Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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string /strɪŋ/ A1 |
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give /ɡɪv/ A1 |
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want /wɒnt/ A1 |
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real /riːl/ A1 |
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flip /flɪp/ A2 |
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boom /buːm/ A2 |
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puppet /ˈpʌpɪt/ A2 |
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freak /friːk/ B1 |
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weave /wiːv/ B1 |
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linger /ˈlɪŋɡər/ B2 |
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marble /ˈmɑːrbəl/ B1 |
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retro /ˈrɛtrəʊ/ B2 |
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Heisman /ˈhaɪzmən/ C1 |
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exhale /ɛkˈheɪl/ B1 |
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lit /lɪt/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I'ma give it to her how she want it, yeah
➔ Future tense with 'gonna' contraction
➔ 'I'ma' is a colloquial contraction of 'I am going to', indicating future action.
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Say she want that real on the real with no strings
➔ Present simple in reported speech
➔ 'Say' introduces reported speech, where 'want' remains in the present simple.
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You niggas so Pinnochio, she don't want no strings
➔ Double negative for emphasis
➔ 'Don't want no' is a double negative, common in informal English for emphasis.
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She say she need the real, I just say I need a freak
➔ Contrast using 'she...I'
➔ The structure 'she...I' highlights the contrast between her needs and the speaker's.
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Late Saturday night, she might feel it for a week
➔ Modal verb 'might' for possibility
➔ 'Might' is used to express a possible outcome in the future.
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Got you open like a book, know what you like, know how to read
➔ Simile and parallel structure
➔ 'Open like a book' is a simile, and 'know what...know how' is a parallel structure.
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Call me daddy, screamin' Jesus, baby papa was a preacher
➔ Present continuous for ongoing action
➔ 'Screamin'' uses the present continuous to describe an action happening now.
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Play you like a violin, with no strings involved
➔ Metaphor and prepositional phrase
➔ 'Play you like a violin' is a metaphor, and 'with no strings involved' is a prepositional phrase.
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