Eye Contact – English Lyrics

• By: Konshens
• Album: Red Reign

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Every ghetto youth weh a gyallis know say

Fit get gyal Wi nah fi ave dem dear cloths deh

Keep yo self clean and smell good

Trust me bredda Gyal lags nuh go stay together

Versace cologne box off her nose Boom

Wah panties a drop she smell that gree

And say mi a leader wan run di thing

Pon da killer said speed all wen mi

Pull up inna regular jeans and tz

Gyal still a say oh God him clean ee

Boy suit out inna full Louis V & him

Girlfriend still ah pree

A just di eye contact mi naffi chat

Gyal a give it to me

Nah fi ask fi that are lil man

She nah wan si back wen mi inna

Di belly she nah wan me stop

Me get style and flavor

Mixed wit a likkle dirty behavior

A style and flavor hottest set a gyal

Dem inna Jamaica

We ah go hard pon di ground

You nah believe ask your catty

We ah go hard pon di ground

Wen we call gyal affi cum

We ah go hard pon di groundddddd

We ah go hard pon di grounddddddd

Gyal a tell me say she just want fi be near me

Say mi style getting her crazy

Tell me say she wan ave a baby

If mi tell her right now she woulda pay me

De dwag dem know gyal puy ah wi puy

Gyallis from mi lil like it written

Destiny gyallis wi destiny's to be if yo

Nah wan shi gi mi nuh make shi see mi

Yo si de eye contact mi affi chat gyal

Ah give it to mi nah fit ask fi dat a lil man

She nah wan si back wen mi inna her belly

Shi nuh wan me stop

Me get style and flavor

Mixed with a lil dirty behavior

A style and flavor that a mad di

Gyal dem inna Jamaica

We ah go hard pon di ground

You nah believe ask your catty on

We ah go hard pon di ground

Wen we call gyal affi cum

We ah go hard pon di groundddddd

We ah go hard pon di grounddddddd

Versace cologne box off her nose Boom

Wah panties a drop she smell that gree

And say mi a leader wan run di thing

Pon da killer said speed all wen mi

Pull up inna regular jeans and tz

Gyal still a say oh God him clean ee

Boy suit out inna full Louis V & him

Girlfriend still ah pree

Ah just de eye contact mi affi chat gyal

Ah give it to mi nah fit ask fi dat a lil man

She nah wan si back wen mi inna her belly

Shi nuh wan me stop

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
clean /kliːn/ A1	adjective - free from dirt or pollution verb - to remove dirt or impurities
smell /smɛl/ A1	verb - to perceive a scent or odor noun - a scent or odor
leader /ˈliːdər/ A2	noun - a person who leads or commands a group
style /staɪl/ A2	noun - a manner of doing something
flavor /ˈfleɪvər/ B1	noun - the taste of something
behavior /bɪˈheɪvɪər/ B1	noun - the way someone acts
contact /ˈkɒntækt/ B1	noun - the state of touching or being in communication
hard /hɑːrd/ A1	adjective - solid and firm to the touch adverb - with a great deal of effort
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the surface of the earth
speed /spiːd/ A2	noun - the rate at which someone or something moves verb - to move quickly
regular /ˈrɛɡjələr/ A2	adjective - normal or usual
suit /suːt/ A2	noun - a set of clothes verb - to be appropriate for
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged
destiny /ˈdɛstɪni/ B2	noun - a predetermined course of events

Key Grammar Structures

• Wi nah fi ave dem dear cloths deh

  ➔ Negative Obligation (Don't have to)

  ➔ In Jamaican Patois, "nah fi" expresses negative obligation or lack of necessity, similar to "don't have to" or "needn't" in Standard English. Here, "Wi nah fi ave" means "We don't have to have".

• And say mi a leader wan run di thing

  ➔ Patois Present Continuous for State/Identity ("to be")

  ➔ In Jamaican Patois, "a" often functions as the verb "to be" in the present continuous tense, but also for general states or identity. "mi a leader" translates to "I am a leader". It indicates a current state or characteristic.

• A just di eye contact mi naffi chat

  ➔ Cleft Sentence for Emphasis

  ➔ The Patois structure "A just..." (Standard English: "It's just...") is used to emphasize a particular part of the sentence, in this case, "di eye contact" as the reason or means. This is a common form of a cleft sentence.

• She nah wan me stop

  ➔ Negative Desire + Infinitive with Subject

  ➔ "nah wan" means "doesn't want". The structure "she nah wan me stop" translates to "she doesn't want me to stop," indicating a desire that an action performed by someone else should not occur.

• If mi tell her right now she woulda pay me

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ This line expresses a hypothetical situation in the present or future that is unlikely or contrary to fact. "If mi tell" is Patois for "If I told" (past simple), and "she woulda pay" is Patois for "she would pay" (conditional simple), forming a classic second conditional structure.

• Say mi style getting her crazy

  ➔ Causative "get" + Object + Adjective

  ➔ The verb "getting" here is used causatively, meaning "causing her to become crazy" or "making her crazy." The structure "get + object + adjective" indicates that the subject (mi style) causes the object (her) to be in a certain state (crazy).

• all wen mi Pull up inna regular jeans and tz

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction for Concession/Time ("even when")

  ➔ In Patois, "all wen" serves as a subordinating conjunction, meaning "even when" or "although when." It introduces a clause that expresses a circumstance that does not prevent the main action.

• nuh make shi see mi

  ➔ Negative Imperative + Causative "make" ("don't let")

  ➔ "nuh make" is the Patois equivalent of "don't make" or "don't let." This structure uses a negative imperative combined with the causative verb "make" (or "let" in this context) to forbid or prevent someone from doing something. "nuh make shi see mi" means "don't let her see me."

• hottest set a gyal Dem inna Jamaica

  ➔ Superlative Adjective

  ➔ "hottest" is the superlative form of the adjective "hot," used to describe the highest degree of a quality within a group. "hottest set a gyal" means "the hottest group of girls."