The Cypher – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Dicky
• Album: So Hard

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Lil Dicky's witty and technically impressive rap skills in "The Cypher." This track offers a blend of humor and lyrical complexity, perfect for those looking to improve their understanding of wordplay and comedic timing in hip-hop .

[English]

L-D aka whatever

Sometimes you just gotta let the flow speak for itself

See back in high school I ain't even know I could rap

So the hits late, but nobody throwin' the flag

Goin' fifth grade wit it, D**ky opening snacks

Because the kid made different like a joke in Iraq

Now check it, never thought I wanna pass the bar

But I gotta get a fancy car

So I got up on the beat, beat on it like

Evander sparring partner, smarter art

When I master bars

These weak mother****ers gotta leave, D**ky dissin' em al

To listen to y'all is sorta like a flick in the balls

Fo'real tho

Cause they don't spit it real as D do

The kid come first, like his d**k a prequel, so look

If you really wanna get it, forget it, genetically better

Then every pathetic competitor nettin cheddar

Get in bed I'll get you wetter than ****

I bet I bend her, get her beggin, etcetera

Breath, now ya man on reddit cuz I'm rappin the flames

I'm hands on, Wayne Chrebet, when I'm mackin the dames though

The lame bros, better learn to make a single

Or ya mayn bout to have these rappers playin some bingoooo....yeah

So whatchu talkin bout

If this really stupid tell me what the **** is walk it out

If Lil D**ky ruin rap, they poopin on its coffin now

So if you heard of a j****h rapper you know who they talkin bout

Ion't think I need a grammy bro

I got two, and they fairly old

The family, demanding, ya man be

A little wary tho

They know dude got a scary flow

Just like you do, yea

Except they mean it different

Prefer ma chicken white das for chicken and da women

Confessing that I'm hittin only cause I'm nice at spittin'

But used to getting used, you dudes Aaliyah's kitchen

Hold up, the kid so dumb

The drink po' up, he can't grow up

Ya man gotta thang for do-n**s

The flow n**s, bout to make a jam, I go Russ

From Okla -- getting more bread than cold cuts, whaddup bruh?

That's why these hoes wanna get it

They been ****ing wit the kid: Joe Paterno assistant

I'm stern with the women, I'ma a nerd but I'm hittin'

On these curves like it's Griffey in the third wit these pitches

Iight, the kids aiight, legit polite

I wife, nice jews, pipe smoove, cider wit ice cubes

The white dude's known to be recording it right

You jabronies write a stupid chorus lighter than Ice Cube's

Commercials, y'all worse than them

But these lucky mother****ers, they ain't gotta work again

All these chickens in the crib's like a birthed a hen

So I be over-c*****g definition circumvent, ya dig?

Cold spittin, admit it, I'm rippin shit up, like a ticket stub

And giving a clinic, these b*****s isn't sick enough to get up in it though

You should probly quit it bro

Dude's spittin ridiculous wit it, particularly when he

Be switchin the flowwwww up

Das cash and all

More black in me than basketball

Next line, LD's talkin v****al

The kid been hittin more walls than a raquet balllll, yeaah!

So prepare for my libido

It's really ****ing scary, Action Bronson in a speedo

It's really ****ing scary magic Johnson near mosquitos

But I'm nearly ****ing there, these bastards bout to feed me Cheeto

Cause Ion't really like the mess

Pretty clear right here that the kike the best (that's my n word so chill)

Never scared, nor embarrassed, ask ma ex

I gotta bone like a freak, Kevin Ware the shit...who

Y'all heard about the kid wit the jew flow

And Jew fro, getting mo sugar than glucose

The dude so cold youda so swore he from pluto

Ma head so big, it's like I'm juicing wit Pujols

But look if you thinkin that this Jew so nice

Then you so right, you rappers lookin' Bruno's type

The dude's so bright, I'm rapping like a sumo fight

The knee slappin' unexpected, word to Juno's tike, I'm out

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
flow /floʊ/ B1	noun - the smooth and effortless manner or style in which someone moves or speaks verb - to move steadily and continuously in a current or stream
rap /ræp/ A2	verb - to speak or perform in a rhythmic and rhyming manner noun - a type of popular music of African American origin
hits /hɪts/ A2	verb - strike (someone or something) forcefully noun - a successful record, film, or show
fancy /ˈfænsi/ B1	adjective - elaborate in structure or decoration
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a rhythmic pulse verb - to strike repeatedly
master /ˈmæstər/ B2	verb - acquire complete knowledge or skill in noun - a person highly skilled in a particular field
competitor /kəmˈpetɪtər/ B2	noun - a person who takes part in a contest or competition
bend /bend/ A2	verb - to cause to curve or not be straight
flames /fleɪmz/ B1	noun - the visible, gaseous part of a fire
bros /broʊz/ A2	noun - informal term for brothers or close male friends
ruin /ˈruːɪn/ B2	verb - destroy or spoil completely noun - a state of decay or devastation
demanding /dɪˈmændɪŋ/ B2	adjective - requiring a lot of effort or attention
wary /ˈweri/ B2	adjective - feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
confessing /kənˈfesɪŋ/ B1	verb - admitting something, typically something wrong
dumb /dʌm/ A2	adjective - unable to speak adjective - lacking intelligence or understanding
bread /bred/ A1	noun - a staple food made from flour, water, and yeast noun - money
stern /stɜːrn/ B2	adjective - serious and strict
curves /kɜːrvz/ A2	noun - a line that deviates from being straight

Key Grammar Structures

• Sometimes you just gotta let the flow speak for itself

  ➔ modal verb + infinitive

  ➔ The use of "**gotta**" (contraction of "got to") followed by the infinitive "let" highlights a sense of obligation or necessity.

• See back in high school I ain't even know I could rap

  ➔ past simple tense and auxiliary verb

  ➔ The use of the past simple tense "**didn't know**" indicates an action or state that was true in the past.

• Because the kid made different like a joke in Iraq

  ➔ Past simple (passive) and simile

  ➔ The passive voice "**made**" is used here, with "like a joke in Iraq" as a simile, to describe how the kid was perceived.

• So I got up on the beat, beat on it like...

  ➔ Verb tense (Simple past) and Simile

  ➔ The use of the simple past "**got**" and "**beat**" to describe an action and then a simile to compare it.

• When I master bars

  ➔ Subordinate Clause (when)

  ➔ The use of the subordinate clause "**When I master bars**" introduces a condition or time frame for the main clause.

• To listen to y'all is sorta like a flick in the balls

  ➔ Infinitive phrase and simile

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "**To listen to y'all**" functions as the subject of the sentence, and the simile "like a flick in the balls" provides a comparison.

• The kid come first, like his d**k a prequel, so look

  ➔ Complex sentence with simile and slang

  ➔ This sentence uses a simile "**like his d**k a prequel**" for emphasis and uses slang terms.

• If you really wanna get it, forget it, genetically better

  ➔ Conditional sentence and adjective

  ➔ The conditional sentence "**If you really wanna get it**" sets up a condition, while "genetically better" acts as an adjective to describe his superiority.