ALONE IN VEGAS – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
I let you into my diary to admire me
The make up of this man, I let you see the higher me
The self righteous drug dealer dichotomy
I'm drawing from both sides, I am Siamese
The tug of war opens the door, entrada
Rip me apart and see what's inside of this piñata
And rolling kilos in Gymstrada that's one saga
One chapter of black magic, I'm Harold Potter
Feels like I'm doomed to dealing with women who
Relationships with their fathers won't allow us to bloom
And blossom, I swear them Vegas nights was fucking awesome
But adiós I blow my own dice before I toss 'em
Lost some niggas some other niggas double crossed 'em
Tryna snatch my niggas back I blew a small fortune
Wrestle with the work, we was like the four horsemen
Rick Flair with the flame, I'm motherfucking Gorgeous
As the gull wing doors lift
Karate Kid, crane kick, no Jaden Smith
Whiter than that coke brush that they paint me with
Sunk leather seats softer than an angel's kiss
But they devil red, tires double tread
I post and parks up, that gets me double head
Tight rope walking tryna keep a level head
The bright lights blind look at what the devil did
She left the door open gave a fuck if I'm famous
I write this alone in Vegas
Came off fly street money partied nights with the a-list
I write this alone in Vegas
Remember nights when my team blew it all on the tables
I write this alone in Vegas
I'm the only one left and the memories fading so
I write this alone in Vegas
They'll do everything in their power
Stomp near the stove when you're rising like flour
Make your cake fall when you threatening their tower
It's 911 you're on your 25th hour
Asta la vista I'm steppin' out the bleachers
How the tide turns when the pupil's now the teacher
The game can't go by just followin' the leaders
You gotta be better than the ones who precede, yeah
Upgrade them, upstage them
Change the whole body shape and just update them, Pagans
Reagan era I ran contraband
Money caused turf wars through the promised land
First time being rich could be a common man
The Guy Fishers had the blueprints and diagrams
We just took what we needed and we built on it
Lord forgive me for the blood that I spilt on it
She left the door open gave a fuck if I'm famous
I write this alone in Vegas
Came off fly street money partied nights with the a-list
I write this alone in Vegas
Remember nights when my team blew it all on the tables
I write this alone in Vegas
I'm the only one left and the memories fading so
I write this alone in Vegas
Fear of God niggas, got me feelin' like Pac
This the realest shit I ever wrote
Who you know sit in New York for 2 days around Grammy winners
Come back home straight to the money getters
About $14, 000 dollars worth in 20s
Brown paper bag money, I call that a good weekend
Re-up gang forever
Long live the caine coming soon
Malice my brother I love you
Liva Don 'til the end nigga
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Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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diary /ˈdaɪəri/ B1 |
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admire /ədˈmaɪər/ B1 |
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relationship /rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ B1 |
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fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃən/ B2 |
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memories /ˈmɛməriz/ B1 |
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famous /ˈfeɪməs/ A2 |
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money /ˈmʌni/ A1 |
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tide /taɪd/ B2 |
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teacher /ˈtiːtʃər/ A2 |
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power /ˈpaʊər/ A2 |
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game /ɡeɪm/ A1 |
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blow /bloʊ/ B1 |
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fading /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I let you into my diary to admire me
➔ Past simple tense
➔ The use of "let" in the past simple indicates a completed action.
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The tug of war opens the door, entrada
➔ Present simple tense
➔ The phrase "opens the door" uses present simple to express a general truth.
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I swear them Vegas nights was fucking awesome
➔ Past simple tense with emphasis
➔ The phrase "was fucking awesome" emphasizes the speaker's strong feelings about the past.
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I'm the only one left and the memories fading so
➔ Present continuous tense
➔ The phrase "the memories fading" uses present continuous to indicate an ongoing process.
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It's 911 you're on your 25th hour
➔ Present simple tense for urgency
➔ The phrase "It's 911" indicates an urgent situation using present simple.
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You gotta be better than the ones who precede, yeah
➔ Informal contraction and modal verb
➔ The phrase "You gotta be" is an informal way of saying "You have to be".
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Lord forgive me for the blood that I spilt on it
➔ Past simple tense with a prepositional phrase
➔ The phrase "the blood that I spilt on it" uses a prepositional phrase to provide context.