Phoebe Philo – English Lyrics

• By: Princess Nokia
• Album: GIRLS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the braggadocio confidence and high-fashion sensibility of Princess Nokia's 'Phoebe Philo.' This track, a masterclass in modern, femme-centered rap, offers a wealth of contemporary cultural references and sharp, witty lyricism that showcases the artist's unique voice and perspective. By studying the lines, you can learn powerful, self-affirming vocabulary and cultural touchstones that embody an independent 'bad bitch' attitude.

[English]

I'm very choosy about friends

I'm very choosy about people

I love people, but

I'm very choosy

I'm Joan Didion, chic smoking a cigarette

My head's right back in the oven, Emily Dickinson

I bought a house in the hills, I'm feeling affluent

My economic status is great, I'm dodging taxes, babe

X-girl bad, Phoebe Philo

New York City, I'm the princess and the villain

Mood board, all my daughters feel inspired

Plan B, all you - is abortions

I'm super groovy like Fast Times, Ridgemont the movie

Cherry cola and bubblicious, it's so consuming

I'm delicious and half vicious, a switchblade sister

Like to cheer on the sidelines, excuse me, mister

Boutique Sonic Youth on a hunnid

Made me, I'm with Erin and Nicole

Chinatown, Adam Zhu residency

Dime square, all you - pack your - up (X-girl, bitch)

X-girl bad, Phoebe Philo

Maleficent, I'm the princess and the villain (X-girl, bitch)

Chloë Sev, all the girlies are inspired

Maxxxine, I just went in for the killing (X-girl, bitch)

X-girl bad, Phoebe Philo (X-girl, bitch)

Maleficent, I'm the princess and the villain (X-girl, bitch)

Chloë Sev, all the girlies are inspired

Maxxxine, I just went in for the killing

You're the trailer park, I'm the tornado

I feel like Beth Dutton, blood hotter than my tomato

I'm drinking whiskey in town and riding horsey

I love rock music and guns like a divorcee

I'm country bumpkin as -, I'm feeding chickens

My quality of life is great from my decisions

I'm shooting guns off the porch and howling wolf at night

I'm the medicine woman, smoking Marlboro Lights

I'm sorry, honey, but you'll never be me

I do voice-overs for Disney and Spike Lee

You're male-centered, and you make bad decisions

Burp, all bread, no chicken

The crate digger, the rhyme spitter, the three-hitter

The koof splitter, the mind gutter, I do better

Bodies, bodies, bodies falling to the floor

Dancing like Suspiria, I'm rotten to the core (X-girl, bitch)

X-girl bad, Phoebe Philo

Maleficent, I'm the princess and the villain (X-girl, bitch)

Chloë Sev, all the girlies are inspired

Maxxxine, I just went in for the killing (X-girl, bitch)

X-girl bad, Phoebe Philo (X-girl, bitch)

Maleficent, I'm the princess and the villain (X-girl, bitch)

Chloë Sev, all the girlies are inspired

Maxxxine, I just went in for the killing

X-girl bad, Phoebe Philo

X-girl bad, bad

X-girl bad, Phoebe Philo

X-girl bad, bad, bad

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
choosy /ˈtʃuːzi/ B2	adjective - selective; very particular about choices
affluent /ˈæflʊənt/ C1	adjective - wealthy; having abundant resources
villain /ˈvɪlən/ B2	noun - evil character; a wicked person
princess /ˈprɪnsəs/ A2	noun - female royal; a girl with the rank of a princess
groovy /ˈɡruːvi/ B1	adjective - stylishly cool; fashionable
abortion /əˈbɔːrʃən/ B2	noun - the termination of a pregnancy
switchblade /ˈswɪtʃˌbleɪd/ C1	noun - a knife with a folding blade that springs out automatically
cheer /tʃɪər/ B1	verb - to shout encouragement or praise noun - a shout of encouragement or joy
boutique /buːˈtiːk/ B2	noun - a small fashionable shop
sonic /ˈsɒnɪk/ B2	adjective - relating to sound
residency /ˈrɛzɪdənsi/ B2	noun - the period of living somewhere, especially a job position for an artist
tornado /tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ/ B1	noun - a violent rotating windstorm
whiskey /ˈwɪski/ B1	noun - a distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash
divorcee /dɪˈvɔːrsi/ C1	noun - a person who is divorced
medicine /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/ B1	noun - substance used for treatment or prevention of disease
voice-over /ˈvɔɪs ˈoʊvər/ C1	noun - narration spoken over a film or video
killing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ B1	noun - the act of causing death
rotten /ˈrɒtən/ B2	adjective - decayed; morally corrupt

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm very choosy about friends

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'be' verb

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense with the verb 'be' ('I'm') to describe a habitual or permanent state of being choosy.

• I bought a house in the hills, I'm feeling affluent

  ➔ Past simple tense and present continuous tense

  ➔ The sentence combines past simple ('bought') to describe a completed action and present continuous ('I'm feeling') to describe a current state.

• My economic status is great, I'm dodging taxes, babe

  ➔ Present simple tense and gerund

  ➔ The sentence uses present simple ('is', 'I'm') for permanent states and a gerund ('dodging') to describe an ongoing action.

• X-girl bad, Phoebe Philo

  ➔ Adjective + noun and apposition

  ➔ The phrase uses an adjective ('bad') to describe the noun ('X-girl') and apposition ('Phoebe Philo') to provide additional information.

• I'm super groovy like Fast Times, Ridgemont the movie

  ➔ Simile and proper nouns

  ➔ The sentence uses a simile ('like') to compare the subject to 'Fast Times, Ridgemont the movie', which are proper nouns.

• I'm delicious and half vicious, a switchblade sister

  ➔ Coordinating conjunction and apposition

  ➔ The sentence uses a coordinating conjunction ('and') to join adjectives and apposition ('a switchblade sister') to add extra information.

• You're the trailer park, I'm the tornado

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction

  ➔ The sentence uses a contrastive structure with implied conjunction to compare and contrast 'trailer park' and 'tornado'.

• I'm shooting guns off the porch and howling wolf at night

  ➔ Present continuous tense and gerund

  ➔ The sentence uses present continuous ('I'm shooting', 'howling') to describe actions happening now and gerunds ('shooting', 'howling') as the main verbs.