SICKO MODE – English Lyrics

• By: Travis Scott, Drake

Lyrics & Translation

Learning English through 'SICKO MODE' offers a unique dive into contemporary slang, cultural references, and the language of ambition in modern hip-hop. The song's three distinct parts, each with its own vocabulary and flow, provide a dynamic learning experience. From understanding the meaning of 'sicko mode' to deciphering references to pop culture and luxury, this track is a masterclass in the lyrical dexterity and storytelling that defines a generation of artists.

[English]

(upbeat music)

♪ Astro, yeah ♪

♪ Sun is down, freezin' cold ♪

♪ That's how we already know winter's here ♪

♪ My dawg would prolly do it for a Louis belt ♪

♪ That's just all he know, he don't know nothin' else ♪

♪ I tried to show 'em, yeah ♪

♪ I tried to show 'em ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Gone on you with the pick and roll ♪

♪ Young LaFlame, he in sicko mode ♪

♪ Made this here with all the ice on in the booth ♪

♪ At the gate outside, when they pull up, they get me loose ♪

♪ Yeah, Jump Out boys, that's Nike boys, hoppin' out coupes ♪

♪ This shit way too big, when we pull up give me the loot ♪

♪ Gimme the loot ♪

♪ Was off the Remy, had a Papoose ♪

♪ Had to hit my old town to duck the news ♪

♪ Two-four hour lockdown, we made no moves ♪

♪ Now it's 4 AM and I'm back up poppin' with the crew ♪

♪ I just landed in, Chase B mixes pop like Jamba Juice ♪

♪ Different colored chains ♪

♪ Think my jeweler really sellin' fruits ♪

♪ And they chokin', man ♪

♪ Know the crackers wish it was a noose ♪

♪ Someone said ♪

♪ To win the retreat, we all in too deep ♪

♪ Playin' for keeps, don't play us for weak ♪

♪ To win the retreat, we all in too deep ♪

♪ Playin' for keeps, don't play us for weak ♪

♪ This shit way too formal, y'all know I don't follow suit ♪

♪ Stacey Dash, most of these girls ain't got a clue ♪

♪ All of these hoes I made off records I produced ♪

♪ I might take all my exes and put 'em all in a group ♪

♪ Hit my eses, I need the bootch ♪

♪ 'Bout to turn this function to Bonnaroo ♪

♪ Told her, hop in, you comin' too ♪

♪ In the 305, bitches treat me like I'm Uncle Luke ♪

♪ Don't stop, pop that pussy ♪

♪ Had to slop the top off, it's just a roof ♪

♪ She said, where we goin' I said, the moon ♪

♪ We ain't even make it to the room ♪

♪ She thought it was the ocean, it's just the pool ♪

♪ Now I got her open, it's just the Goose ♪

♪ Who put this shit together, I'm the glue ♪

♪ Someone said, shorty FaceTimed me out the blue ♪

♪ Someone said, playin' for keeps ♪

♪ Someone said, motherfuck what someone said ♪

♪ Don't play us for weak ♪

(intense music)

(bouncy music)

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Astro ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ She's in love with who I am ♪

♪ Back in high school, I used to bus it to the dance ♪

♪ Now I hit the FBO with duffles in my hands ♪

♪ I did half a Xan, 13 hours 'til I land ♪

♪ Had me out like a light, ay, yeah ♪

♪ Like a light, ay, yeah ♪

♪ Like a light, ay ♪

♪ Slept through the flight, ay ♪

♪ Knocked for the night, ay, 767, man ♪

♪ This shit got double bedroom, man ♪

♪ I still got scores to settle, man ♪

♪ I crept down the block, made a right ♪

♪ Cut the lights, paid the price ♪

♪ Niggas think it's sweet, it's on sight ♪

♪ Nothin' nice, baguettes in my ice ♪

♪ Jesus Christ, checks over stripes ♪

♪ That's what I like, that's what we like ♪

♪ Lost my respect, you not a threat ♪

♪ When I shoot my shot, that shit wetty like I'm Sheck ♪

♪ See the shots that I took, wet like I'm Book ♪

♪ Wet like I'm Lizzie, I be spinnin' Valley ♪

♪ Circle blocks 'til I'm dizzy ♪

♪ Like where is he ♪

♪ No one seen him ♪

♪ I'm tryna clean 'em ♪

♪ She's in love with who I am ♪

♪ Back in high school, I used to bus it to the dance ♪

♪ Now I hit the FBO with duffles in my hands ♪

♪ I did half a Xan, thirteen hours 'til I land ♪

♪ Had me out like a light, like a light ♪

♪ Like a light, like a light ♪

♪ Like a light, like a light ♪

♪ Like a light ♪

♪ Yeah, passed the dawgs a celly ♪

♪ Sendin' texts, ain't sendin' kites, yeah ♪

♪ He said, keep that on lock ♪

♪ I said, you know this shit, it's stife, yeah ♪

♪ It's absolute, I'm back reboot ♪

♪ LaFerrari to Jamba Juice, yeah ♪

♪ We back on the road, they jumpin' off, no parachute, yeah ♪

♪ Shawty in the back ♪

♪ She said she workin' on her glutes, yeah ♪

♪ Ain't by the book, yeah ♪

♪ This how it look, yeah ♪

♪ 'Bout a check, yeah ♪

♪ Just check the foots, yeah ♪

♪ Pass this to my daughter, I'ma show her what it took ♪

♪ Baby mama cover Forbes got these other bitches shook, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - having a low temperature
dawg /dɔɡ/ B2	noun - a close friend or companion
loot /luːt/ B1	noun - money or valuables taken in a robbery
crew /kruː/ A2	noun - a group of people working together
function /ˈfʌŋkʃən/ B1	noun - a special activity or purpose of a person or thing
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of the Earth
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight adjective - not heavy
back /bæk/ A1	adverb - to or toward the rear noun - the rear surface of the human body
deep /diːp/ B1	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push oneself off the ground and into the air
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
sick /sɪk/ B2	adjective - affected by physical or mental illness adjective - cool or awesome
ice /aɪs/ A1	noun - frozen water
news /njuːz/ A2	noun - new information about something
bitch /bɪtʃ/ B2	noun - a female dog, often used as a derogatory term for a woman

Key Grammar Structures

• That's how we already know winter's here.

  ➔ Present simple tense to express a general truth.

  ➔ The phrase "that's how we already know" indicates a certainty about the arrival of winter.

• I tried to show 'em.

  ➔ Past simple tense to describe a completed action.

  ➔ The phrase "I tried to show 'em" indicates an attempt that was made in the past.

• We made no moves.

  ➔ Negative form of the past simple tense.

  ➔ The phrase "we made no moves" indicates that no actions were taken in the past.

• I just landed in.

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate a recent action.

  ➔ The phrase "I just landed in" indicates that the action of landing has occurred very recently.

• She said, where we going?

  ➔ Informal question structure with ellipsis.

  ➔ The phrase "where we going?" omits the auxiliary verb 'are', making it more conversational.

• Don't play us for weak.

  ➔ Imperative form to give a command or advice.

  ➔ The phrase "don't play us for weak" is a command telling someone not to underestimate them.

• I did half a Xan.

  ➔ Past simple tense to describe a specific action.

  ➔ The phrase "I did half a Xan" indicates a specific action taken in the past.