Heart On Ice Remix – English Lyrics

• By: Rod Wave, Lil Durk
• Album: Pray 4 Love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotions of "Heart On Ice Remix" by Rod Wave and Lil Durk, a powerful track that blends soulful melodies with honest hip-hop storytelling. This song is a masterclass in expressing vulnerability and resilience, offering listeners a chance to connect with deep feelings of heartbreak and the struggle to overcome adversity. Through its poignant lyrics, you can explore colloquialisms and heartfelt expressions, gaining insight into the emotional landscape of contemporary hip-hop while learning vivid ways to articulate personal struggles and strength in English.

[English]

SpeakerBangerz

Look, uh, look

Heart been broke so many times, I

don't know what to believe (Yeah, yeah)

Mama say it's my fault, it's my fault, I wear my heart on my sleeve (Yeah, yeah)

Think it's best I put my heart on ice, heart on ice 'cause I can't breathe

I'ma put my heart on ice, heart on ice, it's gettin' the best of me

While in the cell with Lil' Hakeem, after I slapped him I had told him

"I don't know how you get down with them clowns, but I'm a soldier"

No one could understand, I had way too much aggression (Brrt)

That built over the years from my abandoned adolescence

See I done been lied to, backstabbed, and heartbroken

I wanted to cry but I was too afraid to open

Prayin' one day I'd find a peace of mind by the ocean

I spent all my time committing crimes to get closer

While at my nana house I play the couch, starin' at the ceiling

Tryin' not to get in my feelings

Thinkin' of a way I can make these millions

Maybe that'll take this pain away and clear up all these rainy days, yeah

Heart been broke so many times, I

don't know what to believe (Know what to believe, yeah)

Mama say it's my fault, it's my fault, I wear my heart on my sleeve (My fault, it's my fault)

Think it's best I put my heart on ice, heart on ice 'cause I can't breathe (I can't breathe, I can't breathe)

I'ma put my heart on ice, heart on ice, it's gettin' the best of me (The best of me)

Stabbed in my back so much, got residency at the trauma unit (Yeah)

Growin' up, ain't had no guidance, so I had to let my mama do it (Yeah, yeah)

If something happen to me, just know my brothers ain't do it, just know the opps'll do it (Facts)

But them chances right now so slim 'cause the opps into it

Lost my granny, ain't understand

I reminisce 'bout a hundred grand

Came from nothing, they don't understand

Put ketchup on Wonder Bread (Yeah)

Summertime in Miami, had the top down

Can't do that shit in Chi-Town 'cause shots gon' be fired around (Bah, bah, bah)

That Chance song was cool, but I can't slide around

This shit so fake and so snake that they'll kill you for a half a pound (Yeah, yeah)

That's why I'm always around my bitch 'cause she turned me out

I was in that water with them sharks and I damn near drowned

Heart been broke so many times, I

don't know what to believe

Mama say it's my fault, it's my fault, I wear my heart on my sleeve

Think it's best I put my heart on ice, heart on ice 'cause I can't breathe

I'ma put my heart on ice, heart on ice, it's gettin' the best of me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
broke /broʊk/ A2	adjective - damaged or not working verb - past tense of break
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
fault /fɔːlt/ B1	noun - responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing
ice /aɪs/ A1	noun - frozen water
breathe /briːð/ A1	verb - to take air into and out of the lungs
slapped /slæpt/ B1	verb - struck with the open hand
soldier /ˈsoʊldʒər/ B1	noun - a person serving in an army
aggression /əˈɡreʃən/ B2	noun - hostile or violent behavior
abandoned /əˈbændənd/ B2	adjective - deserted or left alone
lied /laɪd/ A2	verb - past tense of lie (to tell an untruth)
backstabbed /ˈbækˌstæbd/ B2	verb - to betray someone
heartbroken /ˈhɑːrtˌbroʊkən/ B2	adjective - extremely sad or disappointed
guidance /ˈɡaɪdəns/ B1	noun - advice or help
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - possibility
fake /feɪk/ B1	adjective - not genuine
drowned /draʊnd/ B1	verb - died from submersion in water

Key Grammar Structures

• Heart been broke so many times

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (non-standard)

  ➔ Non-standard form of "Heart has been broken". Used to express experiences that happened at unspecified times in the past and continue to have relevance in the present. The standard form would use "has been" instead of "been".

• I wear my heart on my sleeve

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun

  ➔ The phrase uses the reflexive pronoun "my" twice to show possession and action directed toward oneself. "Wear my heart on my sleeve" is an idiom meaning to make one's feelings apparent.

• put my heart on ice, heart on ice 'cause I can't breathe

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The structure shows purpose or reason for an action. Here, "put my heart on ice" is the action taken "because I can't breathe" shows the reason. The contraction "'cause" is a colloquial form of "because".

• I had way too much aggression

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense

  ➔ The past perfect tense "had" is used to describe an action or state that was completed before another past action. In this context, it shows that the aggression existed before the events being described in the surrounding lyrics.

• I done been lied to, backstabbed, and heartbroken

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive (non-standard)

  ➔ Non-standard form of "I have been lied to, backstabbed, and heartbroken". This structure shows experiences that have happened to the speaker up to the present moment. The standard form would use "have been" instead of "done been".

• Growin' up, ain't had no guidance

  ➔ Gerund as Subject and Double Negative

  ➔ This line combines two grammar features: 1) "Growin' up" (gerund phrase) functions as the subject of the sentence, and 2) "ain't had no" is a double negative (non-standard) meaning "haven't had any". In standard English, this would be "Growing up, I didn't have any guidance".

• If something happen to me, just know my brothers ain't do it

  ➔ Conditional Structure

  ➔ This line uses a conditional structure with "If" to express a hypothetical situation and its consequence. The structure is "If + present simple, + imperative". In standard English, it would be "If something happens to me, just know my brothers didn't do it".

• This shit so fake and so snake that they'll kill you for a half a pound

  ➔ Comparative Structure with "so...that"

  ➔ This line uses the "so + adjective + that + result" structure to show cause and effect. The extreme qualities of being "so fake and so snake" lead to the consequence that "they'll kill you for a half a pound". This structure emphasizes the degree of the adjective.