Paradise City

• By: Guns N' Roses
• Album: Appetite for Destruction

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
paradise /ˈpær.ə.daɪs/ B2	noun - a place or state of perfect happiness
city /ˈsɪt.ɪ/ A2	noun - a large town
grass /ɡræs/ A2	noun - the green plants that cover the ground
girl /ɡɜːl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
pretty /ˈprɪt.i/ A2	adjective - attractive in a delicate way
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
take /teɪk/ A2	verb - to move or carry something
city /ˈsɪt.i/ A2	noun - a large town
green /ɡriːn/ A2	adjective - of the color of grass
please /pliːz/ A1	adverb - used to make a polite request or offer
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
love /lʌv/ A1	noun / verb - a strong feeling of affection
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - a place where a person lives
gone /ɡɔn/ B1	adjective / verb (past participle of 'go') - having left; no longer present
going /ˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/ A2	verb / noun - to move from one place to another

Grammar:

• Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty

  ➔ Present simple tense used for facts or general truths

  ➔ The phrase *'is'* indicates **present simple tense** used to state facts.

• Take me down to the Paradise City

  ➔ Imperative mood used for requests or commands, with 'please' to add politeness

  ➔ The phrase *'Take me down'* is in the **imperative** form, expressing a request.

• Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty

  ➔ Use of the conjunction 'and' to connect two clauses of similar structure

  ➔ The conjunction *'and'* joins two **clause** elements to form a compound sentence.

• I'd have another cigarette, but I can't see

  ➔ Mixed conditional structure, expressing hypothetical or contrasting ideas using 'would' and 'can't'

  ➔ The phrase *'I'd have'* is a **contraction** of 'I would have,' indicating a hypothetical action.

• Tell me who you're gonna believe

  ➔ Using 'gonna' as a contraction of 'going to' for future intentions or plans

  ➔ The word *'gonna'* is a colloquial contraction indicating a **future** action or intention.

• Please take me home

  ➔ Polite request using 'please' at the beginning of a sentence

  ➔ The word *'please'* functions as a **politeness marker** to make requests more courteous.

• Your charity case, so buy me somethin' to eat

  ➔ Use of 'so' as a coordinating conjunction to indicate cause or result

  ➔ The word *'so'* introduces a **result** clause, explaining the reason for the request.