Beyond It – English Lyrics

• By: Ace Hood
• Album: B.O.D.Y.

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Andrew Silva

Uh, wise man once said, "Never be a label"

If you let 'em tell your story, they'll incarcerate you

They choose to see you through that lens, but that's a narrow vision

I really chose to be myself and trust my intuition (right)

I really do write down my goals and bring 'em to fruition (yes)

I wish I would sell my soul just for some recognition (nah)

If you don't lean into that pain, it'll get repetitious (right)

See everybody claim they real, but what's your definition?

And I get chills from all 'em stories just trough reminiscin'

Ain't seen my father so big brother was my livin' witness

My mama only did her best to give us proper livin'

It's for them times I felt alone and kept my composition

My opposition's nonexistent, ain't no competition

This for my tribe, this for my guys who watch us from them skies

They lookin' down, I know they proud on how I shift the odds

I finally got what I was worth, I'm givin' grace to God (oh my God)

So grateful, so grateful

I been runnin' on E (I been runnin' on E)

I been fueled by pain (fueled by pain)

Not too many I can trust these days (these days)

I been scarred from the game (scarred from the game)

Use it all for motivation and for mindset (and for mindset)

It's way bigger than myself, I'ma be honest (I'ma be honest)

I'm livin' life like a king I'ma be honest

Them negative vibes, I am beyond it (I am beyond it)

I am beyond it, I am beyond it

I am beyond it, I am beyond it

Uh, wise man once said nothin', 'cause even science has a certain language

I feel like Basquiat can picture paint it

My observation from this view is nonetheless amazin', givin' all the praises

I'm the one in my family tree just breakin' all the chains, this shit get tough

Keep on fallin' down, keep on gettin' up, wish me luck

This shit too divine, seek and you shall find

In the battle with my inner self

Focused on droppin' me a classic on my road to wealth

I'm makin' steps, I took that chance when they would never dare

I save these tears for this freedom when I inked the deal

I'm gettin' chills that mean my family gon' be straight for real, it's so surreal

This for my angels on 'em cotton fields

Before this heal, you plant the seeds so we can make it real

I see beyond this three-dimensional, my vision clear

I'm goin' higher 'cause my legacy, I hold it dear, and while I'm still here

I been runnin' on E (I been runnin' on E)

I been fueled by the pain (fueled by the pain)

Not too many I can trust these days (these days)

I been scarred from the game (scarred from the game)

Use it all for motivation and for mindset (and for mindset)

It's way bigger than myself, I'ma be honest (I'ma be honest)

I'm livin' life like a king I'ma be honest

Them negative vibes, I am beyond it (I am beyond it)

I am beyond it, I am beyond it

I am beyond it, I am beyond it

Djay Cas w-workin' on a plaque

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
fuel /fjuːəl/ A2	noun - a substance that provides energy for power or heat verb - to supply with fuel
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - a strongly unpleasant bodily sensation
scar /skɑːr/ B1	noun - a mark left on the skin after a wound has healed verb - to leave a lasting mark on
motivation /ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃən/ B1	noun - the reason or desire to act in a certain way
mindset /ˈmaɪndˌsɛt/ B2	noun - a person's way of thinking and their opinions
honest /ˈɑnɪst/ A2	adjective - free of deceit; truthful and sincere
negative /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ A2	adjective - expressing refusal or denial
vibe /vaɪb/ B1	noun - a person's emotional state or the atmosphere of a place
beyond /bɪˈjɒnd/ A2	preposition - further away than adverb - in a place further away
witness /ˈwɪtnəs/ A2	noun - a person who sees an event happen verb - to see or know by personal presence
composition /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ B2	noun - the nature of something's ingredients or parts
opposition /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃən/ B1	noun - the act of disagreeing or resisting
legacy /ˈlɛɡəsi/ B2	noun - something left or handed down by a predecessor
surreal /səˈrɪəl/ C1	adjective - so surprising as to seem dreamlike
divine /dɪˈvaɪn/ B2	adjective - of or like a god

Key Grammar Structures

• If you let 'em tell your story, they'll incarcerate you

  ➔ Contraction ('em) and Future Simple (they'll incarcerate)

  ➔ 'Em is a contraction of 'them', and 'they'll' is a contraction of 'they will'. The future simple is used to express a future action.

• I really chose to be myself and trust my intuition (right)

  ➔ Simple Past (chose) and Present Simple (trust)

  ➔ The simple past is used for a completed action in the past, while the present simple is used for habits or general truths.

• I wish I would sell my soul just for some recognition (nah)

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (wish + would)

  ➔ The subjunctive mood with 'wish' and 'would' is used to express unreal or hypothetical situations.

• See everybody claim they real, but what's your definition?

  ➔ Present Simple (claim) and Question Formation

  ➔ The present simple is used for general truths or habits. The question is formed by inverting the subject and the auxiliary verb.

• I'm the one in my family tree just breakin' all the chains, this shit get tough

  ➔ Present Continuous (breakin') and Present Simple (get)

  ➔ The present continuous is used for an action happening now, while the present simple is used for general truths or habits.

• I'm livin' life like a king I'ma be honest

  ➔ Present Continuous (livin') and Contraction (I'ma)

  ➔ The present continuous is used for an action happening now. 'I'ma' is a contraction of 'I am going to'.

• Them negative vibes, I am beyond it

  ➔ Present Simple (am) and Pronoun (Them)

  ➔ The present simple is used for general truths. 'Them' is an object pronoun used to refer to people or things previously mentioned.