No More Heroes – English Lyrics

• By: Polo G

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Uh, uh

Uh, duh, duh, duh (Score)

Duh, duh, uh

I miss my niggas every day, but more on holidays

Like white hoods was on my face, we hit they block with 'K's

Steppin' through the fire with a lot of rage

I don't care if he a minor, he a opp to gang

Like my son was NLE, I seen that choppa raise

All-white 1's up on my feet, no, we weren't rockin' J's

I just hummed on the beat, then I rocked the stage

We was young, on that street, throwin' block parades

Ain't had nothin' 'til I tripled up, zero, zero, zero

We was young, and we ain't give no fuck, we don't need no heroes

He gon' sleep good when we hit him up, he don't need no pillow

Bunch of scars, but I'm still healin' up, starin' out my window

Shoppin' sprees for my stress, I went to Neiman Marcus

Put a bitch right to the test, she tryna be Mrs. Bartlett

Told her, "Baby, I'm a thug, I can't be your Clark Kent"

Gettin' too high off these drugs, I wonder where my heart went, uh

I miss my niggas every day, but more on holidays

Like white hoods was on my face, we hit they block with 'K's

Steppin' through the fire with a lot of rage

I don't care if he a minor, he a opp to gang

Like my son was NLE, I seen that choppa raise

All-white 1's up on my feet, no, we weren't rockin' J's

I just hummed on the beat, then I rocked the stage

We was young, on that street, throwin' block parades

When death spread, just like Beanie Sigel, feel it in the air

Everyone told me to leave you, but I still was there

Gon' provide for my people 'til I get the chair

Told my guys, "We all equal, ain't shit to compare"

Deep water, I dived in

Already OD'd off these drugs, I wanna die again

Remember late nights, early mornings, we was slidin'

Cue the violins, please don't cross us on this side then

We was wildin', uh

I miss my niggas every day, but more on holidays

Like white hoods was on my face, we hit they block with 'K's

Steppin' through the fire with a lot of rage

I don't care if he a minor, he a opp to gang

Like my son was NLE, I seen that choppa raise

All-white 1's up on my feet, no, we weren't rockin' J's

I just hummed on the beat, then I rocked the stage

We was young, on that street, throwin' block parades

Key Grammar Structures

• I miss my niggas every day, but more on holidays

  ➔ Comparative Adverb

  ➔ The adverb "more" is used here to compare the intensity or frequency of missing someone, indicating it happens "to a greater extent" on holidays than on other days.

• Like white hoods was on my face, we hit they block with 'K's

  ➔ Simile / Informal Subject-Verb Agreement

  ➔ The word "Like" introduces a simile, drawing a comparison between two different things. Note the informal use of "was" instead of "were" for plural "hoods."

• I don't care if he a minor, he a opp to gang

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 0)

  ➔ The "if" clause "if he a minor" expresses a condition. This is a Type 0 conditional, indicating a general truth or a rule: if condition X is met, then Y always happens.

• Ain't had nothin' 'til I tripled up, zero, zero, zero

  ➔ Informal Double Negative with 'until'

  ➔ "Ain't had nothin'" is an informal double negative, meaning "had nothing." "Til" (short for until) introduces a time clause, specifying when the situation changed.

• He gon' sleep good when we hit him up, he don't need no pillow

  ➔ Informal Future ('gon') & Double Negative

  ➔ "Gon'" is an informal contraction of "going to," indicating future action. "Don't need no pillow" is an informal double negative, meaning "doesn't need a pillow."

• Bunch of scars, but I'm still healin' up, starin' out my window

  ➔ Present Continuous & Participle Clause

  ➔ "Healin' up" is the present continuous tense, describing an ongoing action. "Starin' out my window" is a participle clause, describing an action happening simultaneously or providing additional context.

• Told her, 'Baby, I'm a thug, I can't be your Clark Kent'

  ➔ Direct Speech & Modal Verb (Inability)

  ➔ This line uses direct speech within quotation marks. The modal verb "can't" (cannot) expresses inability or a strong refusal to be someone or something.

• Gettin' too high off these drugs, I wonder where my heart went, uh

  ➔ Gerund as a Cause / Indirect Question

  ➔ "Gettin' too high" is a gerund phrase acting as a cause or condition for the speaker's subsequent thought. "I wonder where my heart went" is an indirect question embedded within the main clause.

• Everyone told me to leave you, but I still was there

  ➔ Verb + Object + Infinitive

  ➔ The structure "told me to leave you" demonstrates a common verb pattern: Verb (told) + Object (me) + Infinitive (to leave), used to report advice or instruction.