March Madness – English Lyrics

• By: Future
• Album: 56 Nights

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Future's "March Madness" to not only experience a landmark in modern trap music but also to engage with the social and cultural conversations embedded in its lyrics. This song offers a unique opportunity to understand contemporary American slang and the language used to discuss complex issues like social justice and personal struggle, all within a compelling and energetic musical framework.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dress /dres/ A1	verb - to put on clothes
blow /bloʊ/ A2	verb - to expel air forcefully through the mouth or nose.
roll /roʊl/ A2	verb - move or cause to move in a particular direction by turning over and over
switch /swɪtʃ/ B1	verb - change something for something else.
shoot /ʃuːt/ B1	verb - to fire a bullet or missile from a weapon.
ball /bɔːl/ A1	verb - play (a sport) with a ball
tragic /ˈtrædʒɪk/ B2	adjective - causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow.
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	verb - move with urgent speed.
smell /smel/ A2	verb - perceive or detect the odor of something.
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - come into or be in contact with (something).
drive /draɪv/ A1	verb - operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.
lift /lɪft/ A2	verb - raise to a higher position or level.
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - emerge from sleep; stop sleeping.
move /muːv/ A1	verb - go in a specified direction or manner; change position.
bend /bend/ A2	verb - shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Key Grammar Structures

• Spend a day to get my mind blown

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + verb)

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to get my mind blown" explains the purpose of spending a day. It indicates the *reason* for spending the time.

• We the ones that kept it cool with all these niggas

  ➔ Relative Clause with "that"

  ➔ The phrase "that kept it cool with all these niggas" is a relative clause that modifies "the ones". It identifies *which ones* are being referred to.

• All these cops shootin' a nigga, tragic

  ➔ Present Participle used as an adjective (shootin')

  ➔ The word "shootin'" (shooting) acts as an adjective describing the cops. It indicates the *action* the cops are performing.

• The molly made me fuck her even though she average

  ➔ Causative "make" + bare infinitive and Subordinating conjunction 'even though'

  ➔ "make me fuck her" shows that the molly *caused* him to have sex. "even though she average" shows *contrast* or concession - he did it *despite* her being average.

• I get high 'til I'm higher than Mercury

  ➔ Comparative Adjective with "than" and contraction "'til"

  ➔ "higher than Mercury" compares his state of being high to the height of the planet Mercury. "'til" is a contracted form of "until".

• Soon as that work hit the city, we move it

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time introduced by "as soon as"

  ➔ "As soon as that work hit the city" indicates *when* they move it; immediately after the 'work' arrives in the city.

• And just in case a nigga ever gotta use it

  ➔ Conditional Clause with "in case" and Modal Verb "gotta"

  ➔ "In case a nigga ever gotta use it" creates a conditional scenario. "Gotta" is a colloquial contraction of "got to", expressing necessity.