Make Them Know – English Lyrics

• By: Drake

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic flow of Drake to master modern English slang and the cadence of contemporary Hip-Hop. This song is perfect for learners looking to understand conversational bravado and the nuances of rhythmic lyrical delivery.

[English]

作词 : Aubrey Graham

作曲 : Aubrey Graham

[Intro]

Ayy

I tried and tried and tried

'Til the "R" switched place with the "I"

I'll never forget that July

The worst that I felt in a while

I'm glad that you think that I'm soft

I'm glad that you think that I'm shy

I need you to think all these things

I got bigger than what's in my mind

I'll take it, an eye for an eye

I'll send a boy up to the sky

I still haven't lost any sleep

And I definitely didn't cry

Ayo, Gucci get back in the ride

'Cause that's definitely not the guy

Mistaken identity mixed with adrenaline, almost just kissed you goodbye

It's rap, so it sound like a lie

When I talk to you and I confide

I'm goin', goin' back to Cali

I got hearts in both of my eyes

I'm sleeping with death on my mind

'Cause the shots that I called in my time

And karma has been on my side

But I also just heard that she's blind

That bitch might just switch on a dime

'Cause she can't even see I'm a guy

Pressure been gettin' applied

And I know I been bad with replies

The lawsuit I got is fried, 'til the R switched place with the I

They'll frame it as people retired

But we know what's a truth and a lie

And they'll act like we signin' a deal

When they pay me for wastin' my time

And they'll act like I lost my appeal

But they'll pay me for changin' they mind

It got winter, the fact I was hit

And the whole world started to chime

Not scared of no suit or no tie

'Cause shit, victory always been mine

If I free up, my bro gotta live with it

'Cause we know that that man isn't innocent

If they sayin' he did it, he did the shit

But he still might come in a little bit

Four hundred racks on the head

How am I spendin' so frivolous?

I act like the money's unlimited

If a Rolex I want 'bout to drop

I reserve the shit like I'm indigenous

Barber from 6 went broke

And he under my arm like I'm ticklish

How do they say they got classics

If it's shit that you never revisited?

And if that's the shit you revisited

Then why am I boss of the business?

Niggas been talkin' on digital

Knowin' how shit could get physical

Niggas gon' see me at birds

And act like they ****in' invisible

If a Rolex I want 'bout to drop

I reserve it like I'm aboriginal

Fifty millimeter president

For all the times shit got political

This album, I'm never submittin' it

'Cause I know that they'll never consider it

This might be the one year I won

'Cause I know how they like to position it

My bros wanna mob on the stage

But I tell them boys, "Now have some discipline"

We don't even want what they givin' us

Them shits don't even have no significance

They just wanna turn up with gang

They wanna turn up with the syndicate

And bro just touched down in the States

Took a jetski to Winslett to Michigan

These niggas recoupin' on 2012

They gotta do it increments

What happened to Drake from 2009

When all of the moments was intimate?

What happened to Drake with the innocence?

I don't think we'll be seein' him again

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
adrenaline /əˈdrenəlɪn/ C1	noun - A hormone secreted in conditions of stress, increasing rates of blood circulation and breathing.
confide /kənˈfaɪd/ C1	verb - To tell someone about a secret or private matter.
frivolous /ˈfrɪvələs/ C2	adjective - Not having any serious purpose or value; carefree and superficial.
indigenous /ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs/ C1	adjective - Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
innocent /ˈɪnɪsnt/ B1	adjective - Not guilty of a crime or offense.
intimate /ˈɪntɪmət/ B2	adjective - Closely acquainted; familiar, close.
invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəbl/ B2	adjective - Unable to be seen.
significance /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ B2	noun - The quality of being worthy of attention; importance.
syndicate /ˈsɪndɪkət/ C2	noun - A group of individuals or organizations combined to promote some common interest.
discipline /ˈdɪsəplɪn/ B2	noun - The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior.

Key Grammar Structures

• I tried and tried and tried 'til the "R" switched place with the "I"

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ "Tried" is the past form of 'try', used to describe completed actions in the past.

• I'm glad that you think that I'm soft

  ➔ Relative clause (that-clause)

  ➔ The "that" introduces a clause acting as the object of the adjective 'glad'.

• I'll take it, an eye for an eye

  ➔ Future simple (will)

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of 'I will', expressing a future decision or intention.

• I still haven't lost any sleep

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ "haven't lost" describes an action starting in the past and continuing to the present.

• I'm sleeping with death on my mind

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ "I'm sleeping" indicates a current, ongoing state or habit.

• Pressure been gettin' applied

  ➔ Passive voice (informal dialect)

  ➔ "been gettin' applied" is a colloquial way of saying 'has been being applied'.

• How am I spendin' so frivolous?

  ➔ Adverb vs. Adjective usage

  ➔ In rap, adjectives like "frivolous" are often used as adverbs to modify verbs like 'spendin''.

• What happened to Drake with the innocence?

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ "with the innocence" modifies 'Drake', describing his state at that time.