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:

• There'll be big things going down

  ➔ Future tense with contraction; present participle as a noun modifier.

  ➔ "There'll" is a contraction of "There will." "Going down" uses the present participle to describe what the "big things" are doing.

• it ain't none too soon

  ➔ Double negative (non-standard); adverbial phrase of degree.

  ➔ "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction for "is not". "None too soon" is an emphatic way of saying "not at all too soon," meaning it's about time. The double negative is a feature of some dialects, but not standard English.

• the streets be paved with gold

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (dialectal); passive voice.

  ➔ Using "be" instead of "are" or "is" is a dialectal or archaic use of the subjunctive mood. It suggests something that is imagined or hoped for rather than a reality. "Paved with gold" is passive voice; the streets are the recipient of the paving.

• I'm standing on my own

  ➔ Present continuous tense; prepositional phrase indicating location.

  ➔ "I'm standing" uses the present continuous to describe an action in progress. "On my own" is a prepositional phrase indicating his state of being alone and independent.

• what i see ain't so pretty

  ➔ Relative clause as subject; non-standard negation; adverb of degree.

  ➔ "What I see" is a relative clause acting as the subject of the sentence. "Ain't" is non-standard negation. "So" is an adverb of degree modifying "pretty."

• surely turn me to stone

  ➔ Modal adverb; infinitive of purpose (implied).

  ➔ "Surely" acts as a modal adverb, expressing the speaker's expectation or belief. The phrase implies "(it is) surely (going to) turn me to stone," indicating the consequence of what he sees. The "to" is part of the infinitive of purpose, though not explicitly stated before "turn."