Mantra – English Lyrics

• By: JENNIE
• Album: Ruby

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a new language can be an exciting journey, and what better way to start than with JENNIE's vibrant song "Mantra." The song's repetitive and catchy chorus, centered around the "pretty girl mantra," makes it easy to pick up key phrases. Its empowering message of self-confidence and living life on your own terms provides a modern and culturally relevant context for language learners. By exploring the lyrics, you can learn trendy vocabulary and expressions while immersing yourself in the world of a global K-pop icon.

[English]

Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty

This that pretty-girl mantra, this that flaunt you

Just touched down in L.A.

Pretty girls don't do drama, 'less we wanna

It'll be depending on the day

Pretty girls packed in a Defender, know I'ma defend her

Never let her catch no stray

This that pretty-girl mantra, she's that stunna

Make you wanna swing both ways

Mix me with the drama (drama)

Check you like commas (ah)

My clothes are pajamas ('jamas)

Straight from the cold plunge (hey) (ah)

Daytime baddie use her mind

Quick switch of the fit for the night (night)

Swerving through the lane, we'll be twenty-minute-late

'Cause we had to do an In-N-Out drive-by

It's not that deep (deep), I'm not that drunk (drunk)

Sometimes girls just gotta have fun

Throw it back, all that ass

Me and my sis, way too attached

It's not that deep (deep), we're not that dumb (dumb)

Look at them Bonnies on the run

Inside glowing like the sun (sun, s-)

You gonna feel us every day (day)

This that pretty-girl mantra, this that flaunt you

Just touched down in L.A.

Pretty girls don't do drama, 'less we wanna

It'll be depending on the day

Pretty girls packed in a Defender, know I'ma defend her

Never let her catch no stray

This that pretty-girl mantra, she's that stunna

Make you wanna swing both ways

Love what it feel like (feel like)

To be off of the grid, like, all night

Oh, with my bih like (bitch, like)

We ain't even tryna talk to no one

Swerve off all the creeps, no weird vibes

We ain't never let it ruin a good time

Ain't nobody gon' dim our good light

This them words we're living by

This that pretty-girl mantra, this that flaunt you

Just touched down in L.A. (ah)

Pretty girls don't do drama, 'less we wanna

It'll be depending on the day (ah, ah, ah)

Pretty girls packed in a Defender, know I'ma defend her

Never let her catch no stray (ah, ah)

This that pretty-girl mantra, she's that stunna

Make you wanna swing both ways (ah, ah)

This that pretty-girl mantra, this that flaunt you

Just touched down in L.A. (ah, ah)

Pretty girls don't do drama, no new drama

We already got a full day (ah, ah)

Pretty girls that you gon' remember, know that you could never

Nothing ever trigger me (ah, ah)

This that pretty-girl mantra, she's that stunna

Everyone know that she is me (ah)

...

Pretty

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1	adjective - attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful
mantra /ˈmæntrə/ B2	noun - a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation
flaunt /flɔːnt/ B2	verb - to display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration; show off.
drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ A2	noun - an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances
defend /dɪˈfɛnd/ B1	verb - resist an attack made on (someone or something); protect from harm or danger.
stray /streɪ/ B2	noun - a domestic animal that has wandered away from its home or been abandoned. adjective - having strayed or been lost
swing /swɪŋ/ B1	verb - move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or hanging.
plunge /plʌndʒ/ B2	noun - an act of jumping or diving into water. verb - jump or dive quickly and energetically.
baddie /ˈbædi/ Unknown	noun - (slang) A physically attractive woman.
swerve /swɜːrv/ B2	verb - change or cause to change direction abruptly.
drunk /drʌŋk/ A2	adjective - affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behaviour.
attach /əˈtætʃ/ B1	verb - fix or join something to something else.
glow /ɡloʊ/ B1	verb - give out light from heat or a chemical reaction; shine with a steady quiet light. noun - a steady radiance of light or heat.
grid /ɡrɪd/ B2	noun - a network of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles.
ruin /ˈruːɪn/ B1	verb - spoil or destroy something completely.
trigger /ˈtrɪɡər/ B2	verb - cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist.

Key Grammar Structures

• This that pretty-girl mantra, this that flaunt you

  ➔ Use of 'this that' as a demonstrative phrase to emphasize a concept

  ➔ 'This that' functions as a demonstrative phrase emphasizing the specific type of mantra being referenced

• Pretty girls don't do drama, 'less we wanna

  ➔ Use of the conditional 'unless' contracted as 'less' in informal speech

  ➔ 'Less' is a colloquial contraction of 'unless', meaning 'if not' or 'except if'

• My clothes are pajamas ('jamas)

  ➔ Use of parentheses to include an informal or alternative term/translation

  ➔ Parentheses are used here to provide an informal pronunciation or translation of 'pajamas' as 'jamas'

• Swerving through the lane, we'll be twenty-minute-late

  ➔ Use of future tense with 'will' to indicate a future action or situation

  ➔ 'We'll' is a contraction of 'we will', expressing a future event or intention

• Ain't nobody gon' dim our good light

  ➔ Use of 'ain't' as a colloquial form of 'not' or 'is/are not'

  ➔ 'Ain't' functions as a colloquial contraction meaning 'is not', 'am not', or 'are not'

• Everyone know that she is me ('ah)

  ➔ Use of lack of subject-verb agreement in casual speech, especially with 'everyone' and 'know'

  ➔ 'Everyone' is treated as singular in casual speech, leading to use of 'know' instead of 'knows'