I Know – English Lyrics

• By: Big Sean, Jhené Aiko
• Album: Dark Sky Paradise

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH SOME THINGS ♪

♪ UHU ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU DON'T EVEN LOVE THE SAME ♪

♪ DO YOU DO YOU? ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU BEEN RUNNING ON EMPTY RUNNIN' ON EMPTY ♪

♪ THE WAY YOU MOVE IS LIKE YOU COULD USE A VACATION ♪

♪ DRINKIN' HEN' AND THE HARDER YOU DANCE ♪

♪ I SWEAR RIGHT NOW LOOK LIKE YOU ON A VACATION ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA GET A AWAY MAKE IT HAPPEN ♪

♪ WHATEVER HAPPENED JUST HAD TO HAPPEN ♪

♪ ON VACATION (ON VACATION) ♪

♪ YEAH, ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU BEEN I KNOW YOU BEEN ♪

♪ DANCIN DANCIN DANCIN LIKE YOU FUCKING GOT A REASON ♪

♪ DANCIN' LIKE IT'S SOMETHIN' TO BELIEVE ♪

♪ DANCIN' LIKE IT'S FUCKIN' DANCIN' SEASON ♪

♪ BLAME IT ON THE ALCOHOL OR BLAME IT ON SATIVA ♪

♪ THE HARDER YOUR HEART WILL KEEP BEATING ♪

♪ ONLY FEEL BAD WHILE YOU THINKING ♪

♪ POP POP POP LIKE PEPSI COKE ♪

♪ THE BEST WE SMOKE ♪

♪ PLUS THAT TAN LOOK YOU FLEW IN FROM MEXICO ♪

♪ GO GO LET ME SEE HOW WILD IT GET BUST WIDE AS IT GET ♪

♪ YOU NEED THE BEAT TAKEN CARE OF AND PAMPERED ♪

♪ BUT JUST LIKE A PAMPER HE ON THAT CHILDISH SHIT ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ I KNOW (I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW) YOU'VE BEEN ♪

♪ SILENCING YOUR PHONE (SILENCING YOUR PHONE) ♪

♪ (IGNORING CALLS FROM HOME) UHU ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN TRYNA' TO GET ALONE (I KNOW) ♪

♪ WHATS UP (WHATS UP) IT'S ON (IT'S ON) ♪

♪ NO GAMES (NO GAMES) WE GROWN (WE GROWN) ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES (I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW) ♪

♪ THAT YA'LL DON'T SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE ♪

♪ (FEELS LIKE SOMETIMES) YA'LL DONT SPEAK THE) UHU ♪

♪ SAME LANGUAGE) I KNOW THAT YOU JUST WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ WITH ALL THE BITCHES THAT YOU CAME WITH ♪

♪ (YOU KNOW THAT YOU JUST WANNA LET IT GO LET IT GO) ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU BEEN GOING THROUGH SOME THANGS ♪

♪ WANNA GET AWAY, ♪

♪ BABY LET ME BE YOUR VACATION, HUH ♪

♪ THE OTHER TRICK YOU BEEN FUCKIN' WITH ♪

♪ IS A TRIP YOU KNOW SHE BEEN PLAYIN' ♪

♪ BABY I AM JUST SAYIN' ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU KNOW I AM DOWN FOR WHATEVA' ♪

♪ YEAH (YEAH) ♪

♪ YOU KNOW I'M JUST HERE TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER ♪

♪ YEAH (YEAH) ♪

♪ TAKE A LOAD OFF ON MY PRIVATE ISLAND ♪

♪ COME INSIDE AND GO INTO HIDING ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SACRIFICING YOUR TIME ♪

♪ ANY TIME TO UNWIND AND LET GO ♪

♪ SO LET GO LET'S GO AND LET'S ROLL AND WE ROLL ♪

♪ (HEY EY HEY EY) EXCITED, ACTIVATED GET IGNITED ♪

♪ SO MANY CHARGES ON MY CARD OH GOD ♪

♪ I THINK I GOT INDICTED (YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH) ♪

♪ GET A ♪

♪ GET A NIGHT GET A DAY GET A ROOM GET A PLACE ♪

♪ GET A DRINK POP A BOTTLE MAYBE WE CAN GET AWAY ♪

♪YOU A STAR YOU NEED SPACE MAYBE WE COULD SHOOT UP OUT OF TOWN ♪

♪ HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO TEXAS SOUTH BY SOUTH WEST (TEXAS) ♪

♪ AND WHAT WE CAN SMOKE A ZIP LIKE WE CAN'T GET ARRESTED ♪

♪ WHERE THEY MIGHT KNOW US OF IN A INTERSECTION ♪

♪ (YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH) I MEAN BABY I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN ♪

♪ WANNA BE THE BADDEST ♪

♪ WANNA BE WITH SOMEBODY WHO AIN'T NEVER HAD IT ♪

♪ NO STATUS, JUST ALL CINEMATICS YOU JUST GOT CASTED♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN CRYING AND POUTIN (YEAH YEAH) ♪

♪ KNOW YOU'RE TIRED OF ARGUING ♪

♪ BUT NOT SCREAMING AND SHOUTING (YEAH) ♪

♪ AND YOU KNOW WE ON A ROLL LIKE WE DID GOOD IN COLLEGE ♪

♪ THROWING HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS ♪

♪ LIKE THEY NOT HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS ♪

♪ (HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS) WHY COZ ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'VE (I KNOW I KNOW YOU'VE) BEEN GOING ♪

♪ THROUGH SOME THINGS THROUGH SOME THINGS YOU ♪

♪ CAN'T EXPLAIN (UHU) SHOW ME THING THAT SHIT INSANE ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'VE JUST TRYIN (I KNOW YOU DON'T) ♪

♪ EXPLAIN THIS SHIT INSANE (EVEN LOVE THE SAME) ♪

♪ DON'T LOVE (DO YA) THE SAME ♪

♪ I KNOW (DO YA) YOU DIVING THROUGH PAIN, ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU (I KNOW) GOING SO CRAZY ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU RUNNIN ON EMPTY (YOU BEEN RUNNING ON EMPTY) ♪

♪ THAT SHIT CAN FUCK WITH YOU MENTY (RUNNIN ON EMPTY) ♪

♪I KNOW THIS SHIT DON'T YOU (THE WAY YOU MOVE IS LIKE) TEMPT ME ♪

♪ I KNOW (USE A VACATION) ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU ♪

♪ DRINKIN YOUR HEN AND THE HARDER YOU DANCE ♪

♪ I SWEAR IT'S LOOKING LIKE RIGHT NOW YOU ON A VACATION ♪

♪ (VACATION HOW ABOUT) GOTTA GET AWAY ♪

♪ ( HAWAII JAMAICA) MAKE IT HAPPEN ♪

♪ WHATEVER HAPPENED JUST HAD TO HAPPEN ♪

♪ ON VACATION (ON VACATION) ♪

♪ YEEAAHH (YEAAHH) (I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW) ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN ♪

♪ (I KNOW YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEED A VACATION) ♪

♪ (HOW ABOUT HAWAI OR JAMAICA MAYBE ASIA) ♪

♪ (TAKE YOU PLACES THAT NIGGERS CAN'T TAKE YA) ♪

♪ ( DON'T FORGET TO MAKE UP YEAH ) ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
empty /ˈɛmpti/ A1	adjective - containing nothing
vacation /veɪˈkeɪʃən/ A1	noun - a period of time when you do not work
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move the body and feet to music
blame /bleɪm/ A2	verb - to say or think that someone is responsible for something bad
silencing /ˈsaɪlənsɪŋ/ A2	verb - to make someone or something silent
sacrificing /ˈsækrɪfaɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - to give up something important for someone or something else
unwind /ˌʌnˈwaɪnd/ B1	verb - to relax after a period of work or activity
activated /ˈæktɪveɪtɪd/ B1	adjective - made active or operational
indicted /ɪnˈdaɪtɪd/ B2	verb - to formally accuse someone of a serious crime
crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - to shed tears, often as an expression of distress
pouting /ˈpaʊtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to push out one's lips in a moody way
arguing /ˈɑrɡjuɪŋ/ A2	verb - to give reasons or cite evidence for or against an idea
tempt /tɛmpt/ B1	verb - to attract or entice someone to do something
pamper /ˈpæmpər/ B2	verb - to treat with excessive indulgence and attention
ignited /ɪgˈnaɪtɪd/ B2	verb - to set fire to something

Key Grammar Structures

• I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH SOME THINGS

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase "I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN GOING" uses the **Present Perfect Continuous** to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• I KNOW YOU DON'T EVEN LOVE THE SAME

  ➔ Negative Contraction

  ➔ The phrase "DON'T EVEN" is a **negative contraction** combining "do not" and "even" for emphasis.

• THE WAY YOU MOVE IS LIKE YOU COULD USE A VACATION

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase "IS LIKE" introduces a **simile**, comparing the way the person moves to someone who needs a vacation.

• WHATEVER HAPPENED JUST HAD TO HAPPEN

  ➔ Emphatic Structure

  ➔ The phrase "JUST HAD TO HAPPEN" uses an **emphatic structure** to stress the inevitability of the event.

• YOU GOTTA GET A AWAY MAKE IT HAPPEN

  ➔ Modal Verb (Gotta)

  ➔ The word **GOTTA** is a colloquial form of "have got to," expressing necessity or strong advice.

• BLAME IT ON THE ALCOHOL OR BLAME IT ON SATIVA

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The phrase uses **parallel structure** with "BLAME IT ON" repeated for emphasis and clarity.

• ONLY FEEL BAD WHILE YOU THINKING

  ➔ Adverbial Clause

  ➔ The phrase "WHILE YOU THINKING" is an **adverbial clause** that indicates the time when the feeling occurs.

• YOU NEED THE BEAT TAKEN CARE OF AND PAMPERED

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ The phrase "TAKEN CARE OF AND PAMPERED" uses the **passive voice** to emphasize the action rather than the doer.

• I KNOW (I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW) YOU'VE BEEN

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of "I KNOW" is used for **emphasis**, reinforcing the speaker's certainty.