Mental Breakdown – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
(Here you go fuckin' ignorin' me and shit, lookin' through my story)
Huh, young nigga shit
I swear it ain't really too hard to see what I've been through, uh, yeah (I'm not even motherfuckin' playin' with you, Benzo)
Huh, young nigga shit
I swear, it ain't really too hard to see what I've been through
We ain't got it, give me that, pullin' your card to see what your Gen do
Backdoor a nigga, drop the boy, he ain't gettin' too far, lil' nigga, I'm mental
Yeah, we made it out, but my niggas some shootin' stars, they still'll spin too
Huh, yeah, why would I walk out the house without pistol? Huh, huh
It's essential, huh, leave it, they'll miss you
Huh, you ain't did nothin', find a reason, they'll blick you (uh)
Youngins on DT, ridin' down Cleveland, tryna get you
Hold on, yeah, hotbox, we don't slide in the rentals
How y'all dyin' in this shit? Y'all been one
For an opp, I'm havin' pape', ain't nothin' to get one
Don't know what he talkin' about, we take him down
Asked him what type of Gen, he said 21
Huh, spend it all, I just have big funds
In the cycle, be damned when my kids go in
Yeah, say what you want, know I just be a real one, yeah
Huh, please go get your brother, young crew do not fear nothin', huh
Lil' bro got a quarter, can't wait to go drill somethin', huh
Wait 'til after dark, we ain't tryna make no more kids run
Huh, he keep talkin' 'bout last response, whole time, I ain't really never said nothin'
Ain't finna beat my keyboard with no nigga, just hope that he keep his head up
Keep mentionin' my name in songs, lil' nigga, I'm fed up
Hit his bitch ass with that fire, make a nigga man up
Gotta mention me to blow up
If he don't, he know it's over
Must not know that shit expired
No more meat, he left over
Huh, before the rap, I been shootin' my glee
Gon' be a murder scene
Fuck nigga better stop playin' like my money ain't free
I swear, it ain't really too hard to see what I've been through
We ain't got it, give me that, pullin' your card to see what your Gen do
Backdoor a nigga, drop the boy, he ain't gettin' too far, lil' nigga, I'm mental
Yeah, we made it out, but my niggas some shootin' stars, they still'll spin too
Huh, yeah, why would I walk out the house without pistol? Huh, huh
It's essential, huh, leave it, they'll miss you
Huh, you ain't did nothin', find a reason, they'll blick you (uh)
Youngins on DT, ridin' down Cleveland, tryna get you
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Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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mental /ˈmɛntəl/ B1 |
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swear /swɛr/ A2 |
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card /kɑːrd/ A1 |
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Gen /dʒɛn/ C1 |
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Backdoor /ˈbækˌdɔːr/ C1 |
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pistol /ˈpɪstəl/ B1 |
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essential /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/ B1 |
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blick /blɪk/ C2 |
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opp /ɒp/ C1 |
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pape' /peɪp/ C1 |
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funds /fʌndz/ B1 |
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crew /kruː/ B1 |
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drill /drɪl/ C1 |
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keyboard /ˈkiːbɔːrd/ A2 |
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fed /fɛd/ B2 |
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fire /ˈfaɪər/ C1 |
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blow /bloʊ/ B2 |
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expired /ɪkˈspaɪərd/ B1 |
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murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B1 |
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glee /ɡliː/ C2 |
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man /mæn/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I swear it ain't really too hard to see what I've been through
➔ Colloquial Contraction ('ain't')
➔ "ain't" is an informal contraction frequently used in spoken English, often replacing "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", or "have not". Here, it replaces "isn't". It's common in casual speech but generally avoided in formal writing.
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Backdoor a nigga, drop the boy, he ain't gettin' too far, lil' nigga, I'm mental
➔ Colloquial Future/Ongoing Action ('ain't + -ing')
➔ "ain't gettin'" is a non-standard construction combining the informal "ain't" with the present participle ("getting"). It can refer to an action that is not happening now or will not happen in the future, here meaning "isn't getting" or "won't get".
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Yeah, we made it out, but my niggas some shootin' stars, they still'll spin too
➔ Future Contraction ('still'll')
➔ "still'll" is a contraction of "still will". It indicates that an action will continue to be performed or will happen in the future despite something else.
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Huh, yeah, why would I walk out the house without pistol?
➔ Modal Verb 'would' (in a rhetorical question)
➔ "would" is used here not for a conditional statement, but in a rhetorical question to emphasize how obvious or necessary it is to carry a pistol. It implies, "It's unthinkable that I *wouldn't* carry a pistol."
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Huh, you ain't did nothin', find a reason, they'll blick you (uh)
➔ Non-standard Past Tense + Double Negative ('ain't did nothin')
➔ "ain't did nothin'" is a non-standard construction. In standard English, it would be "haven't done anything" or "didn't do anything". It combines the informal "ain't" (replacing "haven't"), the simple past "did" (instead of past participle "done"), and a double negative ("nothin'" instead of "anything").
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Youngins on DT, ridin' down Cleveland, tryna get you
➔ Reduced Participial Phrases
➔ "ridin' down" (riding down) and "tryna get" (trying to get) are reduced forms of participial clauses (e.g., 'who are riding down...', 'who are trying to get...'). They function like adjectives or adverbs, describing the action of the subject ("Youngins"). This is common in colloquial English.
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Yeah, say what you want, know I just be a real one, yeah
➔ Colloquial 'be' (Habitual/General State)
➔ In some non-standard dialects, "be" can be used after a subject (like "I") to indicate a habitual action or a general state of being, similar to "am always" or "am generally". Here, "just be" means "am genuinely" or "am always".
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Wait 'til after dark, we ain't tryna make no more kids run
➔ Colloquial Contraction + Double/Triple Negative ('ain't tryna make no more')
➔ "ain't tryna make no more" is a non-standard construction using "ain't" (replacing "aren't"), "tryna" (a colloquial reduction of "trying to"), and a double negative ("no more" instead of "any more"). It means "aren't trying to make any more...".
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Huh, he keep talkin' 'bout last response, whole time, I ain't really never said nothin'
➔ Triple Negative ('ain't really never said nothin')
➔ "ain't really never said nothin'" is a non-standard construction using three negative elements: "ain't" (replacing "haven't"), "never", and "nothin'" (replacing "anything"). In standard English, this would be "haven't really ever said anything". This emphasizes the negation.
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Hit his bitch ass with that fire, make a nigga man up
➔ Causative Verb 'make'
➔ The causative verb "make" is used here in the structure "make + object + base form of verb" ("make a nigga man up"). It means to cause or force someone to do something, in this case, to cause someone to 'man up' (act tough or responsible).
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Gotta mention me to blow up
➔ Colloquial 'Gotta' + Infinitive of Purpose
➔ "Gotta" is a colloquial reduction of "have got to" or "have to", expressing necessity. "to blow up" is an infinitive phrase used to indicate the purpose of the action (mentioning the speaker) - the reason *why* he must mention the speaker.
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If he don't, he know it's over
➔ Conditional Clause (Type 0/1, implied)
➔ This is a conditional sentence using the structure "If + present simple, present simple". Although it uses the colloquial "don't" instead of "doesn't", it follows the pattern of a Type 0 conditional (for general truths/certain outcomes) or Type 1 (for likely future outcomes) where the condition ("If he don't [mention me]") leads directly to the result ("he know it's over"). Standard English would be "If he doesn't, he knows...".
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Huh, before the rap, I been shootin' my glee
➔ Colloquial Present Perfect Continuous ('been + -ing')
➔ "been shootin'" is a colloquial form of the present perfect continuous "have been shooting". It indicates an action that started in the past ("before the rap") and continued up to the present, emphasizing the duration or ongoing nature of the action.