Different Day – English Lyrics

• By: NLE Choppa
• Album: Top Shotta

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the raw emotion and lyrical depth of NLE Choppa's "Different Day," a remix that delves into personal struggles and the search for genuine connection. This song offers a unique opportunity to connect with the artist's vulnerability and understand the universal themes of love, loss, and personal growth.

[English]

NLE Choppa on the track

Ayy, I wrote a love letter to a bitch

Tore it, then I ripped it up

Been a long time lookin' for love, but I'm givin' up

If I ain't hard on a bitch, that means that I don't give a fuck

Emotionally scarred by my past, I think I'm outta love

I need love, so she hit me different when bitches start trippin'

All these drugs in my body, tryna cope, this pain I'm feelin'

See, these slugs in my mouth when I smile, but I feel it

And for the love, for my child, I ain't blow the brain out my fitted

I don't want the hoes and dime-a-dozen, just want one bitch for me

How you go from ridin' like you love it? Now you sayin' "Fuck me"

We be scared to open up to each other, so we had trust

Two different worlds, you a queen, but I'm comin' straight out the guts

Back in the days, I was plottin' a bag, you had to have my way

I was stuck in them ratchets, I'm like a savage

When I'm smashin', you be scratchin' my back and you with the matchin'

Now you changin' what's the tactic, I'm askin' you, "Where we stand?"

Bitch, straight, send it fire when it spray

Big rank, we gon' boost the murder rate

We ain't, I blow this bitch to the face

Shit same, but it's just a different day

Excuse me for the shit I do, but I'm just lost at heart

You see a nigga tryna love you, but you make it hard

You left me in the dark, departed, rip my soul apart

So when I need someone to talk to, who I'm gonna call?

Bitch straight, send it fire when it spray

Big rank, we gon' boost the murder rate

We ain't, I blow this bitch to the face

Shit same, but it's just a different day

I wrote a love letter to a bitch, tore it then I ripped it off

Been a long time looking for love but I'm giving up

If I ain't hard on a bitch that mean that I don't give a fuck

Emotionally scarred by my past, I think I'm out of love

I need love, so she hit me different when bitches start tripping

All these drugs in my body trying to cope this pain I'm feeling

See these slugs in my mouth when I smile, but I feel it

And for the love, for my child I ain't blow the brain out my fitted

I don't want the hoes and diamond dozen just want one bitch for me

How you go for riding like you love it? Now you saying 'fuck me'

We be scared to open up to each other, so we had trust

Two different worlds, you a queen, but I'm coming straight out the guts

Back in the days, I was plotting the bag, you had to have my way

I was stuck in them ratchets, I'm like a savage

When I'm smashing, you be scratching my back and you with the matching

Now you changing what's the tactic, I'm asking you 'where we stand?'

Bitch straight, send it fire when it spray

Big rank, we gon' boost the murder rate

We ain't, I blow this bitch to the face

Shit same, but it's just a different day

Excuse me for the shit I do, but I'm just lost at heart

You see a nigga tryna love you, but you make it hard

You left me in the dark, departed, rip my soul apart

So when I need someone to talk to, who I'm gonna call?

Bitch straight, send it fire when it spray

Big rank, we gon' boost the murder rate

We ain't, I blow this bitch to the face

Shit same, but it's just a different day

Excuse me for the shit I do, but I'm just lost at heart

You see a nigga tryna love you, but you make it hard

You left me in the dark, departed, rip my soul apart

So when I need someone to talk to, who I'm gonna call?

Bitch straight, send it fire when it spray

Big rank, we gon' boost the murder rate

We ain't, I blow this bitch to the face

Shit same, but it's just a different day

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
scarred /skɑːrd/ B2	adjective - marked with scars; emotionally hurt verb (past tense) - to have caused a scar on something or someone
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
drugs /drʌɡz/ B1	noun (plural) - substances used for medical treatment or for altering mood
cope /koʊp/ B2	verb - to manage or deal with difficulties
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the centre of emotions
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B2	noun - the unlawful killing of a person verb - to kill someone unlawfully
boost /buːst/ B2	verb - to increase or improve something
fire /faɪər/ A2	noun - combustion that produces heat and light verb - to set something alight
savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/ C1	adjective - wild, fierce, or cruel noun - a person regarded as primitive or uncivilized
queen /kwiːn/ A2	noun - the female monarch of a kingdom
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being below the age of puberty
brain /breɪn/ A2	noun - the organ inside the skull that controls thought and action
rank /ræŋk/ B2	noun - a position in a hierarchy or a level of status
tripping /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb - to stumble or lose balance; slang – to be under the influence of drugs
bitch /bɪtʃ/ C1	noun - a derogatory term for a woman; also a female dog
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; confused

Key Grammar Structures

• If I ain't hard on a bitch, that means that I don't give a fuck

  ➔ Zero conditional

  ➔ The clause "If" + present simple ("I ain't") expresses a general truth. This is a **zero conditional**. The result clause "that means" also uses present simple, showing a factual consequence.

• Been a long time looking for love, but I'm giving up

  ➔ Present perfect continuous (elliptical form)

  ➔ The omitted subject and auxiliary give an **elliptical present perfect continuous**: "It has been a long time" → "Been a long time". The verb "looking" shows the ongoing action, while "I'm giving up" is a present progressive contrast.

• I need love, so she hit me different when bitches start tripping

  ➔ Result clause with "so" + time clause with "when"

  ➔ "so" introduces a **result clause** ("she hit me different"), showing the consequence of needing love. The subordinate **time clause** "when bitches start tripping" tells when the result occurs.

• I don't want the hoes and dime-a-dozen, just want one bitch for me

  ➔ "want" + noun vs. "want" + infinitive (to) – ellipsis of "to"

  ➔ "want" can be followed directly by a noun ("the hoes and dime-a-dozen") or by an infinitive ("to have"), but the infinitive marker **"to"** is omitted after the first verb, giving "just want one bitch for me".

• How you go from ridin' like you love it? Now you sayin' "Fuck me"

  ➔ Informal interrogative without auxiliary "do"

  ➔ In spoken English, the auxiliary **"do"** is often dropped in questions, giving a colloquial form: "How you go..." instead of "How do you go...".

• We be scared to open up to each other, so we had trust

  ➔ "be" for state (non‑standard) + past simple "had"

  ➔ "We be" is a non‑standard way to express a state ("We are"), common in slang. The second clause uses the past simple **"had"** to state a completed past condition (trust).

• When I'm smashin', you be scratchin' my back and you with the matchin'

  ➔ Present continuous "be + -ing" (non‑standard) + parallel structure

  ➔ "When I'm smashin'" uses the **present continuous** to show an ongoing action. "you be scratchin'" is a non‑standard present continuous (instead of "you are scratchin'"). The clause repeats the pattern for parallelism.

• Now you changin' what's the tactic, I'm askin' you, "Where we stand?"

  ➔ Indirect question

  ➔ "Where we stand?" is embedded inside a statement, making it an **indirect question**. The reporting verb "askin'" introduces the question without changing word order.

• Excuse me for the shit I do, but I'm just lost at heart

  ➔ "Excuse me for + gerund" and contrast with "but"

  ➔ "Excuse me for" is followed by a **gerund** ("the shit I do"), expressing an apology for an action. The coordinating conjunction **"but"** introduces a contrasting clause "I'm just lost at heart".