Groundhog Day – English Lyrics

• By: Wale

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I know since I got my deal and shit got real

I ain't been the easiest nigga to deal with

I'm heavily flawed!

But far from a false prophet

I'm a mufucking honorable Folarin

Cassius, Muhammad, McGregor, Conor of these rap artists

Why you talking?

Mufucking Groundhog's Day

The most highly underrated of my generation

Behind them crooked smiles niggas neglect to embrace me

Respect is in order now

My liquor is more to y'all

You throwing little shots, we catching some cases

Lot of niggas hate to love me or they love to hate me

Labeled as reckless and crazy by my record label

Doctors say it's bipolar disorder, he diagnosing me wrong

It's obviously depressing counting blue faces

Hey, here go that real shit

Battling anxiety and privately them percocets

Purchased like 30 of them, murdered them in like 30 hours

Weight of the world on my shoulders bet I military press

I remember me and Cole would open for Hov

Everyday a star is born, I guess I died in the womb

I ain't make it on Blueprint, so made me a blueprint

You got you a nice watch, my minutes was finished

I was lost at Interscope

Contemplating on copping a block from Benning Road

Thoughts of suicide cause who gon' want you alive when Niggas you used to ride with cry with all that high shit

Talking down in they interviews

I ain't forget that Scott

Only difference is I didn't get no sympathy calls to get back up

I just heard a song about me on a hip-hop blog from a kid I know

Some niggas say a hip-hop God

It hit home cause there's some truth, this I know

This ace I go, I get psycho when shit get dark

Boy when shit get dark

Like Laurene Powell I've gotten married to a job

I drop my jewels, spit my bars, I get mine off, I be pissed off

Should get more props but still I

Pimp hard, drink hard liquor to forget my thoughts

Push 3 buttons I make the joint spin, Balrog (hey)

Hoes say I'm the realest

Most hated on Twitter

Not to cause a situation but what side of my biracial friends call me they nigga?

Forget it

I'm jih tripping

But my skin is made of chocolate, a copper's bullets is diabetic

My mind busy, I'm sad daily though I deal with it

My therapist terrible, I'm a terp in mellow trembling

Real subtle though

Tell them niggas SHINE coming, they in trouble though

I love my brother though

I love my brother though

That's why it's rest in peace to Tommy we still bumping Cole

And they say

For as the sun shines on candle mass day

So far will the snow swirl until May

For as the snow blows on candle mass day

So far will the sun shine before May

Now in layman's terms that means

All you naysaying, instigating, player hating

Niggas be safe though

I'm on my way to Raleigh so grateful for that inspiration

I'll see you at the game bro

Ralph

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
flawed /flɔːd/ B2	adjective - having imperfections or defects
prophet /ˈprɑːfɪt/ B1	noun - a person who speaks by divine inspiration
honorable /ˈɑːnərəbl/ B2	adjective - deserving respect or admiration
underrated /ˌʌndərˈreɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - not recognized as good as it should be
neglect /nɪˈɡlekt/ B1	verb - to fail to care for or give proper attention to
bipolar /baɪˈpoʊlər/ C1	adjective - relating to a mental health condition with extreme mood swings
anxiety /æŋˈzaɪəti/ B2	noun - a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease
percocets /ˈpɜːrkoʊsɛts/ C1	noun - a prescription painkiller containing oxycodone
contemplating /kənˈtɛmpləteɪŋ/ B2	verb - to think deeply about something
suicide /ˈsuɪsaɪd/ B1	noun - the act of killing oneself intentionally
sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/ B1	noun - feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
psycho /ˈsaɪkoʊ/ B1	noun - a person with a mental disorder
married /ˈmærɪd/ A2	adjective - in a legally or formally recognized relationship
props /prɑːps/ B1	noun - proper respect or credit
biracial /baɪˈreɪʃəl/ B2	adjective - of or relating to people of two different races

Key Grammar Structures

• I know since I got my deal and shit got real

  ➔ Present simple + past simple, 'since' as time conjunction

  ➔ "since" connects present knowledge with past events indicating when something started.

• I'm heavily flawed!

  ➔ Contraction 'I'm' for 'I am', adjective with adverb modifier

  ➔ "I'm" is the contracted form of "I am", with "heavily" intensifying the adjective "flawed".

• But far from a false prophet

  ➔ Prepositional phrase to indicate exception

  ➔ "far from" functions as an idiomatic prepositional phrase emphasizing strong negation or contrast.

• I remember me and Cole would open for Hov

  ➔ Past modal 'would' for habitual past action

  ➔ "would" indicates a repeated or habitual action in the past.

• Doctors say it's bipolar disorder, he diagnosing me wrong

  ➔ Present simple for habitual statement, informal present continuous without auxiliary

  ➔ "say" is simple present for general truth; "he diagnosing" omits 'is' informally to indicate ongoing action.

• Weight of the world on my shoulders bet I military press

  ➔ Elliptical sentence with implied verb, present simple phrase 'I military press' as metaphor

  ➔ "bet" acts as a colloquial assertion; "I military press" uses present simple metaphorically for carrying burden.

• I ain't make it on Blueprint, so made me a blueprint

  ➔ Contraction 'ain't' for negation, omitted subject in second clause, causal conjunction 'so'

  ➔ "ain't" negates 'make it'; the subject 'I' is omitted in the second clause, connected by 'so' expressing cause and result.

• Some niggas say a hip-hop God

  ➔ Simple present for reported opinions, indefinite article 'a' with title

  ➔ "say" reports a general opinion; "a hip-hop God" uses indefinite article to express one among many.

• Tell them niggas SHINE coming, they in trouble though

  ➔ Imperative verb 'Tell', present continuous implied 'SHINE coming', contracted subject omission 'they in trouble'

  ➔ "Tell" starts a command; "SHINE coming" implies ongoing action; "they in trouble" omits verb 'are' in colloquial style.