Backaz – English Lyrics

• By: Konshens

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Jamaican Dancehall with Konshens' hit "Backaz"! This electrifying track offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the energetic rhythms and unique Patois expressions common in dancehall music. Through its lively lyrics and infectious beat, you'll learn common dance-related vocabulary and experience the cultural celebration of movement and self-expression that makes Jamaican music so special.

[English]

Gyal

Lay yuh down

Look into your eyes

Slide between your thighs

Seh she waan

Backaz, backaz, backaz, backaz

Backaz, backaz, backaz

As me seh fuck har backway, she turn

Suh, she build it up, me go tear it down

Weh some man ah guh wid dem crazy tongue

Never hear seh dat bring ah baby, cum

As me seh fuck har back way, she waan

She seh if ah missionary, you break di law

Ah straight pon chance me bruise di jaw

Better tall pon cocky, give har weh she waan

Weh she waan?

Backaz, backaz, backaz, backaz

Backaz, backaz, backaz

Me tell har tun it backway, she seh dat's your fav

She cock it up, seh me fi beat it up like slave

Me mash it up, it sweet, cah she too damn brave

She seh she wish it coulda put me cocky up pon sale

She seh har man dead e dead, him fi go dig one grave

Tired ah di bed, dat ah di old-time days

Him nah cum out, ah him ways

Suh me whole har an' make she sink low

Like when she ah gih di Most High praise

As me seh fuck har backway, she turn

Suh, she build it up, me go tear it down

Weh some man ah guh wid dem crazy tongue

Never hear seh dat bring ah baby, cum

As me seh fuck har back way, she waan

She seh if ah missionary, you break di law

Ah straight pon chance me bruise di jaw

Better tall pon cocky, give har weh she waan

Weh she waan?

Backaz, backaz, backaz, backaz

Backaz, backaz, backaz

Ticktock, ticktock

Balance pon di dick top

Whole yuh phone inna yuh hand

Up an' down, make it drop

Gyal, bend yuh back, bend yuh back, bend yuh back

Nuh make e immigration dem send yuh back

Bend yuh back, bend yuh back, bend yuh back

Nuh run from di tall when it hot

As me seh fuck har backway, she turn

Suh, she build it up, me go tear it down

Weh some man ah guh wid dem crazy tongue

Never hear seh dat bring ah baby, cum

As me seh fuck har back way, she waan

She seh if ah missionary, you break di law

Ah straight pon chance me bruise di jaw

Better tall pon cocky, give har weh she waan

Weh she waan?

Backaz, backaz, backaz, backaz

Backaz, backaz, backaz

As me seh fuck har backway, she turn

Suh, she build it up, me go tear it down

Weh some man ah guh wid dem crazy tongue

Never hear seh dat bring ah baby, cum

As me seh fuck har back way, she waan

She seh if ah missionary, you break di law

Ah straight pon chance me bruise di jaw

Better tall pon cocky, give har weh she waan

Weh she waan?

Backaz, backaz, backaz, backaz

Backaz, backaz, backaz

As me seh fuck har backway, she turn

Suh, she build it up, me go tear it down

Weh some man ah guh wid dem crazy tongue

Never hear seh dat bring ah baby, cum

As me seh fuck har back way, she waan

She seh if ah missionary, you break di law

Ah straight pon chance me bruise di jaw

Better tall pon cocky, give har weh she waan

Weh she waan?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
backaz /ˈbækəz/ C1	noun - a term referring to a specific sexual position or style
bend /bɛnd/ A2	verb - to curve or make something curve
build /bɪld/ A2	verb - to construct or create something
tear /tɛər/ A2	verb - to pull apart or destroy
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged or wild
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to rotate or change direction
balance /ˈbæləns/ B1	verb - to remain steady or maintain equilibrium
bruise /bruːz/ B1	verb - to injure or mark the skin
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - an opportunity or possibility
cocky /ˈkɒki/ B2	adjective - overly confident or arrogant
missionary /ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri/ B1	noun - a person sent to spread religious beliefs adjective - relating to a traditional sexual position
sink /sɪŋk/ A2	verb - to go down below the surface or fall
tall /tɔːl/ A1	adjective - of great height
ticktock /ˈtɪktɒk/ B1	noun - the sound of a clock ticking
tongue /tʌŋ/ A1	noun - the muscular organ in the mouth
wish /wɪʃ/ A1	verb - to desire or hope for something

Key Grammar Structures

• Lay yuh down

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb **"Lay"** is used in the imperative to give a command: **"Lay"** yuh down.

• Look into your eyes

  ➔ Imperative + preposition "into"

  ➔ The verb **"Look"** is an imperative followed by the preposition **"into"** indicating direction: **"Look"** into your eyes.

• She seh if ah missionary, you break di law

  ➔ Zero conditional (if + present simple, present simple)

  ➔ The clause **"if ah missionary"** introduces a condition, and the result **"you break di law"** uses the present simple, forming a zero conditional.

• Better tall pon cocky, give har weh she waan

  ➔ Comparative structure with "better"

  ➔ The adjective **"Better"** is used to compare, implying "more tall than"; the rest of the clause follows the comparative pattern.

• Never hear seh dat bring ah baby, cum

  ➔ Negative present simple with adverb "never"

  ➔ The adverb **"Never"** modifies the verb **"hear"**, forming a negative present simple: **"Never hear"**.

• As me seh fuck har backway, she turn

  ➔ Reported speech with "as I say" (dialectal "as me seh")

  ➔ The phrase **"As me seh"** functions like **"as I say"**, introducing reported speech before the clause **"she turn"**.

• She build it up, me go tear it down

  ➔ Future intention with "go + verb" (going to)

  ➔ The construction **"me go tear"** uses **"go"** + base verb to express a planned future action: **"me go tear it down"**.

• Nuh make e immigration dem send yuh back

  ➔ Negative imperative with "Nuh" (Jamaican Patois)

  ➔ The word **"Nuh"** functions as a negative marker, turning the clause **"make e immigration dem send yuh back"** into a prohibition: **"Nuh make..."**.

• Ticktock, ticktock

  ➔ Onomatopoeia (sound word)

  ➔ The repeated word **"Ticktock"** imitates the sound of a clock, functioning as an onomatopoeic expression.