Candy – English Lyrics

• By: Machine Gun Kelly, Trippie Redd
• Album: Hotel Diablo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and emotive world of Machine Gun Kelly and Trippie Redd's "Candy." This song offers a compelling insight into the artists' struggles with addiction, toxic relationships, and the intense pressures of celebrity. Through its candid lyrics and genre-blending sound, you can explore nuanced expressions of pain and resilience, making it a unique piece for understanding the language of personal introspection in modern music.

[English]

Haha, Big 14, you know what the fuck going on

Ay, you know I keep that candy, yeah

I need more like Mandy, yeah

Stay up, take addies, yeah

I'm tryna fix this damage, yeah

You know I keep that candy, yeah

I need more like Mandy, yeah

Stay up, take addies, yeah

I'm tryna fix this damage, yeah

I'm in my head again

I took more medicine

Ripped up the parts from my heart and my chest again

Ay, fuck it, I was raised like that

So I guess I never really changed like that

I be takin' shots to the brain like that

Blacked out drunk and I came like that

Helpin' me to get through all the pain like that

Yeah, driving through the rain like that

Running from the fame like that

On the front page like that

I'ma go insane like

You know I keep that candy, yeah

I need more like Mandy, yeah

Stay up, take addies, yeah

I'm tryna fix this damage, yeah

You know I keep that candy, yeah

I need more like Mandy, yeah

Stay up, take addies, yeah

I'm tryna fix this damage, yeah

I'm in my head again

I took more medicine

Ripped up the parts from my heart and my chest again

Huh, my bitch taste like candy, yeah

Play with death like I'm Billy and Mandy, yeah

I keep the chopper in the fanny, yeah

Make a fuck nigga sleep like a Xanny, yeah

On the beach, chilling where it's sandy, yeah

I just bought a whip for my granny, yeah

I fuck a broad, hit her with the Plan B, yeah

Bitch, I'm hard, put that on my mammy, yeah

You know I keep that candy, yeah

I need more like Mandy, yeah

Stay up, take addies, yeah

I'm tryna fix this damage, yeah

You know I keep that candy, yeah

I need more like Mandy, yeah

Stay up, take addies, yeah

I'm tryna fix this damage, yeah

I'm in my head again

I took more medicine

Ripped up the parts from my heart and my chest again

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
candy /ˈkændi/ A1	noun - sweet food made from sugar or chocolate
damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ B1	noun - physical harm caused to something
medicine /ˈmedsn̩/ A2	noun - substance used to treat illness
head /hed/ A1	noun - upper part of the body containing the brain
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - organ that pumps blood; center of emotion
brain /breɪn/ A1	noun - organ inside the head that controls thought and memory
fame /feɪm/ B2	noun - state of being known by many people
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ C1	adjective - mentally ill; extremely unreasonable
keep /kiːp/ A1	verb - to have and continue to have
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it's essential
fix /fɪks/ A2	verb - to repair; to make correct
ripped /rɪpt/ B2	verb - tore quickly and violently
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving quickly on foot
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment; to take risks
chopper /ˈtʃɒpər/ C2	noun - slang term for firearm; helicopter
sandy /ˈsændi/ B1	adjective - covered with sand

Key Grammar Structures

• Haha, Big 14, you know what the fuck going on

  ➔ Contractions (Haha, Ay)

  ➔ Contractions are used for informal and friendly communication.

• I need more like Mandy, yeah

  ➔ Need + like (I need more like Mandy)

  ➔ This is a way to express a desire or need for something similar to a person or object.

• Stay up, take addies, yeah

  ➔ Stay up (Stay up, take addies)

  ➔ This is a command or suggestion to stay awake and take a certain substance.

• I'm tryna fix this damage, yeah

  ➔ Tryna + fix (I'm tryna fix this damage)

  ➔ This is a way to express an attempt to repair or fix something.

• I'm in my head again

  ➔ Be in + head (I'm in my head again)

  ➔ This is a way to express being in one's head, often meaning being preoccupied or having a lot on one's mind.

• I took more medicine

  ➔ Take + more (I took more medicine)

  ➔ This is a way to express taking more of something, in this case, medicine.

• Ripped up the parts from my heart and my chest again

  ➔ Rip + up (Ripped up the parts from my heart and my chest again)

  ➔ This is a way to express tearing or ripping something, in this case, parts of one's heart and chest.

• Ay, fuck it, I was raised like that

  ➔ Ay + fuck it (Ay, fuck it, I was raised like that)

  ➔ This is a way to express frustration or resignation, often using informal and strong language.

• So I guess I never really changed like that

  ➔ So + guess (So I guess I never really changed like that)

  ➔ This is a way to express an assumption or guess about a situation.

• I be takin' shots to the brain like that

  ➔ Be + takin' (I be takin' shots to the brain like that)

  ➔ This is a way to express the action of taking shots to the brain, often in a casual or humorous way.