Back To Life – English Lyrics

• By: Russ
• Album: There's Really A Wolf

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Russ's "Back To Life" to experience a potent blend of confidence and defiance. This track offers an excellent opportunity to explore English lyrical expression centered on themes of overcoming adversity and self-empowerment. You can learn about modern hip-hop vocabulary and how artists craft messages of resilience, making it special for its direct and unapologetic celebration of personal strength.

[English]

I come back to life

They tryna kill me with their words

But that ain't gonna work, no

I come back to life

Somebody let 'em know

They might have gotten close but

I come back to life, yeah

I come back to life, yeah

They tryna to kill me but they can't do it

I bounce back

To get through it I go through it

No losing, just learning

I'm in Sherman Oaks

I just got back from the German coals

Middle eastern women love me

Put me on a Persian throne

Some people angry they believe I'm too proud

Out here I lose the talk and the arenas too loud

Got a target on my back

That's what's different boy

That's what confidence in tracks

That's what winning does

Pick myself up, watch them all start tweaking

I may not respond but I see y'all sneaking

I ain't for retweets

I see y'all reaching

Damn that's your girl

She'll be here all weekend

Pick myself up, watch them all start tweaking

I may not respond but I see y'all sneaking

I ain't for retweets

I see y'all reaching

Damn that's your girl

She'll be here all weekend

I come back to life

They tryna kill me with their words

But that ain't gonna work, no

I come back to life

Somebody let 'em know

They might have gotten close but

I come back to life, yeah

I come back to life, yeah

They want me to kill myself

But the only thing suicidal

Is the doors of my McLaren

I'm winning, you in denial

My rival is my reflection

While I pursue perfection

I'm using your negativity

Channeling my aggression

Into hits, plaques, shows, they happened

Grateful that I don't get lost in hoes and fashion

This is the bounce back soundtrack

Used to work at Outback

I found rap

What would I be without that?

Pick myself up, watch them all start tweaking

I may not respond but I see y'all sneaking

I ain't for retweets

I see y'all reaching

Damn that's your girl

She'll be here all weekend

Pick myself up, watch them all start tweaking

I may not respond but I see y'all sneaking

I ain't for retweets

I see y'all reaching

Damn that's your girl

She'll be here all weekend

I come back to life

They tryna kill me with their words

But that ain't gonna work, no

I come back to life

Somebody let 'em know

They might have gotten close but

I come back to life, yeah

I come back to life, yeah

Key Grammar Structures

• They tryna kill me with their words

  ➔ Informal Contraction 'tryna' + Present Continuous

  ➔ ''Tryna'' is an informal contraction of "trying to". The phrase "are trying to kill" (implied) indicates an ongoing or attempted action in the present.

• But that ain't gonna work, no

  ➔ Informal Contractions 'ain't' and 'gonna' for future tense

  ➔ ''Ain't'' is an informal contraction for "is not" or "will not". ''Gonna'' is an informal contraction for "going to". Together, "ain't gonna work" expresses a future negative outcome.

• They might have gotten close but

  ➔ Modal of Past Probability ('might have' + Past Participle)

  ➔ The structure "might have gotten" expresses a possibility or speculation about an event that occurred in the past. It suggests that something was close to happening but ultimately didn't, or its outcome is uncertain.

• To get through it I go through it

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The phrase "To get through it" uses an infinitive to express the reason or purpose for the action that follows ("I go through it"). It answers the question 'Why?'.

• No losing, just learning

  ➔ Gerunds as Nouns/Short Phrases

  ➔ ''Losing'' and ''learning'' are gerunds (verbs ending in -ing used as nouns). Here, they function as nouns in a concise, idiomatic expression to convey a philosophy of resilience.

• Pick myself up, watch them all start tweaking

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun

  ➔ ''Myself'' is a reflexive pronoun used when the object of the verb is the same as its subject. Here, the subject (I, implied) performs the action of picking on itself.

• They want me to kill myself

  ➔ Verb 'want' + Object + Infinitive

  ➔ The structure "want + object + to-infinitive" is used to express that someone desires another person to perform an action. Here, 'me' is the object, and 'to kill myself' is the infinitive.

• My rival is my reflection While I pursue perfection

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction 'While' for Simultaneous Actions

  ➔ The subordinating conjunction ''While'' connects two clauses, indicating that the actions in both clauses are happening at the same time. Here, 'being a rival to his reflection' and 'pursuing perfection' are concurrent.

• Used to work at Outback

  ➔ Past Habit/State ('used to' + Base Form)

  ➔ The phrase "Used to work" expresses an action or state that was habitual or true in the past but is no longer the case in the present.

• What would I be without that?

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Hypothetical Question)

  ➔ This is a hypothetical question using the conditional structure "would + base form" to speculate about a situation that is contrary to fact or highly unlikely in the present/future.