Blue Strips

• By: Jessie Murph

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
mad /mæd/ A2	adjective - angry; furious
mansion /ˈmænʃən/ B2	noun - a large, impressive house
Malibu /ˈmælɪbuː/ NA	noun - A city in California, USA
attitude /ˈætɪtjuːd/ B1	noun - a feeling or opinion about something or someone
strips /strɪps/ B1	noun - long, narrow pieces of material verb - to remove one's clothes
club /klʌb/ A2	noun - an organization of people with a common interest
bitch /bɪtʃ/ B2	noun - a derogatory term for a woman
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
strip /strɪp/ B2	verb - to remove clothing
wrongs /rɒŋz/ B2	noun - an unjust or immoral act
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being
smoking /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/ A2	verb - the act of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of burning plant material
cigarettes /ˌsɪɡəˈrɛts/ A2	noun - thin paper-wrapped cylinder containing tobacco
balconies /ˈbælkəni/ B1	noun - a platform projecting from the wall of a building
settle /ˈsetl/ B1	verb - to resolve or decide
scores /skɔːrz/ B2	noun - the number of points earned in a game or competition noun - a grievance that needs to be resolved
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups within a country

Grammar:

• Boy, I ain't mad, boy, I ain't mad, boy, I ain't mad at you

  ➔ Negative contraction "ain't" used informally/colloquially for "am not"

  ➔ The use of "ain't" here signifies a deliberate casual tone, emphasizing the speaker's emotional state. It's grammatically non-standard but conveys a strong feeling.

• I had to get back at you

  ➔ "Had to" expressing obligation or necessity in the past. "Get back at" is a phrasal verb meaning to retaliate or seek revenge.

  ➔ "Had to get back at you" indicates a compulsory act of revenge after being wronged.

• You know how I get with an attitude

  ➔ Indirect question structure: "You know how + subject + verb..." expressing familiarity with someone's behavior. "Get with" here implies developing a particular attitude.

  ➔ The phrase suggests the person being addressed is aware of the speaker's tendency to become confrontational or develop a negative attitude.

• I'ma strip down all your wrongs, ah

  ➔ "I'ma" is a contraction of "I am going to", indicating a future intention. "Strip down" is a phrasal verb meaning to expose or reveal something completely.

  ➔ The line implies that the speaker intends to reveal and expose all of the addressed person's wrongdoings.

• All your bidness gettin' back to me

  ➔ Use of "gettin'" instead of "getting" represents informal speech. The phrase implies news or information related to the other person's affairs is returning to the speaker.

  ➔ It means information about what the person has been up to is making its way back to the speaker, possibly implying gossip or surveillance.

• You don't know it, but it's 'bout to be a war, yeah

  ➔ "It's 'bout to be" is a colloquial shortening of "it is about to be", expressing imminent action. Use of "don't know it" highlights the other person's lack of awareness.

  ➔ The sentence creates a sense of foreboding, indicating that a conflict or struggle is about to erupt, and the person being addressed is unaware of it.