SYLVIA – English Lyrics

• By: Jack Harlow, 2forwOyNE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the confident and self-assured world of Jack Harlow's "SYLVIA," a fan-favorite track that showcases his signature smooth, Southern hip-hop style. Through its rebellious lyrics and organic storytelling, this song offers a compelling window into authentic expression and the artist's early creative journey, making it a great choice for understanding modern rap vernacular and Harlow's unique artistic voice.

[English]

Baby, what the fuck is really up?

Baby, what the fuck is really up?

Baby, what the fuck is really up?

Baby, what the fuck is really up? (Ayy, ayy)

Baby, what the fuck is really up?

All my girlfriends like to be rebellious (yeah)

Tattoos with the belly button ring

She a bad little 'ting, look just like a Sylvia (yeah)

And I think it's really us (yeah)

PG-13, them my damn affiliates (yeah)

I ain't really with the silly stuff

I'm a, real buddy, when it's lit, I still be up (yeah)

R-r-eal buddy, when it's lit, I still be up

You're insane (insane)

Like the wind change

Motherfuckers do too, but a couple friends stay, yeah

In state, how she got her tuition

Retail, but she got some commission

I don't listen when they talk from a distance

I'm on some new shit, ayy, you can't relate (woo)

I'm the man for the job, I'm the new candidate

We in the runnin' now, ayy

I'm about to dumb it down for you, just so you can explain

To someone else that wanna know

You can't help me with this flow

'Cause I got it on my own

Yeah, I got it on my own (yeah)

Baby, what the fuck is really up?

All my girlfriends like to be rebellious (yeah)

Tattoos with the belly button ring

She a bad little 'ting, look just like a Sylvia (yeah)

And I think it's really us (yeah)

PG-13, them my damn affiliates (yeah)

I ain't really with the silly stuff

I'm a, real buddy, when it's lit I still be up (yeah)

R-r-eal buddy, when it's lit I still be up

Hey, ayy, call it how I see it

She gon' come and scoop me in her Prius

Take a flight down south, changing seasons

I might just go and read her rights for no reason

She sit that ass on the sink, it's deceivin' (ayy)

But she gon' buss it open whenever I need it (ayy)

I told her that I needed her, she bought a heater (ayy)

She respect me, but she know I'm sick, anemic

Baby girl, it's cold out, so this hoodie won't do

VIP grillin' when it ain't nothin' to do

I ain't got nothin' to lose, so she said the party sucks

So I hit her like

Baby, what the fuck is really up?

All my girlfriends like to be rebellious (yeah)

Tattoos with the belly button ring

She a bad little 'ting, look just like a Sylvia (yeah)

And I think it's really us (yeah)

PG-13, them my damn affiliates (yeah)

I ain't really with the silly stuff

I'm a, real buddy, when it's lit I still be up (yeah)

R-r-eal buddy, when it's lit I still be up

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby, what the fuck is really up?

  ➔ Colloquial inversion with intensifier

  ➔ The phrase "what ... is up" is a slang way of asking "what's happening?" The word "really" adds extra emphasis.

• All my girlfriends like to be rebellious

  ➔ "like + infinitive" to express preference

  ➔ The verb "like" is followed by the infinitive "to be" to show what the girlfriends enjoy doing.

• She a bad little 'ting, look just like a Sylvia

  ➔ Zero copula (omission of "is") in informal speech

  ➔ "She" is the subject and the verb "is" is omitted: "She *is* a bad little 'ting".

• I'm a, real buddy, when it's lit, I still be up

  ➔ Present simple for habitual state + adverb "still"

  ➔ "I still be up" uses the present simple "be" to describe a continuous condition: "I am still awake/active".

• I might just go and read her rights for no reason

  ➔ Modal verb + bare infinitive + coordinated infinitive

  ➔ "might" is a modal expressing possibility; it is followed by the bare infinitive "go" and the coordinated infinitive "read".

• She gon' come and scoop me in her Prius

  ➔ Colloquial contraction "gon'" = "going to" (future intention)

  ➔ "gon'" is a slang reduction of "going to" and indicates a planned action: "She is going to come…".

• I told her that I needed her, she bought a heater

  ➔ Reported speech with past tense verb "told" + that‑clause

  ➔ "told" introduces a that‑clause reporting what was said: "I needed her" becomes "I told her that I needed her".

• I ain't got nothin' to lose

  ➔ Double negative with colloquial "ain't" and "nothin'"

  ➔ "ain't" is a non‑standard negative auxiliary and "nothin'" is a negative pronoun; together they form a double negative meaning "I have nothing to lose".

• PG-13, them my damn affiliates

  ➔ Demonstrative pronoun "them" used colloquially for "those"

  ➔ In informal speech "them" can replace "those": "them my damn affiliates" means "those (people) who are my damn affiliates".