Enter The Ninja – English Lyrics

• By: Die Antwoord

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and electrifying world of Die Antwoord with "Enter The Ninja," a track that uniquely blends English and Afrikaans. This song offers an authentic gateway to South African street slang and the 'zef' counterculture, allowing you to learn practical, unconventional expressions while enjoying its unforgettable beats and provocative storytelling.

[English]

I, I, I

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Be my samurai

I, I, I

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Need your protection

I'm a ninja, yo

My life is like a videogame

I maintain when I'm in the zone

One player, one life on the mic

I'm in the dark

Yo, ninja, go!

No fuckin' around, I'm cutting down

Anyone in my path

Tryna fuck up my game with razor sharp

Lyrical throw stars

Killin' my foes like

Hos! Ska!

Wild, outta control,

Ninja skop befokte rof taal

Rough rhymes, tough times

Met fokkol kos, skraal

Till I hit triple seven at the ATM

Straight famine or feast

When you're living on the razor edge

Stay sharp, sharp

Rolling with the $O$

High energy

Never seen zef so fresh

Uh, when we mic check

Hi-def flow's flex

Yo we aren't the messed up

Not fucking the best

We not like the rest

My style is UFO, totally unknown

You can't fuck with my new Zef flow

I'm hard to miss

"You can't do this, you can't do that"

Yo, fuckin' who said so?

I do what I like

Too hot to handle, too cold to hold

You can't fuck with the chosen one

I-I-I want the knife

I'm a Ninja

I, I, I

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Be my samurai

I, I, I

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Need your protection

I, I, I

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Be my samurai

I, I, I

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Need your protection

Ninja is poes cool

But don't fuck with my game

Boy or I'll poes you

Life is tough, when I get stuck

When my time is up, I push through

Till I break-break-break

On through to the other side

Fantastically poor with patience like a stalker

Ninja is hardcore, been cut so deep

Feel no pain, it's not sore

Don't ask for kak or you'll get what you ask for

I'm like a wild animal in the corner

Waiting for the break of dawn

Trying to get through the night

Just a man with the will to survive

My blade swing free

Decapitate a hater with amazing ease

This is not a game, boy

Don't play with me

I work my light sabre like a wild fucking savage

From the dark side danger

Yin to the yang

Totally Hi-Tek Ninjas

Motherfucking big in Japan

I seen the future, but I never got nothing in my hand

Except a microphone, big dreams and a plan

Fly-talking, sky-walking

Like a ninja

I, I, I

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Be my samurai

I, I, I

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Need your protection

I, I, I

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Be my samurai

I, I, I

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Need your protection

Fuck, this is like

The coolest song I ever heard in my whole life

Fuck all of you who said I wouldn't make it

Who said I was a loser

Who said I was a no-one

They said I was a fuckin' psycho

But look at me now, all up on the interweb

World-wide, 2009

Futurista

Enter the ninja

Yolandi Visser

DJ Hi-Tek

Die fokken Antwoord

What's my name?

I, I, I (I'm a ninja)

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Be my samurai

I, I, I (yo I'm a ninja)

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Need your protection

I, I, I (Yo I'm a ninja)

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Be my samurai

I, I, I (a motherfuckin' ninja)

I am your butterfly

I need your protection

Need your protection

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
butterfly /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/ A2	noun - a flying insect with large, often colorful wings
protection /prəˈtɛkʃən/ B2	noun - the act of keeping someone or something safe from harm
samurai /ˈsæmʊraɪ/ C2	noun - a member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan
ninja /ˈnɪndʒə/ C2	noun - a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox warfare
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human or animal
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity for amusement or sport
kill /kɪl/ B2	verb - to cause the death of a living thing
wild /waɪld/ B2	adjective - living in a natural state without human control adjective - uncontrolled or spontaneous
rough /rʌf/ B1	adjective - having an uneven or irregular surface adjective - difficult or unpleasant
tough /tʌf/ B2	adjective - difficult and demanding adjective - strong and able to endure hardship
hit /hɪt/ A2	verb - to bring one's hand or a tool into contact with someone or something quickly and forcefully
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces as a result of a blow or strain
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light
sharp /ʃɑːrp/ B2	adjective - having a thin edge or point that can cut adjective - keen or quick in intellect or perception
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B2	verb - to continue to live or exist especially in spite of danger
mic /maɪk/ B2	noun - short for microphone, a device that converts sound into electrical signals

Key Grammar Structures

• I am your butterfly

  ➔ Be + predicate noun (linking verb) expresses identity/description.

  ➔ In this line, the 'to be' verb links the subject to a predicative noun: I am your "butterfly".

• I need your protection

  ➔ Transitive verb + direct object: need takes a noun phrase as object.

  ➔ Here the object is a noun phrase: 'your "protection"' is what is needed.

• I'm a ninja, yo

  ➔ Be + predicate noun (with informal vocative) to identify role or identity.

  ➔ In this line, the contraction 'I'm' shows the same structure as line 1: I am your "ninja".

• Life is like a videogame

  ➔ Be + adjective/complement with 'like' to express comparison (simile).

  ➔ Here 'like' introduces a comparison: Life is similar to a videogame, with ' Life' as the subject and 'videogame' as the compared element.

• You can't fuck with my game

  ➔ Can't = cannot; negative modal; 'with' introduces the infection/object of action.

  ➔ The contraction 'can't' marks a negative modality; 'with' introduces the object of the action: 'my game'.

• Don't play with me

  ➔ Don't = do not; imperative negative; prohibition in command form.

  ➔ Imperative negative: 'Don't' tells someone not to do something: Don't play with me.

• This is not a game, boy

  ➔ This is not a game: negation with 'not' after 'is' (be) in a demonstrative clause.

  ➔ Negation with 'not' after the be verb: This is not a game.

• I do what I like

  ➔ Do-support for emphasis: 'do' acts as an auxiliary for emphasis or contrast.

  ➔ The auxiliary 'do' adds emphasis to the statement: I do what I like.

• You can't do this, you can't do that

  ➔ Can't = cannot; repeated negative modal across clauses.

  ➔ Two clauses with negative modality: You can't do this, you can't do that.