Make Them Remember – English Lyrics

• By: Drake

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the formative ambition of Drake through 'Make Them Remember.' This track is a masterclass in early 2000s hip-hop vocabulary, perfect for learners wanting to understand how to express drive and personal vision through rhythmic, conversational English.

[English]

My social battery is drained, for real, for real

Just came from hearin' a lot of niggas cop a lot of pleas, like

I'll tell you, sendin' me that owl emoji in my DM ain't gon' mend nothin'

Don't try comin' around when the score's back to ten-nothin', for real

I don't wanna hear none of that shit

Look up, turbulent flights, dodgin' cumulus clouds

Squares drawn on the line, but we at the root of it now

It feels like I gotta lie to even tie

So I don't even know if these are wins or not based on what's suitable now

You don't even hear me though

You put that jacket on anybody, you're funeral bound

But like the goalpost, I'm out here just movin' around

They say conclusions were drawn, but I'm in super denial

What is a loss? I'll be damned if I'm losin' it now

I'm the golden goose, shakin' things up at Lucian's house

I'm in the battlefield really puttin' boots to the ground

A booster seat for yourselves and the lies that you tell

If Drake took out the AK, maybe he'd be in jail

Just based off the name that it spells

What they say they just smelled?

I heard they got special places in hell

For niggas jokin' about evil when they did it themselves, damn

What, y'all thought I was done? Y'all forgot what I done?

Y'all forgot about Drake, y'all forgot where I'm from?

Y'all forgot if I gave you a hand, you under the thumb

Convenient amnesia from all you ballerinas

It doesn't alter what you said or how it made us see you

I shouldn't even be shocked to see you in that arena

Because you always made your career off of switchin' teams up

I never got a copy of the newest rules

Apparently the title of the book is called "Fooling Fools"

Y'all was ridin' all summer, pedal bars goin' number one

And yet y'all tryna tell me who's groomin' who

Comb through this hair, before you cut me for a new recruit

Before you say, "Toodaloo"

Off of shit that keep poppin' up on your Google News

Ain't been in the K since I flew the coupe

I was on Coulson Ave. with my mama, numbers started goin' through the roof

Bentley with the B inside the wings like, "Whoopty Woos"

Spinnin' downtown like hula hoops

Is it the fair skin or the Jewish roots?

Why people wanna not see me on top of the mountain like I do the do?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
battery /ˈbætəri/ A2	noun - a device that produces electricity
turbulent /ˈtɜːrbjələnt/ C1	adjective - characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion
cumulus /ˈkjuːmjələs/ C2	noun - a type of white, fluffy cloud
suitable /ˈsuːtəbl/ B1	adjective - right or appropriate for a particular person or situation
funeral /ˈfjuːnərəl/ B1	noun - a ceremony held for a dead person
conclusion /kənˈkluːʒn/ B2	noun - a decision reached by reasoning
denial /dɪˈnaɪəl/ B2	noun - the action of declaring something to be untrue
battlefield /ˈbætlfiːld/ B2	noun - the place where a battle is fought
booster /ˈbuːstər/ B2	noun - a thing that helps increase power or effectiveness
amnesia /æmˈniːʒə/ C1	noun - partial or total loss of memory
ballerina /ˌbæləˈriːnə/ B1	noun - a female ballet dancer
alter /ˈɔːltər/ B2	verb - to change or cause to change in character or composition
arena /əˈriːnə/ B2	noun - a level area surrounded by seats for spectators
career /kəˈrɪər/ A2	noun - an occupation undertaken for a significant period
recruit /rɪˈkruːt/ B2	noun - a person newly enlisted in the armed forces or an organization

Key Grammar Structures

• Sendin' me that owl emoji in my DM ain't gon' mend nothin'

  ➔ Gerund as a subject

  ➔ "Sendin'" acts as a noun here, serving as the subject of the sentence.

• It feels like I gotta lie to even tie

  ➔ Modal verb substitution (gotta = have got to)

  ➔ "Gotta" is a colloquial contraction for "have got to", expressing necessity or obligation.

• If Drake took out the AK, maybe he'd be in jail

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical situation)

  ➔ Uses past simple "took" and "would" (he'd) to describe an unlikely or imaginary scenario.

• Y'all forgot what I done?

  ➔ Non-standard Past Participle usage

  ➔ In African American Vernacular English, "done" is often used instead of "did" (past simple).

• Y'all forgot if I gave you a hand, you under the thumb

  ➔ First Conditional structure (Implied)

  ➔ The "if" clause sets a condition, and the result "you under the thumb" implies "you are under the thumb".

• I shouldn't even be shocked to see you in that arena

  ➔ Modal perfect vs Modal passive

  ➔ "Shouldn't be" is a modal passive construction expressing an expectation or moral judgment.

• Why people wanna not see me on top of the mountain like I do the do?

  ➔ Interrogative structure with "do the do"

  ➔ "Do the do" is an idiomatic slang expression for performing actions effectively or achieving success.