Girlie-Pop! – English Lyrics

• By: Amaarae

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant, genre-bending world of Amaarae's 'Girlie-Pop!' This track is an excellent choice for language learners, as Amaarae's unique vocal style weaves together English and Pidgin with celestial clarity, offering exposure to modern, global African pop culture. Its hyperactive club beat and thematic focus on pure infatuation make it a compelling and memorable track for studying contemporary music vocabulary.

[English]

[Light music plays]

♪ I want you to take me from the top ♪

♪ Kiss me till I tell you make it soft ♪

♪ One of us gotta bring this to a stop ♪

♪ Flip positions switching genres ♪

♪ Till you make it pop ♪

♪ Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop ♪

♪ Pretty pop, on the lips ♪

♪ Girly pop ♪

♪ Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop ♪

♪ Pretty pop, just a kiss ♪

♪ Girly pop ♪

♪ Replay me I need you so ♪

♪ Singles can't release alone ♪

♪ I just got all rid of my hoes ♪

♪ Can't turn back text from my phone ♪

♪ So tell me now what its not ♪

♪ Keeps appearing reads a stop ♪

♪ I like when we drop, drop, drop ♪

♪ The spirit release of love ♪

♪ One of us got to make it stop ♪

♪ One of us got to kiss and swap ♪

♪ Switching genres till we make it pop ♪

♪ Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop ♪

♪ Pretty pop, on the lips ♪

♪ Girly pop ♪

♪ Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop ♪

♪ Pretty pop, just a kiss ♪

♪ Girly pop ♪

♪ Sedatives I'm resetting my setting ♪

♪ Melodies that I'm getting from heaven ♪

♪ You told me you was never alone ♪

♪ I think that you could've did better ♪

♪ Diamonds that I wedge in the bezel ♪

♪ Vices that we sever together ♪

♪ Soul ties that we needed to crop ♪

♪ Genres that we needed to pop ♪

♪ Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop ♪

♪ Pretty pop, on the lips ♪

♪ Girly pop ♪

♪ Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop ♪

♪ Pretty pop, just a kiss ♪

♪ Girly pop ♪

[Music fades]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pop /pɒp/ A1	noun - a style of popular music; a short, sharp sound verb - to become popular or to make a short, sharp sound
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - the act of pressing one's lips to someone or something verb - to press one's lips against someone or something
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease moving or operating noun - a pause or an act of stopping
genre /ˈʒɒ̃ːrə/ B2	noun - a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature
switch /swɪtʃ/ B1	verb - to change from one thing to another noun - a device for turning something on or off
flip /flɪp/ B1	verb - to turn over quickly noun - a quick turn or toss
sedatives /ˈsɛdətɪvz/ C1	noun - drugs that calm or induce sleep
melody /ˈmɛlədi/ B1	noun - a sequence of musical notes that is pleasant to hear
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ B1	noun - the sky or a place regarded as perfect and peaceful
diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ B2	noun - a very hard precious stone, often used in jewelry
vices /ˈvaɪsɪz/ C1	noun - immoral or harmful habits or practices
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual part of a person, regarded as immortal
ties /taɪz/ B1	noun - connections or relationships linking people
crop /krɒp/ B1	verb - to cut the edges off a picture or plant noun - a cultivated plant that is harvested
reset /riːˈsɛt/ B2	verb - to set something again to its original state
release /rɪˈliːs/ B2	verb - to allow something to become free or available noun - the act of making something public
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - by oneself; without others
single /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ B1	noun - a song released on its own, not part of an album adjective - unmarried; not in a relationship

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ I want you to take me from the top ♪

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose ('to take')

  ➔ The phrase 'to take' is used to express purpose after the verb 'want'. It indicates the action the speaker desires.

• ♪ One of us gotta bring this to a stop ♪

  ➔ Subject + gotta (informal 'have got to')

  ➔ 'Gotta' is a colloquial contraction of 'have got to,' used to express necessity or obligation.

• ♪ Flip positions switching genres ♪

  ➔ Gerund as subject ('switching')

  ➔ The gerund 'switching' functions as the subject of the sentence, describing an action that is happening.

• ♪ Till you make it pop ♪

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction ('till')

  ➔ 'Till' is used to introduce a subordinate clause indicating a condition or time frame.

• ♪ Replay me I need you so ♪

  ➔ Imperative mood ('Replay me')

  ➔ The phrase 'Replay me' is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or request.

• ♪ Can't turn back text from my phone ♪

  ➔ Modal verb ('Can't')

  ➔ 'Can't' is a modal verb used to express inability or impossibility.

• ♪ Sedatives I'm resetting my setting ♪

  ➔ Present continuous ('resetting')

  ➔ 'Resetting' is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening now or in progress.

• ♪ Soul ties that we needed to crop ♪

  ➔ Past simple with 'needed' (modal in past)

  ➔ 'Needed' is the past form of the modal verb 'need,' indicating a past necessity or obligation.