Hell Yeah – English Lyrics

• By: Rag'n'Bone Man, Vince Staples
• Album: Human

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the raw vocal power of Rag'n'Bone Man and the sharp lyricism of Vince Staples in their collaboration "Hell Yeah." This song offers a unique opportunity to explore the English language through its blend of soulful singing and intricate rap verses. You can learn about poetic devices and storytelling in music while experiencing a track that is both emotionally intense and musically captivating.

[English]

Pray before I drift into sleep

Salvation is a gift and a curse

Knees down on the steps of the church

Hell bound as I step through the earth

Old folks begging for redemption

Lost souls scratching at a stained glass window

Where the grease players touch

Where the young souls sing about happy days

Cold hands clutching on a lifeline

Hung by a man that preaches from a page

Given by another man that was looking for a rope or a reason

You and I don't feel obliged

Oh good Lord

Maybe I'm going to hell yeah

Maybe you're going to hell yeah

For all our wicked crimes

But if we're already going to hell yeah

Hell, we might as well get stoned and crucified

Stoned and crucified

Pray before I drift into sleep

Salvation is a gift and a curse

Knees down on the steps of the church

Hell bound as I step through the earth

Salesman preaching from a soap box

Look at you pushing all ya sons and ya daughters

Like lambs to the slaughter keep feeding that book of revelation

If forgiveness is only for the privileged

Does the light shine brighter on a saint or a sinner

Who's praying to the sky

Keep looking for a chance of salvation?

You and I don't feel obliged

Oh good Lord

Maybe I'm going to hell yeah

Maybe you're going to hell yeah

For all our wicked crimes

But if we're already going to hell yeah

Hell, we might as well get stoned and crucified

Stoned and crucified

Letter to my heavenly father

Would you worry 'bout me drowning or just walking on water?

Always felt that you would grab me 'fore I dearly departed

Loved you dearly but despair's all I feel when I frolic

Around the weary word is bond but it was broken by preachers

Pay my offerings, but officers was living like leeches

I feel it lost in me

Church by my apartment is the smokers' hangout

Behind my building is the dealers' crib

They smoke and hangout

I go to school with all the dealer's kids

They love to bang out

They know it's wrong but they don't feel the need to open their mouth

I thought you said the truth was taught by those who go in your house

But all I see is liars lying on my grandmomma's couch

You made a kingdom out of Solomon, I see you disregard the sin

But what about the Sodom and Gomorrah shit?

It's hopeless, it's the crap

I hope you're not offended by the thoughts inside my mind

But hell it's hard to admit it's all you got, I'll take my side

Maybe I'm going to hell yeah

Maybe you're going to hell yeah

For all our wicked crimes

And if we're already going to hell yeah

Hell, we might as well get stoned and crucified

Stoned and crucified

Maybe I'm going to hell yeah

Maybe you're going to hell yeah

For all our wicked crimes

And if we're already going to hell yeah

Hell, we might as well get stoned and crucified

Stoned and crucified

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
salvation /sælˈveɪʃən/ B2	noun - the act of being saved or protected from harm
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	noun - a magic spell or invocation that brings harm or destruction verb - to invoke a curse upon someone or something
preach /priːtʃ/ B1	verb - to deliver a religious sermon
forgiveness /fɔːrˈɡɪvnəs/ B2	noun - the act of pardoning someone for an offense
revelation /ˌrɛvələˈʃən/ B2	noun - a surprising or interesting fact that is made known
wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ B2	adjective - morally bad or evil
crucified /ˈkrʊsɪfaɪd/ C1	adjective/verb - suffering or being executed on a cross
drift /drɪft/ B2	verb - to be carried slowly by a current or a breeze
faith /feɪθ/ B1	noun - strong belief or trust in someone or something
heavenly /ˈhɛvənli/ C1	adjective - related to heaven or the divine
despair /dɪˈspɛər/ C1	noun - the complete loss or absence of hope verb - to lose hope
bond /bɒnd/ B2	noun - a strong connection or link between people or things

Key Grammar Structures

• Hung by a man that preaches from a page

  ➔ Passive Voice (Past Participle as Adjective) + Relative Clause

  ➔ The word "Hung" is a past participle acting as an adjective to describe 'a man', indicating he was *hanged*. The phrase "that preaches from a page" is a relative clause providing more information about 'the man'.

• Given by another man that was looking for a rope or a reason

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause (Passive Voice) + Relative Clause

  ➔ "Given by another man" is a reduced relative clause (originally 'which was given by...') modifying an implied noun, indicating the source. "that was looking for a rope or a reason" is a relative clause describing 'another man'.

• Maybe I'm going to hell yeah

  ➔ Modal Adverb `Maybe` + `be going to` (for intention/prediction)

  ➔ "Maybe" expresses possibility or uncertainty. "I'm going to" indicates a future intention or a prediction based on present evidence or belief.

• But if we're already going to hell yeah, Hell, we might as well get stoned and crucified

  ➔ First Conditional (Real Conditional) + `might as well`

  ➔ The "if" clause describes a real or probable condition in the present or future ('if we're already going to hell'). The main clause uses "might as well" to suggest doing something because there's no better alternative, or the outcome is inevitable.

• Would you worry 'bout me drowning or just walking on water?

  ➔ Modal Verb `Would` (for hypothetical question) + Gerunds after preposition

  ➔ "Would" is used here to ask a hypothetical or polite question about the father's actions. "drowning" and "walking" are gerunds (verb+ing acting as nouns) following the colloquial preposition "'bout" (about).

• Always felt that you would grab me 'fore I dearly departed

  ➔ Reported Speech (implied 'that') + `would` (for past expectation/prediction) + Colloquial `‘fore`

  ➔ "felt that you would grab me" is an indirect statement, where "that" is often omitted in informal speech. "would grab" expresses an expectation or prediction about the past from the speaker's perspective. "‘fore" is a colloquial shortening of "before."

• it was broken by preachers

  ➔ Passive Voice (Past Simple)

  ➔ The subject "it" (referring to 'word is bond') receives the action of the verb "broken." The agent performing the action ('preachers') is introduced by "by."

• They know it's wrong but they don't feel the need to open their mouth

  ➔ Fixed Phrase: `feel the need to` + Infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "feel the need to" expresses that someone believes it is necessary or important to do something. It is always followed by an infinitive verb ('to open').

• I thought you said the truth was taught by those who go in your house

  ➔ Reported Speech + Passive Voice (Past Simple) + Relative Clause

  ➔ "I thought you said..." is reported speech, indicating what someone previously stated. "the truth was taught" is passive voice in the past simple, showing that 'the truth' received the action of being taught. "who go in your house" is a relative clause describing 'those'.

• But hell it's hard to admit it's all you got, I'll take my side

  ➔ Impersonal `it` + Adjective + Infinitive + Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ "it's hard to admit" uses the impersonal "it" as a placeholder subject, followed by an adjective and an infinitive. "all you got" is a reduced relative clause (meaning 'all *that* you got'), common in informal speech.