Go Flex – English Lyrics

• By: Post Malone

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Post Malone with "Go Flex," a track that uniquely blends the raw energy of hip-hop with the melodic richness of acoustic guitar. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to explore modern American English, particularly its slang and expressions related to ambition and self-presentation. Its distinctive sound and relatable themes of striving for success make it a compelling listen and a great way to engage with the language.

[English]

Lighting stog after stog, and choke on the smoke

They tell me to quit, don't listen what I'm told

Help me forget that this world is so cold

I don't even know what I'm chasin' no more

Tell me what I want, just keep searchin' on

It's never enough, cup after cup

Blunt after blunt

I wouldn't give one if I could find a fuck, ha, ha, ha

In the cut and I put that on my momma

And my bitch called talkin' 'bout some drama

I swear there ain't no time for women on the come up

It's either the pussy or the commas

Man I just wanna go flex

Gold on my teeth and on my neck

And I'm stone cold with the flex

With my squad and I'm smokin' up a check

Man I just wanna go flex

Gold on my teeth and on my neck

And I'm stone cold with the flex

With my squad and I'm smokin' up a check

Push the gas, get a motherfuckin' nose bleed

She ain't never met a youngin' do it like me

She got a man but says she really like me

She doin' things to excite me

She sendin' all her friends snaps of my new tracks

'Cause all these hoes know whats about to come next

I hit my plug up, got the paper connect

I drop a couple bands I just wanna go...

Man I just wanna go flex

Gold on my teeth and on my neck

And I'm stone cold with the flex

With my squad and I'm smokin' up a check

Man I just wanna go flex

Gold on my teeth and on my neck

And I'm stone cold with the flex

With my squad and I'm smokin' up a check

Knowing all of this

It just don't make a difference

I'm just talking shit to the ones that'll listen

I come with the heat man, I swear I'm never missing

And I'm still the same and I swear I'm never switching

Knowing all of this

It just don't make a difference

I'm just talking shit to the ones that'll listen

I come with the heat man, I swear I'm never missing

And I'm still the same and I swear I'm never switching

Man I just wanna go flex

Gold on my teeth and on my neck

And I'm stone cold with the flex

With my squad and I'm smokin' up a check

Man I just wanna go flex

Gold on my teeth and on my neck

And I'm stone cold with the flex

With my squad and I'm smokin' up a check

Man I just wanna go flex

Gold on my teeth and on my neck

And I'm stone cold with the flex

Cold with the flex

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
flex /flɛks/ B2	verb - to bend or move something, especially a muscle
gold /ɡoʊld/ A2	noun - a yellow precious metal
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - having a low temperature
smokin' /ˈsmoʊkɪn/ B1	verb - to inhale and exhale the smoke of burning tobacco or other substances
squad /skwɒd/ B1	noun - a small group of people organized for a specific purpose
drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ B2	noun - a situation or series of events that are exciting or emotional
heat /hiːt/ B1	noun - the quality of being hot
check /tʃɛk/ B1	noun - a written order directing a bank to pay money
pussy /ˈpʌsi/ B2	noun - a vulgar term for female genitalia
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
quit /kwɪt/ B1	verb - to stop doing something
choke /tʃoʊk/ B2	verb - to have difficulty breathing because of a blockage in the throat
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B1	verb - to fail to remember something
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - to desire something

Key Grammar Structures

• They tell me to quit, don't listen what I'm told

  ➔ Imperative + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ The command form "don't listen" is followed by the bare infinitive "what I'm told" (without 'to'), creating direct instructions.

• I wouldn't give one if I could find a fuck

  ➔ Second Conditional + Slang Expression

  ➔ Expresses hypothetical situation ("wouldn't give") with unreal condition ("if I could find"). "Give a fuck" is slang for "care".

• It's either the pussy or the commas

  ➔ Correlative Conjunction

  ➔ "Either...or" presents two exclusive choices. Modern slang: "pussy" = sex, "commas" = money (from $1,000+ amounts).

• She ain't never met a youngin' do it like me

  ➔ Double Negative + Informal Contraction

  ➔ "Ain't never" = colloquial double negative meaning "has never". "Youngin'" = contraction of "young one". Omitted auxiliary verb ("who can").

• I'm stone cold with the flex

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase + Slang

  ➔ "Stone cold" = adverbial phrase intensifying emotionlessness (metaphor). "Flex" = slang for showing off status/wealth.

• Push the gas, get a motherfuckin' nose bleed

  ➔ Parallel Imperatives + Intensifier

  ➔ Imperative commands joined comma ("Push..., get..."). "Motherfuckin'" intensifies the noun (slang version of "motherfucking").

• I'm just talking shit to the ones that'll listen

  ➔ Present Continuous + Contraction + Slang

  ➔ Present continuous ("am talking") for current behavior. "Talking shit" = boasting/complaining colloquialism. "That'll" = contraction of "that will".

• And I swear I'm never missing

  ➔ Negative Adverb + Present Continuous

  ➔ "Never" modifies continuous action ("missing"). Idiomatic meaning: consistently accurate/target-hitting.

• Blunt after blunt

  ➔ Elliptical Repetition

  ➔ Omits the verb ("smoking") through repetition pattern "X after X", emphasizing continuous action.