Just What I Am – English Lyrics

• By: Kid Cudi, King Chip

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Kid Cudi and King Chip's "Just What I Am," a powerful track that offers a raw and honest exploration of self-acceptance and navigating personal struggles. This song is a fantastic way to engage with modern English slang and expressions related to self-identity and coping mechanisms, set to an atmospheric hip-hop beat that makes its profound message incredibly accessible and relatable. Discover how artists articulate vulnerability and confidence, making it a unique piece for language learners.

[English]

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♪ IM JUST WHAT YOU MADE GOD NOT MANY I TRUST ♪

♪ IMA GO MY OWN WAY GOD TAKE MY FATE TO WHEREVER YOU WANT♪

♪ IM OUT HERE, ♪

♪ ON MY SON WONT STOP TIL I GET ME SOME CLUB HOPPIN TRYNA♪

♪ GET ME SOME BAD BITCHES WANNA GET ME SPRUNG EARLY IN THE ♪

♪ MORNIN' IN WAKIN' BAKIN' DRANKIN' CONTEMPLATIN' AINT NO♪

♪ SUCH THING AS SATAN EVIL IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT ♪

♪ THANK THE LORD FOR ♪

♪THAT BURNIN' BUSH THAT BIG BODY BENZ I WAS BORN TO PUSH ON MY♪

♪WAY IM BURNIN' KUSH NIGGA DON'T BE WORRIED BOUT US NEIGHBORS ♪

♪KNOCKIN' ON THE DOOR ASKIN' CAN WE TURN IT DOWN I SAY “AINT NO ♪

♪MUSIC ON?” SHE SAY “NAW THAT WEED IS LOUD.” NIGGA WE BALLIN'♪

♪STRAIGHT SWAGGIN' LOST HAWK BUT IM MAINTAININ' I'VE BEEN TOLD ♪

♪THAT IM AMAZIN' MAKE SURE AND KEEP THAT FIRE BLAZIN' WE LIVIN♪

♪I. NEED. SMOKE. I. NEED TO SMOKE! ♪

♪ WHO GON' HOLD ME DOWN NOW♪

♪ I, I WANNA GET HIGH YALL I, I WANNA GET HIGH YALL NEED IT, ♪

♪ NEED IT TO GET BY YALL CAN YU GET ME HIGH YALL, ♪

♪ I, I WANNA GET HIGH YALL I, I WANNA GET HIGH YALL NEED IT, ♪

♪ TO GET BY YALL CAN YOU GET ME HIGH YALL, ♪

♪ HEY IM JUST WHAT YOU MADE GOD JUST WHAT YOU MADE ♪

♪ GOD IM JUST WHAT YOU MADE ♪

♪ GOD IM JUST WHAT YOU MADE ♪

♪ IM JUST WHAT YOU MADE GOD IM JUST ♪

♪ WHAT YOU MADE GOD IM JUST WHAT YOU MADE ME ♪

♪ LET ME TELL YOU BOUT MY MONH YALL ENDLESS SHOPPIN', ♪

♪ I HAD A BALL I HAD TO BALL FOR THERAPY ♪

♪ MY SHRINK DON'T THINK THAT HELPS AT ALL ♪

♪ WHATEVER, THAT MAN AINT WEARIN' THESE LEATHER PANTS I ♪

♪ DIAGNOSED MY DAMN SELF, THESE DAMN PILLS AINT WORKIN' FAM IN♪

♪ MY SPARE TIME, PUNCHIN' WALLS FUCKING UP MY HAND I KNOW THAT♪

♪SHIT SOUND SUPER CRAY♪

♪ BUT IF YOU HAD MY LIFE YOU'D UNDERSTAND♪

♪BUT, I CANT FOLD SOME POOR SOUL GOT IT WAY WORSE WE'RE ALL ♪

♪TROUBLED IN A WORLD IN TROUBLE IT SCARY ♪

♪ TO HAVE A KID WALK THIS♪

♪EARTH IM WHAT YOU MADE GOD FUCK YES IM SO ODD THINKIN' BOUT ALL♪

♪ MY OLD FRIENDS WHO WEREN'T MY FRIENDS ALL ALONG HMPH WHEN IT♪

♪RAINS IT POURS WHISKEY BOTTLES♪

♪ ON THE SINKS AND FLOORS EVERYDAY♪

♪TO FIND SANE'S A CHORE AMIDST A DREAM WITH NO EXIT DOORS ♪

♪ I. NEED. SMOKE. I. NEED TO SMOKE!♪

♪ WHO GON' HOLD ME DOWN NOW I, ♪

♪I WANNA GET HIGH YALL I, WANNA GET HIGH YALL NEED IT, NEED IT ♪

♪ TO GET BY YALL CAN YOU GET ME HIGH YALL, ♪

♪I WANNA GET HIGH YALL I, I WANNA GET HIGH YALL♪

♪ NEED IT, NEED IT ♪

♪ TO GET BY YALL CAN YOU GET ME HIGH YALL, ♪

♪ HEY IM JUST WHAT YOU MADE GOD ♪

♪ JUST WHAT YOU MADE GOD IM JUST WHAT YOU MADE GOD IM ♪

♪ JUST WHAT YOU MADE ♪

♪ IM JUST WHAT YOU MADE GOD IM JUST WHAT YOU ♪

♪ MADE GOD IM JUST WHAT YOU MAE ME ♪

♪ NEED IT, NEED IT TO GET BY YALL ♪

♪ WILLIE ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
God /ɡɒd/ B1	noun - a supreme being worshiped in monotheistic religions
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - confidence in someone or something verb - to rely on or have confidence in
high /haɪ/ B2	adjective - under the influence of drugs; intoxicated
smoke /smoʊk/ B1	noun - visible vapor from burning material verb - to inhale or exhale smoke
weed /wiːd/ B2	noun - marijuana plant, cannabis
neighbors /ˈneɪbərz/ B1	noun - people living near you
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A2	noun - art of arranging sounds in time
swag /swæɡ/ C1	noun - stylish confidence, fashionable appearance
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	noun - combustion that produces heat and light verb - to set something alight
blaze /bleɪz/ B2	noun - an intense fire verb - to burn brightly or fiercely
therapy /ˈθerəpi/ B2	noun - treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder
shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ B2	noun - slang for a psychologist or psychiatrist
pills /pɪlz/ B1	noun - small solid doses of medication
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
trouble /ˈtrʌbəl/ B1	noun - difficulty or problems verb - to cause distress or difficulty
whiskey /ˈwɪski/ B2	noun - a distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash
exit /ˈeksɪt/ B1	noun - a way out of a place verb - to leave a place

Key Grammar Structures

• Ima go my own way

  ➔ Informal Future Expression

  ➔ Contraction 'Ima' = I'm going to. Informal spoken form showing future intention.

• Evil is what you make it

  ➔ Nominal Relative Clause

  ➔ "what you make it" functions as a noun clause meaning 'the thing that you create it to be'.

• I was born to push

  ➔ Passive Voice + Infinitive

  ➔ Passive structure "was born" followed by infinitive "to push" indicating purpose or destiny.

• If you had my life, you'd understand

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Hypothetical situation: IF + past simple ("had"), WOULD + base verb ("understand)" for unreal present/future.

• I've been told that I'm amazing

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive

  ➔ "Have been" + past participle ("told") emphasizes completed action with relevance to present.

• ain't no music on

  ➔ Double Negative + Slang

  ➔ "ain't" (informal for isn't/aren't) + "no" creates grammatical double negative meaning "there isn't any music playing".

• that man ain't wearing these leather pants

  ➔ Contrasting Pronoun Usage

  ➔ "that man" (distanced) vs "these" (immediate ownership) emphasizes speaker's personal connection to the pants.

• everyday to find sane's a chore

  ➔ Infinitive Phrase as Subject

  ➔ Infinitive phrase "To find sane" functions as the grammatical subject of the sentence.

• who gon' hold me down now

  ➔ Ellipsis & Slang

  ➔ Omission of "is" after "who" and "gon'" = gonna (going to). Common in informal speech/blues/rap dialects.