Energy – English Lyrics

• By: Drake
• Album: If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Drake's "Energy," a powerful track where he lyrically confronts the challenges of fame and negativity. This song offers an excellent opportunity to learn modern English slang and expressions related to success, rivalry, and resilience, all delivered with Drake's signature flow and confident tone. Understanding the cultural references in the music video will also deepen your grasp of contemporary pop culture.

[English]

♪ LICKWOOD MEANS REWIND, A GUNSHOT MEANS FORWARD ♪

♪ YOU REQUESTED IT SO WE REWIND ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ WAY, WAY, WAY UP ♪

♪ TURN IT ALL UP ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ LOOK ♪

♪ I GOT ENEMIES, GOT A LOTTA ENEMIES ♪

♪ GOT A LOTTA PEOPLE TRYNA DRAIN ME OF MY ENERGY ♪

♪ THEY TRYNA TAKE THE WAVE FROM A NIGGA ♪

♪ FUCKIN' WITH THE KID AND PRAY FOR YOUR NIGGA ♪

♪ I GOT GIRLS IN REAL LIFE TRYNA FUCK UP MY DAY ♪

♪ FUCK GOIN' ONLINE THAT AIN'T PART OF MY DAY ♪

♪ I GOT REAL SHIT POPPIN' WITH MY FAMILY TOO ♪

♪ I GOT NIGGAS THAT CAN NEVER LEAVE CANADA TOO ♪

♪ I GOT TWO MORTGAGES, THIRTY MILLION IN TOTAL ♪

♪ I GOT NIGGAS THAT'LL STILL TRY FUCKIN' ME OVER ♪

♪ I GOT RAP NIGGAS THAT I GOTTA ACT LIKE I LIKE ♪

♪ BUT MY ACTIN' DAYS ARE OVER, FUCK THEM NIGGAS FOR LIFE, YEA ♪

♪ I GOT ENEMIES, GOT A LOTTA ENEMIES ♪

♪ GOT A LOTTA PEOPLE TRYNA DRAIN ME OF THIS ENERGY ♪

♪ THEY TRYNA TAKE THE WAVE FROM A NIGGA ♪

♪ FUCKIN' WITH THE KID AND PRAY FOR YOUR NIGGA ♪

♪ I GOT PEOPLE TALKIN' DOWN, MAN, LIKE I GIVE A FUCK ♪

♪ I BOUGHT THIS ONE A PURSE, I BOUGHT THIS ONE A TRUCK ♪

♪ I BOUGHT THIS ONE A HOUSE, I BOUGHT THIS ONE A MALL ♪

♪ I KEEP BUYIN' SHIT JUST MAKE SURE YOU KEEP TRACK OF IT ALL ♪

♪ I GOT BITCHES ASKIN' ME ABOUT THE CODE FOR THE WI-FI ♪

♪ SO THEY CAN TALK ABOUT THEY TIMELINE ♪

♪ AND SHOW ME PICTURES OF THEY FRIENDS ♪

♪ JUST TO TELL ME THEY AIN'T REALLY FRIENDS ♪

♪ EX-GIRL SHE THE FEMALE VERSION OF ME ♪

♪ I GOT STRIPPERS IN MY LIFE, BUT THEY VIRGINS TO ME ♪

♪ I HEARD EVERYBODY TALKING BOUT WHAT THEY GONNA BE ♪

♪ I GOT HIGH HOPES FOR YOU NIGGAS, WE GON' SEE ♪

♪ I GOT MONEY IN THE COURTS SO ALL MY NIGGAS ARE FREE ♪

♪ BOUT TO CALL YOUR ASS A UBER, I GOT SOMEWHERE TO BE ♪

♪ I HEAR FAIRY TALES 'BOUT HOW THEY GON' RUN UP ON ME ♪

♪ WELL RUN UP WHEN YOU SEE ME THEN AND WE GON' SEE ♪

♪ I GOT ENEMIES, GOT A LOTTA ENEMIES ♪

♪ GOT A LOTTA PEOPLE TRYNA DRAIN ME OF THIS ENERGY ♪

♪ THEY TRYNA TAKE THE WAVE FROM A NIGGA ♪

♪ FUCKIN' WITH THE KID AND PRAY FOR YOUR NIGGA ♪

♪ NAW, FUCK ALL OF YOU NIGGAS I AIN'T FINISHED ♪

♪ Y'ALL DON'T WANNA HEAR ME SAY IT'S A GO ♪

♪ Y'ALL DON'T WANNA SEE WAYNE WIN 50 AWARD ♪

♪ I GOT REAL ONES LIVIN' PAST KENNEDY ROAD ♪

♪ I GOT REAL ONES WITH ME EVERYWHERE THAT I GO ♪

♪ I'M TRYNA TELL YA, I GOT ENEMIES, GOT A LOTTA ENEMIES ♪

♪ EVERY TIME I SEE 'EM SOMETHIN' WRONG WITH THEY MEMORY ♪

♪ TRYNA TAKE THE WAVE FROM A NIGGA ♪

♪ SO TIRED OF SAVIN' ALL THESE NIGGAS, MAYNE! ♪

♪ YEAH, RUN UP ♪

♪ I GOT ENEMIES, GOT A LOTTA ENEMIES ♪

♪ GOT A LOTTA PEOPLE TRYNA DRAIN ME OF THIS ENERGY ♪

♪ THEY TRYNA TAKE THE WAVE FROM A NIGGA ♪

♪ FUCKIN' WITH THE KID AND PRAY FOR YOUR NIGGA ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• I GOT ENEMIES, GOT A LOTTA ENEMIES

  ➔ Present simple (have)

  ➔ In informal speech, the word "got" functions as the verb "have" to indicate possession, e.g., "I "got" enemies."

• I KEEP BUYING SHIT JUST MAKE SURE YOU KEEP TRACK OF IT ALL

  ➔ Present continuous with "keep + -ing" for repeated actions

  ➔ The structure "keep + "verb‑ing"" ("keep "buying"", "keep "track"") shows an action that continues or repeats over time.

• I GOT NIGGAS THAT CAN NEVER LEAVE CANADA TOO

  ➔ Modal verb "can" for ability / possibility

  ➔ "Can" is used to express that someone has the ability or the possibility to do something – here, "can never leave".

• I HEARD EVERYBODY TALKING BOUT WHAT THEY GONNA BE

  ➔ Past simple + gerund after a perception verb

  ➔ With verbs of perception such as "hear", the past tense is followed by a "verb‑ing" form: "heard "talking"".

• I GOT HIGH HOPES FOR YOU NIGGAS, WE GON' SEE

  ➔ Future intention with "going to" (colloquial "gon'")

  ➔ The informal contraction "gon'" stands for "going to" and expresses a future outcome: "we "gon' see"".

• YEAH, RUN UP

  ➔ Imperative mood (command)

  ➔ "Run up" is a direct command; the subject "you" is implied.

• I BOUGHT THIS ONE A HOUSE, I BOUGHT THIS ONE A MALL

  ➔ Simple past for completed actions

  ➔ The verb "bought" is the past tense of "buy", showing that the purchases are finished.

• I MIGHT CALL YOUR ASS A UBER, I GOT SOMEWHERE TO BE

  ➔ Modal verb "might" for possibility

  ➔ "Might" expresses a low degree of certainty about a future action: "I "might" call…".

• Y'ALL DON'T WANNA HEAR ME SAY IT'S A GO

  ➔ Negation with auxiliary "do" + base verb

  ➔ "Don't" is the contracted form of "do not"; it negates the verb "wanna" (want to).