I'm Hardcore – English Lyrics

• By: David Choi, JR Aquino, Ryan Higa

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English through the fun and catchy song 'I'm Hardcore'! This song is a great way to pick up slang and understand humor in English. Its clever and silly lyrics make learning enjoyable and memorable. Discover how irony and exaggeration are used in comedy through this YouTube classic.

[English]

-Yo, introducing Ryan Higa

JR Aquino

D. Choi

-I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

I got bling hanging down to the floor

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

Are you a girl scout Imma shut the door

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

I don't ride horses I ride unicorns

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

Gimme gimme gimme gimme more

Stomping on a bed of the prettiest flowers

Pulling out the roots with ultimate power

Don't care what you think; don't care about you

This is how I roll, dawg; this is how I do

I'm stronger, faster, than all you haters

I'll blow right by you on my scooter skater

I can pedal my feet like nobody can

You can't catch me 'cause I'm the ginger bread man

Beautiful flowers stomped on for hours

So strong and so fast, hey haters can lick my grass

Don't even know why, people will try

To make me cry, but I'll never cry, well, maybe sometimes

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

I got bling hanging down to the floor

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

Are you a girl scout Imma shut the door

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

I don't ride horses I ride unicorns

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

Gimme gimme gimme gimme more

Like the ass phalt I'm hard on the street

Just like sand, I'm the son of a beach

People call me animal, but I can be three

A beaver, cat, duck, a platypussy

I do the dishes every day

The water burns my hands, but I'll never show the pain

My hands hurt, my hands hurt, I will be okay

I'm trying to hold it in, but I really want to scream

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

I got bling hanging down to the floor

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

Are you a girl scout Imma shut the door

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

I don't ride horses I ride unicorns

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

Gimme gimme gimme gimme more

-I'm so hard baby

So so hard like a rock baby

Rock hard, rock hard, yeah

Like concrete, like concrete, baby

I'm hardcore!

-I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

I don't run I just do parkour

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

I do the river dance on the dance floor

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

Give to rich and steal from the poor

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

Gimme gimme gimme gimme more

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

I go to bed at 8:24

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

I'm an ASSSO

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

Besa mis labios senor

I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

Imma fart when I walk through your door

Teehee!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hardcore /ˈhɑːrdkɔːr/ B2	adjective - extreme; uncompromising
bling /blɪŋ/ B1	noun - expensive, flashy jewelry
shut /ʃʌt/ A2	verb - to close something
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to sit on and control the movement of something
power /ˈpaʊər/ B1	noun - the ability to do something
stronger /ˈstrɒŋɡər/ B1	adjective - having or showing great physical strength
faster /ˈfɑːstər/ B1	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed
pedal /ˈpedl/ B1	verb - to push down on a pedal
catch /kætʃ/ A2	verb - to take hold of something moving in the air
stomping /ˈstɒmpɪŋ/ B1	verb - to tread heavily
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears
burns /bɜːrnz/ A2	verb - to be damaged by heat
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to give a loud, piercing cry
parkour /pɑːrˈkuːr/ B2	noun - the art of moving through an environment using movement
steal /stiːl/ A2	verb - to take something without permission
lips /lɪps/ A1	noun - the two soft parts surrounding the mouth
fart /fɑːrt/ A1	verb - to expel gas from the anus

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore!

  ➔ Present simple with contraction (I'm = I am)

  ➔ The contraction **"I'm"** replaces the subject **"I"** and the verb **"am"**.

• Are you a girl scout Imma shut the door

  ➔ Colloquial future intention with "Imma" (= I am going to)

  ➔ The slang **"Imma"** is a contraction of **"I am going to"**, indicating a future action.

• I don't ride horses I ride unicorns

  ➔ Negative present simple with do‑not (don't)

  ➔ The auxiliary **"do"** + negative **"not"** forms the contraction **"don't"**, used to make a negative statement in the present simple.

• I'll blow right by you on my scooter skater

  ➔ Future simple with will (I'll = I will)

  ➔ The contraction **"I'll"** stands for **"I will"**, expressing a future action.

• You can't catch me 'cause I'm the ginger bread man

  ➔ Modal verb can’t (cannot) + causal conjunction 'cause (= because)

  ➔ The modal **"can't"** expresses inability, and **"'cause"** is a colloquial short form of **"because"** introducing a reason.

• People call me animal, but I can be three

  ➔ Modal verb can (ability/possibility)

  ➔ The modal **"can"** shows that the subject has the ability or possibility to do something.

• I'm trying to hold it in, but I really want to scream

  ➔ Present progressive (am + verb‑ing) for ongoing action

  ➔ The structure **"am + verb‑ing"** (e.g., **"I'm trying"**) expresses an action that is happening right now.

• I go to bed at 8:24

  ➔ Simple present for scheduled future events

  ➔ The verb **"go"** in the simple present is used here to talk about a fixed routine or schedule in the future.

• Besa mis labios senor

  ➔ Imperative verb form in Spanish (Besa = Kiss)

  ➔ The verb **"Besa"** is the second‑person singular imperative of **"besar"** (to kiss), used to give a direct command.