Supplies – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Timberlake

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the English language through Justin Timberlake's "Supplies," a song that blends romantic assurances with socio-political commentary. The lyrics offer a great opportunity to learn metaphorical language and expressions of support. The contrast between the song's direct message of love and the video's complex dystopian narrative makes it a unique and thought-provoking piece of pop culture.

[English]

Ain't no need of stopping, girl

...

Yeah, there ain't no need of stopping, girl

Yeah, okay

Met you out on Broadway on the hottest night in town

We arrived solo but we were being chased around

Saw you being cornered by some guy you used to know

Stepped in between the both of y'all

Said "I'm leaving, do you wanna go?"

'Cause I'll be the light when you can't see

I'll be the wood when you need heat

I'll be the generator, turn me on when you need electricity

Some shit's 'bout to go down, I'll be the one with the level head

The world could end now, baby, we'll be living in The Walking Dead

'Cause I got supplie-ie-ies

Supplie-ie-ies

...

I got you, I got supplie-ie-ies

Supplie-ie-ies

I don't know if you 'member this, but I was out of town

Flew in on a 3 AM just to show up and hear your sounds

The multiple times, stop, hit the set

You ain't had it that way, I can guarantee you that

'Cause I'll be the light when you can't see

I'll be the wood when you need heat

I'll be the generator, turn me on when you need electricity

Some shit's 'bout to go down, I'll be the one with the level head

The world could end now, baby, we'll be living in The Walking Dead

'Cause I got supplie-ie-ies

Supplie-ie-ies

I got you, I got supplie-ie-ies

Supplie-ie-ies

Ain't no need of stopping, girl

Can't nobody top it, girl

Ain't no better option, girl (okay)

Ain't nobody stopping, girl

This here when I drop in, girl

I work, work when I clock in, girl (okay)

I'll be the light when you can't see

I'll be the wood when you need heat

I'll be the generator, turn me on when you need electricity

Some shit's 'bout to go down, I'll be the one with the level head

The world could end now

Baby, we'll be living in The Walking Dead

Now I wanna know everything

Don't leave a single detail out

I'll get mine later, just fell out

It makes me a generous lover

Ooh, I wanna see everything

So don't leave a single detail out

I want it all on the table

The personal way to, wait

Ain't no need of stopping, girl

Yeah, there ain't no need of stopping, girl

Yeah, okay

'Cause I got supplie-ie-ies

Supplie-ie-ies

I got you, I got supplie-ie-ies

Supplie-ie-ies

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something noun - something that is necessary
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - a place with many houses and other buildings, larger than a village but smaller than a city
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible adjective - giving out light; bright
heat /hiːt/ A1	noun - the quality of being hot or warm
electricity /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsɪti/ B1	noun - a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all the people and things on it
supplies /səˈplaɪz/ B1	noun - things that are needed or used
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A2	adjective - currently alive verb - to have life; be alive
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, and brain are
detail /ˈdiːteɪl/ B1	noun - a small, particular fact
generator /ˈdʒenəreɪtər/ B2	noun - a machine that produces electricity
wood /wʊd/ A2	noun - the hard fibrous substance beneath the bark of a tree
option /ˈɒpʃən/ B1	noun - a thing that may be chosen
lover /ˈlʌvər/ B1	noun - a person who loves someone
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to do something that requires effort noun - activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Key Grammar Structures

• We arrived solo but we were being chased around

  ➔ Past Continuous Passive

  ➔ The "Past Continuous Passive" describes an action that was ongoing in the past and being done to the subject. It is formed with "was/were + being + past participle". Here, "we were being chased" means someone was chasing them at that time.

• Saw you being cornered by some guy you used to know

  ➔ Perception Verb + Object + Present Participle (passive sense)

  ➔ This structure uses a verb of perception (like 'see', 'hear', 'watch') followed by an object and a present participle to describe an action being observed. When the participle is in a passive sense, as in "being cornered", it means the object is receiving the action.

• 'Cause I'll be the light when you can't see

  ➔ Future Simple in a Time Clause

  ➔ In English, when a time clause (introduced by 'when', 'after', 'before', 'as soon as', etc.) refers to a future event, the verb in the time clause is typically in the present simple, even though it describes a future action. The main clause, however, uses a future tense. Here, "when you can't see" refers to a future situation.

• Some shit's 'bout to go down

  ➔ Be about to (immediate future)

  ➔ The phrase "be about to" indicates an action that is going to happen very soon, often immediately. It conveys a sense of imminent future. Here, "shit's 'bout to go down" is an informal way of saying 'something bad or exciting is about to happen'.

• The world could end now, baby, we'll be living in The Walking Dead

  ➔ Modal Verb "could" for possibility + Future Continuous

  ➔ "Could" is used here to express a hypothetical possibility in the present or future, meaning 'it is possible that the world ends'. "We'll be living" is the future continuous tense, describing an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future (if the world ends).

• Flew in on a 3 AM just to show up and hear your sounds

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive form of a verb preceded by 'to' (e.g., "to show up", "to hear") is often used to express the purpose or reason for an action. The word 'just' before 'to' emphasizes that this was the sole or primary reason.

• You ain't had it that way, I can guarantee you that

  ➔ Informal Negative Present Perfect ("ain't had")

  ➔ "Ain't" is an informal contraction for 'am not', 'is not', 'are not', 'has not', or 'have not'. Here, "You ain't had" is an informal substitute for 'You haven't had' (present perfect negative), indicating something you have not experienced up to now.

• Don't leave a single detail out

  ➔ Negative Imperative + Phrasal Verb

  ➔ The "negative imperative" is formed with 'Don't + base verb' and is used to give a command or instruction not to do something. "Leave out" is a phrasal verb meaning to omit or exclude something. Together, it's a direct command not to omit any details.

• It makes me a generous lover

  ➔ Causative "make" (make + object + complement)

  ➔ The causative verb "make" is used to express that someone or something causes another person or thing to be in a certain state or to do something. The structure is 'make + object + adjective/noun (as a complement)'. Here, 'it' causes the speaker to be 'a generous lover'.