KEEP IT BURNIN – English Lyrics

• By: Future, Kanye West
• Album: I NEVER LIKED YOU

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and reflective world of "KEEP IT BURNIN" by Future and Kanye West, a powerful trap collaboration that offers a unique glimpse into the artists' complex lives. Through its bold lyrics, you can explore contemporary hip-hop slang and expressions of ambition, personal struggles, and self-made success. The song's distinct progressive trap sound and the contrasting lyrical themes from both artists make it a compelling piece for understanding modern rap narratives and their individual linguistic styles.

[English]

Shit, we gon’ do this shit right

Get in first-line, let it take off

You made it brine then I take off

Cross me so much, I got nails in my hand

City on fire

City on fire (Last time, yeah, yeah)

City on fire (I got ya) (ATL Jacob, ATL Jacob)

Coming from the ‘Raq

The home of the drillers

I’ma buy a home, then see you’re home if I miss you

Rubbin’ on your ass but your mouth is the issue

When you run for ’24, I bet your spouse gon’ be with you

Who put this together? Me, that’s who

We did it, Joe, but what they really do?

Save the pep talk, and the TED Talk (Ye)

I’m ’bout to send it off (Ye), I’m ’bout send it off (Ye)

Somebody set it off, (Ye), well let me get this off (Ye)

Visionary thoughts (Ye), ‘fore I could barely talk (Ye)

Mind runnin’ laps (Ye), ‘fore I could barely walk (Ye)

They say we never make it (Ye), that’s what you thought (Ye)

Cross me so much I got nails in my hand

City on fire (Yeah, Pluto)

City on fire (Yeah)

City on fire

Cookin’ out the Pyrex

City on fire (Never had a doubt on the shit but I told you)

City on fire (Nigga, I’ma bring it, I’ma, ah, ah)

City on fire

Cookin’ out the bowl, tryna scrape out the paint

One day I was high, had to pour the whole pint

Woke up in the sky, same money from the bank

I’ll take it wrapped in plastic, accept anything

Cut up the dark with the fetti, nine times

Doped up today like I got ninety-nine lives

Blood on my money, see the blood in my eyes

LaFerrari, bando, two at a time

Every time I fuck, you gotta tell me it’s mine

Sinnin’ again, I’ve been winnin’ again

Tray done got shot, he back spinnin’ again

Ridin’ with the fire, bitch ain’t never gon’ see

Walkin’ in the day one in the head is a must

Dark in my flesh, say it run in my cup

Rose gold like a band-aid over my cut

Tailored in plush and covered up all this kush

Cross me so much, I got nails in my hand

City on fire, like Bethlehem

Testin’ my faith when I fell in the trench

Blessings on blessings, they fell in my hand

Comin’ from the ‘Raq, we the home of the drillers

Comin’ from the hundreds, you got change for a billion?

Comin’ for the house, real change in a minute

When I run for ’24, I know my spouse better be with me

Hundred feet tall when I stand on the business

Look at how we did, everything we intended

You don’t want no tension, boy, you just want attention

I’ma pop up at your house if you pop up in my mentions

The bando, count money with a MAC

Seen too much violence, done seen too much death

Bodies on bodies, got a gang full of them

Raised by gangsters, prostitutes and pimps

Visit my grandmother in prison on Sunday

Talk in third person, won’t admit it if I done it

Money like Sage in my house, keep it burnin’

Money like Sage in my house, keep it burnin’

City on fire

Money like Sage in my house keep it burnin’

City on fire

Money like Sage in my house keep it burnin’

City on fire

City on fire

City on fire

Money like Sage in my house keep it burnin’

Shit, we gon’ do this shit right, I got ya

First-line, let it take off

Cross me so much I got nails on my hands

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
burnin /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be on fire; to combust
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - the state of burning
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
cross /krɔːs/ A2	verb - to go across; to betray
nails /neɪlz/ A1	noun - small metal pins
cookin /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ A2	verb - to prepare food by heat
paint /peɪnt/ A1	noun - a colored substance for decoration
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the area above the earth
plastic /ˈplæstɪk/ A2	noun - a synthetic material
blood /blʌd/ A1	noun - red liquid in the body
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for habitation
visionary /vɪˈzʌnəri/ B2	adjective - thinking about the future with imagination
blessings /ˈblesɪŋz/ A2	noun - a beneficial thing
violence /ˈvaɪələns/ A2	noun - extreme force or aggression
gang /ɡæŋ/ A2	noun - a group of people
sage /seɪdʒ/ B1	noun - a wise person

Key Grammar Structures

• Shit, we gon’ do this shit right

  ➔ Going to (gon’) for future plans

  ➔ The contraction 'gon’' is used instead of 'going to' for informal future plans.

• Cross me so much, I got nails in my hand

  ➔ Present perfect (have/has + past participle)

  ➔ The phrase 'I got nails in my hand' uses the present perfect to indicate a past action with present relevance.

• City on fire (Last time, yeah, yeah)

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ The phrase 'City on fire' implies an ongoing situation using the present continuous.

• I’ma buy a home, then see you’re home if I miss you

  ➔ Contraction 'I’ma' for 'I am going to'

  ➔ 'I’ma' is a colloquial contraction of 'I am going to', used for informal future plans.

• When you run for ’24, I bet your spouse gon’ be with you

  ➔ Future with 'gon’' and conditional 'I bet'

  ➔ The sentence combines future plans with 'gon’' and a conditional statement using 'I bet'.

• Visionary thoughts (Ye), ‘fore I could barely talk (Ye)

  ➔ Contraction '’fore' for 'before'

  ➔ '’fore' is a colloquial contraction of 'before', often used in informal speech.

• Money like Sage in my house, keep it burnin’

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ 'Keep it burnin’' uses the present continuous to emphasize an ongoing action.

• I’ll take it wrapped in plastic, accept anything

  ➔ Future simple (will) for future actions

  ➔ The sentence uses 'I’ll' (contraction of 'I will') to express a future action.