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

  ➔ Use of "wanna" as a contraction of "want to".

  ➔ "Wanna" is an informal contraction commonly used in speech and song lyrics. It expresses the desire or intention to do something. In this case, the speaker expresses their desire to transform the "blue lights".

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

  ➔ Imperative sentence with a negative auxiliary verb ("don't") followed by a clause introduced by "when".

  ➔ This is a command not to take a specific action ("run") under a certain condition ("when you hear the sirens coming").

• You better not run because the sirens' not coming for you

  ➔ Use of "better" to give advice or a strong suggestion. Double negative "better not".

  ➔ "You better not" expresses a strong recommendation against running. The phrase "sirens' not coming for you" means the sirens are not targeting the listener.

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

  ➔ Use of "where it's from" as a shortened form of "where it is from".

  ➔ The phrase "where it's from" refers to the origin of the blood on the speaker's hands. The speaker does not know the source of the blood.

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

  ➔ Informal contraction of "How is" as "How's". Future tense using "gonna" instead of "going to". Interrogative sentence structure.

  ➔ The sentence expresses the speaker's disbelief that someone like the person they are addressing could cause them to become a convicted criminal. "Gonna" is an informal way of saying "going to".

• Now this really is part two because you're the shook one

  ➔ Use of "shook" as a slang term meaning scared or unnerved. "You're" contraction of "you are".

  ➔ The speaker is stating that the current situation is the second part of a previous event (referencing the song "Shook Ones") and that the person they are addressing is now the one who is scared or unnerved.

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

  ➔ Present perfect tense "I've done" (contraction of "I have done") indicating an action completed at an unspecified time in the past. Use of "nothing" as a negative pronoun.

  ➔ The speaker is protesting that despite not having committed any crime ("done nothing wrong"), they are being treated as if they were a serious criminal (a felon).