Move My Soul

• By: Dan Patlansky
• Album: Move My Soul

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government, and that is generally larger than a village and smaller than a city.
big /bɪɡ/ A1	adjective - of considerable size, extent, or intensity.
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
late /leɪt/ A1	adjective - doing things after the expected time
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
gold /ɡoʊld/ A1	noun - a precious yellow metal
standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ A2	verb - having an established reputation
dirty /ˈdɜːrti/ A2	adjective - covered or marked with dirt or another unclean substance
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A2	adjective - attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful
stone /stoʊn/ A2	noun - hard solid nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material.
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.

Grammar:

• i left my home town baby

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The past simple tense describes a completed action in the past. Here, "left" indicates a finished action. The word "left" is the past tense of the verb "leave".

• There'll be big things going down

  ➔ Future Simple with "will" (contracted)

  ➔ "There'll" is a contraction of "There will". "Will" is used to express a future action or event. "going down" is a phrasal verb meaning happening or occurring.

• it ain't none too soon

  ➔ Double Negative (Non-standard English)

  ➔ This is an example of a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect in standard English but used in some dialects. It means "it is not too soon" or "it's about time". "Ain't" is a colloquial contraction of "is not" or "are not".

• the streets be paved with gold

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood / Non-standard Verb Conjugation

  ➔ Using "be" instead of "are" or "is" is a feature of some dialects, suggesting a general or hypothetical truth (similar to the subjunctive mood). Standard English would be "the streets *are* paved with gold". The construction emphasizes an expectation or belief.

• i'm standing on my own

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ "I'm standing" uses the present continuous to describe an action that is happening now. "on my own" is an idiom meaning alone or independently.

• i should've stayed home

  ➔ Modal verb "should" + Perfect Infinitive (have + past participle)

  ➔ "Should have" expresses regret about a past action. The structure "should have + past participle" indicates something that was advisable but did not happen. "should've" is a contraction of "should have".

• surley turn me to stone

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose/Result

  ➔ The phrase "to turn me to stone" uses the infinitive form of the verb to express a potential consequence or result. Although “surely” is misspelled, and is intended to be “surely”, this still is an infinitive of result: 'what i see ain't so pretty' will *surely* 'turn me to stone'.