Supermodel – English Lyrics

• By: SZA
• Album: CTRL

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into SZA's 'Supermodel,' a captivating R&B anthem that masterfully blends raw vulnerability with an intimate acoustic sound. This song, rich with candid expressions of self-doubt and yearning, offers a unique opportunity to connect with authentic English storytelling and explore modern conversational nuances through SZA's distinctive lyrical style.

[English]

(birds chirping)

(serene music)

♪ I'm writing this letter to let you know I'm really leaving ♪

♪ And no, I'm not keeping your shit ♪

♪ Heard you got some new homies ♪

♪ Got some new hobbies ♪

♪ Even a new hoe too ♪

♪ Maybe she can come help you ♪

♪ Maybe she can come lick you after we're done ♪

♪ What's done is done ♪

♪ I don't want nothing else to do with it ♪

♪ Let me tell you a secret ♪

♪ I've been secretly banging your homeboy ♪

♪ Why you in Vegas all up on Valentine's Day ♪

♪ Why am I so easy to forget like that ♪

♪ It can't be that easy for you to get like that ♪

♪ Oh no, she didn't, ooh yes, I did ♪

♪ Oh no, she didn't, I'll do it again ♪

♪ Leave me lonely for prettier women ♪

♪ You know I need too much attention for shit like that ♪

♪ You know you wrong for shit like that ♪

♪ I could be your supermodel if you believe ♪

♪ If you see it in me, see it in me, see it in me ♪

♪ I don't see myself ♪

♪ Why I can't stay alone just by myself ♪

♪ Wish I was comfortable just with myself ♪

♪ But I need you, but I need you, but I need you ♪

♪ Ooh, just get a load of them, they got chemistry ♪

♪ All they could say, we like brother and sister ♪

♪ Look so good together ♪

♪ Bet they fuckin' for real, and they was right ♪

♪ That's why I stayed with ya, the, the dick was too good ♪

♪ It made me feel good for temporary love ♪

♪ You was a temporary lover ♪

♪ Leave me lonely for prettier women ♪

♪ You know I need too much attention for shit like that ♪

♪ You know you wrong for shit like that ♪

♪ I could be your supermodel if you believe ♪

♪ If you see it in me, see it in me, see it in me ♪

♪ I don't see myself ♪

♪ Why I can't stay alone just by myself ♪

♪ Wish I was comfortable just with myself ♪

♪ But I need you, but I need you, but I need you ♪

(gun popping) (children cheering)

(children cheering and laughing)

(magical twinkling)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
supermodel /ˈsuːpərˈmɒdəl/ C1	noun - a highly successful fashion model
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no company
attention /əˈtɛnʃən/ B1	noun - the act of focusing the mind on something
chemistry /ˈkɛmɪstri/ B2	noun - the scientific study of substances and their reactions noun - a natural attraction or compatibility between people
temporary /ˈtɛmp(ə)rəri/ B2	adjective - lasting for only a short period of time
women /ˈwɪmɪn/ A1	noun - adult female human beings (plural)
homeboy /ˈhoʊmˌbɔɪ/ B2	noun - a close male friend from one's own neighbourhood
Vegas /ˈveɪgəs/ B1	noun - short for Las Vegas, a famous city in Nevada, USA
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ A2	noun - something kept hidden or unknown
leaving /ˈliːvɪŋ/ B1	verb - to go away from a place
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or useful
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept something as true or real
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
comfortable /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/ B2	adjective - providing physical ease and relaxation
sh*t /ʃɪt/ B2	noun - feces; also used as a vulgar term for something worthless

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm writing this letter to let you know I'm really leaving

  ➔ Present continuous tense used to describe an ongoing action in the near future.

  ➔ Uses "am/is/are + verb+ing" to indicate an action currently happening.

• Heard you got some new homies

  ➔ Simple past tense "got" used to indicate possession or acquisition.

  ➔ "Got" is the past tense of "get" and often indicates possession or change of state.

• Wish I was comfortable just with myself

  ➔ Subjunctive mood expressing a wish or unreal situation.

  ➔ Uses "were" instead of "was" in subjunctive mood to express wishes or hypothetical situations.

• You know I need too much attention for shit like that

  ➔ Use of "too much" as a quantifier indicating an excessive amount.

  ➔ "Too much" is used to indicate an excessive degree or amount of something.

• I could be your supermodel if you believe

  ➔ Conditional mood using "could" to express possibility dependent on a condition.

  ➔ "Could" is the past tense of "can" and used here to indicate possibility under certain conditions.

• Leave me lonely for prettier women

  ➔ Use of "for" to indicate purpose or benefit.

  ➔ In this context, "for" indicates the reason or purpose (loneliness caused by attraction to prettier women).