Please Please Please

• By: Sabrina Carpenter
• Album: Short n’ Sweet

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
prove /pruːv/ B1	verb - to demonstrate the truth or existence of something by evidence or argument.
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - correct; true noun - a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something.
judgement /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ B2	noun - the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.
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.
ironic /aɪˈrɒnɪk/ B2	adjective - using or characterized by irony.
different /ˈdɪfrənt/ A1	adjective - not the same as another or each other; dissimilar.
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ A2	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong. verb - to be wrong about something.
actor /ˈæktər/ A2	noun - a person whose profession is acting on the stage, in movies, or on television.
devils /ˈdevəlz/ B1	noun - an evil spirit; a demon.
culture /ˈkʌltʃər/ B1	noun - the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society.
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye as a result of strong emotion, pain, or a physical irritant.
makeup /ˈmeɪkʌp/ A2	noun - cosmetics such as lipstick or powder applied to the face, used to enhance or alter the appearance.
heartbreak /ˈhɑːrtbreɪk/ B1	noun - overwhelming distress.
egos /ˈiːɡoʊz/ B2	noun - a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance.
idea /aɪˈdiːə/ A1	noun - a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action.
stupid /ˈstuːpɪd/ A2	adjective - lacking intelligence or common sense.
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - feel intense dislike for. noun - intense dislike.

Grammar:

• ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE HELD AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW

  ➔ Passive Voice (Future)

  ➔ The phrase "will be held" is an example of the future passive voice. It indicates that the action of "holding" will be done *to* the subject (anything you say), not *by* the subject. This is a common legal phrasing.

• PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON’T PROVE I'M RIGHT

  ➔ Imperative with Negative Command

  ➔ The phrase "Don't prove I'm right" uses the imperative mood with a negation ("Don't") to express a strong request or command *not* to do something. It's a polite but firm way to ask someone to avoid confirming a suspicion.

• I KNOW I HAVE GOOD JUDGEMENT

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I know I have good judgement" uses the simple present tense, "I know" and "I have", to state a general truth or belief about the speaker's judgement.

• I PROMISE ‘EM THAT YOU’RE DIFFERENT

  ➔ Indirect Speech with Present Tense

  ➔ This is an example of indirect speech. The speaker is reporting what they said to others, indicated by "I promise 'em that..." The phrase "you're different" is the reported statement, using the present tense 'are' (contracted to 're') to describe the subject.

• WHATEVER DEVILS INSIDE YOU DON’T LET HIM OUT TONIGHT

  ➔ Imperative Mood (Negative) and Relative Clause

  ➔ "Don't let him out tonight" is a negative imperative, a command *not* to do something. "Whatever devils inside you" functions as a noun phrase modified by the relative clause "inside you", specifying the 'devils' being referred to.

• ALL I’M ASKING BABY

  ➔ Present Continuous (Shortened)

  ➔ "All I'm asking" is a shortened form of "All I am asking", which is present continuous tense. It signifies an action happening at the moment of speaking, or around the current time.

• WHEN I JUST DID MY MAKEUP SO NICE

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "When I just did my makeup so nice" uses the past simple tense, "did," to describe a completed action in the past. It highlights that the action of doing makeup has already happened at a specific time before now.

• HEARTBREAK IS ONE THING MY EGOS ANOTHER

  ➔ Use of 'Is' to define

  ➔ The use of the verb "is" here serves to equate or define. "Heartbreak *is* one thing" implies heartbreak is a particular type of problem, while "my ego *is* another" suggests a different, separate problem.