Get Stupid

• By: Aston Merrygold

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport
killer /ˈkɪlər/ B1	noun - a person or thing that kills
celebrate /ˈsɛlɪˌbreɪt/ B1	verb - to acknowledge a significant or happy day or event with a social gathering or enjoyable activity
invitation /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ B1	noun - a written or spoken request to someone to go somewhere or to do something
excuse /ɪkˈskjuːz/ B2	verb - to forgive someone for making a mistake or doing something wrong
stupid /ˈstuːpɪd/ A2	adjective - lacking intelligence or common sense
unpredictable /ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl/ B2	adjective - not able to be predicted
trouble /ˈtrʌbəl/ A2	noun - problems or difficulties
multiply /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ B1	verb - to increase in number or amount
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A1	adjective - prepared for what is going to happen
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B2	verb - to direct or manage
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes

Grammar:

• Don't bring that bad game with ya

  ➔ Imperative with negative contraction

  ➔ The use of "Don't" + verb is a direct command not to do something. 'Ya' is a colloquial shortening of 'you'.

• It's a cold blooded killer

  ➔ Compound adjective

  ➔ "Cold-blooded" is a compound adjective describing the noun "killer". This implies a lack of emotion or ruthlessness.

• Taking out for sure

  ➔ Phrasal verb with adverbial particle

  ➔ "Taking out" is a phrasal verb meaning to eliminate or defeat. "For sure" is an adverbial phrase emphasizing certainty.

• That's what we gon' do

  ➔ Future tense with contracted auxiliary and colloquialism

  ➔ "That's" is a contraction of "that is". "Gon'" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", indicating future intention.

• Let's not complicate it

  ➔ Negative imperative with 'let's'

  ➔ "Let's" suggests a collaborative action. Adding "not" makes it a suggestion *not* to do something.

• What's the point if you can celebrate?

  ➔ Rhetorical question with conditional clause

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question implying that there is no reason to complicate things when celebration is possible. The 'if' clause introduces a condition.

• Everybody get stupid!

  ➔ Imperative sentence

  ➔ This is a direct command telling everyone to act silly or foolish. The verb is in its base form.

• Once you get it then you won't let go.

  ➔ Conditional clause with future negative

  ➔ The "once" clause sets up a condition. The "won't" is a contraction of "will not", expressing future unwillingness or inability.

• If you got money in your pocket, it don't mean nothing

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 2 - unreal/hypothetical) with colloquial negative

  ➔ Type 2 conditionals use 'if' + past simple (got) and 'would/could/might' + infinitive in the main clause (it would mean nothing). The sentence also uses a colloquial negative 'don't' instead of 'doesn't' for emphasis.