FWU – English Lyrics

• By: Don Toliver

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(Mustard on the beat, ho)

I ran them bands up, I make it bust

I wanna dance, baby, I ain't in no rush (huh)

I wanna fuck with you, I'm tryna (fuck)

I wanna fuck with you, I'm tryna fuck (get in that)

My diamonds pavé, they be doin' sign language

I'm down with your friends and them hos that you came with (yeah)

Okay, I'm outside, wrap my baby in a blanket

Okay, I'm outside, you can meet me at the banquet (okay-okay)

Just ran up all your guala, dawg, I'm ten, that's the basis (ran up all your guala)

You wanna tell a lie, can't tell the truth, 'cause you can't face it

I wanna take you out, lil' baby, let me taste it

I wanna take you out, lil' baby, let me

Side-by-side, goin' up with your best friend

We be duckin' out, we be (mm), at the Westin

I was at the altar for my dawg, I'm a best man

Me and shawty crushin' in the back on a webcam

Water, I got my juice, I got my gun in here

Whoa, better, yeah, get loose in here, have some fun in here

What? Yeah, I ain't stupid, I got my gun in here

Whoa, better get loose in here, have some fun in here (whoa)

I ran them bands up, I make it bust

I wanna dance, baby, I ain't in no rush (huh)

I wanna fuck with you, I'm tryna (fuck)

I wanna fuck with you, I'm tryna f- (uh, get in that)

My diamonds pavé, they be doin' sign language

I'm down with your friends and them hos that you came with (yeah)

Okay, I'm outside, wrap my baby in a blanket

Okay, I'm outside, you can meet me at the banquet (okay-okay)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ran /ræn/ A1	verb - past tense of run - to move quickly on foot
bands /bændz/ B1	noun - large sums of money
bust /bʌst/ B1	verb - to break or explode; to show off
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
diamonds /ˈdaɪəməndz/ B1	noun - precious gemstones
pavé /pæˈveɪ/ C1	adjective - covered with closely set stones
language /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ B1	noun - a system of communication
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - people you like and enjoy spending time with
blanket /ˈblæŋkɪt/ A1	noun - a covering for warmth
banquet /ˈbæŋkwɪt/ B2	noun - a large formal meal
guala /ˈɡwɑːlə/ B1	noun - (slang) money
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality of being true
face /feɪs/ A1	verb - to confront or deal with
taste /teɪst/ A2	verb - to experience the flavor of
best /best/ A1	adjective - most excellent
duckin /ˈdʌkɪn/ B1	verb - (slang) to avoid or evade
altar /ˈɔːltər/ B2	noun - a sacred table or platform

Key Grammar Structures

• I ran them bands up, I make it bust

  ➔ Simple Past vs. Simple Present

  ➔ The verb "ran" is in the **simple past**, showing a completed action. The verb "make" is in the **simple present**, indicating a habitual or general truth.

• I wanna dance, baby, I ain't in no rush

  ➔ Informal contraction (ain't) + double negative

  ➔ The word "ain't" is an informal contraction for "am not". "in no rush" uses a **double negative**, which in colloquial English emphasizes the lack of hurry.

• My diamonds pavé, they be doin' sign language

  ➔ Present continuous with habitual "be" + gerund

  ➔ "be doin'" is the **present continuous** form used here to express a habitual action, similar to "they are always doing".

• Okay, I'm outside, wrap my baby in a blanket

  ➔ Imperative mood (command) after a statement

  ➔ The verb **"wrap"** is used as an **imperative**, giving a direct instruction: "wrap my baby in a blanket".

• You wanna tell a lie, can't tell the truth, 'cause you can't face it

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" (ability/possibility) + conjunction "'cause" (because)

  ➔ "can't" expresses **inability** or **impossibility**. "'cause" is a colloquial shortening of **because**, linking cause and effect.

• Let me taste it

  ➔ Verb + object + base verb (let + object + bare infinitive)

  ➔ "Let" is followed by an object (**me**) and the **bare infinitive** **"taste"**, forming a polite request or permission.

• Side‑by‑side, goin' up with your best friend

  ➔ Present participle "goin'" used as a gerund phrase

  ➔ "goin'" is the **present participle** of "go" functioning as a **gerund**, indicating an ongoing action "going up".

• I was at the altar for my dawg, I'm a best man

  ➔ Past simple "was" vs. present simple "am" (contracted "I'm")

  ➔ "was" is the **simple past** of "be", describing a past state. "I'm" is the **simple present** (contracted) describing a current role.