Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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illusion /ɪˈluːʒən/ B2 |
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dance /dæns/ A1 |
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night /naɪt/ A1 |
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lover /ˈlʌvər/ B1 |
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pedestal /ˈpɛdɪstəl/ B2 |
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glasses /ˈɡlæsɪz/ A1 |
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red /rɛd/ A1 |
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rose‑colored /ˈroʊz ˈkʌləd/ B1 |
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type /taɪp/ A2 |
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cards /kɑrdz/ A2 |
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ride /raɪd/ A2 |
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fall /fɔːl/ A1 |
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know /noʊ/ A1 |
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think /θɪŋk/ A1 |
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make /meɪk/ A1 |
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take /teɪk/ A1 |
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burn /bɜːrn/ B1 |
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match /mætʃ/ A2 |
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lesson /ˈlɛsən/ B1 |
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deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I been known to miss a red flag
➔ Present Perfect Passive with "be known to"
➔ This construction expresses a general truth or commonly known fact about the subject. "I "have been known" to" miss red flags means that it's a characteristic or tendency of the speaker to overlook warning signs.
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I been known to put my lover on a pedestal
➔ Infinitive of Purpose after "be known to"
➔ The infinitive "to put" explains the *purpose* for which the speaker is known. It's not just that she is known; she's known *for the purpose of* putting her lover on a pedestal.
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Tryin' make me yours for life, takin' me for a ride
➔ Reduced Relative Clauses (Participle Clauses)
➔ "Tryin' make me yours..." and "Takin' me for a ride" are reduced relative clauses. The full clauses would be "(He is) trying to make me yours..." and "(He is) taking me for a ride". The auxiliary verb and relative pronoun are omitted for brevity and informality. It expresses simultaneous actions.
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Don't you know I could do this dance all night?
➔ Modal Verb "could" for Ability/Potential
➔ "Could" expresses the speaker's ability or potential to dance all night. It implies she has the stamina and skill to do so.
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Don't know who you think that you're confusin'
➔ Embedded Question with Omitted Question Word and Relative Pronoun
➔ This is an embedded question functioning as the object of "Don't know". "Who you think that you're confusing" is equivalent to "Who you think you are confusing". The 'that' is also optional, further simplifying the structure and making it more colloquial. The formal construction might be: "I don't know who you think you are confusing."
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Was a time when that shit might have worked
➔ Past Modal of Possibility (might have + past participle)
➔ "Might have worked" expresses a possibility that something *could have* happened in the past but didn't or is no longer true. It suggests that the tactic described used to be potentially effective, but now it is not.
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Now I'm grown, I know what I deserve
➔ Noun Clause as Object ("what I deserve")
➔ The clause "what I deserve" functions as the object of the verb "know". It is a noun clause introduced by the relative pronoun "what", referring to something unspecified that the speaker deserves.
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