Less Is More – English Lyrics

• By: Konshens
• Album: Red Reign

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Less is more

Less is more

Yeah

Different style dem gyal yah say

Di place hot, wey clothes ah go

Doh bodda come spoil her fun

Like she fi dress up like at noon

Batty fi outta door

Dat di gyal dem ah say

Yuh nuh see skin clean and pretty like rose

Batty fi outta door

Right at ah beat today

Dem gyal yah ah nah hide up inna no clothes

Batty fi outta door

Ah Summer time ya now

And she now look old up when she touch road

Batty fi outta door

Yuh nuh see skin ah glow

Skin ah show

Inna likkle bit ah clothes and come out

Party from night till sun out

Dress up inna likkle bit ah clothes and come out

Place hot fire when she touch out

Dress up inna likkle bit ah clothes and come out

Gyal ah bend over and ah bubble wit tongue out

When dem inna likkle bit ah clothes and come out

Every gyal inna di likkle shorts dem

Which ah proper expose all part ah

Worse fi yuh go say sum'n bout water

Look pon she miss ah wey him name daughter

Fi her skirt couldn't be no shorter

Gyal body shape out inna maxi sundress

Don't you like this one?

No

Any time breeze blow is like she ah undress

Gyal yuh proud ah yuh body what's a problem

Time is going!

Likkle stretch mark nah stop nuttin

Batty fi outta door

Dat di gyal dem ah say

Yuh nuh see skin clean and pretty like rose

Batty fi outta door

Right at ah beat today

Dem gyal yah ah nah hide up inna no clothes

Batty fi outta door

Ah Summer time ya now

And she now look old up when she touch road

Batty fi outta door

Yow dawg

Yuh nuh see skin ah glow

I'm waiting on the girls

Skin ah show

Me ready long time, bro

Wah dem mek us? See dem ready for the cup? Oh my God!

Me try and keep it clean, but left it there.

Inna likkle bit ah clothes and come out

Party from night till sun out

Dress up inna likkle bit ah clothes and come out

Place hot fire when she touch out

Dress up inna likkle bit ah clothes and come out

Gyal ah bend over and ah bubble wit tongue out

When dem inna likkle bit ah clothes and come out

Mi like yuh eye, tun the next way

If yuh feel like she too X-Rated

Doh bright, doh try touch

It's not yours, di body restricted

Yuh nuh see di place hot

And she hotter than di sun and she doh pop down

Today she nah hold back

She ah show it off yeah

Less is more

Less is more

Yeah

Different style dem gyal yah say

Di place hot, wey clothes ah go

Doh bodda come spoil her fun

Like she fi dress up like at noon

Key Grammar Structures

• Less is more

  ➔ Comparative Adjective

  ➔ The phrase "Less is more" uses a comparative adjective to suggest that having fewer things can be better.

• Doh bodda come spoil her fun

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ The phrase uses a negative imperative to strongly advise against spoiling her fun.

• Batty fi outta door

  ➔ Slang and Colloquialism

  ➔ The phrase uses slang and colloquialism typical of Jamaican Patois, reflecting the artist's cultural background.

• Skin ah glow

  ➔ Present Continuous in Non-Standard Form

  ➔ The phrase uses a non-standard form of the present continuous tense, common in Jamaican Patois, to describe an ongoing action.

• Every gyal inna di likkle shorts dem

  ➔ Plural Marker in Non-Standard English

  ➔ The phrase uses a plural marker ('dem') typical of Jamaican Patois to indicate plurality.

• Gyal body shape out inna maxi sundress

  ➔ Noun Complement

  ➔ The phrase uses a noun complement ('out inna maxi sundress') to describe the state or location of the subject.

• Any time breeze blow is like she ah undress

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase uses a simile ('is like') to compare the effect of the breeze to the act of undressing.

• Time is going!

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense to express a future action, emphasizing urgency.