SUGAR HONEY ICE TEA – English Lyrics

• By: BABYMONSTER

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of K-pop with 'SUGAR HONEY ICE TEA'! This song is perfect for learning modern Korean slang and rhythmic phrasing used in contemporary Hip-Hop. Its catchy, repetitive hooks and energetic flow make it a fun and engaging way to practice your listening skills and master the 'swag' of Korean pop culture.

[English]

Who be sippin' on this? I do

I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the -

I'm the sugar honey ice tea, and you know it

I'm the sugar honey ice tea, and you know it

Ice, ice, ice, and you know that I'm the coldest

I'm the sugar honey

I, I, I'm the sugar honey

I'm sweet just like some ice cream

Milk chocolate icing

My life look like a pipe dream

I know, I know, I know

I know I'm so enticing

I make 'em lime green

Temperature rising

Let's go, let's go, let's go

난 부드럽게 너를 녹여버리지

Stop, make no mistake

Hit that stage, baby, ain't the same

Drop, I'm going in

우린 무대 위의 queen

Monster melody

I'm the sugar honey ice tea, and you know it

I'm the sugar honey ice tea, and you know it

Ain't no other baddie like me, yeah, you know it

I'm the sugar honey

I, I'm the sugar honey ice

Sugar mama, don't do the drama

Just add the commas, like, yeah, yeah, yeah

Do what I wanna, lil' prima donna

Got the wrist on water, like, yeah, yeah, yeah

Tell me what you know 'bout this (this)

Wanna get like me? You wish (you wish)

Comes naturally, I know they mad at me

'Cause they know I'm the - (grr, whoo)

I'm sweet just like some ice cream

Milk chocolate icing

My life look like a pipe dream

I know, I know, I know

I know I'm so enticing

I make 'em lime green

Temperature rising

Let's go, let's go, let's go

난 부드럽게 너를 녹여버리지

Stop, make no mistake

Hit that stage, baby, ain't the same

Drop, I'm going in

우린 무대 위의 queen

Monster melody

I'm the sugar honey ice tea, and you know it

I'm the sugar honey ice tea, and you know it

Ain't no other baddie like me, yeah, you know it

I'm the sugar honey

I, I'm the sugar honey ice

Tasty, yeah, I got you coming back

Crazy, I give you a heart attack

Baby, tell me what you think about that

What you think about that

I'm the -, shh

(Oh-oh-oh) sugar honey ice tea

You know it, know it

Sugar honey

I'm the sugar, I'm the sugar

Sugar honey ice tea

You know it, know it

Sugar honey

I'm the sugar, I'm the sugar

Sugar honey, sugar honey, honey ice tea (ay-yeah)

Sugar honey, sugar honey, honey ice tea (ay-yeah)

Sugar honey, sugar honey, honey ice tea

I'm the sugar honey

I, I, I'm the sugar honey ice tea

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm the sugar honey ice tea, and you know it

  ➔ Definite Article & Subject-Verb Agreement

  ➔ The use of "the" indicates uniqueness, while "you know it" uses the simple present to state a factual belief.

• I'm sweet just like some ice cream

  ➔ Simile with 'like'

  ➔ The word "like" acts as a preposition of comparison to equate the subject with an object.

• My life look like a pipe dream

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (Informal/Colloquial)

  ➔ In colloquial English, "look" is used instead of "looks" to maintain rhythm, common in hip-hop lyrics.

• Tell me what you know 'bout this

  ➔ Wh- clause as a direct object

  ➔ The phrase "what you know 'bout this" functions as the object of the imperative verb "tell".

• Wanna get like me? You wish

  ➔ Contraction & Ellipsis

  ➔ "Wanna" is a contraction of "want to". "You wish" implies "(that) you wish (to get like me)".

• Comes naturally, I know they mad at me

  ➔ Adverb modifying verb & Predicate Adjective

  ➔ "Naturally" is an adverb describing the action, "mad" is an adjective after the linking verb.

• Tasty, yeah, I got you coming back

  ➔ Causative structure with 'get'

  ➔ "Got you coming back" indicates the speaker has caused the listener to return.

• Tell me what you think about that

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase & Interrogative structure

  ➔ "About that" is a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial, used here to frame a question.