Pumped Up Kicks (Like Me) – English Lyrics

• By: Jaden Smith

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of youth culture and self-expression with Jaden Smith's "Pumped Up Kicks (Like Me)." This energetic rap remix offers a unique opportunity to explore modern English slang and expressions related to skateboarding, fashion, and youthful confidence. By listening to Jaden's distinctive flow and relatable lyrics, you can gain insights into how language is used to assert individuality and navigate social landscapes, making it a special track for understanding contemporary English in a cultural context.

[English]

Spit fire can't jack my heat

Hear my spit fire knock the street

Yo, Tic Tac can't stop my feet

Here real G rock the beat, uh

Had a fun time last night

Got girls here that's right

Could chill if you act right

Fell asleep on my half pipe

Yeah, got school but we coolin'

Hey, but the cool kids do this

And my flow speak too sick

So cool you droolin'

Yup, yup, yup, I does it

This my city right here

I run it past me that quick, quick, pop shove it

Girls be saying that don't want 'em but I wasn't

Cuz everybody want kicks like me

Everybody want chicks like me

Everybody want flicks like me

Everybody tryna get like me

Everybody want kicks like me

Everybody want chicks like me

Everybody want flicks like me, why

Everybody tryna get like me

Wanna know where to find me

Find a place where there's mostly skateboard scraped concrete

Where my G's behind me

Yeah, we ain't afraid of none of the zombies

More peace than Gandhi

Up all night never sleep you can call me Insomniac

Bringing it way back before I got to cruise with my dad playing tracks in the maybach

Now I'm king of the misfits so I'm a G's most king of the kickflips

And ain't it must be the wraps that spit

To get invited to these parties where all of these hot actresses

Yo, I ain't even mad at this but I probably get some crap for this from my parents and my sis and the people I be acting with

But it's cool I'ma act and trip

Cuz everybody want kicks like me

Everybody want chicks like me

Everybody want flicks like me

Everybody tryna get like me

Everybody want kicks like me

Everybody want chicks like me

Everybody want flicks like me, why

Everybody tryna get like me

People say be safe and I hate that

So I go to skate lab with no pads

Ha, ha, rebel, yeah we skate hard better get up on our level

If you can't then it's no problem if you want decks then we got 'em

Looking up like this don't bottom spit and flow's hotter than lava

New York me is with Hove, then go to Nobu where shop

Cause these girls are thinking I'm older then break it to 'em and shock 'em

Told you I was the realest, swag busting through ceilings and

O told me to kill it so what did I do I killed it

Cuz everybody want kicks like me

Everybody want chicks like me

Everybody want flicks like me

Everybody tryna get like me

Everybody want kicks like me

Everybody want chicks like me

Everybody want flicks like me, why

Everybody tryna get like me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
skate /skeɪt/ A2	verb - to glide on a skateboard
cool /kuːl/ A1	adjective - fashionable or impressive
flow /floʊ/ B1	noun - the rhythm or delivery of rap
kick /kɪk/ A2	noun - a shoe or sneaker verb - to strike with the foot
flip /flɪp/ A2	verb - to turn over or rotate
swag /swæɡ/ B1	noun - confident style or charm
misfit /ˈmɪsfɪt/ B2	noun - someone who does not fit in
peace /piːs/ A1	noun - a state of calm or tranquility
insomniac /ˌɪnsɒmniˈæk/ C1	noun - a person who suffers from insomnia
deck /dɛk/ B1	noun - a skateboard
lava /ˈlɑːvə/ A2	noun - molten rock from a volcano
shock /ʃɒk/ A2	verb - to surprise or disturb greatly
rebel /ˈrɛbəl/ B1	noun - a person who resists authority
zombie /ˈzɒmbi/ B1	noun - a fictional undead being
actress /ˈæktrɪs/ A2	noun - a woman who acts in films or plays

Key Grammar Structures

• Spit fire can't jack my heat

  ➔ Slang/Idiomatic Expression, Present Simple

  ➔ The phrase "jack my heat" is slang meaning to steal my energy or style. The sentence uses the present simple to express a general truth or ability. "Spit fire" is an idiom meaning to rap very well.

• Everybody want kicks like me

  ➔ Present Simple, Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb + Main Verb

  ➔ This is a repetitive line using the present simple to express a universal desire. The structure is a standard Subject-Verb-Object sentence. "kicks" refers to sneakers.

• Hey, but the cool kids do this

  ➔ Present Simple, Demonstrative Pronoun + Adjective + Noun + Auxiliary Verb + Main Verb

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple to describe a habitual action of "cool kids". "this" refers to the behavior described in the previous lines. The use of 'Hey' is an interjection.

• So cool you droolin'

  ➔ Adjective + Conjunction + Adjective + Present Continuous

  ➔ This line uses a colloquial shortening of "you are drooling". The present continuous ("droolin'") emphasizes the immediate and visible effect of being impressed. The 'so...that' structure is implied.

• Yeah, got school but we coolin'

  ➔ Conjunction + Noun + Conjunction + Present Continuous (Slang)

  ➔ "Coolin'" is slang for "relaxing" or "taking it easy". The sentence implies that despite having school obligations, they are not worried and are enjoying themselves.