– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(electronic music)

- Free.

Woohoo!

What do you have to say now, Dad?

What's up?

- Come on, please put the phone down, son.

- [Stephen] No, can't tell me what to do anymore.

Remember?

What do you have to say, Mom?

(sobs)

Thanks to these guys.

I don't even remember his name.

Yo, wassup.

This is Stephen Blatt,

and no hate to all the parents out there,

but sometimes, you just gotta get emancipated.

Peace.

- Tell me about the trial.

Was that emotional for you?

- Yeah, it was so emotional, and exhausting.

Thank God I had my Zico coconut water

and my Jack Links Sweet and Hot beef jerky.

- But how did you feel

once the settlement was reached?

- Well, it was sorta like

when Abraham Lincoln was president,

and the slaves were all Like,

"We want our freedom,"

and...

Lincoln was like, "Yo,

"I want you to have your freedom,

"but, like, these dumb southerners don't want you to."

It was like that.

- So in this analogy, you would be the slaves?

- Yeah.

Well, I was just one slave, I guess.

But no, also, I'm Lincoln,

'cause, like...

I proclaim the emancipation on Snapchat.

So...

- But wouldn't Lincoln be the judge

since he made the ruling?

(hip hop music)

- No, I'm Lincoln.

- Pepsi, J Crew,

Lexus.

- Lexus?

Those cars are ugly A-F.

Tell Maserati I'm interested.

- Here you go, champ.

- Yo, what'd you call me?

- What?

- You call me champ?

- I'm sorry, I --

- Yo, get out, you're fired.

- I'm sorry, Travis.

- Sorry, Travis.

Yo, selfie.

All right, get in.

Get in.

Smile.

(camera clicks)

- (Interviewer) How's life these days?

- Well, it's been about a week since the trial ended,

and things have pretty much returned to normal,

except now, my parents house is my house,

and since my dad lost his job, they work for me now.

Missed a spot.

- What?

- There's a spot right there.

- [Interviewer] Does that feel strange?

- [Stephen] At first, maybe a little bit,

but then I got used to Janice not being around.

It's basically like having two Janices,

but my mom's a better cook.

(chicken clucks)

- You guys want to play?

- No, thanks.

- No, it's a lot more fun watching you play.

- Just chilling out, playing video games,

and my friends don't want to play with me.

Will you play with me?

Please.

Tag three friends.

Are you hungry?

- Okay. - Yeah.

- Karen.

Yo, Karen.

- You called?

- We'll take an order of nachos

with the cheese extra melty,

but not too hot this time.

Last time I had nachos, I burned the roof of my mouth.

I was like, "Ah, no."

Oh, and Mom.

- Yes?

- Three beers too.

- Course.

- Dude, your mom's cool A-F.

- Yeah.

- What do you mean my mom's cool A-F?

I'm the one that ordered it.

- Yeah, he's the one that ordered it.

- No, no, yeah, yeah.

I mean, yeah, sorry.

You're right.

- When you're friends are tripping

and agreeing with everything you say,

and it's like, "Yo, are they my real friends?"

Tag three friends.

- Is there anything that you miss?

- Oh, yeah, back when nobody

but my best friends and my family cared about me,

and I was interested in things like science and the world.

I really miss that.

- You know what?

It is never too late --

- (laughs) I'm just kidding.

Yo, I was being sarcastic.

Yo, I'm living the American dream.

I'm on a yacht.

I'm on my yacht.

I am so humbled and blessed,

and I know that I wouldn't have been able to get here

without each and every one of you

'cause you're my friends and my family.

- What do you hope for for the future?

- I just want to continue to use my influence

to help raise awareness.

- Oh, for what?

- For me.

Just remember, as long as you follow your dreams,

and you stay true to yourself,

and you're real, you can end up just like me.

All right, so lovely to meet you.

- Yes.

- Go ahead and leave your number with Karen.

All right, let's do this.

Here we go, one, two, three.

(cork pops)

Yeah!

Woo.

Yeah.

Woo.

I love you guys.

We did it.

(laughs)

I'm so gracious to each and every one of you.

I wish you were here.

- [Karen] All right, one.

- [Stephen] Okay, all right, I'm gonna play this one now.

I'm gonna play this one now.

(all shout)

(all laugh)

That was so fun.

(upbeat rock music)

♫ And if I could stay I would ask for today

♫ If I could stay I would ask for a way

♫ If I could stay I would ask for today

♫ If I could stay I would ask for a way

♫ What about us, what about us

♫ And I said what about us

♫ 'Cause you were never there

♫ And I am never home ♫

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
emancipated /ɪˈmænsɪpeɪtɪd/ C1	adjective - freed from legal control or restrictions; independent.
emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ B1	adjective - relating to or causing strong feelings.
exhausting /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/ B2	adjective - making someone very tired.
analogy /əˈnælədʒi/ C1	noun - a comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation.
proclaim /prəˈkleɪm/ C1	verb - announce officially or publicly.
interested /ˈɪntrəstɪd/ A2	adjective - having a desire to know or learn about something.
fired /faɪərd/ B1	verb - dismiss from a job.
normal /ˈnɔːrməl/ A2	adjective - usual, typical, or expected.
strange /streɪndʒ/ A2	adjective - unusual or surprising.
chilling /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ A2	adjective - relaxing.
influence /ˈɪnfluəns/ B2	noun - the power to affect someone or something.
awareness /əˈwerənəs/ B2	noun - knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
humbled /ˈhʌmbəld/ B2	adjective - having a feeling of insignificance, gratitude, or lack of pride.
blessed /ˈblesd/ B1	adjective - enjoying happiness; fortunate.