Flashlight

• By: Parliament

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to be in a state of rest when your eyes are closed, your body is inactive, and your mind is unconscious noun - a condition of rest for the body and mind
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the brightness produced by the sun, fire, a lamp, etc. adjective - not heavy
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a series of movements performed in time to music
red /red/ A1	adjective - of a color like blood noun - a color like blood
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease moving or operating noun - an act of stopping
sheep /ʃiːp/ A1	noun - a farm animal with a thick woolly coat
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - a thing that is necessary or wanted
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate (something or someone) unexpectedly or while looking for something else
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move (something) up and down or from side to side with rapid, forceful movements
count /kaʊnt/ A2	verb - to determine the total number of (a collection of items)
neon /ˈniːɒn/ B1	noun - a gaseous chemical element adjective - very bright, like neon lights
spotlight /ˈspɒtlaɪt/ B2	noun - a powerful light focused on a small area, especially used to illuminate a performer on stage verb - to highlight or give prominence to
funk /fʌŋk/ B2	noun - a genre of music characterized by a strong rhythmic groove, often using syncopated bass lines and percussive instruments

Grammar:

• Now, I lay me down to sleep

  ➔ Inversion (archaic usage)

  ➔ The normal word order is 'I lay me down to sleep now.' The inversion 'Now, I lay me down to sleep' is an older, more formal way of speaking, often found in prayers or lullabies. It emphasizes the action of lying down.

• I just can't find a beat

  ➔ Use of "can't" for inability

  ➔ "Can't" is a contraction of "cannot," which expresses an inability to do something. Here, it means the speaker is unable to find or feel the rhythm.

• Oh, it's no use!

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence expressing futility

  ➔ This is an exclamation expressing that something is pointless or futile. "It's" is a contraction of "it is."

• Oh, but I will never dance

  ➔ Future tense with "will" and use of "never" for negative frequency

  ➔ "Will dance" is the future simple tense. "Never" is an adverb of frequency that means 'at no time' or 'not ever'. The sentence expresses a firm intention not to dance at any point in the future.

• Most of all he needs the funk

  ➔ Superlative expression ("most of all") and use of "the" with a noun referring to a general concept

  ➔ "Most of all" indicates that something is the most important thing. "The funk" refers to funk music or a funky feeling as a general concept, hence the use of "the."

• Everybody's got a little light under the sun

  ➔ Use of possessive "'s" with "everybody" and indefinite article "a"

  ➔ "Everybody's" is a contraction of "everybody has." The possessive "'s" shows that everyone possesses something. "A little light" uses the indefinite article because the specific light is not identified.

• I think I found the funk

  ➔ Past simple tense ("found") and use of definite article "the" before a noun

  ➔ "Found" is the past simple form of the verb "to find." "The funk" uses the definite article because the speaker has identified a specific instance or feeling of funk.