BMF – English Lyrics

• By: SZA
• Album: SOS Deluxe: LANA

Lyrics & Translation

"BMF" by SZA is an electrifying pop and bossa nova track that masterfully blends classic influences with contemporary R&B, showcasing SZA's versatile storytelling. Language learners can immerse themselves in its rich lyrical landscape, which navigates themes of desire, fleeting romance, and emotional complexity through vivid imagery and clever wordplay, offering an engaging way to understand modern English expressions of attraction and relationships.

[English]

Young and fine and dark and handsome

The boy from South Detroit keep bossing

And I can't keep my panties from dropping

He's so fly, fly

Going too fast, don't hurt yourself

I can't keep up with all the lies you tell yourself

You kinda cute, but play too much, don't play yourself

I'm not the one, but we can still pretend this can be my man

You say you feel different when you with me, tell me anything

Compliment my energy, it's different laying next to me

All I ask is don't make me pull up and get to dumping

You know I can't give no fucks, you know I'm with all the ruckus, can you?

Young and fine and dark and handsome

The boy West side of Compton camе walking in

I can't keep my panties from dropping

He's so fly, fly

Ooh, he bossy, ooh, hе crip walkin'

Took me to Slauson and he slut me out

And when I got a problem, he get to packin'

He 'bout all that action, call him Mr. Handle It

You know I'm hella different from them chicks that you been trickin' on

Can be your ride or die, get down your strongest bone

Trust me, boy, I'm good in every hood

Trickin', finna fall in backwards

I'm just tryna show you what it would be like if you my man

Young and fine and dark and handsome

The boy from South of somewhere came walking in

I can't keep my panties from dropping

He's so fly, fly

Blowin' money fast, it won't last (ooh-oh)

Tryna make it last, ooh-oh

Blowin' money fast, we might crash (mm)

I'll make it last, we'll be-, oh-oh

Ecstasy is just a pill away

Pop it up or you could screw today

I'm just tryna hear you say my name

Love to play your ruler, be your Jane

You could be my Tarzan, toss me up

Other hoes is lacking, call me up

Know my baby packing, why I'm stuck

That's why he my man

Young and he fine and he tall and he handsome (oh, yeah)

Talkin' so fine, I might hold it for ransom

Put it in drive, I'm not shy, I might let ya

Cruise all night

Blowin' money fast, it won't last (ooh-oh)

Tryna make it last, ooh-oh

Blowin' money fast, we might crash (ooh, whoa)

I'll make it last, we'll be-, oh-oh

...

Key Grammar Structures

• And I can't keep my panties from dropping

  ➔ keep + object + from + -ing

  ➔ This structure means "to prevent someone or something from doing something." Here, "keep my panties from dropping" means "to prevent my panties from dropping."

• I can't keep up with all the lies you tell yourself

  ➔ Phrasal Verb: "keep up with"

  ➔ The phrasal verb "**keep up with**" means to stay at the same level or pace as someone or something, or to stay informed about something. In this context, it means the speaker cannot follow or believe all the lies.

• All I ask is don't make me pull up and get to dumping

  ➔ Causative Verb "make"

  ➔ The causative verb "**make**" is used here in the structure "make + object + bare infinitive (verb without 'to')". It means to force or cause someone to do something. So, "don't make me pull up" means "don't force or cause me to pull up."

• You know I can't give no fucks

  ➔ Double Negative (Informal)

  ➔ In standard English, a double negative like "**can't give no fucks**" would typically be avoided. However, in informal speech and song lyrics, it's often used for emphasis to strongly convey a negative meaning, meaning "I don't care at all" or "I really don't give any fucks."

• You know I'm hella different from them chicks that you been trickin' on

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (Informal)

  ➔ The phrase "**you been trickin' on**" is an informal contraction of "you have been tricking on." This uses the present perfect continuous tense, which describes an action that started in the past and is still continuing up to the present, or an action that has been repeated over a period of time.

• I'm just tryna show you what it would be like if you my man

  ➔ Conditional Type 2 (Hypothetical)

  ➔ This sentence uses a Type 2 conditional structure to talk about a hypothetical or imaginary situation in the present or future. "**what it would be like if you my man**" describes a situation that is unlikely or not real, implying the speaker wants to show the experience of a relationship.

• I'm just tryna hear you say my name

  ➔ Verb of Perception

  ➔ The verb of perception "**hear**" is followed by an object ("you") and then a bare infinitive ("say"). This structure is used to describe an action that someone perceives happening. It means the speaker wants to perceive or listen to the other person saying her name.

• Other hoes is lacking, call me up

  ➔ Informal Subject-Verb Agreement

  ➔ In standard English, the plural subject "Other hoes" would require the plural verb "are" (i.e., "Other hoes are lacking"). However, in informal or colloquial language, especially in song lyrics, singular verbs like "**is**" are sometimes used with plural subjects.

• Blowin' money fast, it won't last

  ➔ Present Participle as Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ The phrase "**Blowin' money fast**" (informal for "blowing money fast") functions as an adverbial phrase. It describes the manner or circumstance of the action in the main clause ("it won't last"). Here, it means "While blowing money fast..." or "By blowing money fast...".