Stan

• By: Eminem, Dido

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
fan /fæn/ A2	noun - a person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing.
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to give someone or something a specified name. verb - to telephone someone.
phone /foʊn/ A2	noun - telephone
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives, permanently or as a member of a family or household.
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - a male parent
letter /ˈletər/ A2	noun - a written, typed, or printed communication, sent in an envelope by post or messenger.
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ A1	noun - a painting or drawing
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A2	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.
daughter /ˈdɔːtər/ A1	noun - a female child or person in relation to her parents.
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to.
hope /hoʊp/ A2	verb - want something to happen or be the case.
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening.
mad /mæd/ A2	adjective - angry

Grammar:

• My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I Got out of bed at all

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple (My tea's gone cold) and Present Continuous (I'm wondering)

  ➔ The "present perfect" indicates a state that started in the past and continues to have relevance or effect in the present. "Gone cold" implies the tea is currently cold. "I'm wondering" uses the present continuous to describe an action happening now.

• You must not've got 'em There probably was a problem At the post office or somethin'

  ➔ Modal verb of deduction in the past (must not have) and colloquial expressions (somethin')

  ➔ "Must not have" expresses a strong belief that something didn't happen. "Somethin'" is a colloquial shortening of "something."

• If I have a daughter, guess what I'm a call her I'ma name her Bonnie

  ➔ First Conditional with a future intention, "I'm a" is colloquial for "I'm going to"

  ➔ This uses a conditional structure to express a future intention. The phrase "I'ma" is a slang contraction of "I'm going to."

• I hope you have a chance I ain't mad, I just think it's up you don't answer fans

  ➔ Informal negative contraction ("ain't"), subjective "it's up you" (incorrect grammar but shows character's informal speech)

  ➔ "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction often used in informal speech. "It's up you" is grammatically incorrect; it should be "it's up to you," but it reflects Stan's vernacular.

• You could've signed an autograph for Matthew That's my little brother, man He's only six years old

  ➔ Modal verb in the past (could have + past participle): Suggesting a missed opportunity.

  ➔ "Could've signed" expresses that it was possible for Eminem to sign the autograph, but he didn't, creating a sense of disappointment.

• Remember when we met in Denver You said if I write you you would write back

  ➔ Second Conditional (mixed time reference)

  ➔ This uses the "if + simple past, would + base form" structure, but the implication is that the promise (to write back) should still be valid now. A mixed-time reference conditional suggests a hypothetical past action and its present result.

• I'm in the car right now I'm doin' 90 on the freeway Hey, Slim, I a fifth of

  ➔ Present Continuous for an action happening now, informal speech ('doin''), implied action (I drank a fifth of...)

  ➔ Using present continuous to describe an ongoing action. "Doin'" is an informal contraction of "doing". An action is implied in the last phrase, it indicates that Stan has been drinking.