Game Time – English Lyrics

• By: Future, Tyla

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant sounds of modern global pop with 'Game Time.' This track is a perfect gateway to learning the rhythmic flow of Afrobeats and the urban slang of American Hip-Hop, showcasing how different cultural languages merge to create a global hit.

[English]

Man, heard what you said through the grapevine

Funny thing 'bout your problems, they ain't mine (mine)

Stayin' up through the late night (stayin' up)

20 seconds 'til game time

Gettin' religious wit' it (get, get)

How I'm crossin' these state lines

Workin' hard through the late nights (workin')

20 seconds 'til game time (20 seconds, go)

I see the stars in the sky, I see me standin' on top of it (whoa)

Need two accountants, made a lot, more than a lotta it (let's go)

I'm with the fam, fam, we Batman and Robin it (signs)

Call for the game, game, nah, there ain't no stoppin' me

Yeah (oh), game time

Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, game time

Kick it like FIFA across the world, no stoppin' me, shawties be clockin' me (whoa)

This for the ones that came outta poverty, this for the ones that never gave up (yeah)

This for the ones that's turnin' it up (who else?) this for the fans, my fam, my trust (yeah)

This for the game we love (game), seven figures all above (above)

Goin' all way 'round the world (the world), icin' the cup out with pearls (ski)

Yeah (oh), game time

Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, game time

It's true, I'ma issue, if you don't wanna win, how can I assist you?

Make a referee wanna blow the whistle, everything fit, I'm official, ha

You don't wanna see me go beast mode (oh), you don't wanna see me on a good day

Pullin' up, lookin' like a cheat code, boricuas screamin' out, "Olé" (olé)

Caviar, escargot, I'm a pop star, yeah, this is platinum rocks (olé)

Pluto brought the princess to the block, I ain't want the pink one, he got the tiger from the shop (olé)

Olé, ah, yebo, ah, yebo

Tens with me, never cincos, tens on me like I'm 'Dinho

Man, heard what you said through the grapevine (oh)

Funny thing 'bout your problems, they ain't mine

Stayin' up through the late night (oh)

20 seconds 'til game time (yeah)

Gettin' religious wit' it (get, get, oh)

How I'm crossin' these state lines (yeah)

Workin' hard through the late nights (morkin' hard)

20 seconds 'til game time

I see the stars in the sky, I see me standin' on top of it (I see the stars in the sky, go)

Need two accountants, made a lot, more than a lotta it (I am a astronaut)

I'm with the fam, fam, we Batman and Robin it (I got my federal signs)

Come for the game, game, nah, there ain't no stoppin' me (we in the game now)

Ah-whoa, there ain't no stoppin' it

There ain't no stoppin' it, there ain't no stoppin' it

Whoa, oh-whoa

Every day I've been grindin' and stackin'

That's why I'm so proud of it

Ah-ah, whoa

Flyin' like I'm in a paper plane, landin' in my privatest property

Oh, yeah

Put it on everything, ain't no stoppin' it, nah-nah, it ain't no stoppin' it (game time)

Man, heard what you said through the grapevine

Funny thing 'bout your problems, they ain't mine

Stayin' up through the late night

20 seconds 'til game time (20 seconds)

Gettin' religious wit' it (get, get)

How I'm crossin' these state lines (yeah)

Workin' hard through the late nights (workin' hard)

20 seconds 'til game time (whoo)

I see the stars in the sky, I see me standin' on top of it (I see the stars in the sky, go)

Need two accountants, made a lot, more than a lotta it (I am an astronaut, man)

I'm with the fam, fam, we Batman and Robin it (I got my federal signs)

Come for the game, game, nah, there ain't no stoppin' it (we in the game now)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
grapevine /ˈɡreɪp.vaɪn/ B2	noun - a vine on which grapes grow; informally, the gossip network
religious /rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs/ B2	adjective - relating to religion or done with great commitment
accountant /əˈkaʊn.tənt/ B1	noun - a person whose job is to keep or inspect financial accounts
poverty /ˈpɒv.ə.ti/ B1	noun - the state of being extremely poor
figures /ˈfɪɡ.ərz/ A2	noun - numbers or symbols representing amounts
pearls /pɜːlz/ B1	noun - a hard, shiny, white or bluish-grey object produced by an oyster
issue /ˈɪʃ.uː/ B1	noun - a subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about
assist /əˈsɪst/ B1	verb - to help someone or something
referee /ˌref.əˈriː/ B1	noun - a person who is in charge of a sports game and who makes certain that the rules are followed
whistle /ˈwɪs.əl/ A2	noun - a small device that makes a high sound when you blow through it
official /əˈfɪʃ.əl/ B1	adjective - approved by authority; authentic
platinum /ˈplæt.ɪ.nəm/ B2	adjective - silver-white precious metal; often used to denote high sales success
grindin' /ˈɡraɪn.dɪn/ B2	verb - to work very hard, especially over a long period
stackin' /ˈstæk.ɪn/ B1	verb - to accumulate a large amount of something, usually money
property /ˈprɒp.ə.ti/ B1	noun - an object or objects that belong to someone; land or buildings

Key Grammar Structures

• Funny thing 'bout your problems, they ain't mine

  ➔ Use of 'ain't' as a contraction for 'are not' in African American Vernacular English (AAVE).

  ➔ In this context, 'ain't' functions as a stylistic negative form of the verb 'to be'.

• If you don't wanna win, how can I assist you?

  ➔ First conditional structure (If + present simple, can + verb).

  ➔ The speaker uses 'if' to establish a hypothetical condition followed by a question using the modal 'can'.

• This for the ones that came outta poverty

  ➔ Relative clause introduced by the relative pronoun 'that'.

  ➔ The word 'that' defines or describes 'the ones', specifying which group the speaker is referring to.

• I've been grindin' and stackin'

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense (have/has been + verb-ing).

  ➔ Used to describe an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

• I see me standin' on top of it

  ➔ Gerund phrase as the object complement (verb + object + verb-ing).

  ➔ The speaker uses the structure 'see' + 'me' + 'standin'' to emphasize the ongoing action of themselves.

• You don't wanna see me go beast mode

  ➔ Bare infinitive following a verb of perception (see + object + base verb).

  ➔ In 'see me go', the verb 'go' is used in its base form to denote the full action being witnessed.

• I'm with the fam, we Batman and Robin it

  ➔ Conversion of a proper noun into a verb (verbing nouns).

  ➔ The speaker treats 'Batman and Robin' as an action, implying 'we are acting like them'.

• Everything fit, I'm official

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement (implied/colloquial usage).

  ➔ In colloquial English, the final 's' in 'fits' is sometimes omitted for rhythm or dialectal style.