Beat Down – English Lyrics

• By: Steve Aoki, Angger Dimas, Iggy Azalea

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking of learning English? Let the driving rhythm and confident lyrics of "Beat Down" be your guide. This high-energy track is a great way to pick up modern slang and practice pronunciation with its repetitive and catchy chorus. The song is special for its unique fusion of electronic dance music and hip-hop, a collaboration that helped introduce Iggy Azalea to a global audience.

[English]

What you looking at, do I got something in my eye?

Do I got shit up on my face, or did my hair catch on fire?

Cause you really really staring, am I something that you like?

Geez, ask for my number or you can fly kites

See I'm 'bout to get with it, I'm getting ratchet and livid

You think I'm cool, then forget it

You feeling froggy then ribbit

Be like banana and slip it, before your melon I'll split it

I bet you know what you see, oh my girl she deserve a

Beat down

Stop, wait

Think about it

Work, work, run up, if you want some

Hear the drums how they beat here, that's how you done

Wait, I should think about it, never mind it's a waste

When the bitch hit the ground, how these Louboutins taste

I'm sorry, club promoter, let's put this in the past

It's just that bitch kept on staring, so I had to whoop that ass

It's a party in your face, I'm about to dance on it

'Bout to dance on it, 'bout to dance on it

It's a party in your face, I'm about to dance on it

'Bout to dance on it, 'bout to dance on it

You win some, you lose some

But her, it's her day

You win some, you lose some

But her, it's her day

Beat down

It's a party in your face, I'm about to dance on it

'Bout to dance on it, 'bout to dance on it

It's a party in your face, I'm about to dance on it

'Bout to dance on it, 'bout to dance on it

Beat down

Check it out ladies, don't take no lip

Take no lip, take take no lip

If you ride for your girls, then pump your fist

Pump your fist, pump pump your fist

Now swing it at the ho that you think looking funny

If she came with a man then take all his money

It's the year of the woman, go grab a can of these whoppings

And then as soon as she looking Aoki she gon' get it

Beat down

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
looking /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to direct one's gaze towards someone or something
staring /ˈstɛərɪŋ/ B2	verb - to look at someone or something in a fixed and intense way
fire /faɪər/ B1	noun - combustion that produces heat and light verb - to ignite or set on fire
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a celestial body shining in the night sky
catch /kætʃ/ B1	verb - to seize or grasp something moving
fire /faɪər/ B1	noun - a process of combustion producing heat and light
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social event for celebration or entertainment
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a rhythmic movement or sound in music verb - to strike a surface to produce sound
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move swiftly on foot
work /wɜːrk/ A2	verb - to perform a task or job
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B2	verb - to be worthy of something
split /splɪt/ B2	verb - to divide into parts and go in different directions

Key Grammar Structures

• What you looking at, do I got something in my eye?

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase "What you looking at" uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now, emphasizing the speaker's confusion or challenge.

• Cause you really really staring, am I something that you like?

  ➔ Adverb Intensifier

  ➔ The word "really" is used twice as an intensifier to emphasize the degree of the action "staring."

• You feeling froggy then ribbit

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Informal)

  ➔ The phrase uses an informal conditional structure, implying "if you feel froggy, then you should ribbit."

• I bet you know what you see, oh my girl she deserve a Beat down

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement with Interruption

  ➔ The sentence maintains subject-verb agreement despite the interruption "oh my girl she deserve a Beat down."

• It's a party in your face, I'm about to dance on it

  ➔ Future Intention with 'be about to'

  ➔ The phrase "I'm about to dance on it" expresses an immediate future action using 'be about to'.

• You win some, you lose some, But her, it's her day

  ➔ Parallelism

  ➔ The phrase uses parallelism with "You win some, you lose some" to create a balanced and rhythmic effect.

• Check it out ladies, don't take no lip

  ➔ Double Negative (Informal)

  ➔ The phrase "don't take no lip" uses a double negative, which is common in informal speech.

• If she came with a man then take all his money

  ➔ Type 1 Conditional Sentence

  ➔ The sentence follows the structure of a Type 1 conditional, expressing a likely result if the condition is met.