Creature – English Lyrics

• By: KSI
• Album: Space - EP

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of self-discovery and defiance with KSI's "Creature." This powerful hip-hop track offers a unique opportunity to connect with English expressions of resilience and individuality. You'll explore rich lyrical themes of overcoming societal pressures and embracing one's true self, making it a compelling song for understanding authentic English storytelling and emotional depth.

[English]

I ain't tryna tell anybody how to live.

My only advice is to love and forgive.

Everybody born in this world has a gift.

The lightning strikes in your life but you'll live.

Every time we growing they'll try slowing all of the progress that we make.

Picked up, look sharp, let them come all the way back, away.

Blair like Tony, let them know we hit back like One Punch, boom.

To the point of decay.

No dead ringer, middle finger to all the bullshit when they blare it in your motherfucking face.

When they treat you like a motherfucking creature.

Creature.

Creature.

Creature.

Creature.

I ain't tryna tell anybody what to do.

But this is how it smells when you're raised in a zoo.

They teach you how to sell, how to aim, how to shoot.

Then when you end up in a jail then they'll blame it on you.

That's not how I'm having it.

F*ck you, I'm hijacking it.

I'ma full blown go attacking it.

People can you hear me?

Said that's not how I'm having it.

F*ck you, I'm hijacking it.

I'ma full blown go attacking it.

People can you hear me? From the front to the back.

I'm a reacher like Jack.

Man, don't care what the people say.

I'ma get this in my own way.

Take my whole name and own it.

Can't control me and you know it.

I'ma kill it when you treat me like a motherfucking creature.

Creature.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
creature /ˈkriː.tʃər/ B2	noun - a living being; an animal
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
forgive /fəˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - to stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for an offense
lightning /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ B2	noun - a flash of light in the sky caused by electricity
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of living beings
progress /ˈprɒɡ.rɛs/ B2	noun - forward movement toward a goal
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	verb - to try to hurt or kill someone noun - an aggressive act
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause death
hijack /ˈhaɪ.dʒæk/ C1	verb - to take control of something illegally
jail /dʒeɪl/ B1	noun - a place where people are imprisoned
zoo /zuː/ A2	noun - a place where animals are kept for public viewing
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - something given voluntarily without payment
advice /ədˈvaɪs/ B1	noun - recommendations about what someone should do
treat /triːt/ B1	verb - to behave toward or deal with someone in a particular way
decay /dɪˈkeɪ/ C1	verb - to decompose or rot noun - the process of rotting
sharp /ʃɑːrp/ B1	adjective - having a thin edge or point; keen
point /pɔɪnt/ A2	noun - a precise location; an idea or argument
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the rear part of something
front /frʌnt/ A2	noun - the forward part of something
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B2	noun - the power to direct or influence something verb - to manage or regulate

Key Grammar Structures

• I ain't tryna tell anybody how to live.

  ➔ Informal negative contraction "ain't" + infinitive phrase "to tell"; "how to" clause as indirect question.

  ➔ The word "ain't" is a colloquial contraction of "am not / is not / are not" used in informal speech.

• My only advice is to love and forgive.

  ➔ Linking verb "is" followed by an infinitive phrase "to love and forgive" as subject complement.

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to love and forgive" functions as the complement after the linking verb "is".

• Everybody born in this world has a gift.

  ➔ Past participle "born" used as an adjective in a reduced relative clause.

  ➔ The word "born" is a past participle acting as an adjective meaning "who were born".

• The lightning strikes in your life but you'll live.

  ➔ Coordinating conjunction "but" linking two independent clauses; future contraction "you'll" = "you will".

  ➔ "you'll" is a contraction of "you will", indicating future tense.

• Every time we growing they'll try slowing all the progress that we make.

  ➔ Missing auxiliary "are" before "growing" (present progressive); "they'll try" + gerund "slowing" (verb + gerund).

  ➔ The gerund "slowing" follows the verb "try" to express an attempted action.

• Picked up, look sharp, let them come all the way back, away.

  ➔ Series of imperative sentences; verb base forms without subject (understood "you").

  ➔ "Pick up", "look", and "let" are imperative verbs directing the listener.

• When they treat you like a motherfucking creature.

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time introduced by "when"; comparative structure "like a ...".

  ➔ "When" introduces a subordinate clause indicating the time of the action.

• That's not how I'm having it.

  ➔ Contraction "that's" = "that is"; present continuous "am having" used for a state, which is unusual but emphasizes ongoing experience.

  ➔ "That's" is a contraction of "that is"; "am having" is the present continuous form of "have".

• I'ma full blown go attacking it.

  ➔ "I'ma" = informal contraction of "I am going to"; future intention expressed with "go" + gerund "attacking".

  ➔ "I'ma" is slang for "I am going to" and is followed by the verb phrase "go attacking".