Purpose

• By: Justin Bieber
• Album: Purpose

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
breath /breθ/ A1	noun - the air taken into or expelled from the lungs
tears /tɪərz/ A1	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the terminal part of the human arm beyond the wrist
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - something given willingly to someone without payment
purpose /ˈpɜːrpəs/ B1	noun - the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
journey /ˈdʒɜːrni/ B1	noun - an act of traveling from one place to another.
end /end/ A1	noun - a final part or section verb - to come or bring to a final point
farewell /ˌfeəˈwel/ B2	noun - an expression of good wishes at parting
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for an offense, flaw, or mistake.
sins /sɪnz/ B2	noun - an immoral act considered a transgression against divine law.
grateful /ˈɡreɪtfəl/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; thankful.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
lessons /ˈlesənz/ A2	noun - a period of learning or teaching.
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect. noun - an immoral or illegal act.
decisions /dɪˈsɪʒənz/ B1	noun - a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - courteous goodwill.
weak /wiːk/ A2	adjective - lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; lacking physical strength and energy.

Grammar:

• Feeling like I'm breathing my last breath

  ➔ Present Participle Clause (reduced relative clause)

  ➔ The phrase "Feeling like I'm breathing my last breath" is a reduced relative clause. The full clause would be "I'm feeling like I'm breathing my last breath," where "feeling" is the main verb, but it's been shortened to start with the participle. This structure emphasizes the feeling as it occurs.

• Look at all of these tears I've wept

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The use of "I've wept" indicates an action (weeping) that started in the past and has relevance to the present moment. It emphasizes the accumulation of tears over time. The present perfect connects the past action to the present state.

• Here's my soul to keep

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The phrase "to keep" is an infinitive used to express the purpose of giving one's soul. It clarifies why the soul is being offered.

• Thinking my journey's come to an end

  ➔ Gerund/Present Participle as Subject of a Clause

  ➔ "Thinking" acts as a gerund (or present participle used as a noun) that introduces the reason or thought behind the following action (sending out a farewell). It's the subject of the implied clause: "Because I am thinking..."

• Ask you to forgive me for my sins, oh would you please?

  ➔ Modal Verb (Would) for a polite request, infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "Would you please" is a polite way to make a request. "To forgive" is an infinitive of purpose explaining what the speaker is asking for. The whole sentence expresses a humble plea for forgiveness.

• No matter when, wherever I am

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Condition and Place

  ➔ "No matter when" introduces an adverbial clause of condition expressing that the timing is irrelevant. "Wherever I am" is an adverbial clause of place, indicating location is also irrelevant. These clauses emphasize that the following statement is true regardless of time or location.