Blue Skies – English Lyrics

• By: Machine Gun Kelly
• Album: Fuck It

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with Machine Gun Kelly's "Blue Skies," a powerful rap track that vividly recounts his path from struggle to stardom. By delving into its raw and authentic lyrics, you can explore colloquialisms and expressions related to perseverance, ambition, and self-belief in English. The song's energetic flow and personal narrative offer a dynamic way to connect with contemporary language and culture, made even more special by its recent endorsement from an unexpected music legend.

[English]

Blue skies

There's nothing but blue skies

Blue skies (see me)

There's nothing but blue skies (throw it up when you see me)

Look, never had a cent, now I got a bent

I ain't talking Bentley's, I'm talking a bitch

I got her bent over she bustin' them splits

Lookin' up at the star, I'm tellin' her make a wish

Hoes come around me tryna leave rich

But I give 'em no shit so they leave pissed

Fuck 'em, here's to the night, like Eve 6

My partner ain't gotta put the dough in the deep dish

Mic check, can you hear me?

I'm loud as a symphony

Smoke in my lungs, I'm a chimney

Get it in your head like epiphanies

Realize I am Prince Akeem, I roll with the semi

So many repent me, part of 'em resent me

They think I'm Lucifer, I think God blessed me

I was in hell while you rappers on Jet ski's

How in the fuck can yo raps represent me?

I was on ten, now I'm on fifty

I just spent a hundred, tell 'em roll it up quickly

I just got a hundred missed calls from the city

Keep it 100, everybody fuck with me

Keep it 100, Kells, keep it 100

Fuck ya'll, you don't know nothing

I keep it 3 thou like Andre

I done been an Outkast since I came up out mom's stomach

I been smoking weed since I was a fetus

Lil bad mothafucka, needed Baby Jesus

Tryna be a millionaire, where the fuck Regis?

Leaders of the new school and we all teachers

First lesson: blue skies, blue dream, red eyes and catch red eye

Fuck the real world, Kells

Throw it up when you see me, roll one up when you see me, stay real

Throw it up when you see me, roll one up when you see me, for real

Throw it up when you see me, roll one up when you see me, stay real

Throw it up when you see me, roll one up when you see me, for real

If ya'll ride with me, roll one up and get high with me

Turn it up and then vibe with me, fuck the real world

If ya'll ride with me, roll one up and get high with me

Turn it up and then vibe with me, Kells

Twenty-four seven I'm putting in work

Came from the gutter, no stain on my shirt

You know the Land is where champions birthed

So I hold the title till I land in the dirt

Motorcycles, auto-rifles, and purp

Overnight they think I tripled my worth

Gotta stay ready, these haters will lurk

But this ain't what you want, now I'm feelin like Durk (this ain't what you want)

Sing that shit to 'em like Gerald Levert

Couldn't sleep on me with Ambien first

Let the kid nap like an Amber alert

Wake up and you know I had to get turnt

Bottle of Jameson matching my shirt

Back on the road, gotta pack up the merch

And I smoke so much tree that I damage the earth

Yeah, EST runs shit

Don't make me get on my young shit

Don't get me talking that gun shit

Don't make me turn this whole thing to a function

Don't make assumptions

I'm from the C, I ain't talkin bout Compton

I'm from the 6, I ain't talkin Toronto

Bitch I'm from Cleveland, you know the motto

I'm the city's Lucky Luciano, the gunner!

Throw it up when you see me, roll one up when you see me, stay real

Throw it up when you see me, roll one up when you see me, for real

Throw it up when you see me, roll one up when you see me, stay real

Throw it up when you see me, roll one up when you see me, for real

Key Grammar Structures

• Never had a cent, now I got a bent

  ➔ Past Simple Negative with 'never' vs. Present Simple for current state

  ➔ The phrase "Never had" uses the past simple tense with the adverb "never" to express something that was not true at any point in the past. It contrasts with "now I got", showing a change in condition from past to present.

• I ain't talking Bentley's, I'm talking a bitch

  ➔ Informal Negative Contraction 'ain't' and Present Continuous for emphasis

  ➔ "Ain't" is an informal contraction for "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", or "have not". Here, it means "I am not talking". The present continuous "I'm talking" is used to emphasize what the speaker *is* discussing right now, contrasting it with what they are *not* discussing.

• Hoes come around me tryna leave rich

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction 'tryna' and Adjective as Complement

  ➔ "Tryna" is a colloquial contraction of "trying to". The adjective "rich" here functions as a subject complement, describing the state of the subject ("Hoes") after the verb "leave", indicating the desired outcome.

• My partner ain't gotta put the dough in the deep dish

  ➔ Informal Negative Obligation 'ain't gotta'

  ➔ "Ain't gotta" is an informal and colloquial way of saying "doesn't have to" or "don't have to", expressing a lack of obligation. "Gotta" is a contraction of "got to".

• Realize I am Prince Akeem

  ➔ Noun Clause with Omitted Conjunction 'that'

  ➔ This sentence contains a noun clause "I am Prince Akeem" functioning as the direct object of the verb "Realize". The conjunction "that" is often omitted in informal English when it introduces a noun clause after verbs of thinking, saying, knowing, etc.

• I done been an Outkast since I came up out mom's stomach

  ➔ Colloquial Present Perfect 'done been' and 'since' with Past Simple Clause

  ➔ "I done been" is a non-standard, colloquial construction for "I have been" (present perfect), common in some dialects of English. "Since I came up..." uses "since" as a conjunction to introduce a time clause in the past simple, indicating the starting point of an action that continues up to the present. "Up out" is a colloquial variant of "out of".

• If ya'll ride with me, roll one up and get high with me

  ➔ First Conditional with Informal 'ya'll' and Imperative Consequence

  ➔ This is a first conditional sentence. The "if" clause ("If ya'll ride with me") describes a possible future condition, and the main clause ("roll one up and get high with me") gives an imperative consequence. "Ya'll" is a colloquial contraction of "you all".

• Let the kid nap like an Amber alert

  ➔ Causative Verb 'let'

  ➔ The verb "let" is used as a causative verb here, meaning to allow or permit someone to do something. The structure is "let + object + base form of the verb" (let the kid "nap").

• And I smoke so much tree that I damage the earth

  ➔ Result Clause with 'so much... that'

  ➔ This sentence uses the "so much/many... that" structure to express a result. "So much tree" indicates the degree or quantity, and "that I damage the earth" describes the consequence or result of that action.

• Don't make me get on my young shit

  ➔ Negative Imperative with Causative Verb 'make'

  ➔ This sentence uses a negative imperative ("Don't make") combined with the causative verb "make", which means to force or cause someone to do something. The structure is "make + object + base form of the verb" (make me "get").