F.T.S. – English Lyrics

• By: JENNIE
• Album: Ruby

Lyrics & Translation

Explore JENNIE's powerful message of freedom and self-discovery in "F.T.S." Learn how she blends vulnerability with defiance, encouraging listeners to break free from constraints and rewrite their own narratives through raw emotion and empowering lyrics.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
leap /liːp/ B1	noun - an act of jumping or a large increase verb - jump or jump over
senses /ˈsensɪz/ B1	noun - the ability to perceive things through the five senses
strike /straɪk/ B1	verb - to hit forcefully noun - a worker's refusal to work
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something verb - to want something very much
flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - a burning or glowing mass of gas
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1	noun - the state of being free
honesty /ˈɒnɪsti/ B1	noun - the quality of being honest
matter /ˈmætər/ A2	verb - to be important noun - a substance or material
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - far down from the surface
flip /flɪp/ B2	verb - to turn over quickly
script /skrɪpt/ B2	noun - the written text of a play, film, or broadcast
inside /ˈɪnˌsaɪd/ A2	adjective - within or on the inner side of
over /ˈoʊvər/ A2	adjective - finished or completed
grid /ɡrɪd/ B1	noun - a network of lines
switch /swɪtʃ/ B1	verb - to change from one state or thing to another
urge /ɜːrdʒ/ B2	noun - a strong desire or impulse verb - to strongly encourage or persuade someone to do something

Key Grammar Structures

• Maybe it's time to take a leap of faith (ah-ah, ah-ah)

  ➔ Modal verb + infinitive

  ➔ "Maybe" expresses possibility, and "it's time to" indicates a suggestion or necessity. "Take a leap of faith" is an idiomatic expression meaning to do something risky but potentially rewarding.

• Strike a fuckin' match of love and desire

  ➔ Imperative mood with intensifier

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative mood ("Strike") to give a direct command. "Fuckin'" is an intensifier, adding emphasis to the verb. The phrase is metaphorical, suggesting igniting passion.

• What matters to you, you, you, it's not that deep to me

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis, comparative structure

  ➔ The repetition of "you" emphasizes the speaker's dismissal of the other person's concerns. "Not that deep" is an informal idiom meaning not important or serious.

• Fuck that shit, I am over it

  ➔ Expletive as emphasis, present continuous for completed state

  ➔ "Fuck that shit" is a strong expression of dismissal. "I am over it" uses the present continuous to indicate a state of having moved on from something, even though the action of 'getting over it' is complete.