Bad Medicine

• By: Bon Jovi

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - a thing that is essential or very important
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or a low standard
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - move (something) up and down or from side to side with rapid, forceful movements
cure /kjʊər/ B1	verb - relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition noun - a substance or course of treatment that cures a disease or condition
disease /dɪˈziːz/ B1	noun - a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury
fever /ˈfiːvər/ B1	noun - an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
shot /ʃɒt/ A2	noun - an act of firing a gun or other weapon noun - an injection of a drug or vaccine
poison /ˈpɔɪzən/ B2	noun - a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed verb - administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally
symptoms /ˈsɪmptəmz/ B2	noun - a physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient
knees /niːz/ A2	noun - the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans
addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ B2	adjective - physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance, and unable to stop taking it without incurring adverse effects
kiss /kɪs/ A2	noun - an act of touching someone with your lips, especially to show affection or sexual desire verb - touch or caress with the lips
drug /drʌɡ/ B1	noun - a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	noun - an aggressive and violent action against an enemy or opponent
breath /breθ/ A2	noun - the air inhaled or exhaled in respiration.

Grammar:

• IS THIS GONNA BE THE SAME VIDEO SLOP THAT WE ALWAYS GET FROM THIS GLAM ROCK PRETTY BOYS

  ➔ Future with "gonna"

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", used to express a future intention or prediction. Here, it indicates a prediction about the video's quality.

• BAD MEDICINE IS WHAT I NEED

  ➔ Inverted sentence structure with "what"

  ➔ The typical structure would be "I need bad medicine". Inverting it to "Bad medicine is what I need" emphasizes "bad medicine".

• THERE AIN'T NO DOCTOR THAT CAN CURE MY DISEASE

  ➔ Double negative (colloquial)

  ➔ "There ain't no doctor" is a double negative, grammatically incorrect in formal English but common in informal speech. It means "There isn't any doctor".

• I GOT LOTS OF MONEY, BUT IT ISN'T WHAT I NEED

  ➔ Contrast with "but"

  ➔ "But" is a coordinating conjunction used to introduce a contrast or exception to the preceding statement. It highlights that even with wealth, something essential is missing.

• GONNA TAKE MORE THAN A SHOT TO GET THIS POISON OUT OF ME

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "To get this poison out of me" is an infinitive phrase expressing the purpose of taking more than a shot. It explains *why* more than a shot is needed.

• THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR FALLING IN LOVE

  ➔ Cleft sentence with "what"

  ➔ This sentence emphasizes the consequence of falling in love. "That's what you get" highlights the result, and "for falling in love" explains the cause.

• NOW THIS BOY'S ADDICTED 'CAUSE YOUR KISS IS THE DRUG

  ➔ Causative conjunction "'cause"

  ➔ "'Cause" is a colloquial shortening of "because". It introduces the reason why the boy is addicted: your kiss is the drug.

• I NEED A RESPIRATOR 'CAUSE I'M RUNNING OUT OF BREATH

  ➔ Present continuous for a situation in progress.

  ➔ "I'm running out of breath" uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening at the moment of speaking or writing. It shows the immediate state.