Pornography – English Lyrics

• By: Travis Scott
• Album: Rodeo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric world of Travis Scott! 'Pornography' is a perfect track for learners looking to master modern American slang, rhythmic flow, and the expressive, moody vocabulary used in contemporary hip-hop culture.

[English]

Nine light years away, just outside of the Kepler solar system

We find ourselves consumed and utterly mesmerized

With a story of a young rebel against the system

Refusing to conform or comply to the ways of authority

He chose the mood of "Fuck this shit"

At that moment, the one known as Jacques turned to Scott

Chose to jump off his mama porch leading the stampede of lost souls

In the middle of their metamorphosis, not quite through with their journey

Ain't made it to wherever the fuck they gon' be in life

But wherever it is, it's better than here, so fuck you, and fuck this

No monogamy, ménage with me

Pornography surrounding me

You get high with me, you come down with me

That's all I need in my fantasy

All these flashing lights-, lights-, lights

Give you some of me, you want all of me

And get high with me and come down with me

Yeah, that's all I need in my fantasy

You remind me of my ex, crazy love

We designed our love around the drugs

We both in this club, we both tryna fuck

I'ma rub a dub, tryna get a nut

No monogamy, ménage with me

Pornography surrounding me

You get high with me, you come down with me

That's all I need in my fantasy

All these flashing lights blinding me

Give you some of me, you want all of me

And get high with me and come down with me

Yeah, that's all I need in my fantasy

The story of the bastard was never told

The soul of a bastard was never sold

Will he survive, or will he fold up?

Living like a bronco, lifestyle wild and untamed

Sit sip at the top, a long list of no named

Misfits can't wait to get a chance to say "Fuck you"

To the ones who said, "Fuck you"

'Til you doing ya thing, codeine and cocaine cartels

Who leads the charge of this young mob?

"La Flame," he hears in his head, "The world is yours" (yours, yours)

Wake up, nigga, gotta get the cake up, nigga

Niggas in the bushes in the farms, might gotta rake up a nigga

I'm way too antsy 'cause my ambition's too frantic

I might need to move to Atlantis 'cause my mind too outlandish

It's the rodeo, time to get started

Houston nigga goin' James Harden

They was wildin' on us niggas in the projects

Wonder why a nigga went cold-hearted

They wanna put my soul up on an auction

But I'ma make 'em take the fall like August

And they gon' vote me right in on my caucus

And I'ma show these niggas how to get lawless

Why your hands out, asking could you hold one?

Who do I owe? Nigga, no one

They bigging you up but you low down

Animated acting frozen

I got porno pics, wish I can post 'em

Stackin' Franklins, I can't fold 'em

Niggas askin' for the old him

But I'm way too young to be the old him

I'ma make this shit crack Lamar Odom

'Til I climb to the top of the podium

So wake up, nigga, gotta get the cake up, nigga

Niggas in the bushes, niggas on the farm, might gotta rake up a nigga

I'm way too antsy 'cause my ambition's too frantic

I might move out to Atlantis 'cause my mind too outlandish

We gon' rule the world, we gon' rule the world

We gon' rule the world, hmm

Never gonna stop, never gonna stop, never ever gonna stop it!

La Flame says, "Let your ambition carry you"

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
consumed /kənˈsuːmd/ B2	adjective - completely filled with an emotion or idea
mesmerized /ˈmɛzməraɪzd/ C2	adjective - hypnotized or fascinated
authority /əˈθɒrɪti/ B2	noun - the power or right to give orders and enforce obedience
stampede /stæmˈpiːd/ C1	noun - a sudden panicked rush of a number of people or animals
metamorphosis /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːrfəsɪs/ C2	noun - a change of the form or nature of a thing or person
monogamy /məˈnɒɡəmi/ C2	noun - the practice of having only one partner
fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ B1	noun - the faculty or activity of imagining things
blinding /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ B2	adjective - extremely bright
untamed /ʌnˈteɪmd/ C1	adjective - not domesticated or disciplined
misfits /ˈmɪsfɪts/ C1	noun - people who are not accepted by others
antsy /ˈæntsi/ C2	adjective - impatiently restless
ambition /æmˈbɪʃn/ B2	noun - a strong desire to do or achieve something
frantic /ˈfræntɪk/ B2	adjective - wild with fear, anxiety, or other emotion
outlandish /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/ C2	adjective - looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar
auction /ˈɔːkʃn/ B2	noun - a public sale in which goods are sold to the highest bidder
caucus /ˈkɔːkəs/ C2	noun - a conference of members of a legislative body
lawless /ˈlɔːləs/ C1	adjective - not governed by or obedient to laws
podium /ˈpəʊdiəm/ B2	noun - a platform on which a person stands to be seen by an audience

Key Grammar Structures

• We find ourselves consumed and utterly mesmerized

  ➔ Past Participle as an Adjective/Passive Construction

  ➔ Here, "consumed" and "mesmerized" describe the state of the subject 'we' after the action of finding ourselves.

• Not quite through with their journey

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase (Adjective Complement)

  ➔ The phrase "through with" functions as an adjective meaning finished or done with something.

• Ain't made it to wherever the fuck they gon' be in life

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (Colloquial negative)

  ➔ "Ain't made it" is a colloquial contraction for 'haven't made it' (arrived at/achieved).

• You remind me of my ex, crazy love

  ➔ Transitive Verb Pattern (Remind someone of something)

  ➔ The verb "remind" requires the preposition "of" to connect the person with the object/person they evoke.

• Misfits can't wait to get a chance to say 'Fuck you'

  ➔ Infinitive as Object (Verb + to-infinitive)

  ➔ The verb "wait" is followed by the "to-infinitive" phrase "to get a chance".

• I'm way too antsy 'cause my ambition's too frantic

  ➔ Adverb of Degree (Too + Adjective)

  ➔ "Too" acts as an intensifier, increasing the degree of the adjective "antsy" and "frantic".

• Wonder why a nigga went cold-hearted

  ➔ Noun Clause (Wh-clause)

  ➔ The "why" clause acts as the object of the verb "wonder".

• I'm way too young to be the old him

  ➔ Adjective + Infinitive (Degree structure)

  ➔ The structure "too [adj] to [verb]" indicates that someone is too much of something to perform an action.