GHOST. – English Lyrics

• By: YFN Lucci
• Album: Already Legend

Lyrics & Translation

“GHOST.” is a quintessential piece of contemporary Southern Hip-hop and Trap, offering a deep dive into YFN Lucci's melodic rap style. Users can learn authentic street slang and expressions of defiance, loyalty, and ambition. The song is special because its stark lyrics chronicle the artist's personal struggles, including his recent incarceration and subsequent release, making it a raw and relatable narrative of resilience.

[English]

(It's Budda Beats)

Look,

All that codeine runnin' through my veins, yeah

Hey,

When I was in the box, she ain't wanna hear from me

Look,

All the niggas that I lost, but you won't feel my pain

Stand here in the cold, prayin' for a better day

Said bigger dreams, like Corn, I need bigger jeans

I'ma go stuff a billion in a pocket, that's on everything

I know how rich I feel, but I'm tryna get rich still

I got rich off sellin' them, but my partner be spendin' still

Tell me what the difference is

You or me, it gon' be you, you won't survive what I been through,

If you gon' slide, then I'm with you

I don't know why buddy keep on askin' if I'm gon' ride, nigga, what about you?

Even with a million on my head, I'ma be outside, but what about you?

Hey, free my nigga, Too

Free my brother, Too

Free all my codeines, my lil' waters, they keep it quiet, too

Look, we don't testify, that's what you lie or die for

Look, he was hangin' out that window, he ain't die, but they tried to

Keep my shit and ride you, fuck you, hell if I knew

The ho call me fye cool, make me come and find you

I was just in a can, I get you pulled out by fye suit

That's a Mercedes-Benz I just pulled out with a title

Ask me where I been, probably fuckin' your favorite idol

Ask me 'bout your friend, nine times out of ten, you gettin' lied to

Hey, where I'm from, you get hit, and we don't like you, yeah

Where I'm from, you get hit, and we don't like you

Money all on her head, money on her dread, scratch outside, here in the car so I'm 'bout to bed

If you try to rob, know we goin' fast, yeah

She on the monitor, she gon' slap it, she goin' fed, yeah

Soon as she see me, know she tryna top me, I ain't got to say it

I just f*cked this b*tch, f*ck New Rolling

I'm in a Ghost, soon as I f*ck, I get ghost, b*tch, I'm holy

Yeah, f*ck I look like lettin' a broke b*tch try to ghost me?

Yeah, f*ck I look like lettin' your b*tch control me?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
codeine /ˈkoʊdiːn/ C1	noun - a prescription drug used for pain relief and as a cough suppressant
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - a feeling of physical suffering or discomfort
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - low in temperature
dreams /driːmz/ A1	noun - ideas or hopes of what you want to do or have
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a lot of money or valuable possessions
slide /slaɪd/ B1	verb - to move smoothly and in one direction
ride /raɪd/ A1	verb - to travel in a vehicle or on an animal
ghost /goʊst/ B1	noun - the spirit of a dead person verb - to disappear suddenly
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not under the control or not in prison verb - to release from captivity
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
lie /laɪ/ A1	verb - to say something that is not true
hit /hɪt/ A2	verb - to strike with force
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - coins or notes that are used to buy things
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - a vehicle with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor
rob /rɑːb/ B1	verb - to take money or property illegally from a person or place
fast /fæst/ A1	adjective - moving or capable of moving quickly
fuck /fʌk/ C1	verb - a vulgar word for sexual intercourse or used as an intensifier
broke /broʊk/ A2	adjective - having no money; financially poor
control /kənˈtroʊl/ A2	verb - to have power over something or someone

Key Grammar Structures

• All that codeine runnin' through my veins, yeah

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ The present continuous describes an ongoing action in the present: "runnin' through my veins" indicates something happening now.

• When I was in the box, she ain't wanna hear from me

  ➔ Past Simple with Informal Contraction

  ➔ The past simple sets a completed past action: "When I was in the box" uses informal "ain't wanna" for "didn't want to".

• All the niggas that I lost, but you won't feel my pain

  ➔ Future with 'Will Not' (Won't)

  ➔ The future negative 'won't' predicts a future inability: "you won't feel my pain" means it will not happen.

• Stand here in the cold, prayin' for a better day

  ➔ Gerund as Object

  ➔ The gerund 'prayin'' acts as the object of the implied action: "prayin' for a better day" shows ongoing prayer.

• Said bigger dreams, like Corn, I need bigger jeans

  ➔ Simile with 'Like'

  ➔ 'Like' introduces a simile for comparison: "like Corn" compares dreams to something bigger, needing "bigger jeans".

• I'ma go stuff a billion in a pocket, that's on everything

  ➔ Future with 'Gonna' (Informal)

  ➔ Informal 'I'ma' (I'm gonna) expresses future intention: "I'ma go stuff" plans to do something soon.

• I know how rich I feel, but I'm tryna get rich still

  ➔ 'How' + Adjective Clause

  ➔ 'How' + adjective describes the manner or extent: "how rich I feel" explains the degree of feeling.

• You or me, it gon' be you, you won't survive what I been through

  ➔ Informal Future 'Gonna' + Relative Clause

  ➔ 'Gon'' (gonna) for future prediction, with 'what' as relative clause: "what I been through" refers to experiences.

• If you gon' slide, then I'm with you

  ➔ First Conditional (Informal)

  ➔ First conditional for real future possibility: "If you gon' slide, then I'm with you" uses informal 'gon'' for 'going to'.

• I don't know why buddy keep on askin' if I'm gon' ride

  ➔ Wh-Clause + 'Keep On' + Gerund

  ➔ 'Why' wh-clause as object, with 'keep on + gerund' for repeated action: "keep on askin'" shows habitual questioning.