Dealer – English Lyrics

• By: Lana Del Rey
• Album: Blue Banisters

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dealer /ˈdiːlər/ B1	noun - A person or business that buys and sells goods; often refers to someone selling illegal drugs.
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B2	noun - The nonphysical part of a person, often regarded as their emotional or moral nature; a ghost; enthusiasm or vigor.
seeker /ˈsiːkər/ B2	noun - A person who is searching for something, especially something abstract or spiritual.
healer /ˈhiːlər/ B2	noun - A person who treats illnesses and disabilities, especially using natural remedies or spiritual powers.
ether /ˈiːθər/ C1	noun - The clear sky; the upper regions of air beyond the clouds, often suggesting a non-physical or disoriented state.
wreck /rɛk/ B2	verb - To destroy or severely damage something. noun - Something that has been destroyed or severely damaged, such as a car or ship.
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - A current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes.
nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ A1	pronoun - Not anything; no single thing. noun - A thing of no importance or value.
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - To be alive; to continue to be alive.
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - To hand over (something) to someone; to bestow.
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - Desirable or satisfactory; of high quality.
shirt /ʃɜːrt/ A1	noun - A garment for the upper body, typically having a collar, sleeves, and buttons down the front.
back /bæk/ A1	noun - The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips; the part of something that is opposite the front.
doctor /ˈdɒktər/ A1	noun - A person qualified to practice medicine.
weekend /ˈwiːkɛnd/ A1	noun - Saturday and Sunday.
busy /ˈbɪzi/ A1	adjective - Engaged in work or activity; (of a telephone line) in use.
high /haɪ/ B1	adjective - Extending a great distance upward; (slang) experiencing the effects of a psychoactive drug, especially cannabis.
circuits /ˈsɜːrkɪts/ B2	noun - A complete path for an electric current or signal; a network of interconnected electronic components.
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - Drops of clear salty liquid produced from the eyes, typically as the result of strong emotion.
lost /lɒst/ B1	adjective - Unable to find one's way; no longer existing or in its place; emotionally or mentally confused.

Key Grammar Structures

• Please don't try to find me through my dealer

  ➔ Negative Imperative with 'try to'

  ➔ `Don't try` is a negative command. It's followed by `to find`, which is the infinitive form, used after `try` to mean making an effort.

• He ain't been home for years

  ➔ Colloquial 'ain't' + Present Perfect with 'for'

  ➔ `Ain't` is a non-standard, colloquial contraction often used for 'hasn't' or 'haven't'. The `Present Perfect` tense (`been home`) is used with 'for years' to describe a state that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• I know I'm no spirit seeker

  ➔ Emphatic negation with 'no' before a noun

  ➔ `No` is used directly before a noun (`spirit seeker`) to emphasize a strong negative qualification or identity, meaning 'not at all a spirit seeker'.

• I can't sleep through the tears

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' + Phrasal verb 'sleep through'

  ➔ `Can't` indicates inability. `Sleep through` is a phrasal verb meaning to continue sleeping despite noise or disturbance (in this case, despite crying).

• I gave you all my money

  ➔ Past Simple tense + Indirect and Direct Objects

  ➔ `Gave` is the simple past tense of 'give', indicating a completed action. This sentence uses the structure 'verb + indirect object (`you`) + direct object (`all my money`).'

• I don't wanna give you nothing

  ➔ Double negative (colloquial)

  ➔ This sentence contains a `double negative` (`don't` and `nothing`). In standard English, this would grammatically mean a positive, but colloquially, especially in song lyrics, it's used for emphasis to mean 'I don't want to give you anything'.

• Why can't you be good for something?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence + Modal 'can't' (frustration) + Idiom 'be good for something'

  ➔ The question uses `can't` to express frustration or disbelief about someone's inability to be useful. `Be good for something` is an idiom meaning to have some positive purpose or utility.

• Not one shirt off your back

  ➔ Elliptical sentence + Emphatic 'not one'

  ➔ This is an `elliptical sentence`, where the main verb (e.g., 'you would give') is omitted but understood from the context. `Not one` emphasizes the complete absence or lack of something being given.

• He just can't stop to talk

  ➔ Verb pattern 'stop + to infinitive' (specific meaning)

  ➔ `Can't stop to talk` means he is unable to pause or interrupt his current actions in order to have a conversation. This is distinct from 'can't stop talking,' which means he talks continuously.

• Please don't try my doctor either

  ➔ 'Either' at the end of a negative sentence

  ➔ `Either` is used at the end of a negative statement (`don't try`) to mean 'also not' or 'as well,' indicating that the negative applies to an additional item.