Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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elevator /ˈelɪˌveɪtər/ A1 |
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top /tɒp/ A1 |
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drop /drɒp/ A1 |
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stay /steɪ/ A1 |
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up /ʌp/ A1 |
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heat /hiːt/ A2 |
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sexy /ˈseksi/ A2 |
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seen /siːn/ A2 |
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bitch /bɪtʃ/ B1 |
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candy /ˈkændi/ A1 |
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bad /bæd/ A1 |
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pose /poʊz/ B1 |
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flow /floʊ/ B1 |
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deep /diːp/ A2 |
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sleep /sliːp/ A1 |
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dream /driːm/ A1 |
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run /rʌn/ A1 |
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fast /fæst/ A1 |
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nasty /ˈnɑːsti/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Elevator, elevator, elevator to the top
➔ Prepositional phrase (to the top)
➔ The preposition "to" followed by the noun phrase "the top" indicates direction or destination.
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Elevator, elevator, elevator never drop
➔ Adverb of Frequency/Emphasis (never)
➔ The word "never" functions as an adverb of frequency, emphasizing that the action of dropping will not happen.
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Sexy lil' mamacita and she made me turn the heat up
➔ Past Simple (made), Phrasal verb (turn the heat up)
➔ "Made" is past simple verb and "turn the heat up" is a phrasal verb, meaning to increase the intensity or excitement.
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Yeah, ya' ain't seen nothing like this
➔ Contraction (ya' ain't), Double negative (ain't...nothing)
➔ "Ya' ain't" is a contraction of "you are not" or "you have not", and the use of "ain't" with "nothing" creates a double negative.
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My shit pop like it's acne
➔ Simile (like it's acne)
➔ The word "like" is used to draw a comparison between "my shit" and "acne".
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Flow nasty, loose on the fat beat
➔ Adjective and prepositional phrase (on the fat beat)
➔ "Nasty" is an adjective describing the "flow" and "on the fat beat" is a prepositional phrase modifying "loose".
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Who said I gotta' stay up on the X's and Y's?
➔ Contraction (gotta'), Question, Compound Noun (X's and Y's)
➔ "Gotta'" is contraction of "got to", the sentence is a question and "X's and Y's" is a compound noun.
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I go wonka with the vision and move where I like
➔ Verb Phrase (go wonka with), Relative Clause (where I like)
➔ "Go wonka with" is a verb phrase which means to do something in a whimsical or imaginative way and "where I like" is a relative clause describing the place.
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We going up in this bitch
➔ Present Continuous (going up), Informal language/Slang
➔ "Going up" is present continuous, and the phrase uses slang and informal language.
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