No Turning Back – English Lyrics

• By: Russ
• Album: There's Really A Wolf

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the journey of an artist who paved his own path with "No Turning Back." This song offers a glimpse into the mindset of achieving a long-held dream and the realization that comes with it. For language learners, Russ's clear enunciation in both his rapping and singing provides an excellent opportunity to pick up modern English phrases and slang in a musical context. It's a track that's not only catchy but also tells a story of perseverance and the complex emotions of success.

[English]

Guess I'm finally right here

Guess there's no turning back

Pop star of the year

Still a god with the raps

Whole family know I got it

Guess I'm too rich to hide it

There's no turning back

back, back

Couple million tucked away

25 to touch the stage

When I'm in L.A I'm probably in a Bentley or a Wraith

People tryin' to bring me down

Cause they see me goin' up

If you try and play my life I'm sending people with some guns

I don't fuck around with that

Anybody can get touched

Got the family on my back

You fuck around with the wrong one

Hope the people still relate

But my music is my life

And my life just changed, but

There's no turning back

no

Guess I'm finally right here

Guess there's no turning back

Pop star of the year

Still a god with the raps

Whole family know I got it

Guess I'm too rich to hide it

There's no turning back

back, back

Wonder where I'm flyin' next

Got my dad on private jets

Everybody's got a number I might go and buy my ex

Sellin' out across the globe

If you really want to know

I just made 8 figures and I'm talkin' net not talkin' gross

Not bad for a dropout

See me rollin' in a droptop

I can't stop, no not now

10 years I finally got hot

Hope the people still relate

But my music is my life

And my life just changed, but

There's no turning back

no

Guess I'm finally right here

Guess there's no turning back

Pop star of the year

Still a god with the raps

Whole family know I got it

Guess I'm too rich to hide it

There's no turning back

back, back

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
turning /ˈtɜːr.nɪŋ/ A1	verb - to change direction or move in a different way
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the rear surface of the human body adverb - in the opposite direction
rich /rɪtʃ/ A1	adjective - having a lot of money or assets
million /ˈmɪl.jən/ A1	noun - the number 1,000,000
stage /steɪdʒ/ A1	noun - a raised platform for performances
people /ˈpiː.pəl/ A1	noun - plural of person; humans in general
music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
family /ˈfæm.ə.li/ A1	noun - a group of people related by blood or marriage
flyin /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/ A2	verb - to travel through the air
private /ˈpraɪ.vət/ A2	adjective - belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group
globally /ˈɡloʊ.bəl.i/ B1	adverb - in a way that relates to the whole world
figure /ˈfɪɡ.jər/ B1	noun - a number representing a particular amount
dropout /ˈdrɑːp.aʊt/ B1	noun - someone who leaves school or college before completing their studies
relate /rɪˈleɪt/ B2	verb - to find or show a connection between things

Key Grammar Structures

• Guess I'm finally right here

  ➔ Present simple of 'to be' with contraction

  ➔ The word "I'm" is a contraction of "I am", showing the present state of the speaker.

• There's no turning back

  ➔ Existential there + be + gerund phrase

  ➔ The phrase "There's" is short for "There is"; it introduces the gerund "turning" as the subject of existence.

• When I'm in L.A I'm probably in a Bentley or a Wraith

  ➔ Time clause with 'when' + present simple, modal adverb 'probably'

  ➔ "When" introduces a condition that is true in the present; "I'm" is present simple, and "probably" modifies the verb phrase indicating likelihood.

• If you try and play my life I'm sending people with some guns

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple) + modal verb 'can' omitted, idiomatic 'try and'

  ➔ "If" introduces a possible future situation; "you try and play" is an idiom meaning "try to play"; "I'm sending" is present continuous indicating a future intention.

• I don't fuck around with that

  ➔ Simple present negative with auxiliary 'do' + base verb

  ➔ "don't" is the contracted form of "do not"; it negates the verb phrase "fuck around".

• Anybody can get touched

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + passive infinitive

  ➔ "can" expresses ability or possibility, and "get touched" is a passive construction meaning "be touched".

• Hope the people still relate

  ➔ Imperative sentence with omitted subject

  ➔ "Hope" is used as a verb in an imperative sense; the subject "I" is understood but not spoken.

• I just made 8 figures and I'm talkin' net not talkin' gross

  ➔ Past simple for completed action + present continuous for ongoing statement; colloquial dropping of -g

  ➔ "just made" uses the past simple to indicate a recent, finished action; "I'm talkin'" uses the present continuous to emphasize the current discussion, with "talkin'" dropping the final "g" for stylistic effect.

• I can't stop, no not now

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + negative 'not' + infinitive; adverbial negation "no not now"

  ➔ "can't" is the contraction of "cannot"; it negates the infinitive "stop". The phrase "no not now" intensifies the prohibition with adverbial negation.