Strike (Holster) – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Yachty

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Yeah (mm, mm)

Okay (yeah), okay, okay (mm, mm, mm, mm)

It's us (brr)

I been rolled up, yeah, I was geeking

I was, huh, I was high as fuck, tweakin' (yeah, yeah, yeah)

I was tryna strike shit, I was tryna strike shit

I was tryna strike shit, like a match, late night, yeah

Strike like I missed it, strike like I hit the pin

Strike like I'm not goin' to work, strike, strike

You know that shit look real when you already do

You know the guys sip on drank 'til it's early, yeah

All this Bottega shit I shop at, Berlin just did

Drank man had cracked the seal

I begged him to sell it too (oh, dear)

Stars on or off, this shit ain't nothin'

I switch the coupe (gang)

Emo bitch, she like to go taste shrooms

Look like Betty Boop (yeah, yeah)

She ain't me

Coppin' SRTs and do fruity loops (she ain't me)

He can't play big bank

I switch out whips like they switch out shoes (yeah)

Yeah (mm, mm)

Okay (yeah), okay, okay (mm, mm, mm, mm)

It's us (brr)

I been rolled up, yeah, I was geekin' (yeah)

I was, huh, I was high as fuck, tweakin' (yeah, yeah, yeah)

I was tryna strike shit, I was tryna strike shit (strike)

I was tryna strike shit, like a match

Late night, yeah (slatt, slatt, strike)

Strike like I missed it (yeah), strike like I hit the pin (yeah)

Strike like I'm not goin' to work (yeah), strike, strike

Slide (okay), slide, show them somethin' show them, show them, uh

Stack them old hundreds, recreate Yoda (hm, hm, hm)

I don't put no crushed ice in my soda (hm, hm, hm)

Percy got her stuck like a holster, uh (hm, hm, hm)

It's a gun in my holster (hm, hm, hm, no stylist)

New Balenci' out in Dover (hm, hm, hm, 220)

It's a four in my soda, sit it on a Balenci' coaster (shh)

Yeah (mm, mm)

Okay (yeah), okay, okay (mm, mm, mm, mm)

It's us (brr)

I been rolled up (yeah), yeah, I was geekin' (yeah)

I was, huh, I was high as fuck, tweakin' (yeah, yeah, yeah)

I was tryna strike shit, I was tryna strike shit

I was tryna strike shit, like a match, late night, yeah

Strike like I missed it, strike like I hit the pin

Strike like I'm not goin' to work, strike, strike

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
strike /straɪk/ A2	verb - to hit or collide with verb - to ignite or light
match /mætʃ/ A1	noun - a stick with a tip that ignites when rubbed
holster /ˈhoʊlstər/ B2	noun - a sheath for holding a gun
geek /giːk/ B1	verb - to be intensely enthusiastic about a subject
tweak /twiːk/ B2	verb - to adjust or fine-tune
sip /sɪp/ A1	verb - to drink slowly in small amounts
cracked /krækt/ A2	verb - to break or split
seal /siːl/ A2	noun - a device to close something tightly
switch /swɪtʃ/ A2	verb - to change or exchange
stack /stæk/ A1	verb - to arrange in a pile
recreate /ˌriːkriˈeɪt/ B1	verb - to create again or anew
coaster /ˈkoʊstər/ A2	noun - a mat to place drinks on
Balenciaga /ˌbælənsiˈɑːɡə/ C1	noun - a luxury fashion brand
Bottega /bɒˈteɪɡə/ C1	noun - a luxury fashion brand
SRT /ɛs ɑr tiː/ C1	noun - a high-performance car model

Key Grammar Structures

• I been rolled up, yeah, I was geeking

  ➔ present perfect continuous (colloquial omission of "have")

  ➔ The clause uses the present perfect continuous "I **been** rolled up" where **been** is the past participle of "be" that should be preceded by the auxiliary "have".

• I was tryna strike shit, like a match, late night, yeah

  ➔ infinitive after "try" (colloquial "tryna" = "trying to")

  ➔ The verb "tryna" is a slang contraction of "trying to" and is followed by the infinitive **strike**.

• Strike like I missed it, strike like I hit the pin

  ➔ simile using "like"

  ➔ The phrase "like I missed it" uses **like** to introduce a comparison, meaning "in the same way that I missed it".

• You know that shit look real when you already do

  ➔ zero conditional (present simple + when clause)

  ➔ The sentence states a general truth: "You know ... when you already **do**", using the present simple **do** in the "when" clause.

• I switch the coupe (gang)

  ➔ simple present

  ➔ The verb **switch** is in the simple present, indicating a habitual or repeated action.

• I switch out whips like they switch out shoes

  ➔ comparative clause with "like"

  ➔ The second part "like they **switch** out shoes" uses **like** to compare two similar actions.

• I don't put no crushed ice in my soda

  ➔ double negative

  ➔ The sentence contains two negatives **don't** and **no**, which together form a double negative, a non‑standard but common colloquial pattern.

• It's a gun in my holster

  ➔ copular verb "be" + noun complement

  ➔ The verb **is** links the subject **It** with the noun phrase **a gun in my holster**, acting as a subject complement.

• Slide, show them somethin' show them, uh

  ➔ imperative mood

  ➔ Both **Slide** and **show** are commands directed at the listener, using the base form of the verb without a subject.

• I begged **him** to sell it too

  ➔ verb + infinitive construction (object + to‑infinitive)

  ➔ The verb **begged** is followed by the object **him** and the infinitive **to sell**, forming a verb‑object‑to‑infinitive pattern.