be like
Hi everyone!
I was driving earlier and I heard this song on the radio.. I think it is one of will i.a.m's feat some other singers.. and it was like "I look up in the mirror, the mirror look at me, the mirror be like babe you're the best, you're the best, you're best [...]" and I was just wondering what that "be like" stands for.. I mean, I can imagine, but I think I wouldn't be able to use it if I had to. What's the difference between "the mirror is like" and "the mirror be like"? Anyone helping?
Thank you in advance!
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"The mirror be like babe you're the best" - this is not a normal phrase at all. Really, if you said this, people would laugh at you and think you're a wannabe rapper.
In context, "be like" roughly means "says". There are internet memes which begin with "guys be like..." or "girls be like...", followed by an idiotic statement. The idea is to mock the "cool slang" that some kids use.
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This is slang and not grammatically correct in written or spoken English. He's saying the mirror is telling him "you're the best...".
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I've just checked on those lyrics.It's a song called 'I'm feeling myself' and the words are total meaningless garbage. Listen to it if you enjoy the music, but ignore the so-called words.
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Grammatically the phrase makes no sense at all. Like a lot of lyrics of this type, it sounds like complete nonsense.
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