Sympathy For The Devil

• By: The Rolling Stones
• Album: Let It Bleed (50th Anniversary Edition)

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
wealth /welθ/ B2	noun - an abundance of valuable possessions or money.
taste /teɪst/ B1	noun - the sense by which flavor is perceived. verb - to perceive or experience the flavor of something.
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction. verb - to feel uncertain about.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as predetermined.
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to. verb - give a name to.
puzzling /ˈpʌzəlɪŋ/ B2	adjective - difficult to understand; mysterious.
nature /ˈneɪtʃər/ B1	noun - the basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something.
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or chance.
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	noun - the act or instance of making or becoming different. verb - to make or become different.
killed /kɪld/ A2	verb - cause the death of (a person, animal, or plant).
screamed /skriːmd/ B1	verb - to give a loud, piercing cry.
bodies /ˈbɒdiz/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal.
stank /stæŋk/ B2	verb - to smell strongly and unpleasantly.
kings /kɪŋz/ A2	noun - a male monarch of a country.
queens /kwiːnz/ A2	noun - a female monarch of a country.
sinners /ˈsɪnərz/ B2	noun - a person who transgresses against divine law.
saints /seɪnts/ B1	noun - a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and typically regarded as being in heaven after death.
restraint /rɪˈstreɪnt/ C1	noun - a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control.
courtesy /ˈkɜːrtəsi/ B2	noun - the showing of politeness in one's attitude and behaviour towards others.
sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/ B1	noun - feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
waste /weɪst/ B1	noun - an act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose. verb - use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Grammar:

• Please allow me to introduce myself

  ➔ Imperative with "please" for polite request/instruction

  ➔ The word "allow" is in the imperative mood, giving a command or request. "Please" makes it a polite request.

• I've been around for a long, long years

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  ➔ This tense ("I've been") indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. The repetition "long, long" emphasizes the duration.

• Made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate

  ➔ "Made sure" construction (causative)

  ➔ "Made sure" implies that the speaker (the Devil) took action to ensure that Pilate washed his hands and sealed Jesus' fate. It indicates influence over events.

• Hope you guess my name

  ➔ Elliptical Clause (I hope that you guess my name)

  ➔ The "that" conjunction and the subject "I" have been omitted from the main clause for brevity. The full sentence would be "I hope that you guess my name."

• What's puzzling you is the nature of my game

  ➔ Subject-Verb Inversion (What's puzzling you is the subject)

  ➔ The phrase "What's puzzling you" acts as the subject of the sentence, even though it contains a verb ("is"). This is a form of subject-verb inversion, creating a slightly more formal or emphatic tone.

• I watched with glee while your kings and queens fought for ten decades

  ➔ Subordinate Clause with "while"

  ➔ "While" introduces a subordinate clause describing an action happening simultaneously with the main clause's action. It indicates the Devil was watching as the kings and queens fought.

• Just as every cop is a criminal and all the sinners saints

  ➔ Simile/Analogy with "just as"

  ➔ "Just as" establishes a parallel or analogy between two seemingly contradictory concepts. It highlights the Devil's perspective that morality is relative and fluid.

• Or I'll lay your soul to waste, mm yeah

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Implied "if" – If you don't have sympathy)

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence where the "if" clause is implied. The full sentence would be "If you don't show me courtesy and sympathy, I'll lay your soul to waste."