Holy Grail

• By: JAY-Z, Justin Timberlake

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - forms of energy that make it possible to see
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
fame /feɪm/ B1	noun - the state of being known or talked about by many people
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
cup /kʌp/ A1	noun - a small bowl-shaped container for drinking from
tattoos /tæˈtuːz/ B1	noun - a permanent mark or design made on the skin by pricking it and inserting ink
haters /ˈheɪtərz/ B1	noun - a person who greatly dislikes someone or something
paper /ˈpeɪpər/ A1	noun - a substance made from wood pulp or other fibrous material, used for writing on, printing on, or packaging
daughter /ˈdɔːtər/ A1	noun - a female child
corner /ˈkɔːrnər/ A2	noun - a place where two or more sides or edges meet
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great vertical extent
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of vision in human
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
blade /bleɪd/ B1	noun - the flat cutting edge of a knife, tool, or weapon.

Grammar:

• BLUE TOLD ME TO REMIND YOU NIGGAS

  ➔ Imperative constructions with 'tell'/'ask' + object + infinitive

  ➔ The structure "told me to remind" demonstrates using "tell" to issue a command or instruction through an intermediary (Blue in this case). 'To remind' is the infinitive of purpose.

• LOOK WHAT THAT SHIT DID TO HAMMER

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence with "What"

  ➔ "Look what that shit did to Hammer" is an exclamatory sentence used to emphasize the negative outcome or consequence that befell Hammer. "What" here introduces the cause of astonishment or concern.

• ENOUGH TO MAKE ME WANT TO MURDER

  ➔ "Enough" + to-infinitive construction

  ➔ This phrase uses the "enough + to-infinitive" structure to express the extent or degree of something that leads to a particular action or feeling. Here, it means the situation is so overwhelming that it almost drives the speaker to murder.

• I KNOW NOBODY TO BLAME

  ➔ Infinitive phrase as adjective modifying "nobody"

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to blame" acts as an adjective describing "nobody". It means "there is nobody that I can blame". The infinitive clause provides additional information about 'nobody'.

• YOU TAKE THE CLOTHES OFF MY BACK AND I LET YOU

  ➔ Simple sentence with coordination (and)

  ➔ Two independent clauses are joined by "and", showing two related actions or events. The second clause, 'I let you', implies permission or acceptance of the first action, 'You take the clothes off my back'.

• I FEEL LIKE I'M CORNERED OFF

  ➔ "Feel like" + clause indicating a feeling or perception; passive voice ("cornered off")

  ➔ "Feel like" introduces a subjective feeling. "I'm cornered off" is in passive voice, meaning the speaker is the recipient of the action of being isolated or trapped.

• I JUST CAN'T CRACK YA CODE

  ➔ Use of "can't" to express inability.

  ➔ "Can't" is a contraction of "cannot" and expresses the speaker's inability to understand or decipher the other person's behavior, thoughts, or feelings – here metaphorically described as a 'code'.