Hell & Back – English Lyrics

• By: Kid Ink
• Album: Up & Away

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and motivating world of Kid Ink's "Hell & Back." This song offers an authentic glimpse into overcoming adversity, making it a powerful piece to connect with. Learning the lyrics allows you to explore expressions of resilience and determination in a contemporary hip-hop context, offering a unique opportunity to understand modern English phrasing and cultural narratives of struggle and triumph.

[English]

Said you can tell 'em that

I been from, uh-uh

When the heat is on

You know I give back

I said, uh-uh, yeah, yeah

You can tell them that

I've been from hell and back

When the heat is on

I fire back

In this cold world

Where your lighters at

Let's burn it down (burn it down)

F-f-fire back

You can tell them that

I've been from hell and back

When the heat is on

I fire back

In this cold world

Where your lighters at

Let's burn it down (burn it down)

F-f-fire back

Uh, let's take it to the ground

Don't too many make it coming through our town

Looking for a detour nowhere to be found

When the pressure's on seems nobody's around

Uh, but I won't let them see me sweat

Yeah, it took a little time, but can't really be upset (no)

Long way to the top, I can barely see the steps

Yeah, they sleeping on me still, but I barely need to rest

See me standing here, head high

Face up, I don't need no X-Ray

Show you what I'm made of

Tell 'em I paid my dues

You can check the pay stubs

Never had a chance so

I had to go and make one

Say some, you can tell them that

I've been through hell and back

But I'm home, can't really complain when

It's the life that I chose

Sacrificied it all and everything that I owned

Say, "What doesn't kill me, can only make me stronger"

You can tell them that

I've been from hell and back

When the heat is on

I fire back

In this cold world

Where your lighters at

Let's burn it down (burn it down)

F-f-fire back

You can tell them that

I've been from hell and back

When the heat is on

I fire back

In this cold world

Where your lighters at

Let's burn it down (burn it down)

F-f-fire back

Yo, can you feel the heat

The block is hot as ever

In these city streets

You only get one shot

Keep your arm steady

They tried to make me wait

But I'm more than ready

To go and get my, grind like an inline

Skater check your wrist watch you'll see that

This time it's my time

And I don't need no invite

To the party, got roll over minutes and

Feels like my calling, uh

I'm just doing what I can

With a whole lot of drive

Trying to make my own path

Take a chance, can't sit and worry about

No 5-year plan, gotta live for the day

'Cause I could die where I stand

Tell 'em you can tell them that

I've been through hell and back

But I'm home, can't really complain when

It's the life that I chose

Sacrificed it all and everything that I owned

Say, "What doesn't kill me, can only make me stronger"

You can tell them that

I've been from hell and back

When the heat is on

I fire back

In this cold world

Where your lighters at

Let's burn it down (burn it down)

F-f-fire back

You can tell them that

I've been from hell and back

When the heat is on

I fire back

In this cold world

Where your lighters at

Let's burn it down (burn it down)

F-f-fire back

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	verb - to shoot or discharge a weapon noun - flames or burning material
heat /hiːt/ A1	noun - high temperature
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to destroy by fire
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - low in temperature
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - brightness from the sun, fire, or lamp verb - to provide light
pressure /ˈprɛʃər/ B1	noun - the force applied per unit area
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ B1	verb - to give up something valuable for a principle or goal
stronger /ˈstrɒŋɡər/ A2	adjective - having greater physical or emotional strength
grind /ɡraɪnd/ B1	verb - to work hard or continuously
steady /ˈstɛdi/ B1	adjective - firmly fixed or supported
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - an opportunity to do something
path /pæθ/ A2	noun - a way or route
drive /draɪv/ A2	noun - determination and ambition verb - to operate a vehicle
detour /ˈdiːtʊr/ B2	noun - a deviation from a direct route
wrist /rɪst/ A2	noun - the joint connecting the hand and forearm

Key Grammar Structures

• Said you can tell 'em that I been from, uh-uh

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction / Informal Discourse Marker

  ➔ The phrase "uh-uh" represents informal negation meaning "no".

• But I won't let them see me sweat

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ Not allowing others to see my anxiety or discomfort.

• Yeah, it took a little time, but can't really be upset (no)

  ➔ Emphatic Position / Reduplication

  ➔ The word "really" is emphasized to show strong emphasis.

• See me standing here, head high

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The repetition creates informal discourse marker

• Face up, I don't need no X-Ray

  ➔ Double Negative/ Informal Discourse Marker

  ➔ The phrase "I don't need no X-Ray" represents informal discourse meaning "I do not need an X-Ray".

• You can check the pay stubs

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction / Informal Discourse Marker

  ➔ The phrase "uh-uh" represents informal negation meaning "no".

• Never had a chance so I had to go and make one

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The repetition creates informal discourse marker

• Say some, you can tell them that

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The repetition creates informal discourse maker

• I've been through hell and back But I'm home, can't really

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The repetition creates informal discourse maker

• complain when It's the life that I chose Sacrificed it all

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The repetition creates informal discourse maker