Janice STFU – English Lyrics

• By: Drake

Lyrics & Translation

Exploring 'Janice STFU' offers a glimpse into the vernacular of modern battle rap. By studying the rhythmic flow and sharp, idiomatic dismissals used here, listeners can better understand how contemporary English slang is used to convey power, status, and competitive posturing in pop culture.

[English]

作词 : Aubrey Graham

作曲 : Aubrey Graham

[Verse 1]

Amiliana, it's been so long since you texted me

I finally took a break, and now I feel like I'm on ecstasy

You said what my word means to me will one day be the death of me

They tried to kill me once, but darling, you just resurrected me

...

[Chorus]

Beach me baby, call my phone and say you need me, baby

I'm so green, you gotta teach me, baby

From Vancouver, you a VC, baby

Pull up, maybach, beep-beep, baby

And my shit came with the heat seats, baby

Swear my label gotta free me, baby

Blow on me just like some green tea, baby

Ayy, ayy

...

[Verse 2]

Ayy, buried alive, someone come dig me up

If I call up your shorty right now, she pickin' up

Yeah, you boys got big off my name, that's big enough

We know how you OG's rockin' already, my nigga, the jig is up

They say, "The truth will set you free"

Well, mine is gon' stream, while you watchin' HD

They said that karma gon' take an eternity, yours is droppin' the same night as me

Funny thing is that they ain't gon' compete

You gon' get yours while I'm doin' me

You gon' get yours while I'm doin' me

(Ayy, Janice, shut the **** up)

...

[Chorus]

Beach me baby, call my phone and say you need me, baby

Thought they had me in a deep sleep, baby

I'm still scorchin' hot in these streets, baby

Pull up, maybach, beep-beep, baby

And my shit came with the heat seats, baby

See-through shirt, I get a sneak peek, baby

Blow on me just like some green tea, baby

Ayy, ayy

...

[Verse 3]

Tired of all y'all tellin' me niggas is real

Pussy, I know when it's real

You only come home to pose and pop off a look

But you forgot how it feel

Chi-Town, poppin' a pill, go on a drill, lookin' for someone to kill

White kids listen to you, 'cause they feel some guilt

And that's how yo' soul gets refilled

Handin' out turkey's on camera inside of yo' hood, then you go back to the hills

How many houses you build?

How many souls did you heal off the back of yo' deal?

Difference between niggas gettin' you out of yo' whole deal and lettin' you out of yo' deal

Damn, against yo' will

How many new names do you got on your will?

Damn, how many more times is y'all gon' keep callin' it off when it's sealed?

Damn, how many more interviews y'all gonna do just to get Ice to chill?

Damn

They tryna cover it up like a quilt, 'Rari go skrrt on a boy, like a kilt

Kept it all hundred on paper, like Wilt

Trickin' it off, I'm not payin' her bill

That's just how I do the sauce on the spill

These hoes know how I pop it, for real

These hoes know how I pop it, for real, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I made too much in a week, must be two hundred and fifty at least

Like the money just grew off a tree

Like the money just came in for free, for real, yeah

And my [?], she scared of [?]

Like, how long you been runnin' these streets? For real

She just text me, like, "Oui-oui-oui-oui"

We in Paris, like two hundred deep, for real

And I went bought a whip for my brother

Same body, but two different colors

And I might just tell Kyrie, "Get another"

Small price 'cause he kept it one hundred

And I might book a flight out to London

(Ayy, Janice, shut the **** up)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ecstasy /ˈɛkstəsi/ C1	noun - an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement
resurrected /ˌrɛzəˈrɛktɪd/ C2	verb - to bring back to life or prominence
buried /ˈbɛrid/ B1	verb - to put or hide underground
karma /ˈkɑːrmə/ B2	noun - the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence
eternity /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/ B2	noun - infinite or unending time
compete /kəmˈpiːt/ B1	verb - to strive to gain or win something by defeating others
scorch /skɔːrtʃ/ C1	verb - to burn the surface of something with flame or heat
guilt /ɡɪlt/ B2	noun - the fact of having committed a specified or implied offense
refilled /riːˈfɪld/ B1	verb - to fill again
quilt /kwɪlt/ B2	noun - a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric

Key Grammar Structures

• Amiliana, it's been so long since you texted me

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ "It's been" denotes a duration starting in the past and continuing up to the present.

• They tried to kill me once, but darling, you just resurrected me

  ➔ Contrastive Conjunction

  ➔ "But" is used to introduce a statement that contrasts with the previous clause.

• You gotta teach me, baby

  ➔ Modal of obligation (Informal)

  ➔ "Gotta" is a contraction of "have got to," indicating strong obligation or necessity.

• If I call up your shorty right now, she pickin' up

  ➔ First Conditional (Inversion/Colloquial)

  ➔ Uses present tense "call" to talk about a real possibility in the future.

• They say, "The truth will set you free"

  ➔ Future Simple

  ➔ "Will set" is used to make a prediction or state a general truth.

• You gon' get yours while I'm doin' me

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ "I'm doin'" describes an ongoing action at the time of speaking.

• Tired of all y'all tellin' me niggas is real

  ➔ Gerund phrase as object of preposition

  ➔ "Tellin'" (telling) functions as a gerund following the preposition "of."

• She just text me, like, "Oui-oui-oui-oui"

  ➔ Adverb of time (Recency)

  ➔ "Just" emphasizes that the action happened only a short time ago.