Roadrunner – English Lyrics

• By: Migos
• Album: Culture III

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Migos with their track 'Roadrunner' and get a taste of modern trap culture and language. This song is a great way to learn contemporary slang and understand the themes of ambition and success prevalent in today's hip-hop. The energetic and rhythmic delivery can also help you grasp the nuances of flow and cadence in rap music, making language learning a dynamic and engaging experience.

[English]

[INSECTS BUZZING]

♪♪♪

♪ WOAH ♪

♪ YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? ♪

♪ NIGGAS DONE FORGOT ABOUT THIS SHIT, MAN, UH ♪

♪ THESE NIGGAS TRIPPIN', UH ♪

♪ ZAYTOVEN (HEY) MAISON MARGIELA, I'M DRIPPING, I'M STEPPING ♪

♪ THEY KNOW THAT I'M REPPING MY GANG (GANG) ♪

♪ WOKHARDT, THE PERKY, THE ADDY ♪

♪ I'M MIXING THE DOPE, I GOT DOPE IN MY CHAIN (DOPE) ♪

♪ SUPERCHARGED ALL OF MY CARS, AND I'M GOING TO MARS ♪

♪ AND THIS MONEY AIN'T CHANGED (MARS) ♪

♪ TOOK OFF MY TOP, I'M EXPOSING THE BRAINS ♪

♪ I GOT YOUNG NIGGAS READY TO STAIN ♪

♪ TOLD A BAD BITCH, "DON'T SPEAK" (WOO) ♪

♪ LEFT A WATERFALL ON THE SHEETS (HEY) ♪

♪ HANDS ON THE WALL, MONA LISA (MONA) ♪

♪ SWITCH MY HOE BY THE WEEK (SORE) ♪

♪ BRING MY FLAME TO THE STREET ♪

♪ FUCK HER IN THE THROAT KEEP MY NAME OUT THE STREET (EUGH) ♪

♪ RUNNIN' TO THE BANK, TRACK MEET (BANK) ♪

♪ BRICKS IN THE TRUCK, ROAD RUNNER, BEEP BEEP ♪

♪ DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF A BITCH IS A NUN (NUN) ♪

♪ SHE SUCKING ME NUMB, 'TIL I GO TO SLEEP (NUMB) ♪

♪ WOKE UP AND TOLD MYSELF I AM THE DON (DON) ♪

♪ THEN BOUGHT ME A DAWN, THAT SHIT WASN'T CHEAP (WOO) ♪

♪ NAH, NAH, AIN'T GIVIN' NO ONES (NAH) ♪

♪ I GOT A LIL' STICK, AND THE ARM WITH A REACH (PA, PA, PA) ♪

♪ TRAP OUT THE WIDE BODY JEEP (WIDE BODY) ♪

♪ YOU ALREADY KNOW 'BOUT THE ROBOTIC KEY (ROBOTIC) ♪

♪ RAN OUT OF THUNDER, THE TRAP DOING NUMBERS (NUMBER) ♪

♪ BURN OUT THE 'CAT, BUT I SERVE IN THE HONDA (BURN OUT) ♪

♪ SAVING MY MONEY, MY VISION WAS TUNNEL (WOO) ♪

♪ REMEMBER I THOUGHT THAT A HUNDRED WAS SOMETHING ♪

♪ I CHOSE THE STREETS AND IT'S HURTING MY MOMMA (MY MOMMA) ♪

♪ I HEARD THE BEAT AND THE MILLIONS START COMIN' ♪

♪ I HAD NO MONEY, BEEN LOCKED IN THE JUNGLE (NO MONEY) ♪

♪ I DRIVE THE COUPE AND IT'S NOT IN THE SUMMER (UH, UH) ♪

♪ BACK AGAINST THE WALL, THEY ABANDONED A G (BACK) ♪

♪ THE ZA' IT KEEP TASTING LIKE CANDY TO ME (ZA ZA) ♪

♪ THOTTY CAN FUCK ON MY MAN AND THEN ME (THOT, THOT) ♪

♪ PORTA POTTY THE OPP, YOU SMELL THE DEGREE (STAIN) ♪

♪ THE BLOCK, THE NAWF IS EMBEDDED IN ME (NAWF) ♪

♪ LEAVE HIM HOT, HE GOT HIT WITH THE CUT IN HIS SLEEP (CUT) ♪

♪ I PAY A DUB TO MY BROTHER, LET'S EAT (DUB) ♪

♪ BOUGHT MY BITCH A NEW URUS AND BOARDED THE SEA ♪

♪ MAISON MARGIELA, I'M DRIPPING, I'M STEPPING ♪

♪ THEY KNOW THAT I'M REPPING MY GANG (MY GANG) ♪

♪ WOKHARDT, THE PERKY, THE ADDY ♪

♪ I'M MIXING THE DOPE, GOT DOPE IN MY CHAIN (DOPE, MY CHAIN) ♪

♪ SUPERCHARGE ALL OF MY CARS, AND I'M GOING TO MARS ♪

♪ AND THIS MONEY AIN'T CHANGED (MONEY AIN'T CHANGE) ♪

♪ TOOK OFF MY TOP, I'M EXPOSING THE BRAINS ♪

♪ I GOT YOUNG NIGGAS READY TO STAIN (OH) ♪

♪ TOLD A BAD BITCH, "DON'T SPEAK" (WOO) ♪

♪ LEFT A WATERFALL ON THE SHEETS (HEY) ♪

♪ HANDS ON THE WALL, MONA LISA (MONA) ♪

♪ SWITCH MY HOE BY THE WEEK (SORE) ♪

♪ BRING MY FLAME TO THE STREET ♪

♪ FUCK HER IN THE THROAT KEEP MY NAME OUT THE STREET (EUGH) ♪

♪ RUNNIN' TO THE BANK, TRACK MEET (BANK) ♪

♪ BRICKS IN THE TRUCK, ROAD RUNNER, BEEP BEEP ♪

♪ DEMON IN THE GLADIATOR JEEP (SKRRT) ♪

♪ LOW KEY MOVIN' IN THE STREETS (LOW KEY) ♪

♪ BULLETPROOF TRUCKS IN THE FLEET (RRRAOW) ♪

♪ MAFIA TIES TOO DEEP (GO) ♪

♪ I CUT THE INSIDE OF THE MERCEDES, I'M CRAZY (GO) ♪

♪ DON'T TRAP IN ONE SPOT, WE'LL SWITCH THE LOCATION (SWITCH) ♪

♪ ORDERED IT UP AND IT CAME WITH SOME GRAVY (BRRR) ♪

♪ BIGGER THE BAILS, BETTER COME WITH THE PAYMENT (UH) ♪

♪ AIN'T NOTHIN' JUST THE NAWF SIDE, NAWF (NAWF SIDE) ♪

♪ TOP FLOOR SITTIN' LIKE A BOSS (TOP) ♪

♪ BRRT, THERE GO THE CALL (BRRT) ♪

♪ DOMINOS, THEM NIGGAS FALL (UH) ♪

♪ BEHIND THE BACK, DOUBLE THE CROSS ♪

♪ NO, I'M NOT TALKIN' BOUT DRIBBLE THE BALL (I'M TELLIN' YA) ♪

♪ WE BUCKIN' THAT SHIT ON THE LAW (WE BUCKIN') ♪

♪ YOUNG GOTTI, THE WAY WE GET OFF (GOTTI) ♪

♪ FROM THE BEGINNING (BEGINNING) ♪

♪ WE HAD THE TALENT TO WIN IT (SOO) ♪

♪ PROTECTIN' THE BUSINESS (GO) ♪

♪ I'M BUYING THE BLOCK NEW EXTENSIONS (BUYING THE BLOCK) ♪

♪ YOU CAN NOT WALK IN MY JAYS, YOU KIDDIN'? ♪

♪ YOU WILL BE FINISHED (YOU NIGGAS BITCHES) ♪

♪ HUSTLE MENTALITY, MAMBA MENTALITY ♪

♪ SCRAPE EVERY DOLLAR AND PENNY (UH) ♪

♪ MAISON MARGIELA, I'M DRIPPING, I'M STEPPING ♪

♪ THEY KNOW THAT I'M REPPING MY GANG (MY GANG) ♪

♪ WOKHARDT, THE PERKY, THE ADDY ♪

♪ I'M MIXING THE DOPE, GOT DOPE IN MY CHAIN (DOPE, MY CHAIN) ♪

♪ SUPERCHARGE ALL OF MY CARS, AND I'M GOING TO MARS ♪

♪ AND THIS MONEY AIN'T CHANGED (MONEY AIN'T CHANGE) ♪

♪ TOOK OFF MY TOP, I'M EXPOSING THE BRAINS ♪

♪ I GOT YOUNG NIGGAS READY TO STAIN (RRAH) ♪

♪ TOLD A BAD BITCH, "DON'T SPEAK" (WOO) ♪

♪ LEFT A WATERFALL ON THE SHEETS (HEY) ♪

♪ HANDS ON THE WALL, MONA LISA (MONA) ♪

♪ SWITCH MY HOE BY THE WEEK (SORE) ♪

♪ BRING MY FLAME TO THE STREET ♪

♪ FUCK HER IN THE THROAT KEEP MY NAME OUT THE STREET (EUGH) ♪

♪ RUNNIN' TO THE BANK, TRACK MEET (BANK) ♪

♪ BRICKS IN THE TRUCK, ROAD RUNNER, BEEP BEEP ♪

♪ BIG STONES, IT'S A WATERFALL LEAK (LEAK) ♪

♪ I NEVER BEEN A CLONE, IT'S ONLY ONE OF ME ♪

♪ WHEN I SLIDE, WHEN I RIDE, KEEP THE FIRE UNDER ME (FIRE) ♪

♪ NIGGAS IN THE STREET DON'T THINK SHIT'S SWEET (SWEET) ♪

♪ YOUR BITCH ACT RIGHT, I GIVE HER A TREAT (TREAT) ♪

♪ CHROME HEART JEANS AND PATEK PHILLIPE (ICE) ♪

♪ SHE WANT A BIRKIN, I TELL HER GO WORK IT (WORK) ♪

♪ SHE AIN'T GON' SIT THERE AND GET IT FOR FREE (NAH) ♪

♪ LIL' BITTY BITCH, SHE PETITE (SHE IS) ♪

♪ THINKING 'BOUT TAKING HER HOME WITH ME (I MIGHT) ♪

♪ SHE HOP IN THE COUPE AND GET TO FROWNING HER FACE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE SHE SAYS THE ZA ZA STINKS (EW) ♪

♪ MY ICE CAME FROM ELLIOT ♪

♪ NO NOT THE WATER THAT'S OUTTA YOUR SINK (NO) ♪

♪ GOT SO MANY KS, CONFEDERATE ♪

♪ DON'T THINK ABOUT TOUCHING ON MY CUBAN LINK (BRRR) ♪

♪ I GOT THE GANG IN INK ♪

♪ ALL OF MY BRO'S GON' STAIN FOR ME (STAIN) ♪

♪ I FLOOD THE GANG WITH CHAINS ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY WON'T CHANGE ON ME (NEVER) ♪

♪ ME AND THE COUPE, THAT'S A COUPLE (COUPE) ♪

♪ I THROW THE RACKS IN THE DUFFLE (CASH) ♪

♪ I GOTTA RIDE WITH A CUTTER ♪

♪ STYRO THE CUP, AND IT GOTTA BE DOUBLE (DRANK) ♪

♪ MAISON MARGIELA, I'M DRIPPING, I'M STEPPING ♪

♪ THEY KNOW THAT I'M REPPING MY GANG (MY GANG) ♪

♪ WOKHARDT, THE PERKY, THE ADDY ♪

♪ I'M MIXING THE DOPE, GOT DOPE IN MY CHAIN (DOPE, MY CHAIN) ♪

♪ SUPERCHARGE ALL OF MY CARS, AND I'M GOING TO MARS ♪

♪ AND THIS MONEY AIN'T CHANGED (MONEY AIN'T CHANGE) ♪

♪ TOOK OFF MY TOP, I'M EXPOSING THE BRAINS ♪

♪ I GOT YOUNG NIGGAS READY TO STAIN (RRAH) ♪

♪ TOLD A BAD BITCH, "DON'T SPEAK" (WOO) ♪

♪ LEFT A WATERFALL ON THE SHEETS (HEY) ♪

♪ HANDS ON THE WALL, MONA LISA (MONA) ♪

♪ SWITCH MY HOE BY THE WEEK (SORE) ♪

♪ BRING MY FLAME TO THE STREET ♪

♪ FUCK HER IN THE THROAT KEEP MY NAME OUT THE STREET (EUGH) ♪

♪ RUNNIN' TO THE BANK, TRACK MEET (BANK) ♪

♪ BRICKS IN THE TRUCK, ROAD RUNNER, BEEP BEEP ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
dripping /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/ B1	verb - to let liquid fall in drops adjective - wearing stylish or expensive clothing
stain /steɪn/ A2	verb - to discolor or mark noun - a discolored or dirty mark
supercharge /ˌsuːpərˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ C1	verb - to increase the power or energy of something
expose /ɪkˈspoʊz/ B2	verb - to reveal or make visible
switch /swɪtʃ/ A2	verb - to change or exchange noun - a device for making or breaking an electrical connection
brick /brɪk/ A1	noun - a rectangular block of hardened clay used for building
gang /ɡæŋ/ A2	noun - a group of people who associate together
dope /doʊp/ B1	noun - an illegal drug adjective - excellent or impressive
mars /mɑːrz/ A1	noun - the fourth planet from the sun
waterfall /ˈwɔːtərˌfɔːl/ A2	noun - a cascade of water falling from a height
mona /ˈmoʊnə/ B2	noun - short for Mona Lisa, a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci
fleet /fliːt/ B1	noun - a group of vehicles or ships
cutter /ˈkʌtər/ A2	noun - a person or thing that cuts
coupe /kuːp/ B2	noun - a car with a fixed roof, two doors, and a sloping rear

Key Grammar Structures

• NIGGAS DONE FORGOT ABOUT THIS SHIT, MAN, UH

  ➔ Present Perfect + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The present perfect tense 'have/has + past participle' indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present or has a result in the present. 'Forgot about' is the phrasal verb and prepositional phrase is used to show what is forgotten.

• MAISON MARGIELA, I'M DRIPPING, I'M STEPPING

  ➔ Present Continuous (repeated)

  ➔ The present continuous 'am/is/are + verb-ing' is used to describe actions happening now, and in this context, emphasizes the ongoing nature of 'dripping' and 'stepping'.

• THEY KNOW THAT I'M REPPING MY GANG (GANG)

  ➔ Present Simple + Clause of result

  ➔ The present simple 'know' is used to express a general truth. The result of this is 'I'm repping my gang'.

• I'M MIXING THE DOPE, I GOT DOPE IN MY CHAIN (DOPE)

  ➔ Present Continuous + Possession

  ➔ Uses present continuous ('I'm mixing') and the simple present (I got) to describe the ongoing action and possession

• SUPERCHARGED ALL OF MY CARS, AND I'M GOING TO MARS

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective + Future Intent

  ➔ The past participle 'supercharged' acts as an adjective modifying 'cars'. 'I'm going to Mars' expresses future intention.

• TOOK OFF MY TOP, I'M EXPOSING THE BRAINS

  ➔ Simple Past + Present Continuous

  ➔ The simple past 'took off' describes a completed action in the past. The present continuous 'I'm exposing' describes an action happening now.

• I GOT YOUNG NIGGAS READY TO STAIN

  ➔ Possessive + Adjective + Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ 'I got' expresses possession. 'Young' is an adjective. 'Ready to stain' is an infinitive of purpose showing the readiness for the action.

• RUNNIN' TO THE BANK, TRACK MEET (BANK)

  ➔ Present Continuous + Noun Phrase

  ➔ The present continuous 'Runnin'' is used to emphasize an action in progress, with 'track meet' being a noun phrase which adds more context of the action.

• BRICKS IN THE TRUCK, ROAD RUNNER, BEEP BEEP

  ➔ Noun Phrase + Appositive

  ➔ 'Bricks in the truck' is a noun phrase describing the items and location. 'Road runner' is in apposition with it, providing a comparison.

• I HEARD THE BEAT AND THE MILLIONS START COMIN'

  ➔ Simple Past + Conjunction + Present Continuous

  ➔ The past tense 'heard' describes a completed action. The 'and' conjunction connects this to the present continuous 'start comin'', describing an action happening at the same time or immediately following the past action.