Phenom – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Tecca
• Album: We Love You Tecca

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Lil Tecca with "Phenom," a standout track from his debut mixtape. This song offers a perfect entry point to understanding modern melodic rap, characterized by its catchy, auto-tuned flows and dynamic beats. By exploring its lyrics, you can learn common slang and expressions used in contemporary hip-hop, while the song's confident and celebratory vibe makes it an engaging and memorable listening experience.

[English]

I've been so low for so long, yeah

I cannot go wrong

Been a long time since I've feelin' right

All I know is wrong

All my fans, yeah, got me feelin' right

Always playin' my songs, yeah

Diggin' chicks, yeah they like us

If whole time, I don't know

Now mom got me feelin' like a phenom

Went to the plug, I tell him need a re-up

If I drink to the floor, I tell him pick your feet up

Real hot nigga throw that heat up

Real hot nigga get up out the spot

Wanna take a flick when I step on the block

Star ring on my finger babe, cause I know I'm gon' pop, aye

All these niggas gon' stare lately

Like LeBron he gon' flop (uh)

I don't hear no haters lately, 'cause a nigga on top (uh)

It's my time to let her watch

To make it head, better lie (uh)

Got the heart on a wrist baby, if you want sum' just say so

I've been solo for so long (yeah)

I cannot go wrong

Been a long time since I've feelin' right

All I know is wrong

All my fans, yeah, got me feelin' right

Always playin' my songs, yeah

Diggin' chicks, yeah they like us

If whole time, I don't know

I've been solo for so long

I cannot go wrong

Been a long time since I've feelin' right

All I know is wrong

All my fans, yeah, got me feelin' right

Always playin' my songs, yeah

Diggin' chicks, yeah they like us

If whole time, I don't know

Rap, rap

I feel like NAS, ima tap tap

Give me my space, back back

Keep her space, back back

You gon' regret, if you laugh

Can't stand, might be the last time

We just caught that boy

He ain't quick like a vine

I'm just talking shit

I don't care if I rhyme

I don't just pop that perc

Yeah that nigga he flyin'

She say that I'm awesome

She say that she wanna blossom

Just left bunnies when I boxed them

Bust on a Opp, yeah he 'boutta flock some

Oh that's your bitch, shit uh uh

I don't care, uh uh

Now it's mine, uh uh

Now you tired, uh uh

Oh that's your bitch, shit uh uh

I don't care, uh uh

Now it's mine, uh uh

Now you tired, uh uh

I do this shit too easy

I swear this shit too easy

I know that nigga don't believe me

Don't care if that nigga believe me

I can't see these bitches like Stevie

Can't let out shawty, she a fein, fein

No I don't show expressions, no

Niggas can't read me

When, if, he just woke up

In a bed and boutta get up

Boutta get up, yeah we rockin' orange sweater, uh

Yeah that bitch, her name is heather, uh

I get up where I think I

I control the weather

I've been solo for so long

I cannot go wrong

Been a long time since I've feelin' right

All I know is wrong

All my fans, yeah, got me feelin' right

Always playin' my songs, yeah

Diggin' chicks, yeah they like us

If whole time, I don't know

I've been solo for so long

I cannot go wrong

Been a long time since I've feelin' right

All I know is wrong

All my fans, yeah, got me feelin' right

Always playin' my songs, yeah

Diggin' chicks, yeah they like us

If whole time, I don't know

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
phenom /ˈfiːnɒm/ B2	noun - a person with extraordinary qualities or abilities
plug /plʌɡ/ B1	noun - a source of supply, especially of illegal drugs
heat /hiːt/ B1	noun - firearm
flick /flɪk/ A2	noun - a quick look
stare /steər/ A2	verb - to look fixedly or intently at
flop /flɒp/ B1	verb - to fall heavily and awkwardly
hater /ˈheɪtər/ B1	noun - a person who expresses strong dislike or animosity
watch /wɒtʃ/ A2	verb - to look at or observe attentively
solo /ˈsoʊloʊ/ B1	adjective - alone
blossom /ˈblɒsəm/ B2	verb - to develop or mature
awesome /ˈɔːsəm/ A2	adjective - extremely impressive or daunting
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	verb - to determine the behavior or supervise the running of
easy /ˈiːzi/ A2	adjective - achieved without great effort
read /riːd/ A1	verb - to look at and understand the meaning of written or printed matter

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been so low for so long, yeah

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Used to describe an action that started in the past and has continued until the present. The emphasis is on the duration of the action.

• I cannot go wrong

  ➔ Modal Verb "can" + Base Form

  ➔ "Can" expresses the ability to do something or, in the negative form "cannot", the inability to do something. Here, it expresses the inability to make a mistake.

• Been a long time since I've feelin' right

  ➔ Present Perfect + Clause with "since"

  ➔ Using "since" to refer to a specific point in the past when something started. The main clause is in present perfect.

• All my fans, yeah, got me feelin' right

  ➔ Causative verb "get"

  ➔ "Got me feelin'" uses the causative verb "get" to show that his fans are the cause of his good feeling.

• Went to the plug, I tell him need a re-up

  ➔ Indirect Object

  ➔ The pronoun "him" is the indirect object; it's the recipient of the action of telling.

• Real hot nigga throw that heat up

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ "Throw that heat up" is a command or a strong suggestion.

• Star ring on my finger babe, cause I know I'm gon' pop, aye

  ➔ Future tense with "gon'" (going to)

  ➔ "I'm gon' pop" is a colloquial way of saying "I'm going to pop," indicating a future action or event.

• I feel like NAS, ima tap tap

  ➔ Contraction (I'ma) of I am going to

  ➔ "I'ma tap tap" is an abbreviation for "I am going to tap tap," expressing future intent.

• I don't care, uh uh

  ➔ Auxiliary verb + main verb (present tense)

  ➔ Uses the auxiliary verb "do" in the negative form to negate the verb "care." The verb is in the simple present tense.