Lyrics & Translation
[English]
One life, you get one chanceLotta shit I'm goin' through, no, they don't understand
I was walkin' through the trenches with my gun in hand
I know losses come with the gang, but that wasn't the plan
Huh, I know when to speak after silence
Man down, they catchin' Bs, you hear 'em sirens
My heart out, I'm tryna bleed on the mic stand
Bro, it's either you or me when the night ends (uh, uh)
Gotta pray over your kids because it's dangerous in the Chi'
Walkin' slow up to that casket, tears rainin' from his eyes
Homies left forever, I ain't get to wave and say goodbye
Hard-bodied and we gangstas, but that pain done made us cry (cry)
Used to wake up so fucked up
Like I can't wait until I die ('til I die)
To the point that I feel like I ain't myself if I ain't high
Now I'm foreign whippin', thinkin'
'bout new chains that I can buy
Devil breathin' down my neck
But I got angels in the sky (sky)
And I can't reveal the way I really feel, it's hard to try
Heard the opps, they want me dead
Because I'm dissin', tellin' lies
Feelin' mutual, stuff bullets in that SIG and let it fly
Execute him, headshot
Knock his brains up out his eye (up out his eye)
One life, you get one chance
Lotta shit I'm goin' through, no, they don't understand
I was walkin' through the trenches with my gun in hand
I know losses come with the gang, but that wasn't the plan
Huh, I know when to speak after silence
Man down, they catchin' Bs, you hear 'em sirens
My heart out, I'm tryna bleed on the mic stand
Bro, it's either you or me when the night ends
Lookin' through my memories
I never thought that you would leave forever
Since 2014, been Gucci Gang, gon' throw up Ts forever
Playin' basketball, me and Ed had hoop dreams together
Jasmine block party
Me and three was out there T'd together
Me and Duck was trappin' early mornin', servin' fiends together
Spent my last on weed, me and lil' Dee sippin' lean together
Moo, he love pipes, smilin' 'cause he got a clean Beretta
Yeah, the gang scored up in that field, we got some rings together
Ballin' like Tim Duncan, win or lose, I'm with my team forever
Got the same scars, we took 'em Ls on Evergreen together
Never understood my point of view because I seen it better
I couldn't be right back in that cell, stressin', readin' letters
Nina and my Wesson like a duet, they gon' sing together
Like to slide at night, put that .40 and that beam together
Homicide, you feel your soul shakin' when 'em demons catch you
Shit bag, put him on that machine until he breathin' better
One life, you get one chance
Lotta shit I'm goin' through, no, they don't understand
I was walkin' through the trenches with my gun in hand
I know losses come with the gang, but that wasn't the plan
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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chance /tʃæns/ A1 |
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walkin' /ˈwɔkɪn/ A1 |
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gun /ɡʌn/ A1 |
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pray /preɪ/ A1 |
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dangerous /ˈdeɪnʤərəs/ A2 |
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casket /ˈkæskɪt/ B1 |
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gangsta /ˈɡæŋstə/ B1 |
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trenches /ˈtrɛntʃɪz/ B1 |
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sirens /ˈsaɪrənz/ B1 |
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dissin' /ˈdɪsɪn/ B2 |
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execute /ˈɛksəkjuːt/ B2 |
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demons /ˈdɛmənz/ B2 |
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foreign /ˈfɔrən/ A2 |
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whippin' /ˈhwɪpɪn/ B1 |
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mutual /ˈmjuːtʃuəl/ B2 |
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hood /hʊd/ A2 |
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beretta /bəˈrɛtə/ B2 |
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homies /ˈhoʊmiz/ B1 |
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trappin' /ˈtræpɪn/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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One life, you get one chance
➔ Present tense with universal truth
➔ The sentence uses the present tense to express a universal truth, emphasizing the singularity of life.
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I know losses come with the gang, but that wasn't the plan
➔ Present tense with contrast (but)
➔ The sentence uses the present tense to state a fact and contrasts it with 'but' to show a discrepancy between expectation and reality.
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I know when to speak after silence
➔ Present tense with adverbial phrase
➔ The sentence uses the present tense with an adverbial phrase ('after silence') to indicate timing and condition.
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Bro, it's either you or me when the night ends
➔ Present tense with conditional implication
➔ The sentence uses the present tense to imply a conditional outcome ('either you or me') based on the situation.
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Devil breathin' down my neck, but I got angels in the sky
➔ Present continuous with contrast (but)
➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action and contrasts it with 'but' to show a positive counterbalance.
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Because I'm dissin', tellin' lies
➔ Present continuous with gerund
➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense with gerunds ('dissin', 'tellin') to describe ongoing actions.
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Since 2014, been Gucci Gang, gon' throw up Ts forever
➔ Present perfect continuous with future intention
➔ The sentence uses the present perfect continuous to describe an action that started in the past and continues, with 'gon' throw up Ts forever' indicating future intention.
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Ballin' like Tim Duncan, win or lose, I'm with my team forever
➔ Present participle with conditional phrase
➔ The sentence uses a present participle ('Ballin') and a conditional phrase ('win or lose') to describe a continuous action with conditions.