Insecure – English Lyrics

• By: Jazmine Sullivan, Bryson Tiller
• Album: Insecure Season 2 Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(slow r&b music)

♪ Got a lot on my mind ♪

♪ I'm thinking I'm needing a break ♪

♪ To clear up the clutter, damn man ♪

♪ Can I get a minute, get some space, man ♪

♪ You been through my head, playing games, man ♪

♪ You be way too controlling ♪

♪ Got me feeling like I can't breathe ♪

♪ I can't even hang with a homie ♪

♪ Ain't no reason not to trust me ♪

♪ I'm your lady, not a slave ♪

♪ You my nigga, not my master ♪

♪ I'll escape thinking who can I run to ♪

♪ Got me looking for a new dude ♪

♪ With a chill vibe, who a nice time ♪

♪ Who can lay back, who don't pick fights ♪

♪ Who ain't insecure ♪

♪ Yeah, why you gotta be so insecure, yeah ♪

♪ When I did all I could do, but you be wanting more ♪

♪ And why you can't get above my back ♪

♪ And I can take a lot of shit, but I won't take that ♪

♪ Been a long time, ain't been home, I been away ♪

♪ Work got me in and out of state ♪

♪ Don't know what you're doing, wonder what you're doing ♪

♪ You got niggas in your face ♪

♪ I'll never let you go to waste ♪

♪ You're my treasure, baby, not my trash ♪

♪ Thirsty 'bout to make a nigga splash ♪

♪ Why I treat you like a trophy, control freak ♪

♪ I tell you that's better than no freak ♪

♪ Find someone better you can go free ♪

♪ Stop trippin', girl, you know me, I'm your homie ♪

♪ Don't cut it off ♪

♪ We done said it all and we done it all ♪

♪ I want it all, for myself sorry if I'm coming off insecure ♪

♪ Ooh, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Why you gotta be so insecure? Yeah ♪

♪ When I did all I could do, but you be wanting more ♪

♪ And why you can't get above my back ♪

♪ And I can take a lot of shit, but I won't take that ♪

♪ Don't you know that trust is important ♪

♪ Ever heard of that, is it foreign to you ♪

♪ Is a good time really boring to you ♪

♪ You be on your Suge Knight, always trying to fight ♪

♪ You a bully or a lover ♪

♪ Are you my man or my big brother ♪

♪ Baby somethin' wrong with this picture ♪

♪ You make it hard to wanna stay with ya ♪

♪ I'm your lady, not a slave ♪

♪ You my nigga, not my master, I'll escape ♪

♪ Thinking who can I run to ♪

♪ Got me looking for a new dude ♪

♪ I'm a good girl but you reachin' ♪

♪ 'Bout to make me give you reason to be insecure ♪

♪ Ohh ♪

♪ Why you gotta be so insecure? So insecure ♪

♪ When I did all I could do but you be wanting more ♪

♪ But you be wanting more and more ♪

♪ And more and more and more and more and more ♪

♪ And why you can't get above my back, yeah ♪

♪ And I can take a lot of shit, but I won't take that ♪

♪ No, I won't take that no more ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
insecure /ˌɪnˈsɛkjʊr/ B1	adjective - lacking confidence or assurance; uncertain
clutter /ˈklʌtər/ B1	noun - a crowded or confused mass of things
controlling /kənˈtroʊlɪŋ/ B2	adjective - exercising strict dominance or influence
breath /brɛθ/ A1	noun - air taken into or expelled from the lungs
trust /trʌst/ A2	noun - firm belief in the reliability of someone or something
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ A2	verb - break free from confinement or control
vibe /vaɪb/ B1	noun - a distinctive emotional atmosphere
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - take part in a physical conflict
treasure /ˈtrɛʒər/ A2	noun - a valuable or precious possession
trippin /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb - behaving in an irrational or overreacting manner
homie /ˈhoʊmi/ B1	noun - a close friend or companion
bully /ˈbʊli/ A2	noun - a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate
master /ˈmæstər/ A2	noun - a person who has control or authority over others
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
waste /weɪst/ A2	noun - an unnecessary or useless expenditure
foreign /ˈfɔrən/ A2	adjective - not familiar or typical