Love On The Brain

• By: Rihanna
• Album: ANTI

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
brain /breɪn/ B1	noun - organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do (something) noun - a desire for something
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood
price /praɪs/ A2	noun - the amount of money expected or required for something
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop down unintentionally
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adverb - separated by a distance
throw /θroʊ/ A2	verb - to propel something with force
wall /wɔːl/ A1	noun - a vertical structure that divides or encloses an area
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to bring to an end
quit /kwɪt/ A2	verb - to stop doing something
start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - to begin
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to take part in a violent struggle
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning
close /kloʊs/ A2	adjective - near in space or time
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move at a speed faster than a walk
taste /teɪst/ A2	noun - the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance. verb - perceive or experience the flavor of.
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
beats /biːts/ B1	verb - to strike (someone or something) repeatedly
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - of the darkest color
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a color midway between green and violet
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	verb - to utter offensive words in anger or annoyance
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation

Grammar:

• What you want from me?

  ➔ Interrogative clause with omitted auxiliary verb 'do/does'.

  ➔ The complete sentence would be 'What *do* you want from me?'. The auxiliary verb is often dropped in informal speech and song lyrics.

• The price's too high

  ➔ Contraction of 'price is'. Use of 'too' as an adverb of degree.

  ➔ 'The price's' is a shortened form of 'the price is'. 'Too' modifies 'high', indicating an excessive degree.

• So you can put me together / And throw me against the wall

  ➔ Use of the modal verb 'can' indicating ability/possibility. Use of coordinate conjunction 'and' linking two clauses.

  ➔ 'Can' indicates the ability to perform the actions. 'And' connects two related actions that follow one another.

• Just to get close to you

  ➔ Use of 'to' as an infinitive of purpose.

  ➔ 'To get close to you' expresses the purpose of fist-fighting with fire.

• Must be love on the brain

  ➔ Use of 'must be' to express strong probability or deduction.

  ➔ 'Must be' indicates a strong belief that the feeling is due to love.

• It beats me black and blue but it f- me so good

  ➔ Contrast using 'but'. Use of an idiom ('black and blue').

  ➔ 'But' shows the contrast between the pain and the pleasure. 'Black and blue' describes severe bruising.

• No matter what I do

  ➔ Use of 'no matter what' to express concession.

  ➔ 'No matter what' introduces a clause that contrasts with the main clause, highlighting the speaker's dependency regardless of their actions.

• What do I gotta do to get in your heart?

  ➔ Informal contraction 'gotta' (got to). Infinitive of purpose 'to get'.

  ➔ 'Gotta' is a colloquial way of saying 'have got to' or 'have to'. 'To get in your heart' expresses the purpose of their actions.