Alicia – English Lyrics

• By: Hotboii, Lil Baby

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, emotive world of 'Alicia' to master modern American street slang and the emotive, melodic flow characteristic of contemporary Southern Hip-Hop. This track is a masterclass in using musical cadence to express personal vulnerability and resilience.

[English]

If Drew didn't film it, then it ain't

filmed right.

I be pranking

my space. I'm a shift and delete you.

Pretty yellow like a leash. Got

her own bag and my last was a leen

tonight. I just want this good dick and

tequila. I ain't trying to miss for a

reason my feelings. I'mma leave when

it's deep

with you.

Sweet street keep not a fever girl on

the top zookeeper. I'mma keep it real. I

don't with you people, baby. You

never understand I really know

pain. Can't be mad. I play defense from

G5 to G5 G6. I'm too personal. I ain't

going to release it. Ride with the gang.

I'm the one who got it. I'm the youngest

one, but I be on OG I didn't mean

Don't know why I did it. track.

I'm too scient

for a reason. Drown in my feelings.

I'mma leave when it's deep when it's

deep. You going to lean in.

Say you leave while you leaving. You

leave while you leaving.

If you leave

behind

like we getting deeper with you with a

reaper life. You got to keep up. If you

leaving, you got to take me cuz we

can't break up.

It's real love.

I don't give a damn what they say, what

I told you. Got a weight on my

shoulders. Feel better when I hold you.

Like when we fall away, we get closer.

Love you for real. Hope you don't got a

motive. Don't open that door. You won't

never get closure. You will never get

closer from me. None of these

ain't colder than me.

We can talk about whatever. I feel like

I'm your best friend. Been through a

whole lot. You really got the best. Cuz

you going to ride for me. Got 21

questions. I fall back from you. I'm

teaching you a lesson. Ain't going back

no more. I deleted the message. Baby,

I'm God son. Can't no one stop my

blessing. I'm heavy on my side. You

with a legend. I make you come

first whenever we be. Would you be my

band-aid if I was beating if it went all

bad? I wonder what you beat me.

be all cap. Ain't never what it seem to

be. Put you on PJs. I'm switching up the

scene. Would you pour your heart out for

me, baby? I give you dope dick. I just

want you to for me. I made it happen.

And she was just a dream. So you the

real me. I'm hoping that it

prank. Keep the on my space I'm a shift

and delete you pretty like a G bag

and my last seen each other in a while

with tonight I want this good dick and

tequila I ain't trying to miss a reason

I'm leave

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pranking /ˈpræŋkɪŋ/ B2	verb - playing a mischievous trick or practical joke
defense /dɪˈfɛns/ B1	noun - the action of resisting an attack
closure /ˈkloʊʒər/ B2	noun - a sense of resolution or finality
reaper /ˈriːpər/ C1	noun - a person or machine that harvests crops; often associated with death
motive /ˈmoʊtɪv/ B2	noun - a reason for doing something
blessing /ˈblɛsɪŋ/ B2	noun - a gift or favor from God; divine protection
legend /ˈlɛdʒənd/ B1	noun - an extremely famous or notorious person
personal /ˈpɜːrsənəl/ A2	adjective - belonging to a particular person
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ A2	noun - the part of the body between the neck and the arm
switch /swɪtʃ/ B1	verb - to change or turn from one thing to another
youngest /ˈjʌŋɡɪst/ A1	adjective - having lived for the least amount of time
drown /draʊn/ B1	verb - to die through submersion in water; metaphorically to be overwhelmed
heavy /ˈhɛvi/ A1	adjective - of great weight; intense
release /rɪˈliːs/ B2	verb - to allow or enable to escape from confinement; to publish
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering

Key Grammar Structures

• If Drew didn't film it, then it ain't filmed right.

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical/Real condition)

  ➔ Uses 'If' + past tense (slang usage) to set a condition for a specific outcome.

• I'm the one who got it.

  ➔ Relative Pronoun 'who' defining a noun

  ➔ The relative clause 'who got it' clarifies which person 'the one' refers to.

• I'm the youngest one, but I be on OG track.

  ➔ Habitual 'be' (AAVE dialect usage)

  ➔ In African American Vernacular English (AAVE), 'be' denotes a recurring action or state.

• You will never get closure.

  ➔ Future Simple (Prediction/Certainty)

  ➔ Uses 'will' to express a strong negative prediction about the future.

• Would you be my band-aid if it went all bad?

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical situation)

  ➔ Uses 'would' and past tense 'went' to imagine a hypothetical, unlikely scenario.

• Can't no one stop my blessing.

  ➔ Double negative (Dialectal emphasis)

  ➔ The use of 'can't no one' is a stylistic choice common in hip-hop to emphasize the impossibility of an action.

• I'm hoping that it prank.

  ➔ Present Continuous (Desire/Hope)

  ➔ Uses 'I am hoping' to express an ongoing state of desire regarding a situation.