Gotta get-get, gotta get-get (x2)

Boom boom boom, gotta get-get (x4)

Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom pow,  Boom boom

Yo, I got that hit that beat the block
You can get that bass overload
I got the that rock and roll
That future flow

That digital spit
Next level visual shit
I got that boom boom pow
How the beat bang, boom boom pow

I like that boom boom pow
Them chickens jackin' my style
They try copy my swagger
I'm on that next shit now

I'm so 3008
You so 2000 and late
I got that boom, boom, boom
That future boom, boom, boom
Let me get it now

Boom boom boom, gotta get-get (x4)

Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom pow
Boom boom pow

I'm on the supersonic boom
Y'all hear the spaceship zoom
When, when I step inside the room
Them girls go ape-shit, uh

Y'all stuck on Super 8 shit
That low-fi stupid 8 bit
I'm on that HD flat
This beat go boom boom bap

I'm a beast when you turn me on
Into the future cybertron
Harder, faster, better, stronger
Sexy ladies extra longer

'Cause we got the beat that bounce
We got the beat that pound
We got the beat that 808
That the boom, boom in your town

People in the place
If you wanna get down
Put your hands in the air
Will.i.am drop the beat now

Yup, yup
I be rockin' them beats, yup, yup
I be rockin' them beats, y-y-yup, yup

Here we go, here we go, satellite radio
Y'all gettin' hit with boom boom
Beats so big I'm steppin' on leprechauns
Shittin' on y'all with the boom boom

Shittin' on y'all you with the boom boom
Shittin' on y'all you with the

This beat be bumpin', bumpin'
This beat go boom, boom

Let the beat rock
Let the beat rock
Let the beat rock

This beat be bumpin', bumpin'
This beat go boom, boom

I like that boom boom pow
Them chickens jackin' my style
They try copy my swagger
I'm on that next shit now

I'm so 3008
You so 2000 and late
I got that boom boom boom
That future boom boom boom
Let me get it now

Boom boom boom, gotta get-get (x4)

Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom pow
Boom boom pow

Let the beat rock (x6)

As you can hear from the beginning of the song, the authors intention seems to be to establish a lot of "Boom boom" followed by a good amount of "Pow".  Not the most mind blowing lyrical stuff for sure, but even in a pop sense, the phrase fails to come off as something particularity memorable or catchy.  Unlike a song like Gwen Stefani's "Holla Back Girl" with it's Sesame Street-style lesson of how to spell the word "b-a-n-a-n-a-s", the Peas, for all there booming and powing, fail to muster any memorable hook.  However, they do manage to take up quite a few lines making sure you know that have both the boom and the pow well under control.  The repetition they use is excellent, but what is being repeated seems less interesting.    

But really, these lyrical ganstas save the meat of the song for a few verses down when the insults really start flying after Fergie gets on the mic.  "I'm so 3008.  You so 2000 and late" is the one of the worst afterthoughts of a lyric in the entire tune.  What's important to remember when writing lyrics (even in a pop song) is that the first thing that pops in your head is not necessarily something you have to keep forever. I know it sounds crazy, but you actually have the option to try something else instead of the first word you can think of that rhymes!  Try it sometimes, you might be surprised at the CRAZY stuff that can work.   

A few lines down Daft Punk gets pulled into the mix: "Harder, faster, better, stronger. Sexy ladies extra longer".  Referencing Daft Punk in and of itself is probably not a bad thing, but considering one of Kanye West's recent songs, one of the biggest of his career, had just heavily sampled the same song and those lyrics in particular, it's probably not going to be a good move if you care about originality.  I know, I know, originality is not for everybody, but considering it was less than two years ago that Kanye had this mega epic hit that is still on people's minds, you might pick someone slightly less obvious to pilfer from.

I would like to point out where the songs actual excels.  One line (and it actually nothing to do with boom or pow) sticks out in particular as memorable: "Beats so big I'm steppin on Leprechauns."  Not only is there a more subtle sense of rhyme in this line, but it also creates a hilarious visual while providing a clear metaphor.  The entire song could have been scrapped and started over using this lyric as a jumping off point. After hearing this stand-out lyric, it makes the rest of the song seem all the more infantile.         

Now if you're like me, you're wondering when they are going to "boom" and "pow" you for a few minutes again.  Luckily, the band doesn't disappoint, pummeling you with more of that sweet stuff: "Boom, boom, boom, now.  Boom, boom, boom, pow".  Personally, I thought maybe they could have thrown in a "Boom, boom, boom, WOW" in there, but it's not my song, and they are the artist, so whatever.  Regardless, after establishing enough booms and pows, it seems quite natural to "Let The Beat Rock" to end the song.

The point we are trying to make here is that even in a pop song, lyrical creativity is always welcome.  As artists, sometimes the tendency is to dilute our songs/lyrics for the sake of a single or a hit.  When Rivers Cuomo of Weezer started trying to write "hits" and stopped writing personal lyrics he may have made some initial money but he lost respect from critics and his original fanbase.  It is the rare artist like Jay Z or Trent Reznor who seems to have the ability to write mega hits and still maintain personal and challenging lyrics.  Booming and powing is great, but artists who dig deeper into their notebooks and really challenge themselves with their lyrics and delivery are usually who are remembered the most in the long run.