Letter 2 The Trap – English Lyrics

• By: Yo Gotti, Mike WiLL Made-It
• Album: Gotti Made-It

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the raw emotions and complex relationship with street life in Yo Gotti's "Letter 2 The Trap." Penned as a letter to his past, this song offers a glimpse into the realities of the trap while providing valuable insights into the artist's personal journey and lyrical storytelling. Discover how music can be a powerful medium for reflection and understanding.

[English]

(Melancholy, rhythmic music)

- [Mike] Give my letter to the trap.

You should be proud of me.

My first love.

- [Female Singer] Mike Will, Mike Will

- [Mike] Give my letter to the trap.

Give my letter to the trap.

Give my letter to the trap.

You should be proud of me.

Give my letter to the trap.

I know time fly by.

I ain't shitting in your eye.

I've been fucking with your rap game,

I've been out in Dubai.

I've got a love and hate relationship

with you at the same time.

I want to be there with you again.

I want to be there with you at the same time.

I'm infatuated with you, I am.

And she give me a rush.

All the dirty money, all the (indistinct)

begging for it, in the kitchen cooking

It's a different feeling.

I could of went to culinary art, art.

Being a chef is an art, art.

Once upon a time my county said 150,000 in the dark.

Give my letter to the trap,

to my trap house.

Give my letter to the trap.

Give my letter to the trap.

You should be proud of me.

Give my letter to the trap, trap.

Give my letter to the trap.

Give my letter to the trap.

Give my letter to the trap, trap house

Give my letter to the trap.

I'm yours truly, you got it and I appreciate you.

Never take, I never take this thing and humiliate you.

It's my letter to you.

Broken star, you put food on my table.

You the girl that I want (indistinct).

You helped me build my label.

You won't let me be a pussy,

you put heart in me.

Appreciate you, trap do forever apart of me.

They say you fucked my life up,

you hardened me.

I don't agree with them, you did take my dogs from me.

Damn.

Alright, (indistinct).

Alright, PBG.

You did take my dogs from me.

I'll never forgive you for that.

They might never took a trap.

Give my letter to the trap, trap.

Give my letter to the trap, trap house.

Give my letter to the trap, trap.

Give my letter to the trap.

Give my letter to the trap, why you not proud of me?

Give my letter to the trap, trap.

Give my letter to the trap, why you not proud of me?

Give my letter to the trap.

You should be proud of me.

You should be happy I'm gone.

You should have carried me more.

You should be telling me (indistinct).

You know this shit too hard to ignore.

You should have never shown me your mean cat.

What you do that for?

Why you take me to Mexico in the first place? First place?

Now I'm begging for,

cut out the middle man, go see the (indistinct).

We call it the back door.

I want to be a rapper in the first place.

What you give me a safe for?

I had anger management in the first place,

what did you get me in (indistinct) for?

Taught me how to whip it,

how to heal now so I can get a text for it.

Give my letter to the trap, trap.

Give my letter to the trap, it's my letter to you.

Give my letter to the trap, shit I'm married to you.

Give my letter to, fuck it, the trap.

I'm a bring it to you.

Give my letter to the trap, you should be proud of me.

Give my letter to the trap, you doubted me.

Give my letter to the trap, you're my first love.

Give my letter to the trap, you're my worst love.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trap /træp/ B1	noun - a dangerous or hidden danger; a place where drugs are sold illegally
proud /praʊd/ A2	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction about something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment verb - to have a deep affection for someone or something
hate /heɪt/ A1	verb - to dislike someone or something intensely
infatuated /ɪnˈfætʃʊˌeɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - being intensely but often briefly in love with someone
rush /rʌʃ/ A2	noun - a sudden feeling of excitement or euphoria
cooking /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to prepare food by heating it
chef /ʃɛf/ A1	noun - a professional cook, typically the chief cook in a restaurant
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ A2	verb - to recognize the full worth of something or someone
hardened /ˈhɑːrdənd/ B1	adjective - having become tough or unemotional
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ A2	verb - to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone
begging /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/ A1	verb - to ask for something in a humble or desperate way
dubai /duːˈbaɪ/ A1	noun - a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates
relationship /rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ A2	noun - the way in which two or more people or things are connected
label /ˈleɪbəl/ A1	noun - a company that produces and distributes music

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been fucking with your rap game

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Shows ongoing action from past to present using "have been + -ing". Emphasizes duration.

• I've got a love and hate relationship

  ➔ Have got (Possession)

  ➔ Informal equivalent of "have" for possession. "I've got" = "I have".

• You won't let me be

  ➔ Will not (Refusal) + Let + bare infinitive

  ➔ "Won't" shows refusal. "Let" is followed by object pronoun and bare infinitive (without "to").

• They say you fucked my life up

  ➔ Phrasal Verb + Past Simple

  ➔ "Fuck up" is separable phrasal verb meaning "ruin". Past simple "fucked" shows completed action.

• You did take my dogs from me

  ➔ Emphatic "did"

  ➔ "Did" + base verb adds emphasis/contrast. Here stresses the trap's betrayal.

• Why you take me to Mexico

  ➔ Informal question (auxiliary omission)

  ➔ Colloquial question form without "did" (Standard: "Why did you take..."). Common in rap.

• Taught me how to whip it

  ➔ Verb + object + how + to-infinitive

  ➔ Shows teaching method. Structure: [verb] + [object] + "how" + [to-infinitive].

• I'm a bring it to you

  ➔ Informal future (Gonna reduction)

  ➔ "I'm a" = "I'm gonna" = "I am going to". Represents informal spoken future intention.