Not Afraid

• By: Eminem

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; frightened.
stand /stænd/ A2	verb - to be in or rise to an upright position, supported by one's feet. noun - a determined effort to resist or avoid something; a defense.
ride /raɪd/ A2	noun - a journey on a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, etc. verb - to sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, etc.).
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or point in space. verb - to put (something) in a particular position.
follow /ˈfɒləʊ/ A2	verb - to go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); to move behind in the same direction.
lyrics /ˈlɪrɪks/ B1	noun - the words of a song.
words /wɜːdz/ A1	noun - a unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written.
mayhem /ˈmeɪhem/ C1	noun - violent or damaging disorder; chaos.
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
tear /tɪər/ B2	verb - to pull (something) apart or to pieces with force.
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.
curse /kɜːs/ B2	noun - a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
weather /ˈweðər/ A1	noun - the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
alone /əˈləʊn/ A1	adjective - having no one else present; solitary.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a way or course along which people or vehicles travel.
king /kɪŋ/ A1	noun - a man who is the head of a monarchy.
demons /ˈdiːmən/ B2	noun - an evil spirit or devil.

Grammar:

• Now some of you might still be in that place

  ➔ Modal Verb 'might' indicating possibility

  ➔ The word "might" expresses a weaker level of certainty than 'will' or 'must'. It suggests that it's possible some people are still in a difficult situation, but it's not definite.

• But you won't take the sting out these words / Before I say 'em

  ➔ Future Simple (won't = will not) with temporal clause introduced by 'Before'.

  ➔ The structure expresses that one action ("take the sting out") will not happen before another action ("I say 'em"). 'Before' indicates the order of events.

• When I say I'm a do somethin', I do it

  ➔ Conditional clause using 'When' implying certainty and direct consequence.

  ➔ 'When' indicates that every time the condition (saying he'll do something) is met, the result (he does it) is guaranteed. It's not a hypothetical like 'if'.

• I'ma be what I set out to be, without a doubt, undoubtedly

  ➔ Future Simple with the contracted form 'I'ma' (=I am going to) and adverbs of certainty ('without a doubt', 'undoubtedly').

  ➔ 'I'ma be' is a colloquial shortening of 'I am going to be'. The adverbs 'without a doubt' and 'undoubtedly' emphasize the speaker's strong conviction about their future actions.

• I'll never let you down again, I'm back

  ➔ Future Simple ('I'll = I will') with 'never' (negative adverb) modifying the action, followed by Present Simple ('I'm back').

  ➔ 'I'll never let you down' expresses a firm promise about the future. 'Never' reinforces the commitment. 'I'm back' indicates a present state, contrasting with the future promise.

• Perhaps I ran them accents into the ground

  ➔ Past Simple ('ran') with an adverb of possibility ('Perhaps').

  ➔ 'Perhaps' modifies the statement 'I ran them accents into the ground', indicating the speaker is unsure or speculative about whether he overused the accents.

• So starting today / I'm breaking out of this cage

  ➔ Present Continuous ('I'm breaking') used to express a future plan or intention, emphasizing the immediacy of the change. Prepositional phrase 'out of'.

  ➔ Using Present Continuous emphasizes that the action of "breaking out" is starting right now. 'Out of' indicates movement away from something (the cage).

• Haters can make like bees with no stingers and drop dead

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can' expressing ability or possibility in a figurative sense and imperative verb 'drop'. 'Make like' (idiom).

  ➔ 'Can' here is not about literal ability, but about wishing a scenario on someone. 'Make like' means 'to imitate'. 'Drop dead' is a strong imperative expressing a desire for something negative to happen. The whole line is figurative, comparing haters to powerless bees.