NEW SHOES – English Lyrics

• By: BROCKHAMPTON
• Album: TM

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and BROCKHAMPTON's "NEW SHOES" offers a dynamic and contemporary way to engage with English. The song is rich with modern slang, diverse lyrical flows from multiple members, and storytelling that touches on universal themes of change, success, and identity. Its energetic pace and clever wordplay make it an exciting challenge for learners to decipher, providing a glimpse into the creative and collaborative spirit of one of modern music's most unique collectives.

[English]

Still banging with the crew I came with

Westside Bad Boy, I can't explain it

Sipping on Don, nigga love being faded

Sitting on fours, living outrageous

Look at my dawgs, they got us in cages

Look at my palm, the riches is crazy

Look at my life, living amazing

Came out the closet and ended up famous and rich

You bitch, you'll never see me complain again

Came from the bottom, was living with friends

Making it work, chasing them ends

Niggas was dog-walking and job tossing

That hard lesson came far from Austin

Never saw flossing, never saw bragging

Got me a, uh, got me a present

Uh, uh, shit wasn't magic

that dedication, hard work's an understatement

Niggas was slaving

Thirty motherfuckers in the group go 'head, baby

Imagine them statements, Imagine them splits

Living like this, living like this

Living like this, living like this, living like this

Living like, living like, living like

I wanna live in the South of Korea

I want a crib in Japan by Osaka

Lay on the beach in the Caymans for summer

And I want a spot where my neighbor's Obama

Sippin' on something extra juicy

Man, you call it that citric fluid

AC off, this bitch so hot

I think she need some premium coolant

Get your block call me (been around the world)

Eating that good good (Michelin star)

I'm so high, been out of my mind

On a pillar checking out property on Mars

Oh, man, oh man, them old blocks can't slow me down

Goddamn, goddamn, I think I need to tone it down

Diamonds and water, I call 'em Cthulu

She is a hunt like Givenchy jeweler

If I'm doing magic, I'm swapping the bunny

'Cause I wanna pull a lil' bat out the hat

Bat out of hell, that's what I'm on

Reel out on your Amsterdam

If she ask you where you been

Pull out that passport, check the stamps

We stop the party, with me and all my dawgs

We staying solid even though we moving on

We ain't gon' part ways, what's that, away?

Funny how they looking when we passed LA

We stop the party, with me and all my dawgs

We staying solid even though we moving on

We ain't gon' part ways, what's that, away?

Funny how they looking when we passed LA (Merlyn)

I got the force (force), it's pouring out my pores (yes sir)

Sipping the Spurs, that's just a matter of course (what?)

Never been broke, always been hard on myself (holy)

Why lie? Niggas lie and win awards (on God)

Don't play yourself, that's a suicidal sport (on God)

Clout, but don't know yourself, what a curse (what a crime)

Clouds never block my shine, records show (fuck off)

Why lie? Contract from Diablo (bitch)

I sold everything but pussy and my soul

We stop the party, with me and all my dawgs

We staying solid even though we moving on

We ain't gon' part ways, what's that, away?

Funny how they looking when we passed LA

We stop the party, with me and all my dawgs

We staying solid even though we moving on

We ain't gon' part ways, what's that, away?

Funny how they looking when we passed LA

I set my tribe in, tribe in, ain't no complyin'-plyin'

We can't be minus, minus, I must be biased, biased

Adjust your wireless iris, if you can't find us, find us

My pan be fryin', fryin', I cook the finest, finest

Bitch, I'm wilin', wilin', I might get violent, violent

Ain't no more tryin', tryin', you mad I'm stylin', stylin'

My mom need islands, islands, I grew diamonds diamonds

I kept on minin', minin', now I'm providin'-vidin'

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to have life; to exist noun - the way of life or lifestyle
chasing /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ A2	verb - to follow in order to catch or capture
outrageous /aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/ B1	adjective - very shocking or extreme
dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ B1	noun - commitment to a task or purpose
slaving /ˈsleɪvɪŋ/ B2	verb - working extremely hard, often under harsh conditions
property /ˈprɒpərti/ A2	noun - something owned or possessed
solid /ˈsɒlɪd/ B1	adjective - strong and firmly united
faded /ˈfeɪdɪd/ B1	adjective - having lost freshness or intensity
riches /ˈrɪtʃɪz/ A2	noun - wealth or valuable possessions
amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ A2	adjective - causing great surprise or wonder
statement /ˈsteɪtmənt/ A2	noun - a definite or clear expression of something
neighbor /ˈneɪbər/ A1	noun - a person who lives near another
violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ B1	adjective - using or involving physical force intended to hurt or kill
provide /prəˈvaɪd/ A2	verb - to supply or make available
diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ A1	noun - a precious stone consisting of crystallized carbon
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ A2	noun - the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces

Key Grammar Structures

• Came out the closet and ended up famous and rich

  ➔ Past tense verb phrase

  ➔ The phrase uses 'came' and 'ended' to describe completed actions in the past.

• Niggas was dog-walking and job tossing

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ 'Was dog-walking' and 'job tossing' indicate ongoing actions in the past.

• I wanna live in the South of Korea

  ➔ Present simple with 'wanna'

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a colloquial contraction of 'want to', used here to express desire.

• If I'm doing magic, I'm swapping the bunny

  ➔ Present continuous with 'if'

  ➔ The present continuous with 'if' is used to describe a hypothetical situation.

• We ain't gon' part ways, what's that, away?

  ➔ Contraction and rhetorical question

  ➔ 'Ain't gon'' is a contraction of 'are not going', and 'what's that, away?' is a rhetorical question.

• I set my tribe in, tribe in, ain't no complyin'-plyin'

  ➔ Repetition and negation

  ➔ Repetition of 'tribe in' emphasizes the action, and 'ain't no complyin'-plyin'' uses double negation for emphasis.

• My mom need islands, islands, I grew diamonds diamonds

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ Repetition of 'islands' and 'diamonds' emphasizes the magnitude of the statement.