Girls Need Love

• By: Summer Walker
• Album: Last Day of Summer

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel affection for someone
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important. noun - a thing that is necessary or wanted.
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1	noun - female child
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for. noun - a desire or wish for something.
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child noun - a term of endearment
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something.
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary.
tell /tel/ A1	verb - communicate information to someone in spoken or written words.
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B1	verb - form an opinion or conclusion about. noun - a public official appointed to decide cases in a law court.
healing /ˈhiːlɪŋ/ B2	noun - the process of making or becoming sound or healthy again.
heavy /ˈhevi/ A2	adjective - of great weight; difficult to lift or move.
reason /ˈriːzən/ B1	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of.
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction.
focused /ˈfoʊkəst/ B1	adjective - able to concentrate one's attention or effort.

Grammar:

• YOU MUST THINK I'VE GOT TO BE JOKING WHEN I SAY

  ➔ Modal verb of deduction (must) + Perfect infinitive (have got to be)

  ➔ "Must" indicates a strong belief or deduction. "Have got to be" expresses obligation or necessity in the past, inferred from present evidence.

• GIRLS CAN'T NEVER SAY THEY WANT IT

  ➔ Double Negative (can't never) - Though common in informal speech and some dialects, it is grammatically incorrect in standard English.

  ➔ In standard English, it should be "Girls can never say..." or "Girls can't ever say...". The double negative reinforces the prohibition, though considered non-standard.

• GIVE IT TO ME LIKE YOU NEED IT BABY

  ➔ Simile using "like"

  ➔ "Like" is used to compare the intensity of giving with the intensity of needing.

• WANT YOU TO HEAR ME SCREAMIN'

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose after 'want' ('to hear')

  ➔ The infinitive "to hear" expresses the desired outcome or purpose of the wanting.

• I DON'T NEED A REASON BABY

  ➔ Negative statement with "don't need"

  ➔ "Don't need" expresses the lack of necessity.

• I WANNA BE YOUR HEALING

  ➔ Use of 'wanna' (want to) - informal contraction

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a contraction of 'want to', commonly used in informal speech and song lyrics. 'Be' + noun ('healing') functioning as a predicate nominative.

• PLEASE DON'T GET IN YOUR FEELINGS, AYE

  ➔ Imperative with "Please don't"

  ➔ "Please don't" is used to make a polite request or command not to do something.