Bounce Back – English Lyrics

• By: Big Sean
• Album: I DECIDED.

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ (LAUGHTER) ♪

♪ (HITMAKERS) ♪

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♪ FUTURE : IF YOUNG METRO DON'T TRUST YOU, I'MA SHOOT YOU ♪

♪ BIG SEAN : LOOK, LAST NIGHT TOOK AN L, BUT TONIGHT I BOUNCE BACK ♪

♪ WAKE UP EVERY MORNING, BY THE NIGHT, I COUNT STACKS ♪

♪ KNEW THAT ASS WAS REAL WHEN I HIT, IT BOUNCE BACK (BOUNCE BACK) ♪

♪ (YOU AIN'T GETTING CHECKS) (SHORT, SHORT, SHORT, SHORT) ♪

♪ LAST NIGHT TOOK AN L, BUT TONIGHT I BOUNCE BACK ♪

♪ BOY, I BEEN BROKE AS HELL, CASHED A CHECK AND BOUNCED BACK ♪

♪ D TOWN LAX, EVERY WEEK I BOUNCE BACK ♪

♪ IF YOU A REAL ONE, THEN YOU KNOW HOW TO BOUNCE BACK ♪

♪ DON'T OWE NOBODY, OWE NOBODY ♪

♪ ALWAYS ON THE FUCKIN' JOB, I GOT NO HOBBIES ♪

♪ GOT THE CITY FUCKIN' WITH ME 'CAUSE I'M HOMEGROWN ♪

♪ VIBIN' OUT MORE THAN MY PHONE ♪

♪ THOUGH LEAVE ME 'LONE, ME ON MY OWN THOUGH ♪

♪ LOOK, I CUT THAT BITCH OFF LIKE AN EDIT ♪

♪ MY DADDY A G, IT'S GENETICS (STRAIGHT UP) ♪

♪ I HEARD YA NEW SHIT, IT'S PATHETIC ♪

♪ YA CONTRACT SHOULD BE SHREDDED ♪

♪ TOOK MY DOGS ON A PRIVATE JET FROM THE PUBLIC HOUSING ♪

♪ I KEPT IT G, YEAH, ONE THOUSAND ♪

♪ CLIQUE STAR-STUDDED LIKE THE PARAMOUNT MOUNTAIN ♪

♪ EVERYTHING I DO IS RIGHTEOUS ♪

♪ BETTING ON ME IS THE RIGHT RISK ♪

♪ EVEN IN A FUCKIN' CRISIS ♪

♪ I'M NEVER ON SOME SWITCHING SIDES SHIT ♪

♪ I SWITCH GEARS TO THE NIGHT SHIFT ♪

♪ BLACKING OUT 'CAUSE I'M ENLIGHTENED ♪

♪ GOD TALK TO ME IN SILENCE ♪

♪ BUT I HEAR HIM EVERY TIME, MANE ♪

♪ (THANK YOU GOD, GOD BLESS YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH) ♪

♪ LAST NIGHT TOOK AN L, BUT TONIGHT I BOUNCE BACK ♪

♪ WAKE UP EVERY MORNING, BY THE NIGHT, I COUNT STACKS ♪

♪ KNEW THAT ASS WAS REAL WHEN I HIT, IT BOUNCE BACK (BOUNCE BACK) ♪

♪ (YOU AIN'T GETTING CHECKS) (SHORT, SHORT, SHORT, SHORT) ♪

♪ LAST NIGHT TOOK AN L, BUT TONIGHT I BOUNCE BACK ♪

♪ BOY, I BEEN BROKE AS HELL, CASHED A CHECK AND BOUNCED BACK ♪

♪ D TOWN LAX, EVERY WEEK I BOUNCE BACK ♪

♪ IF YOU A REAL ONE, THEN YOU KNOW HOW TO BOUNCE BACK (BOUNCE BACK) ♪

♪ LOOK, I WOKE UP IN BEAST MODE ♪

♪ WITH MY GIRL, THAT'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST THOUGH ♪

♪ BEEN TOP 5, THESE NIGGAS SLEEP THOUGH ♪

♪ ONLY THING THAT SOLD OUT IS THE SEATS THOUGH ♪

♪ (NEVER SOLD MY SOUL, NEVER WILL NEVER HAVE) ♪

♪ NIGGA, HOW DARE YOU STAND BEFORE ME AND NOT RESPECT MY AUTHORITY ♪

♪ IF YOU FUCK WITH MY GLORY, I'MA DROP THE L AND GET GORY ♪

♪ I DONE DID EVERYTHING EXCEPT WORRY ♪

♪ HELLA DRAMA, MY LIFE STORY ♪

♪ FAITH OF A MUSTARD SEED, I KEPT GROWING ♪

♪ I KNEW THAT THIS LIFE WAS MEANT FOR ME ♪

♪ NIGGAS CHANGE UP MORE THAN WISHIN' WELLS ♪

♪ KARMA COME AROUND I'LL WISH 'EM WELL ♪

♪ LIVIN' LIKE I'M ON A LIMITLESS PILL ♪

♪ I KILL THE SCENE LIKE I'M DENZEL ♪

♪ CRAZY LIKE MY JACKET STRAPPED UP ♪

♪ NIGGA, I DON'T ACT BUT I'LL ACT UP ♪

♪ BROWN PAPER BAG LIKE THE LUNCH PACKED UP ♪

♪ BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK UP ♪

♪ NIGGA, I'MA NEED LIKE 10 FEET ♪

♪ OR GET STOMPED OUT WITH TEN FEET ♪

♪ I'MA ALWAYS LOSE MY TEMPER ♪

♪ YOU CANNOT "COUNT TO TEN" ME ♪

♪ IF I LOSE 1, I BOUNCE BACK LIKE 2, 3 DID WITH 4, 5 ♪

♪ SEEN COURT ROOMS AND COURT SIDES, AIN'T TOO MANY SEEN BOTH SIDES ♪

♪ NIGGA, FUCK WHAT YOU KNOW ♪

♪ NIGGA, I'M TAKIN' BACK CONTROL ♪

♪ THE UNDERDOG JUST TURNED INTO THE WOLF AND THE HUNGER STEADY GROWS ♪

♪ YEAH, I CALL SHOTS WHILE YOU CALL OFF ♪

♪ NEVER TAKIN' SUMMER OR FALL OFF ♪

♪ WHEN YOU STAY THAT COMMITTED TO IT, YOU JUST FALL DOWN AND NEVER FALL OFF, SO ♪

♪ LAST NIGHT TOOK AN L, BUT TONIGHT I BOUNCE BACK ♪

♪ WAKE UP EVERY MORNING, BY THE NIGHT, I COUNT STACKS ♪

♪ KNEW THAT ASS WAS REAL WHEN I HIT, IT BOUNCE BACK (BOUNCE BACK) ♪

♪ (YOU AIN'T GETTING CHECKS) (SHORT, SHORT, SHORT, SHORT) ♪

♪ LAST NIGHT TOOK AN L, BUT TONIGHT I BOUNCE BACK ♪

♪ BOY, I BEEN BROKE AS HELL, CASHED A CHECK AND BOUNCED BACK ♪

♪ D TOWN LAX, EVERY WEEK I BOUNCE BACK ♪

♪ IF YOU A REAL ONE, THEN YOU KNOW HOW TO BOUNCE BACK (BOUNCE BACK) ♪

♪ BOUNCE, BOUNCE ♪

♪ KANYE WEST & BIG SEAN : BOUNCE BACK, BOUNCE, BOUNCE ♪

♪ BOUNCE, BOUNCE BITCH, BOUNCE (YEAH) ♪

♪ (OH YEAH...YEAH, YEAH, YEAH) ♪

♪ IS YOU A REAL ONE? (BOUNCE, BOUNCE) ♪

♪ IS YOU A REAL ONE? (BOUNCE, BOUNCE) ♪

♪ REAL ONE (BOUNCE, BOUNCE BITCH) ♪

♪ REAL ONE (YEAH) ♪

♪ IS YOU A REAL ONE? ♪

♪ REAL ONE ♪

♪ REAL ONE ♪

♪ (UHH) ♪

♪ DON ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bounce /baʊns/ A2	verb - to spring back after hitting a surface verb - to recover or return to a better state
stack /stæk/ A2	noun - a pile of objects, typically one that is neatly arranged
broke /broʊk/ A2	adjective - having little or no money
check /tʃɛk/ A1	noun - a written order to pay money
real /riːl/ A1	adjective - actual or genuine
vibin /ˈvaɪbɪŋ/ B1	verb - to feel or create a positive atmosphere
homegrown /ˈhoʊmˌɡroʊn/ B2	adjective - grown or produced in one's own country or region
enlightened /ɪnˈlaɪtənd/ C1	adjective - having or showing a greater understanding
righteous /ˈrɑɪtʃəs/ B2	adjective - morally right or justifiable
crisis /ˈkraɪsɪs/ B1	noun - a time of intense difficulty or danger
switch /swɪtʃ/ A2	verb - to change or shift from one thing to another
beast /biːst/ A2	noun - an animal, especially a large or dangerous one
authority /əˈθɔrɪti/ B1	noun - the power or right to give orders
karma /ˈkɑrmə/ B1	noun - the spiritual principle of cause and effect
limitless /ˈlɪmɪtlɪs/ B2	adjective - without limits; unrestricted
underdog /ˈʌndɜrdɒɡ/ B2	noun - a person or group expected to lose or fail

Key Grammar Structures

• If you a real one, then you know how to bounce back

  ➔ Zero conditional

  ➔ The clause "If you a real one" uses the zero conditional to talk about a general truth: "If you are a real one, then you know how to bounce back."

• I’ve been broke as hell, cashed a check and bounced back

  ➔ Present perfect continuous + simple past

  ➔ "I’ve been broke" uses the present perfect continuous to show a state that started in the past and continues up to now. "Cashed a check" and "bounced back" are simple past actions that happened after that state.

• Look, I woke up in beast mode

  ➔ Simple past

  ➔ "woke up" is the simple past form of "wake up", indicating a completed action in the past.

• I’m never on some switching sides shit

  ➔ Negative adverb + present simple

  ➔ "never" is a negative adverb placed before the verb "am" to express that the speaker does not engage in "switching sides" at any time.

• I keep it G, yeah, one thousand

  ➔ Present simple + object pronoun

  ➔ "keep" is in the present simple, and "it" is the object pronoun referring to something previously mentioned (e.g., his status).

• God talk to me in silence

  ➔ Imperative mood (elliptical)

  ➔ The line omits the subject "you" and uses the base verb "talk" as an imperative, meaning "(You) talk to me in silence."

• I’ll wish ‘em well

  ➔ Future simple with contraction

  ➔ "I’ll" is the contracted form of "I will", forming the simple future: "I will wish ‘em well."

• I keep growing like a mustard seed

  ➔ Present continuous progressive with simile

  ➔ "keep growing" uses the present continuous to show an ongoing action, and "like a mustard seed" is a simile comparing the growth to a tiny seed.