1000 – English Lyrics

• By: N.E.R.D, Future
• Album: NO_ONE EVER REALLY DIES

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying energy of "1000" by N.E.R.D and Future, a track rich with compelling rhythms and a powerful message. This song offers a unique opportunity to explore English through its distinctive hip-hop style, dynamic lyrics about self-empowerment, and its bold social commentary. Discover new vocabulary and expressions while engaging with a song that makes a stand for justice and celebrates the hero within us all.

[English]

Ah, ah

Assembling a riot

Chanting and circling the fires

Heard behavior, can't keep it quiet

Kinetic energy a thousand times higher

Holy shit it's working, we all got in

Holy shit it's working, now look at my friends

Holy shit it's working, it's bitter to the taste

Holy shit it's working, we dancin' in place

What goes up must come down

What goes in must come out

You surrounded, dawg, come on look around

I was zen, but no not now

Holy shit it's working, no more trail of tears

Holy shit it's working, the prophecy is here

Holy shit it's working, we're wreckin' this bih

Holy shit it's working, one thousand percent

In the mirror, there's a hero

One, zero, zero, zero

Hey, hey, hey, 1000

Git, 1000

Ha, 1000

Ah, 1000

My girl don't wear shoes unless they cost over 1000

Brand new coupe cost couple hundred thousand

Got some models in the bed and they coming by the thousand

Them young goons never sleep, they somewhere prowling

Everywhere we go they tote a chopper by the thousand

Rick Owens boots, I'm walking on a few thousand

Champagne in the club costs thousands

We got gold by the bar, that's thousands

Ferragamo belt will hit me for a even thousand

We can gamble right now, bet a thousand, shoot a thousand

Count the money up in all hundreds all thousand

I'm too rich to talk if ya ain't talking thousands

In the mirror, there's a hero

One, zero, zero, zero

Assembling a riot

Chanting and circling the fires

Heard behavior, can't keep it quiet

Kinetic energy a thousand times higher

Holy shit it's working, I'm feeling like a saint

Holy shit it's working, my feel sorry, can't

Holy shit it's working, we painted our face

Holy shit it's working, the rainbow angst

...

One, zero, zero, zero

One, zero, zero, zero

One, zero, zero, zero

One, zero, zero, zero

In the mirror, there's a hero

One, zero, zero, zero

Act like you don't really hear a lot

You can pretend when you are

Karma makes sure tears will drop

You'll be wishing that your year will stop

It will be a thousandfold one, zero, zero, zero, dot

Act like you don't really hear a lot

You can pretend when you are

Karma makes sure tears will drop

You'll be wishing that your year will stop

It will be a thousandfold one, zero, zero, zero, dot

One, zero, zero, zero

One, zero, zero, zero

One, zero, zero, zero

One, zero, zero, zero

...

...

One, zero, zero, zero

Key Grammar Structures

• Assembling a riot

  ➔ Gerund as a Noun Phrase (present participle used as a noun)

  ➔ The word "Assembling" is a gerund (verb + -ing) functioning as a noun, describing the act of gathering or forming a riot.

• What goes up must come down

  ➔ Noun Clause as Subject + Modal Verb 'must' (deduction/certainty)

  ➔ The noun clause "What goes up" acts as the subject of the sentence, and "must come down" uses the modal verb "must" to express a strong certainty or universal truth.

• You surrounded, dawg, come on look around

  ➔ Implied Passive Voice (ellipsis of 'are')

  ➔ The phrase "You surrounded" is an example of implied passive voice where the auxiliary verb "are" is omitted for conciseness, common in informal speech or lyrics. The full form would be "You **are surrounded**".

• My girl don't wear shoes unless they cost over 1000

  ➔ Conditional Clause using 'unless' (meaning 'if not')

  ➔ The word "unless" introduces a negative condition, meaning "if they **do not cost** over 1000". It sets a specific requirement for her to wear shoes.

• I'm too rich to talk if ya ain't talking thousands

  ➔ 'Too... to...' Construction (expressing excess)

  ➔ The structure "too **rich to talk**" indicates that the speaker's wealth is so excessive that it prevents them from engaging in conversations about anything less than thousands.

• You'll be wishing that your year will stop

  ➔ Future Continuous Tense

  ➔ "You'll **be wishing**" uses the future continuous tense (will + be + -ing verb) to describe an action that will be ongoing at some point in the future.

• we all got in

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Got in" is a phrasal verb, combining the verb "get" with the preposition "in" to mean "entered" or "succeeded in entering."

• Holy shit it's working

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (for an action happening now)

  ➔ "It's **working**" uses the present continuous tense (be + -ing verb) to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking and is ongoing.

• Everywhere we go they tote a chopper by the thousand

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Place

  ➔ "Everywhere **we go**" is an adverbial clause of place, indicating the location or circumstances under which the main action occurs.

• In the mirror, there's a hero

  ➔ 'There is/are' Construction (for existence)

  ➔ The phrase "there's **a hero**" (short for "there is a hero") is used to state the existence of something or someone.