How Sway – English Lyrics

• By: Summer Walker, SAILORR
• Album: Finally Over It

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the language of intense love and disbelief with Summer Walker's "How Sway." This song offers a unique opportunity to learn modern English expressions of infatuation and adoration. Its clever use of a famous internet meme as its central hook makes it a memorable and culturally relevant track for language learners to explore.

[English]

Text me a quick selfie so I can sit on it

Runnin' through my mind, he's so intelligent

You ask me if I'm flexible, I'll do a split

I wanna get your name engraved in pink glitter right on my blick

I would take your last name

Put the pictures of our baby's faces in a glass frame

Hang up every doodle that our daughter draw

Buy up hella magnets for the fridge

'Cause you filled up to the brim with our love, heart

So take my heart

Hope you don't run away

I'ma call you my bae

Come and take off my lace

So take my heart

How could I even fake?

Like, how could I even fake?

Like, how, Sway?

You ain't got the education

I'm saved up in his phone as "Lil Fine Shit"

He wanna dance, yeah, wine hips

I got super shy lips, no politickin', no ride dick

But I got me a PhD in yapanese around him

The way he talks arousin'

Thinkin' 'bout him, riled up

Red just like his apple cup

Hope this my for-lifer 'cause I'm feelin' super-duper stuck

Chewin' on my bubble butt, Hubba Bubba, baby, I'ma get it up

And rub it up right when we f-

So take my heart

Hope you don't run away

I'ma call you my bae

Come and take off my lace

So take my heart

And how could I even fake?

Like, how could I even fake?

Like, how, Sway?

You ain't got the education

Take, take my heart (how, Sway?)

I'll take, take, take

Hope you don't run away

Take my heart with you, baby

Take my heart with you (I'ma call you my bae)

Take my (how could I even fake?)

Like, how could I even fake?

Like, how, Sway?

You ain't got the education

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that sends blood around your body noun - the center of emotion, especially love or affection
fake /feɪk/ B1	verb - to pretend that something is real or true when it is not adjective - not real or genuine
education /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃən/ A2	noun - the process of teaching or learning in a school or college
intelligent /ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt/ B1	adjective - able to learn and understand things easily
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or words by which a person or thing is known verb - to give a name to someone or something
lace /leɪs/ B2	noun - a delicate fabric with patterns of holes, often used for clothing
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move your body to music noun - a series of movements performed to music
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection toward someone verb - to feel deep affection or care for someone or something
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate something
bubble /ˈbʌb.əl/ B1	noun - a ball of air in a liquid or solid substance
phone /fəʊn/ A1	noun - a device used for speaking to someone who is far away
glass /ɡlɑːs/ A2	noun - a hard, transparent material used for windows and containers
picture /ˈpɪk.tʃər/ A1	noun - a painting, drawing, or photograph of something
flexible /ˈflek.sə.bəl/ B2	adjective - able to bend or be bent easily without breaking
magnet /ˈmæɡ.nɪt/ B1	noun - an object that can attract iron and produce a magnetic field

Key Grammar Structures

• Text me a quick selfie so I can sit on it

  ➔ Imperative + purpose clause with 'so I can'

  ➔ The phrase 'Text me' is an imperative asking someone to do something, followed by 'so I can' to show purpose.

• You ask me if I'm flexible, I'll do a split

  ➔ Conditional coordination without 'if' (colloquial structure)

  ➔ The sentence implies 'If you ask me..., I'll do a split'—showing a conditional meaning without using 'if'.

• I wanna get your name engraved in pink glitter

  ➔ Causative 'get + object + past participle'

  ➔ The structure 'get your name engraved' means to arrange for someone to engrave the name.

• I would take your last name

  ➔ Modal verb 'would' for hypothetical situations

  ➔ The use of 'would' expresses something imagined or conditional, not real.

• Hope you don't run away

  ➔ Omission of subject in informal expression

  ➔ The sentence omits 'I' before 'hope', common in lyrics or casual speech.

• Come and take off my lace

  ➔ Imperative with coordinated verbs

  ➔ 'Come and take off' links two actions in one command, expressing sequence naturally.

• Like, how could I even fake?

  ➔ Rhetorical question using modal verb 'could'

  ➔ The speaker asks 'how could I even fake?' not to get an answer, but to emphasize sincerity.

• You ain't got the education

  ➔ Negation using 'ain't' (nonstandard grammar)

  ➔ 'Ain't' replaces 'haven't' or 'isn't' in informal speech, common in song lyrics.