3 Strikes – English Lyrics

• By: Terror Jr

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the futuristic sound of Terror Jr with '3 Strikes.' This song is a fantastic way to learn modern English idioms and metaphors, specifically how the concept of 'three strikes' is used to describe second (and third) chances in everyday conversation.

[English]

Down for one night, like I got three strikes Down for one night, like I got three strikes Down for one night, like I got three strikes Down for one night, like I got three strikes

don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me don me, called on me, called on me don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me don me, called on me, called on me

Doing like 95 on the interstate

Looking for a dinner plate

I'm hungry, you called me

To say you got something, and it's all me

Can you hold me down for one night, like I got three strikes?

I need you to free me, it's a prison inside my mind

Break me, taste me

Roll me up like the northern lights

Can you hold me down for one night, like I got three strikes?

don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me don me, called on me, called on me don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me don me, called on me, (like I got three strikes) called on me

don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me don me, called on me, called on me don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me don me, called on me, (like I got three strikes) called on me

Lit up, burnt out

Closer to God than we've ever been now

Sipping slow, talking loud

Enough soul, we could sell out

Can you hold me down for one night, like I got three strikes?

I need you to free me, it's a prison inside my mind

Break me, taste me

Roll me up like the northern lights

Can you hold me down for one night, like I got three strikes?

don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me -don me, called on me, called on me -don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me -don me, called on me, (like I got three strikes)

don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me -don me, called on me, called on me -don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me -don me, called on me, (like I got three strikes)

(ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me -don me, called on me, called on me -don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me -don me, called on me, (like I got three strikes)

don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me don me, called on me, called on me don me (ain't) -don me (yeah) -don me don me, called on me, (like I got three strikes) called on me

Like I got three strikes Like I got three strikes

Lyrics: genius.com

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
strikes /straɪks/ B2	noun - failures or counts against someone, often used in baseball or legal contexts
interstate /ˈɪntərsteɪt/ B2	noun - a major public road or highway connecting states
hungry /ˈhʌŋɡri/ A1	adjective - feeling a need to eat
prison /ˈprɪzn/ A2	noun - a place of confinement for people accused or convicted of a crime
northern /ˈnɔːrðərn/ A2	adjective - situated in or directed towards the north
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - plural of light; source of illumination
burnt /bɜːrnt/ A2	adjective - damaged or affected by fire or heat
closer /ˈkloʊsər/ A2	adjective - at a shorter distance
sipping /ˈsɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb - to drink in small quantities
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual part of a person
prison /ˈprɪzn/ A2	noun - a building where people are kept as punishment
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - separate into pieces as a result of a blow or shock
taste /teɪst/ A2	verb - perceive or experience the flavor of
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - producing or capable of producing much noise

Key Grammar Structures

• Like I got three strikes

  ➔ Conditional 'like' as a conjunction (informal)

  ➔ Here, 'like' functions as 'as if', commonly used in casual speech to draw comparisons.

• Doing like 95 on the interstate

  ➔ Present participle as an introductory phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'doing' modifies the subject 'I', describing the action taking place.

• I need you to free me

  ➔ Causative/Infinitive structure

  ➔ The verb 'need' is followed by an object 'you' and an infinitive 'to free' to express a requirement or desire.

• It's a prison inside my mind

  ➔ Expletive construction (Dummy 'It')

  ➔ The 'It' here refers to the state of mind, serving as a dummy subject.

• Closer to God than we've ever been now

  ➔ Comparative degree + Present Perfect

  ➔ Uses the comparative 'closer' combined with 'ever been' to indicate a degree never reached before.

• Enough soul, we could sell out

  ➔ Conditional usage of 'could'

  ➔ 'could' indicates potential ability or a hypothetical result based on having 'enough soul'.

• Roll me up like the northern lights

  ➔ Imperative verb structure

  ➔ The verb 'roll' starts the sentence to give a direct request or command.

• I'm hungry, you called me

  ➔ Comma splice (informal style)

  ➔ Two independent clauses are joined by a comma, which is common in lyrics but grammatically non-standard.