place has already happened. This is a straightforward statement of a past event.