Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustlingYet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
But I can't seem to catch a dime
Take a little hit and I lose the time
I took the man and his horse
And ran before he looked up
I said the light's gonna change
But I'm calm and feeling warm
Now I'm sticking out my hands
And feeling weightless again
You got to push, got to shove
Got to eat before they eat me
Got the crown and the cup
Got to write to my family
And say, "I'm calm and feeling warm"
Not quite there, but I'm close
And it's a world of a difference
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
But I can't seem to catch a dime
Take a little hit and I lose the time
I've got the worst all behind me
Yeah, they'll never be able to find me
I'm the king of the city
I'm a roach and they're all primates
This is meal time, real life
I'm not gonna fight
No, I'm gonna start a war
I've been right, I've been wrong
My smokes have come and gone
I've been crazy
Been fed enough to not wind up dead
And I'm lonely
My eyes have been closed to the world
'Cause the world's got nothing for me
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
But I can't seem to catch a dime
Take a little hit and I lose the time
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
But I can't seem to catch a dime
Take a little hit and I lose the time
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
➔ Present Continuous (am + verb‑ing)
➔ The contraction "I'm" (= I am) shows an action that is happening right now and continues over a period of time.
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But I can't seem to catch a dime
➔ Modal verb + seem + infinitive (can't seem to + verb)
➔ "can't" is a negative modal; "seem" is followed by the infinitive "to catch" to express difficulty or impossibility.
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Take a little hit and I lose the time
➔ Imperative + simple present (for result)
➔ "Take" is an imperative verb giving a command; the clause "I lose the time" uses the simple present to state a habitual or immediate result.
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I took the man and his horse / And ran before he looked up
➔ Past Simple + before + Past Simple
➔ "took" and "ran" are simple past actions; "before" introduces a time clause "he looked up" also in the past.
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I said the light's gonna change
➔ Future with "going to" (gonna) after a reporting verb
➔ "gonna" is the informal contraction of "going to" used to express a planned future action.
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I'm calm and feeling warm
➔ Linking verb + adjective + present participle as complement
➔ "I'm" links the subject to the state "calm"; "feeling" (present participle) adds a simultaneous feeling as part of the complement.
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Got to push, got to shove
➔ "got to" as a modal meaning "have to"
➔ "Got to" functions like the modal "have to"; it expresses necessity or obligation.
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My eyes have been closed to the world
➔ Present Perfect Passive (have been + past participle)
➔ "have been" + "closed" (past participle) forms a passive construction indicating a state that started in the past and continues now.
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I'm not gonna fight
➔ Negative future with "going to" (gonna)
➔ "not" negates the informal future expression "gonna" (= going to), indicating that the speaker will not engage in fighting.
