A Hundred Words You Could Say Instead of Swag Lyrics

[Spoken Interlude]
In 1860, Walt Whitman wrote "I cock my hat as I please" in his famous poem "Leaves of Grass"
In 2012, Justin Bieber said, "Swag, swag, swag on you
Chillin' by the fire while we eatin' fondue

I don't know about me, but I know about you
Say hello to falsetto in three, two, swag"


[Chorus]
I thought "swag" was dead way before this
I thought "swag" had been buried in the forest

But then Bieber said "swag" in a chorus
And I went and bought a big fat thesaurus (Say it again!)
I thought "swag" was dead way before this
I thought "swag" had been buried in the forest

But then Bieber said "swag" in a chorus
And I went and bought a big fat thesaurus
(Four, three, two, swag)

[Verse 2]
Presence, essence, pizzazz, panache, dashing, flashy, brazen and brash
The verve, the nerve, the truth, the proof, the cash, the passion and class
Better than ever, cool as a cucumber, smoother than butter,
a little bit smug
Hotter than a mug
, eye of the tiger, the heart of a lion, the look of a thug
Pick of the litter, the attitude, the cleanup hitter, the baddest dude
Totally sure, full of allure, a raconteur, the poison and cure
Gravitas, glamour, you're droppin' the hammer, a swashbuckling debonaire
A-lister with an X factor, a capital G with the best hair

Dragon slayer, the franchise player, the king, the president, governor, mayor
You're rare, the opposite of square and pompous, you're shaped with flair like a rhombus
Confident, jaunty, awesomely saucy, you got more props than Gandhi
Got it on lock, rocks and moxie, you're rocking some brand new socksies

From city to city, the grittiest kid, and he could be a little bit cocky
But saying "swag" is obnoxious
And if you be looking to capture the confident way that I'm walking and talking, there's options!

Just say he's got "Watsky"
[Chorus]
I thought "swag" was dead way before this (Good)
I thought "swag" had been buried in the forest
(You really don't have to)
But then Bieber said "swag" in a chorus
And I went and bought a big fat thesaurus (Say it again!)
I thought "swag" was dead way before this
I thought "swag" had been buried in the forest

But then Bieber said "swag" in a chorus
And I went and bought a big fat thesaurus

[Outro]
Swag
Swaggy
Swaggity Andy
Maybe I'll climb the Swaggro Crag
Like...swagriculture
Don't get me swaggravated, though, bro
Take a— take a barrel over Ni-swag-ra Falls, feel me?
Just hella swaggy, though, all day, you know?
Son, it's just, like, it's a lifestyle, you feel me?

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Genius Annotation

Inspired by Justin Bieber’s most recent single released just a few months prior to this mixtape, Watsky gives a vocabulary lesson in opposition to the Bling Era’s most hackneyed epithet.

It’s worth noting that the Nelly instrumental has immense significance to Wastky’s coming-of-age. In 8th grade, he nearly caught a felony for freestyling over the track. Listen to the story below:

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January 1, 2013
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