Holy

• By: Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
holy /ˈhoʊli/ B2	adjective - dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred.
sinners /ˈsɪnərz/ B1	noun - a person who transgresses against divine law by committing an immoral act or thought to be a transgression.
river /ˈrɪvər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
altar /ˈɔːltər/ B2	noun - a table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings.
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ B1	noun - an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances.
fake /feɪk/ B1	adjective - not genuine; counterfeit.
nirvana /nɪrˈvɑːnə/ C1	noun - (in Buddhism) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism.
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.
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time.
fools /fuːlz/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.
step /step/ A1	noun - an act or movement of putting one leg forward in walking or running.
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - a man in relation to his child or children.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. In vertebrates there may be one, two, or four chambers (atria and ventricles) .
clouds /klaʊdz/ A1	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the general level of the ground.
weed /wiːd/ B1	noun - a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.

Grammar:

• I HEAR A LOT ABOUT SINNERS. DON'T THINK THAT I'LL BE A SAINT.

  ➔ Future Simple (Will) - expressing a decision or intention made at the moment of speaking.

  ➔ The speaker uses "I'll" (I will) to express a spontaneous decision not to be a saint.

• CAUSE THE WAY THAT THE SKY OPENS UP WHEN WE TOUCH. YEAH IT'S MAKING ME SAY.

  ➔ Present Continuous - describing an action happening now (making me say).

  ➔ The phrase "it's making me say" uses the present continuous tense to show that the sky opening up is currently causing the speaker to express something.

• I DON'T BELIEVE IN NIRVANA. BUT THE WAY THAT WE LOVE IN THE NIGHT GAVE ME LIFE.

  ➔ Past Simple - used to describe a completed action in the past (gave me life).

  ➔ The verb "gave" is in the past simple, indicating that the act of loving in the night happened in the past and had a completed effect on the speaker's life.

• THEY SAY WE'RE TOO YOUNG AND THE PIMPS AND THE PLAYERS SAY DON'T GO CRUSHING.

  ➔ Imperative (Don't + verb) - Giving a negative command or advice.

  ➔ "Don't go crushing" is an imperative sentence telling the listener not to fall in love (crushing) in this situation.

• WISE MEN SAY FOOLS RUSH IN. BUT I DON'T KNOW.

  ➔ Present Simple - Expressing a general truth or proverb.

  ➔ "Fools rush in" is a proverb and is stated using the present simple tense to convey its general validity.

• MIGHT BE THE HARDEST TO TAKE WHEN YOU COME OUT OF THE WATER

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Might' - Expressing possibility or uncertainty

  ➔ Using 'Might' indicates there is a possibility the step is the hardest, but it is not certain.