Best of Me – English Lyrics

• By: NEFFEX

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired
work /wɜːrk/ A1	noun - activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result verb - be employed in a job
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ A2	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong verb - be wrong about or fail to recognize
crown /kraʊn/ B1	noun - a ceremonial headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority
winning /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ A2	verb - gaining, resulting in or relating to victory
ladies /ˈleɪdiz/ A1	noun - a woman
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
team /tiːm/ A1	noun - a group of people with a common goal
stage /steɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a raised platform or area in a theatre, concert hall, or other venue where performances take place
prayed /preɪd/ B1	verb - address a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity or other object of worship
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour
haters /ˈheɪtərz/ B2	noun - people who express hatred or dislike
moves /muːvz/ A2	noun - an act of changing physical location or position or of doing something
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
motion /ˈmoʊʃən/ B1	noun - the action or process of moving or being moved
potion /ˈpoʊʃən/ B2	noun - a liquid with special powers
devotion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/ B2	noun - love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause
handout /ˈhændaʊt/ B2	noun - money or goods given as charity
advance /ədˈvæns/ B2	verb - move forward, typically in a purposeful way
expand /ɪkˈspænd/ B1	verb - become or make larger or more extensive
command /kəˈmænd/ B2	noun - an authoritative order verb - give an authoritative order

Key Grammar Structures

• I'll make it happen with some work and belief

  ➔ Future Simple with "will" (contracted as "'ll") for promises/intentions.

  ➔ Here, "I'll make it happen" expresses a strong intention or a promise to achieve a goal. The use of "will" is common in expressing future actions that are decided at the moment of speaking, or intentions.

• I've made mistakes but mistakes make you strong

  ➔ Present Perfect ("I've made") to talk about experiences in the past without specifying when.

  ➔ The "present perfect" tense is used to talk about past experiences that have relevance to the present. The speaker is acknowledging past mistakes, which is relevant to their current strength.

• I'm gon get it

  ➔ Informal contraction of "going to" as "gon" in colloquial speech. Used to express future intention. It's important to note that this is very informal.

  ➔ "I'm gon get it" is a very casual way of saying "I'm going to get it." It expresses a strong intention or determination to obtain something.

• you hear me loud man I'm winning

  ➔ Present Continuous tense ("I'm winning") to describe an action happening now and continuing.

  ➔ The present continuous tense indicates that the action of winning is ongoing at the moment of speaking, emphasizing the current success.

• There ain't no point in resisting

  ➔ Double negative "ain't no" used for emphasis (though grammatically incorrect in formal English).

  ➔ "There ain't no point" is a colloquial and emphatic way of saying "There is no point." The double negative reinforces the idea that resistance is futile.

• If I want it then I get it

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 0, expressing a general truth or a habit. (If + Present Simple, Present Simple)

  ➔ This conditional sentence states a direct cause-and-effect relationship. Whenever the condition (wanting something) is met, the result (getting it) always follows.

• They lookin right at me

  ➔ Non-standard verb conjugation. "Lookin" is used instead of "looking". Present Continuous, but without the "g" at the end.

  ➔ The "g" is dropped from the end of "looking". This is used in more relaxed/informal language, and it may be to shorten the word/line, for the rhythm of the song.