Keep On Sippin'

• By: Lil Durk
• Album: Deep Thoughts

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
broke /broʊk/ B1	adjective - having completely run out of money.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system
deathbed /ˈdeθbed/ B2	noun - the bed on which a person dies
cup /kʌp/ A1	noun - a small bowl-shaped container for drinking from
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
line /laɪn/ A2	noun - a long, narrow mark or band.
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality.
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important
withdrawals /wɪðˈdrɔːəlz/ C1	noun - the unpleasant physical and mental effects that result when you stop doing or taking something, especially a drug, that you have become dependent on.
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B2	noun - the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. verb - kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation.
flag /flæɡ/ B1	noun - a piece of cloth or similar material, typically rectangular, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a decoration during public festivities.
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
gangsta /ˈɡæŋstər/ B2	noun - a member of a gang of violent criminals.
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.

Grammar:

• I done gave you e'rything, how you gon' keep on trippin'?

  ➔ Past Perfect Simple (done gave)

  ➔ "Done gave" is a colloquial contraction of "have given." The Past Perfect Simple emphasizes that the action of giving happened before another point in the past (the current state of the person 'trippin').

• I gave my word to my higher self, say, "I ain't gon' keep on sippin'"

  ➔ Future Simple (gon')

  ➔ "Gon'" is a colloquial contraction of "going to," used to express a future intention. "Ain't" is a non-standard negative auxiliary.

• I know how love is, so therefore, I'ma keep my distance

  ➔ Conditional Clause (zero conditional)

  ➔ While not a strict conditional, "I know how love is, so therefore..." implies a habitual relationship: *if* I know what love is, *then* I will keep my distance. Used to describe general truths or habits.

• When my girl had broke my heart, it made me keep on sippin'

  ➔ Past Perfect (had broke)

  ➔ "Had broke" (should be "had broken") indicates that the heart breaking occurred before the speaker started "keep on sippin'".

• First day up in rehab, I was actin' like I was denial, I lied, lied, lied, lied

  ➔ Past Continuous (was actin')

  ➔ "Was actin'" (acting) describes an ongoing action in the past. The speaker *was in the process of* acting as if they were in denial.

• She told me if I keep sippin', ain't no need to get married

  ➔ Conditional Clause (first conditional)

  ➔ This is a first conditional sentence: If [condition] is met (keep sippin'), then [result] will happen (no need to get married). "Ain't no need" is a double negative used for emphasis in colloquial speech.

• Dead and gone, they'll show you love just with a hashtag

  ➔ Future Simple (they'll)

  ➔ "They'll" is a contraction of "they will," indicating a future action. It highlights a cynical view that recognition and affection will only come after death, and even then, only superficially through social media.

• I wanna drink yo' lean, but I ain't get none

  ➔ Contrasting Ideas (but), Informal Negation (ain't)

  ➔ The conjunction "but" introduces a contrasting idea. The speaker *wants* something, *but* they don't have it. "Ain't get none" is an example of informal, non-standard English.