CLOUDS – English Lyrics

• By: NF
• Album: CLOUDS (THE MIXTAPE)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ CALMLY ♪

♪ FEEL MYSELF EVOLVING ♪

♪ APPALLING ♪

♪ SO MUCH I'M NOT DIVULGING ♪

♪ BEEN STALLING ♪

♪ I THINK I HEAR APPLAUDING ♪

♪ THEY'RE CALLING ♪

♪ MIXTAPES AREN'T MY THING ♪

♪ BUT IT'S BEEN AWFULLY ♪

♪ EXHAUSTING ♪

♪ HANGING ON TO SONGS ♪

♪ THIS LONG IS DAUNTING ♪

♪ WHICH CAUSED ME ♪

♪ TO HAVE TO MAKE A CALL ♪

♪ I THOUGHT WAS BALLSY ♪

♪ RESULTING ♪

♪ IN WHAT YOU SEE TODAY PROCEED INDULGING ♪

♪ AS ALWAYS ♪

♪ THE ONE TRICK PONY'S HERE ♪

♪ SO QUIT YOUR SULKING ♪

♪ BORN EFFICIENT ♪

♪ GOT AMBITION ♪

♪ SORTA VICIOUS ♪

♪ (YUP THAT'S ME) ♪

♪ NOT ARTISTIC ♪

♪ UNREALISTIC ♪

♪ CHAUVINISTIC ♪

♪ (NOT THOSE THINGS) ♪

♪ GO THE DISTANCE ♪

♪ SO PROLIFIC ♪

♪ POSTS ARE CRYPTIC ♪

♪ (MOVE SWIFTLY) ♪

♪ UNSUBMISSIVE ♪

♪ THE KING OF MISCHIEF ♪

♪ THE GOLDEN TICKET ♪

♪ RARE SIGHT TO SEE ♪

♪ I STAY COMMITTED ♪

♪ EMBRACE THE RIGID ♪

♪ I'M PLAYFUL WITH IT ♪

♪ (YEAH BASICALLY) ♪

♪ TOO GREAT TO MIMIC ♪

♪ YOU HATE YOU'RE BITTER ♪

♪ NO FAVORITISM ♪

♪ (THAT'S FINE WITH ME) ♪

♪ CREATE THE RIDDLES ♪

♪ PORTRAYED UNCIVIL ♪

♪ UNSAFE A LITTLE ♪

♪ OH YES INDEED ♪

♪ IT'S PLAIN AND SIMPLE ♪

♪ I'M FAR FROM BRITTLE ♪

♪ UNBREAKABLE ♪

♪ YOU FOLLOWING? ♪

♪ I'M BRUCE WILLIS IN A TRAIN WRECK ♪

♪ I'M LIKE TRADING IN YOUR CAR FOR A NEW JET ♪

♪ I'M LIKE HAVIN A BOSS GETTING UPSET ♪

♪ CAUSE YOU ASKED HIM FOR LESS ON YOUR PAYCHECK ♪

♪ I'M LIKE DOING HEADSTANDS WITH A BROKE NECK ♪

♪ I'M LIKE WATCHING YOUR KID

TAKE HIS FIRST STEPS ♪

♪ I'M LIKE SAYIN BILL GATES COULDN'TPAY RENT ♪

♪ CAUSE HE'S TOO BROKE ... ♪

♪ WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS? ♪

♪ (UNBELIEVABLE) ♪

♪ YES YES! ♪

♪ INCONCEIVABLE ♪

♪ SEE MYSELF AS FAIRLY

REASONABLE ♪

♪ BUT AT TIMES I CAN

BE STUBBORN SO ♪

♪ IF I HAVE TO I WILL ROCK

THE BOAT ♪

♪ I DON'T TEND TO TAKE THE EASY ROAD ♪

♪ THAT'S JUST NOT THE WAY I LIKE TO ROLL ♪

♪ WHAT YOU THINK'S PROBABLY UNFEASIBLE ♪

♪ I'VE DONE ALREADY A HUNDRED FOLD ♪

♪ A HUNDRED FOLD ♪

♪ IT'S PROBABLE ♪

♪ THAT I MIGHT PRESS

THE ENVELOPE ♪

♪ IDEAS SO ASTRONOMICAL ♪

♪ SOMETIMES I FIND

THEM COMICAL ♪

♪ (YEAH) ♪

♪ INCOMPARABLE ♪

♪ REPLAY VALUE PHENOMENAL ♪

♪ BEAT SELECTION REMARKABLE ♪

♪ SLOWING ME DOWN IMPOSSIBLE ♪

♪ I DON'T ROCK NO ROLLIE'S ♪

♪ I DON'T HANG AROUND NO PHONIES ♪

♪ I DON'T REALLY GOT NO TROPHIES ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW WHY GOD

CHOSE ME ♪

♪ GOT SOMETHING IN THE CUP AIN'T CODEINE ♪

♪ CHANGE MY STYLE THEY TOLD ME ♪

♪ NOW THEY COME AROUND

LIKE HOMIE ♪

♪ MAN Y'ALL BETTER BACK UP SLOWLY ♪

♪ BACK UP SLOWLY! ♪

♪ WHOO ♪

♪ WHO ARE YOU KIDDIN ♪

♪ HOW COULD YOU DOUBT ME I'VE ALWAYS DELIVERED ♪

♪ RIPPIN THE TEETH OUT OF THE BACK OF MY MOUTH'S ♪

♪ THE CLOSEST YOU GET TO MY WISDOM ♪

♪ SEE MY INITIAL ♪

♪ THOUGHT WAS TO WAIT ♪

♪ BUT WHAT CAN I SAY I HAD TO COME VISIT ♪

♪ CHECK ON YOU GUYS ♪

♪ YOU DOING ALL RIGHT? ♪

♪ YOUR YEAR REALLY SUCKED? ♪

♪ YEAH THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED ♪

♪ THEY COVER THEY HEADS UP ♪

♪ WHENEVER I DROP ♪

♪ SHAKE THE WHOLE INDUSTRY PUT EM IN SHOCK ♪

♪ COME OUT THE CLOUDS LIKE A METEOR ROCK ♪

♪ THEN LAND ON THE EARTH

LIKE READY OR NOT? ♪

♪ AIN'T NO ONE LIKE ME THE CREAM OF THE CROP ♪

♪ DON'T EVEN FRONT BETTER GIVE ME SOME PROPS ♪

♪ I PICK UP YA BODY AND THROW IT A BLOCK ♪

♪ OK I ADMIT IT THAT'S

OVER THE TOP ♪

♪ NOT ♪

♪ DEER IN THE HEADLIGHT LOOKS ♪

♪ EVERY TIME I STEP MY FOOT ♪

♪ ON THE GROUND ♪

♪ I GET MISTOOK ♪

♪ FOR A LAME WITH NO ♪

♪ WEIGHT TO HIS NAME ♪

♪ GROUND JUST SHOOK ♪

♪ LET'S NOT BEAT AROUND THE BUSH ♪

♪ EVEN MY B SIDES THROW EM OFF ♪

♪ LIKE HOW'S HE DO IT ♪

♪ SOME SAY I'M A GREAT INFLUENCE ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT ♪

♪ BUT I DID DO THE BEST I COULD ♪

♪ HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD ♪

♪ HOPE NATE DOESN'T GO HOLLYWOOD ♪

♪ YOU THINK THAT YOU DON'T

KNOW ME GOOD ♪

♪ YOU THINK THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ME GOOD ♪

♪ HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD ♪

♪ HOPE NATE DOESN'T GO HOLLYWOOD ♪

♪ YOU THINK THAT YOU

DON'T KNOW ME GOOD ♪

♪ YOU THINK THAT YOU DON'T

KNOW ME GOOD ♪

♪ I ALWAYS ADVANCE ♪

♪ SAY HOW I FEEL YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND ♪

♪ RAISING THE BAR I GOTTA EXPAND ♪

♪ TOP OF THE CHARTS I'M SETTING UP CAMP ♪

♪ POUND IN MY STAKES I PUT UP MY TENT ♪

♪ SHOOT FOR THE STARS THEY FALL IN MY HAND ♪

♪ STICK TO MY GUNS I DON'T EVEN FLINCH ♪

♪ CAN PUSH ALL YOU WANT AIN'T MOVING AN INCH ♪

♪ I RARELY MISS ♪

♪ YOU KNOW I'M RELENTLESS ♪

♪ AIN'T GOT A CHOICE NO WAY TO PREVENT IT ♪

♪ THAT'S JUST WHO I AM AND I DON'T REGRET IT ♪

♪ SEE WHAT I WANT AND THEN I GO GET IT ♪

♪ FOLLOWED MY GUT I'M HAPPY I DID IT ♪

♪ BEAT ALL THE ODDS I AIN'T GOT NO LIMITS ♪

♪ CAN NOT BE STOPPED YOU

PAYIN ATTENTION? ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOTTA SAY IT ♪

♪ THEY KNOW WHERE MY HEAD IS ♪

♪ THEY KNOW WHERE MY HEAD IS ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
evolve /ɪˈvɒlv/ B2	verb - to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form
appalling /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ B2	adjective - extremely shocking or distressing
divulge /dɪˈvʌldʒ/ C1	verb - to make known (private or sensitive information)
exhausting /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/ B1	adjective - extremely tiring
daunting /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/ B2	adjective - discouragingly or intimidatingly impressive
prolific /prəˈlɪfɪk/ C1	adjective - producing many works or results
cryptic /ˈkrɪptɪk/ C1	adjective - having a meaning that is mysterious or difficult to understand
mischief /ˈmɪstʃɪf/ B1	noun - playful behavior that causes trouble
unbreakable /ʌnˈbreɪkəbəl/ B2	adjective - impossible to break or damage
inconceivable /ɪnˈkɒnsɪvəbəl/ C1	adjective - impossible to imagine or understand
astronomical /ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkəl/ C1	adjective - relating to astronomy or incredibly large
phenomenal /fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/ C1	adjective - exceptionally good or impressive
relentless /rɪˈlɛntləs/ B2	adjective - unrelenting, not stopping or slowing down
metaphor /ˈmɛtəfɔːr/ B2	noun - a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
stubborn /ˈstʌbərn/ B1	adjective - refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
envelope /ˈɛnvələʊp/ B1	noun - a flat, usually rectangular, paper container for a letter

Key Grammar Structures

• I THINK I HEAR APPLAUDING

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with 'think' and 'hear' to describe an action happening now. 'I think' is the subject + verb, and 'I hear' is the object of the sentence, indicating an ongoing perception.

• I THOUGHT WAS BALLSY

  ➔ Past Tense + Adjective

  ➔ The phrase uses the past tense 'thought' followed by an adjective 'ballsy' to describe a past action with a specific quality. 'Thought' is the verb, and 'ballsy' modifies the implied subject.

• IN WHAT YOU SEE TODAY PROCEED INDULGING

  ➔ Present Participle + Gerund

  ➔ The phrase combines a present participle 'proceed' with a gerund 'indulging' to describe continuous actions. 'Proceed' acts as a verb, and 'indulging' functions as a noun, indicating ongoing behavior.

• I'M LIKE TRADING IN YOUR CAR FOR A NEW JET

  ➔ Simile with 'Like'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'like' to create a simile, comparing the subject's action to trading a car for a jet. 'Like' introduces the comparison, emphasizing the magnitude of the action.

• SEE MYSELF AS FAIRLY REASONABLE

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun + Adverb + Adjective

  ➔ The phrase uses a reflexive pronoun 'myself' with an adverb 'fairly' and an adjective 'reasonable' to describe the subject's self-perception. 'Myself' refers back to the subject, 'fairly' modifies 'reasonable'.

• IF I HAVE TO I WILL ROCK THE BOAT

  ➔ Conditional Sentence Type 1

  ➔ The phrase is a type 1 conditional sentence, using 'if' to express a likely condition and 'will' to indicate the result. 'If I have to' is the condition, and 'I will rock the boat' is the outcome.

• THAT'S JUST NOT THE WAY I LIKE TO ROLL

  ➔ Negative Contraction + Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ The phrase uses a negative contraction 'that's just not' and an idiomatic expression 'the way I like to roll' to emphasize a personal preference. 'That's just not' negates the following clause, and 'roll' is used idiomatically.

• I DON'T TEND TO TAKE THE EASY ROAD

  ➔ Negative + Infinitive with 'to'

  ➔ The phrase uses a negative 'don't' with an infinitive 'to take' to express a general tendency. 'Don't tend' indicates a habit, and 'to take the easy road' is the action being negated.