KICK OUT – English Lyrics

• By: Travis Scott
• Album: JACKBOYS 2

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ B1	adjective - difficult to understand or deal with.
kick out /kɪk aʊt/ B1	verb - to force someone to leave a place or organization.
kidding /ˈkɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - to speak to someone in a playful or teasing way; to joke.
circ' out /sɜːk aʊt/ C1	verb - (slang) to go out and move around, often implying being on the streets or involved in street activities.
stains /steɪnz/ B1	noun - a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove. noun - (slang) refers to residues, often from drugs or illicit activities, implying the consequences or evidence of such actions.
swapping /ˈswɒpɪŋ/ B1	verb - exchanging one thing for another.
oblige /əˈblaɪdʒ/ B2	verb - to do someone a favor; to make someone legally or morally bound to an action.
scary /ˈskɛəri/ A2	adjective - frightening; causing fear.
ordinary /ˈɔːdɪnəri/ A2	adjective - common, normal, not special or unusual.
slugs /slʌɡz/ C1	noun - (slang) in the context of jewelry or teeth, refers to decorative dental caps or grills, often made of precious metals.
sticky /ˈstɪki/ B2	adjective - covered with a sticky substance; adhesive. adjective - (slang) difficult, problematic, or dangerous, especially referring to a risky situation.
tricky /ˈtrɪki/ B1	adjective - difficult to deal with or solve; requiring skill or careful handling.
violate /ˈvaɪəleɪt/ B2	verb - to break or fail to comply with (a rule, agreement, or principle); to treat with disrespect.
strip /strɪp/ B2	noun - a long, narrow piece of material or land. noun - (slang) a street or district known for a particular type of activity, often commercial or illicit.
litty /ˈlɪti/ C1	adjective - (slang) exciting, lively, excellent, or highly enjoyable.
Benjis /ˈbɛndʒɪz/ C1	noun - (slang) hundred-dollar bills, referring to Benjamin Franklin whose portrait is on the US $100 bill.
sauce /sɔːs/ C1	noun - (slang) refers to distinctive style, confidence, swagger, or special skill/influence.
cheese /tʃiːz/ B2	noun - (slang) money.
Guinness /ˈɡɪnɪs/ B2	noun - refers to Guinness World Records, a reference book published annually listing world records of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
infinity /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/ B2	noun - the state or quality of being endless, limitless, or indefinite.

Key Grammar Structures

• If this shit get complicated, you get kicked out

  ➔ Conditional Clause & 'Get' Passive Voice

  ➔ This sentence uses a first conditional structure to describe a likely situation and its consequence. The phrase "get kicked out" is an informal way to form the passive voice, emphasizing the process or action happening to the subject, often implying a less formal or more dynamic event than 'be kicked out'.

• who you kiddin'

  ➔ Omission of Auxiliary Verb

  ➔ In informal speech, particularly in rapid conversation or song lyrics, the auxiliary verb "are" is often omitted from 'Wh-' questions in the present continuous tense. The full sentence would be "Who "are" you kidding?".

• Like I ain't got no place to stay, yeah, I circ' out

  ➔ Double Negative / Non-Standard 'Ain't'

  ➔ "ain't got no" is an example of a double negative, common in informal and non-standard English dialects. In standard English, it would mean "don't have any" or "haven't got any". "Ain't" serves as a non-standard contraction for 'am not', 'is not', 'are not', 'has not', or 'have not'.

• That red Malibu, Roberta packed it like a Shelby

  ➔ Simile using 'Like'

  ➔ "like a Shelby" is a simile, a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using "like" or "as" to create a vivid image. Here, the way the Malibu was "packed" (loaded/filled) is compared to how a powerful car like a Shelby might be handled.

• Cuzzo ten, bustin' stains, swappin' stereos

  ➔ Informal Use of Present Participles

  ➔ "bustin' stains" and "swappin' stereos" are present participles (-ing forms) used to describe ongoing or habitual actions. The auxiliary verb (e.g., 'is' or 'was') is often omitted for brevity and informality, common in rap lyrics and casual speech.

• Only time we seen results was watchin' Jerry

  ➔ Non-Standard Past Tense 'Seen'

  ➔ In standard English, the simple past tense of "see" is "saw," and "seen" is the past participle (used with auxiliary verbs like 'have' or 'had'). However, in many informal and regional dialects, "seen" is used as the simple past tense, as in "we "seen" results" (standard: 'we saw results').

• Bronem sleepin’ with them sticks 'cause it get sticky

  ➔ Non-Standard Third-Person Singular Verb Agreement

  ➔ In standard English, for a third-person singular subject ('it', 'he', 'she'), the verb in the simple present tense adds an '-s' (e.g., "it "gets" sticky"). The omission of the '-s' is characteristic of some informal dialects, including AAVE (African American Vernacular English).

• They done ran out of George, we throwin' Benjis

  ➔ Non-Standard Auxiliary 'Done'

  ➔ The auxiliary "done" followed by a past participle ("done "ran" out") is a feature of some non-standard dialects (like AAVE), emphasizing the completion or intensity of an action. In standard English, this would be expressed as "They "have" run out" or "They "had" run out."

• Had to violate the strip, yeah, come and get me

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Had to'

  ➔ "Had to" is the past tense form of "have to," and it expresses a past obligation, necessity, or something that was required to be done. It implies a strong compulsion or external requirement.

• Only book that's in my crib is the Guinness

  ➔ Defining Relative Clause with 'That'

  ➔ The phrase "that's in my crib" is a defining relative clause. It provides essential information about the noun "book," specifying which book is being referred to. The relative pronoun "that" refers to "book" and acts as the subject of the clause.