B.A.N.S. – English Lyrics

• By: Sevyn Streeter

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You got the side chick pregnant?

She's having your baby.

This cannot be my life. I can't, I can't even.

You say you love me, you don't love me, you don't know what the fuck love is!

I can't do this. I can't, I can't do this.

I can't even try no more.

I shoulda never offered it

But he made me feel like this could be forever

Never thought he could run off with it

But that don't make it no better

He used to hit me least 4 times a day

Then he got what he wanted

Caught me by surprise

I never saw it coming

Wa-wa-wa-wa-walls build... down and up

There goes my pride

Bars shattered

Now I realize

I should've used protection

Instead of moving so fast

But I'm a sucker for affection

Shoulda never showed you that

And now I got myself to blame, why did I let you come in

I shouldna gave my heart away but I trusted you with it

Niggas be on that bullshit

Havin' us lookin' foolish

Can't keep lettin'em do this

(Bitch ass niggas)

One minute call us baby

Next minute call us crazy

Niggas be on that bullshit

(Bitch ass niggas)

And you'll say... it's all in my head

It's all in my head

It's all in my head

So I ignore my intuition and believe every word that you said

Wa-wa-wa-wa-walls build... down and up

There goes my pride

Bars shattered

Now I realize

I shoulda used protection

Instead of moving so fast

But I'm a sucker for affection

Shoulda never showed you that

And now I got myself to blame, why did I let you come in

I shouldna gave my heart away but I trusted you with it

Niggas be on that bullshit

Havin' us lookin' foolish

Can't keep lettin'em do this

(Bitch ass niggas)

One minute call us baby

Next minute call us crazy

Niggas be on that bullshit

(Bitch ass niggas)

Niggas be on that bullshit

Actin' like they don't do shit

(do shit, do shit)

What the fuck? I look stupid

It's the way that you made me

And this the way you repay me

Give you all of me, all of me

Now you see another pimp on yo lady

I feel...

Like you was just a waste of time forreal

(Yea, that's that true shit)

Oh, and I won't never come tumbling down

(Not never, again!)

I shoulda used protection

Instead of moving so fast

But I'm a sucker for affection

Shoulda never showed you that

And now I got myself to blame, why did I let you come in

I shouldna gave my heart away but I trusted you with it

Niggas be on that bullshit

Havin' us lookin' foolish

Can't keep lettin'em do this

(Bitch ass niggas)

One minute call us baby

Next minute call us crazy

Niggas be on that bullshit

(Bitch ass niggas)

Bitch ass niggas

Bitch ass niggas

Bitch ass niggas

(That true shit)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pregnant /ˈprɛɡnənt/ A2	adjective - carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the body
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
surprise /səˈpraɪz/ A2	noun - an unexpected event or fact
protection /prəˈtɛkʃən/ B1	noun - the act of protecting or the state of being protected
affection /əˈfɛkʃən/ B1	noun - a gentle feeling of fondness or liking
trust /trʌst/ A2	verb - to believe in the reliability or goodness of someone or something
foolish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/ A2	adjective - lacking good sense or judgment
intuition /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃən/ B2	noun - the ability to understand something immediately without the need for conscious reasoning
shattered /ˈʃætərd/ B1	adjective - broken into many pieces
realize /ˈriəlaɪz/ A2	verb - to become fully aware of something
blame /bleɪm/ A2	verb - to say or think that someone is responsible for something bad
waste /weɪst/ A2	noun - an unnecessary or misused expenditure of resources verb - to use or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly
tumble /ˈtʌmbəl/ B1	verb - to fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong
sucker /ˈsʌkər/ B1	noun - a person who is easily deceived or cheated
repay /riˈpeɪ/ A2	verb - to pay back money or gratitude
stupid /ˈstjuːpɪd/ A1	adjective - lacking intelligence or common sense

Key Grammar Structures

• You got the side chick pregnant?

  ➔ Past participle and passive voice, conditional (implied).

  ➔ Uses the past participle "got" to indicate an action completed in the past. Implies a negative outcome, hinting at a future consequence, or conditional based on the act.

• She's having your baby.

  ➔ Present continuous tense (for future plans/events). Possessive determiner.

  ➔ The present continuous is used to describe a future plan or event, and shows the baby is related to "you" (possessive determiner).

• I shoulda never offered it

  ➔ Modal verb + perfect infinitive (expressing regret). Contraction ('should have' -> 'shoulda').

  ➔ This sentence uses "should have + past participle" to express a past action that the speaker regrets. The contraction "shoulda" is common in informal speech.

• But he made me feel like this could be forever

  ➔ Causative verb ('made'), conditional ('could be'), adverbial phrase of manner.

  ➔ Uses the causative verb 'made' to show that his actions caused her to feel a certain way. 'Could be' is conditional, suggesting a possibility.

• He used to hit me at least 4 times a day

  ➔ Used to + infinitive (past habitual action), frequency adverb.

  ➔ Uses "used to" to describe a habitual action in the past. The frequency adverb "at least" and other words clarifies the extent.

• I never saw it coming

  ➔ Past simple tense, adverb of frequency (never).

  ➔ Simple past tense used to describe an event that didn't happen, combined with the frequency adverb "never" to reinforce it.

• I shoulda used protection

  ➔ Modal verb + perfect infinitive (expressing regret). Contraction ('should have' -> 'shoulda')

  ➔ Similar to previous regret statements, expresses remorse through the use of the modal verb "should" and the perfect infinitive "used"

• Instead of moving so fast

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (instead of) followed by a gerund.

  ➔ Uses a prepositional phrase to express the idea of an alternative action, followed by the gerund "moving" which acts as a noun.

• And now I got myself to blame, why did I let you come in

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun ('myself'), rhetorical question, past simple ('did let')

  ➔ Uses a reflexive pronoun to indicate the subject is the object of the verb. The rhetorical question emphasizes self-blame and self-interrogation. Uses the past simple form 'did let' to refer to an action.