Madonna – English Lyrics

• By: Drake
• Album: If You're Reading This It's Too Late

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Drake's "Madonna," a song that became more than just a track—it ignited a pop culture phenomenon. This song offers a unique opportunity to explore modern English slang and expressions within a hip-hop context, while also understanding how music can influence and reflect celebrity interactions. Unpack its layered meanings and the real-world events that made it unforgettable, making your English learning journey both current and culturally rich.

[English]

Breathe through, ride through, damn girl

Oh man I don't know

...

Pilled up filled up damn girl

I'll be getting back to you for sure, man man

Laced up dripped up sauced up

Damn girl I wanna ride with you

...

Waved up blowing up blowing up growing up

Had to get it popping with you

What if I pick you up from your house

We should get out

We haven't talked in a while

We should roll to see where it goes

I saw potential in you from the go

You know that I did

I don't know if you know but I know who you are

You could be big as Madonna

Just get in the car and let's touch the road

Don't make other plans

Say you get up early, you work for the man

Well he'll understand

Pull up I'm pulling up on you in ten

Already on ten

Big as Madonna I'll say it again

Soon as you get in nah nah nah

Breathe through, ride through, damn girl

Oh man I don't know

...

Pilled up filled up damn girl

I'll be getting back to you for sure, man man

Laced up dripped up sauced up

Damn girl I wanna ride with you

...

Waved up blowing up blowing up growing up

Had to get it popping with you

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I'll be getting back to you for sure

  ➔ Future Continuous

  ➔ Used here to express a planned future action or a promise.

• We haven't talked in a while

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ Used to describe an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• I saw potential in you from the go

  ➔ Simple Past

  ➔ Refers to a specific completed action in the past.

• I don't know if you know but I know who you are

  ➔ Conditional 'if' clause (Zero/First type structure)

  ➔ Used to introduce a possibility or query about the listener's state of mind.

• You could be big as Madonna

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' for possibility

  ➔ Expresses that something is potentially achievable in the future.

• Just get in the car and let's touch the road

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ Used to give a direct suggestion or invitation.

• Say you get up early, you work for the man

  ➔ Zero Conditional (implied)

  ➔ Describes a recurring situation or general fact.

• Soon as you get in nah nah nah

  ➔ Conjunction of time 'as soon as'

  ➔ Used to show that one event happens immediately after another.