Billie Jean

• By: Michael Jackson
• Album: Thriller

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ A2	noun - the quality of being pleasing, especially to look at
queen /kwiːn/ A2	noun - a female ruler of a country
movie /ˈmuːvi/ A2	noun - a film
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - an act of dancing
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the bottom surface of a room
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or words by which someone or something is known verb - give a name to
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs used for seeing
careful /ˈkeərfəl/ A2	adjective - taking precautions
hearts /hɑːrts/ A2	noun - organs that pump blood
lover /ˈlʌvər/ B1	noun - a person who is in love with someone
kid /kɪd/ A1	noun - a child
law /lɔː/ B1	noun - a system of rules enforced through a set of institutions
advice /ədˈvaɪs/ B1	noun - guidance or recommendations concerning prudent future action
photo /ˈfoʊtoʊ/ A2	noun - a photograph
perfume /ˈpɜːrfjuːm/ B2	noun - a fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils or aroma compounds
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body

Grammar:

• She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene

  ➔ Comparative Adjective (more like)

  ➔ Uses "more like" to compare the woman to a beauty queen, suggesting she resembles one but isn't necessarily one. This structure is used for comparing qualities or characteristics.

• People always told me be careful of what you do

  ➔ Indirect Command/Reported Speech with 'told'

  ➔ "told me be careful" reports a piece of advice. The verb 'be' is in the bare infinitive form (without 'to') after 'told'.

• And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts

  ➔ Imperative Sentence with Negative Command + Present Continuous

  ➔ "Don't go around breaking" is a negative command using the present continuous after 'go around' to indicate a repeated or habitual action that should be avoided.

• Billie Jean is not my lover, she's just a girl who claims that I am the one

  ➔ Present Simple Tense + Relative Clause ('who claims')

  ➔ Uses the present simple to state facts ('is not', 'claims') and a relative clause ('who claims') to provide additional information about the girl.

• But the kid is not my son

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (Negation)

  ➔ "is not" is a contraction of "is not," the negative form of the verb "to be" in the present simple tense. It's used to deny the relationship.

• For 40 days and 40 nights, the law was on her side

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ "was" is the past simple form of the verb 'to be', indicating a state or condition that existed in the past. It describes the situation during those 40 days and nights.

• Who can stand when she's in demand

  ➔ Modal Verb ('can') + Present Simple Conditional Clause ('when she's in demand')

  ➔ "can" expresses possibility or ability, while "when she's in demand" is a conditional clause using the present simple to describe a condition that affects the main clause. The whole sentence is a rhetorical question.

• She called me to her room, hey

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ "Called" is in the past simple, indicating a completed action in the past. It directly relates an event that occurred previously.