I'm That Girl

• By: Beyoncé
• Album: RENAISSANCE

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality; pleasing
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light; to be bright noun - brightness; light
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - the ability to control people or events
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.
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.
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a main accent or rhythmic unit in music verb - to strike someone repeatedly and violently
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction noun - an act of directing one's gaze
cleanse /klɛnz/ B2	verb - to rid of something unwanted
flawless /ˈflɔːləs/ B2	adjective - without any imperfections or defects
freak /friːk/ B2	noun - a very unusual or abnormal person or thing verb - to behave in a wild and irrational way
relief /rɪˈliːf/ B1	noun - a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress
sins /sɪnz/ B2	noun - an act regarded as a transgression against divine law
heathen /ˈhiːðən/ C1	noun - a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do. adjective - relating to heathens.

Grammar:

• Please, motherfuckers ain't stopping me

  ➔ Double Negative (non-standard)

  ➔ Using "ain't" (a negation) and "stopping" (implying prevention) creates a double negative. In standard English, this should be "aren't stopping" or "isn't stopping". The use of "ain't" here is dialectal and emphasizes the speaker's defiance.

• 'Cause I'm in that, hoe

  ➔ Ellipsis and Informal Pronoun Usage

  ➔ The sentence uses ellipsis, where a word or phrase is omitted but understood. Here, it's likely "'Cause I'm in *to* that, hoe" where "that" is referring to a certain lifestyle or activity. The informal use of "hoe" is also notable, signifying a casual or defiant tone.

• It's not the diamonds, it's not the pearls

  ➔ Parallelism (Anaphora)

  ➔ This showcases parallelism through anaphora, which is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. "It's not the..." is repeated, emphasizing what the speaker is *not* defined by. This creates a rhythmic and impactful effect.

• I be pulling up in that '92 DeVille Cadillac with them vogues, losing my mind

  ➔ Habitual 'be' and Present Participle

  ➔ The use of "I be pulling" employs the habitual *be*, common in African American Vernacular English (AAVE). This signifies a repeated or habitual action. "Losing my mind" is a present participle phrase used to describe the action happening at the same time. The phrase "with them vogues" uses the pronoun them, referring to the tires.

• Be-be-beasting, un-American, I don't need no friends

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis, Non-standard Negation

  ➔ The repetition of "be" emphasizes the verb "beasting". The phrase "I don't need no friends" employs a double negative, similar to the first example, for emphasis and stylistic effect. In standard English, it would be "I don't need any friends" or "I need no friends".

• I been thugging for my un-American life lights in these deep flawless skies

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (AAVE influence)

  ➔ "I been thugging" is a shortened form of "I have been thugging", influenced by AAVE. It describes an action that started in the past and continues to the present. The use of "been" alone without the auxiliary "have" is a feature of AAVE.