Destiny – English Lyrics

• By: NAV
• Album: Demons Protected by Angels

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Rollin', I don't need to eat (rollin')

Pills turn me into a monster, I been a beast

I'm who I was meant to be

Gettin' my racks, fulfilling my destiny (racks)

Drip, I got sauce on me

Study my formula, they want the recipe

Keepin' my Glock on me (brr)

'Cause protection don't feel like a vest to me

Turned to a opp and we sent that boy up to God and He keep on blessing me

I don't worry 'bout blogs, I can see through the fog with these LED lights sittin' comfortably

My neck like a shore, I get plenty of whores, man, these Elliot diamonds do somethin' to me

Openin' doors, why would I keep givin' you more if you still don't do nothin' for me?

Christian Dior, marble my floors

Step like a pimp when I put on velour

I poured a four, think I need more

Count all my racks until my thumbs get sore

I give my bro my code to my safe

I stay with my dawg like a shoe and a lace

Deal with my problems, never evade

Tapped with the mob as a man, I'm made

Livin' my passion, the money a plus

Least I know I could go shoppin' all day

Respect is a must, I'll never get touched

My shooter a skunk, everybody get sprayed

Goin' all in, I'm callin' they bluff

I'm with a bad bitch and I'm pokin' her face

All of my cars be goin' real fast

Got six hundred horses, you don't wanna race

Rollin', I don't need to eat (rollin')

Pills turn me into a monster, I been a beast

I'm who I was meant to be

Gettin' my racks, fulfilling my destiny (racks)

Drip, I got sauce on me

Study my formula, they want the recipe

Keepin' my Glock on me (brr)

'Cause protection don't feel like a vest to me

Turned to a opp and we sent that boy up to God and He keep on blessing me

I don't worry 'bout blogs, I can see through the fog with these LED lights sittin' comfortably

My neck like a shore, I get plenty of whores, man, these Elliot diamonds do somethin' to me

Openin' doors, why would I keep givin' you more if you still don't do nothin' for me?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
destiny /ˈdɛstɪni/ B2	noun - events that will necessarily happen to a particular person
monster /ˈmɒnstər/ A2	noun - imaginary creature that is large and frightening
beast /biːst/ B1	noun - animal, especially a dangerous one
racks /ræks/ B2	noun - slang for money (from 'rack stacks')
drip /drɪp/ B2	noun - slang for impeccable style
sauce /sɔːs/ B2	noun - slang for confidence/style
formula /ˈfɔːrmjələ/ B2	noun - method to achieve success
Glock /ɡlɒk/ B2	noun - brand of firearm
velour /vəˈlʊr/ C1	noun - plush fabric
shooter /ˈʃuːtər/ B2	noun - person who shoots a gun
horses /ˈhɔːrsɪz/ B1	noun - unit of engine power

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't need to eat

  ➔ Present simple negative with "don't + infinitive"

  ➔ The word "don't" makes the sentence negative in the present simple, followed by the infinitive "to eat".

• I been a beast

  ➔ Ellipsis of auxiliary verb in present perfect (informal)

  ➔ The auxiliary "have" is omitted, a common informal style, leaving "been" to act as the past participle.

• I'm who I was meant to be

  ➔ Relative clause with passive voice

  ➔ The phrase "who I was meant to be" is a relative clause; "was meant" is passive, indicating a destiny imposed on the subject.

• fulfilling my destiny

  ➔ Present participle phrase (gerund)

  ➔ "fulfilling" is a present participle that functions like a verb noun, describing an ongoing action related to "my destiny".

• Keepin' my Glock on me

  ➔ Present continuous (colloquial) with dropping -g

  ➔ "Keepin'" is a colloquial shortening of "keeping"; the -g is dropped, but it still expresses a present continuous action.

• 'Cause protection don't feel like a vest to me

  ➔ Present simple negative with "don't" and simile using "like"

  ➔ "don't" creates a negative present simple verb "feel", and "like" introduces a simile comparing protection to a vest.

• I can see through the fog

  ➔ Modal verb "can" + infinitive

  ➔ "can" is a modal verb expressing ability, followed by the infinitive "see".

• why would I keep givin' you more if you still don't do nothin' for me?

  ➔ Conditional modal "would" + infinitive, second conditional with "if"

  ➔ "would" signals a hypothetical situation in the present or future; the clause "if you still don't do nothin' for me" sets the condition.