Price Tag

• By: Jessie J, B.o.B

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
price /praɪs/ A2	noun - the amount of money asked for something
money /ˈmʌn.i/ A2	noun - currency used to buy goods and services
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a series of rhythmic movements performed to music
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection for someone or something verb - to feel deep affection
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the planet we live on
live /lɪv/ B1	verb - to be alive or exist
happiness /ˈhæp.i.nəs/ B2	noun - the state of feeling happy
sacrifice /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ C1	noun - an act of giving up something for another purpose
light /laɪt/ A2	adjective - having a lot of brightness
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - something that is true or accurate
act /ækt/ A2	verb - to behave in a certain way noun - a thing done
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - above the normal level
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving off a lot of light

Grammar:

• Seems like everybody's got a price

  ➔ Present Simple with 'seems like'

  ➔ "Seems like" expresses an impression or assumption. Here, it suggests the speaker believes everyone has a price. The present simple "everybody's got" indicates a general truth or observation.

• I wonder how they sleep at night

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ "I wonder how they sleep at night" is an indirect question. The direct question would be "How do they sleep at night?". Notice the word order change (subject + verb instead of verb + subject) and the absence of a question mark within the larger sentence.

• Got shades on your eyes

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)

  ➔ This sentence is an example of ellipsis. The auxiliary verb "You've" or "You have" is omitted for a more informal and rhythmic effect. The full sentence would be "You've got shades on your eyes".

• We just wanna make the world dance

  ➔ Informal contraction 'wanna' and causative 'make'

  ➔ "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to". "Make" is used as a causative verb here, meaning "to cause something to happen." "We make the world dance" means "We cause the world to dance."

• When music made us all unite

  ➔ Past Simple and Causative 'made'

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple tense to describe a past event. "Made" is used as a causative verb, similar to the previous example, but in the past tense. It means "caused us all to unite."

• Am I the only the one getting tired?

  ➔ Present Continuous and questioning

  ➔ This is a question in the present continuous tense. It expresses an action (getting tired) that is currently in progress. The structure is: Am + Subject + Verb-ing?

• Money can't buy us happiness

  ➔ Modal verb ('can't') for expressing impossibility

  ➔ "Can't" is the contracted form of "cannot" and expresses impossibility or lack of ability. In this context, it asserts that money is unable to purchase happiness.

• Just give me six strings and a half-stack

  ➔ Imperative mood and compound nouns

  ➔ "Give" is used in the imperative mood, expressing a command or request. "Half-stack" is a compound noun, combining two words to form a new meaning (referring to a specific type of guitar amplifier).