Highlights – English Lyrics

• By: Kanye West
• Album: The Life Of Pablo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern American English and urban slang with 'Highlights'. This track is a great way to learn contemporary vocabulary related to fashion, wealth, and pop culture, all delivered through Kanye West's unique and influential sonic landscape.

[English]

Highlights

Tell my baby I'm back in town

Highlights

Tell everybody I'm back in town

Highlights

Tell my baby I'm back in town

High lights

We only makin' the highlights

Tell my mama, tell my mama

That I only want my whole life to only be highlights

We only makin' the highlights

Tell my mama, tell my mama

That I only want my whole life to only be highlights

Can we play that back one time?

And after that night I'm gon'

Wanna play shit back, I don't know

Sometimes I'm wishin' that my dick had GoPro

So I could play that shit back in slo-mo

I just shot an amateur video

I think I should go pro

We only makin' the highlights

We only makin' the highlights

Tell my mama, tell my mama

That I only want my whole life to be mine

One life, one night

Highlights

Livin' the life 'til I die

I bet me and Ray J would be friends

If we ain't love the same bitch

Yeah, he might have hit it first

Only problem is I'm rich

Uh

21 Grammys, superstar family

We the new Jacksons, I'm all about that action

I'm about that Farrakhan

Life is a marathon

I'ma shift the paradigm

I'ma turn up every time

I'ma bust a coach's head open on some Diddy shit

If he ever talk to my son like an idiot

One time for a nigga really gettin' it

Two times cause we got the whole city lit

Advice to all my niggas

Impregnate Bridget

Soon as she have a baby she

Gon' make another nigga

Got the Fruit of Islam in the trenches hah?

Even though they know Yeezus is a Christian hah?

She spent her whole check on some Christians

And that girl ain't even religious

Walkin', livin', breathin', girl you know my past well

Hard to believe in God, your nigga got killed

Blac Chyna fuckin' Rob, help him with the weight

I wish my trainer would, tell me what I overate

So when I'm on vacay, I need to kick back

What you want?

You want a boss or an R&B nigga with a six pack?

I need every bad bitch up in Equinox

I need to know right know if you a freak or not

I need every bad bitch up in Equinox

I need to know right know if you a freak or not

I need every bad bitch up in Equinox

I want to know right know if you a freak or not

I need every bad bitch up in Equinox

I want to know right know if you a freak or not

Oh lord, oh lord

I need every bad bitch up in Equinox

I want to know right know if you a freak or not

Bad bitch up in Equinox

I want to know right know if you a freak or not

Oh lord, oh my lord (oh no, no, no)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Highlight /ˈhaɪlaɪt/ B2	noun - The best or most memorable moment of an event or period of time.
Amateur /ˈæmətər/ B2	adjective - Engaging in an activity without professional training or payment.
Superstar /ˈsuːpərstɑːr/ B2	noun - A person who is extremely famous and successful in their field.
Action /ˈækʃən/ A2	noun - The fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim.
Marathon /ˈmærəθɒn/ B2	noun - A long-distance running race; figuratively, a long, demanding task.
Paradigm /ˈpærədaɪm/ C2	noun - A typical example or pattern of something; a model.
Idiot /ˈɪdiət/ B2	noun - A stupid person.
Impregnate /ˈɪmprɪɡneɪt/ C2	verb - To make (a woman or female animal) pregnant.
Trenches /trɛntʃɪz/ B2	noun - Long, narrow excavations in the ground; figuratively, difficult areas of life.
Religious /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ B1	adjective - Relating to or believing in a religion.
Trainer /ˈtreɪnər/ A2	noun - A person who trains people or animals for sports or fitness.
Vacay /ˈveɪkeɪ/ B1	noun - Slang for vacation.
Boss /bɒs/ A2	noun - A person in charge of a worker or organization.
Freak /friːk/ B2	noun - A person who is unconventional; slang: someone sexually adventurous.
Christian /ˈkrɪstʃən/ A2	noun - A person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Christianity.