Dear MMRHS,

To start, I don’t really mind any of this and I hope that the kid behind the lip-dub (and the rest of the school) masterminded this whole thing to get his high school administration to sing a song about getting drunk at a club on film that will never disappear from the internet.

Let us break down the lyrics. Bolded are ESPNish comments on the original song.

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Black Eyed Peas: Lets Get It Started Lyrics:

Let’s Get It Started, in here…
This line was modified from the original “Let’s get retarded in here” in 2004
Translation of line one:  “Let’s get wasted in this Club”

And the base keep runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’, and…

In this context, there’s no disrespect, so, when I bust my rhyme, you break your necks.
Translation: Broken necks aside, the Black Eyed Peas in the 3rd line are openly admitting the use of ‘retarded’, not as any reference to developmental disabilities, but to getting drunk.

We got five minutes for us to disconnect, from all intellect collect the rhythm effect.
Obstacles are inefficient, follow your intuition, free your inner soul and break away from tradition.
Translation: This song about drinking is 5 minutes long.

Coz when we beat out, girl it’s pullin without. You wouldn’t believe how we wow shit out.
Burn it till it’s burned out. Turn it till it’s turned out. Act up from north, west, east, south.
Translation: This is about having sex with a girl until she’s “turned out”.

[Chorus:]
Everybody, everybody, let’s get into it.
Get stupid.
Get it started, get it started, get it started.
Translation: Get Drunk.
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here. Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here.
Translation: Get Drunk.
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here. Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here.
Yeah.
Translation: Get Drunk.

Lose control, of body and soul.
Don’t move too fast, people, just take it slow.
Don’t get ahead, just jump into it.
Ya’ll here a body, two pieces to it.
Get stutted, get stupid.
Translation: Get stutted: To walk with tight gear, pimpin’, This is ok.

You’ll want me body people will walk you through it.
Step by step, like you’re into new kid.
Inch by inch with the new solution.
Trench men hits, with no delusion.
The feeling’s irresistible and that’s how we movin’.

[Chorus:]
Everybody, everybody, let’s get into it.
Get stupid.
Get it started, get it started, get it started.
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here. Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here.
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here. Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here.
Yeah.

Runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’, and runnin runnin’ and…

C’mon y’all, lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here)
Lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here)
Lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here) Ow, ow, ow!
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya…

Let’s get ill, that’s the deal.
At the gate, we’ll bring the bud top drill. (Just)
Translation: The keg tap?

Lose your mind this is the time,
Ya’ll test this drill, Just and bang your spine. (Just)
Bob your head like epilepsy, up inside your club or in your Bentley.
Translation: Drink and Drive because it’s alright if you have a Bentley.

Get messy, loud and sick.
Ya’ll mount past slow mo in another head trip. (So)
Come then now do not correct it, let’s get pregnant let’s get hectic.
Translation: let’s get [you] pregnant let’s get hectic. Or, let us fill our bellies.

[Chorus:]
Everybody, everybody, let’s get into it.
Get stupid. (Come on)
Get it started (come one) , get it started (yeah), get it started.
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here. Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here.
Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started in here. Let’s get it started (ha), let’s get it started
(woah, woah, woah) in here.
Yeah.

Lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here)
Lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here)
Lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here) Ow, ow, ow!
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya…

Runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’, and runnin’ runnin’
[fade]

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I love Monument, it made the best friends I have in the world for me. I just don’t know if this is right when you look at the hypocrisy or stupidity. If this is ok, be a little less harsh on the kids that drink in High School.