Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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talk /tɔːk/ A1 |
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feel /fiːl/ A1 |
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tell /tɛl/ A1 |
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walls /wɔːlz/ A1 |
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money /ˈmʌni/ A1 |
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hold /hoʊld/ A1 |
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trust /trʌst/ A2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A1 |
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jealous /ˈdʒɛləs/ A2 |
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hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ B1 |
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liquor /ˈlɪkər/ B1 |
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demons /ˈdɛmənz/ B2 |
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ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ A2 |
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overprotective /ˌoʊvərprəˈtɛktɪv/ B2 |
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separate /ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/ B1 |
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stress /strɛs/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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If these walls could talk
➔ Second conditional (if + could + base verb)
➔ The modal "could" expresses a hypothetical ability in an if‑clause.
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They would tell you how I feel about you
➔ Conditional result clause (would + base verb) + embedded question (how + clause)
➔ "would" shows a future‑in‑the‑past or imagined result; "how" introduces an embedded question.
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She know I'm a get money nigga
➔ Present simple (habitual action) + contracted subject verb (I'm)
➔ "She" is the subject and "know" is the simple present verb; "I'm" contracts "I am".
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I got real deep trust issue, I can't ignore it
➔ Present simple with "got" as informal "have"; negative modal "can't" + base verb
➔ "got" functions like "have" (possession); "can't" = "cannot" shows inability.
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We don't argue that much, stressing is not important
➔ Negative present simple with auxiliary "do"; gerund as subject of a clause
➔ "don't" is the negative form of "do not"; "stressing" (gerund) functions as a noun.
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I know that I got problems, I'm just a man
➔ Content clause introduced by "that"; present simple with informal "got"
➔ "that" introduces a clause reporting what the speaker knows; "got" = "have".
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If we go our separate ways
➔ Zero conditional (if + present simple) implying a future possibility
➔ "If" introduces a condition; "go" is in the present simple, suggesting a real future scenario.
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Let me know what you feel
➔ Imperative verb phrase + infinitive complement; embedded wh‑clause as object
➔ "Let" forms an imperative; "me" is the object pronoun; the clause "what you feel" functions as the object of "know".
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I just want to be safe
➔ Verb "want" + infinitive phrase (to be safe)
➔ "want" is followed by the infinitive "to be"; "safe" is an adjective complement.
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