Blue Lights

• By: Jorja Smith
• Album: Lost & Found

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - sources of illumination
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - to perceive with the ear
coming /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ A1	verb - approaching
sirens /ˈsaɪrənz/ B1	noun - alarms that make a loud warning sound
done /dʌn/ A2	verb - completed, finished
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - a place for learning
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or right
crime /kraɪm/ B1	noun - an illegal act
drugs /drʌɡz/ B1	noun - illegal substances
violence /ˈvaɪələns/ B1	noun - behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
poison /ˈpɔɪzən/ B2	noun - a substance that causes illness or death when eaten, drunk, or absorbed
shadow /ˈʃædəʊ/ B1	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between light and a surface
emotion /ɪˈməʊʃən/ B1	noun - a strong feeling
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - red liquid circulating in the body
convict /ˈkɒnvɪkt/ B2	noun - a person found guilty of a criminal offense

Grammar:

• I wanna turn those blue lights into strobe lights

  ➔ "wanna" (want to) + infinitive

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to." It's followed by the base form of the verb (infinitive without 'to').

• Don't you run when you hear the sirens coming

  ➔ Imperative with "Don't" + Present Simple in time clause

  ➔ The sentence starts with a negative imperative "Don't run" (advising against an action). "when you hear the sirens coming" is a time clause using the present simple tense, even though it refers to a future event.

• because the sirens' not coming for you

  ➔ Contraction with possessive and present continuous

  ➔ "sirens'" is a possessive showing that the sirens own the act of coming. "not coming" implies present continuous tense.

• You apologized any harm in that

  ➔ Tag Question (informal)

  ➔ "any harm in that" functions as a tag question, seeking confirmation that there was no harm in apologizing. The auxiliary verb is implied.

• If you've done nothing wrong

  ➔ Conditional Clause Type 1: Zero Conditional

  ➔ "If + Present Perfect, ..." This clause sets up a condition. If the condition is true (you've done nothing wrong), something else follows. This particular statement implies a habitual or universally true consequence will follow.

• Level of a felon when I've done nothing wrong

  ➔ Implied Comparison + Present Perfect

  ➔ There's an implied comparison being made: "Why am I treated at the level of a felon..." and also the use of present perfect, "I've done nothing wrong", implies a time up to now.

• Blood on my hands but I don't know where it's from

  ➔ Conjunction "but" + Indirect Question

  ➔ "but" connects two contrasting ideas. "where it's from" is an indirect question, functioning as a noun clause (object of the verb "know"). The word order is subject + verb, not the typical question order.

• How's man like you gonna make me a convict?

  ➔ Informal language (How's = How is), "gonna" (going to)

  ➔ "How's" is a contraction of "How is". "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", indicating a future intention or plan.