Northern Lights – English Lyrics

• By: Fetty Wap
• Album: King Zoo

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Ooh, oh

Uh

E'rywhere I go, I'ma throw up the set

And my money always good, but I cherish respect

Loyalty above it all, takin' that to the death

And it's death before dishonor 'til my last breath

And to see another day, my most valuable threat

Did it good yesterday, but today is the best

When you mean what you say, say that shit with your chest out

I feel like God's gift, like I'm one of the best out

Got the star on a bench, I'ma talk to the press now

Ja Morant to these niggas, I'ma show and impress now

I'm still in the league, man, I guess I gotta kick back up

You gon' know when it's on, that's get back, huh?

If you lost me, carry on, we can't get back up

Let that drum roll, don't make me pick them sticks back up

Yeah, nigga, I think I'm the shit, so what?

All that talkin' crazy, get your shit sewed up

Yeah, they've been movin' weird since my shit slowed up

They had the Glock in the 'Rari, and they shit sewed up

I said, "Baby, won't you come my way?", she showed up

Lifestyle drivin' you crazy, it gettin' so tough

And I love when she rockin' 'em high heel shoes

Slim thick, pretty face in some Jimmy Choos

Couple bands on my left and my right, they blues

Nigga, no days off, just remindin' you

Really did it for my gang, left the island cool, uh

Shit still bang like M-80s too, I was proud to receive my latest too

Diamond for my trap queen, that's her favorite jewel, Wap

Mm-mm-mm

Mmm-mm, yeah, baby

Yeah, yeah

I done lost a lotta niggas, I done seen 'em go broke

I done seen 'em lose they mind, man, that shit ain't no joke

It was loyalty at first, then it's murder she wrote

Be the ones you kill for who put your name in the dirt

Keep stabbin' in my back, I can feel it, it hurt

They keep steppin' on my heart 'til that motherfuckin' burst (burst)

Swear it ain't enough time to put my pain in a verse

And I'm a livin' legend 'til I ride in a hearse

'Til I'm six feet way up under the earth

I keep ridin' with my pistol, keep it under my shirt

Try to go on me, they gon' make you a shirt

'Member I was comin' up, mixin' Haze with the purp'

Now my high school days, pistol whipped me, it hurt

Since my high school days, I've been puttin' in work

And I'm comin' for everythin' I feel I deserve

Got my mom a crib, she was goin' berserk, yeah

Always knew that I'ma be the one, 'cause I'm worth it (yeah)

I ain't never say I was perfect (no), never, ever show where you hurtin'

I stay workin', I ain't nervous, yeah, you will never know when I'm lurkin'

Automatic door, Cullinan with the curtains (ayy)

I give into drugs, that's why I'm usually slurrin'

And I've been up late, I'ma bring it in early, yeah, baby

Mmm-mmm, mm-yeah-yeah

Ooh, yeah-yeah

Oh, baby

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, yeah, yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/ B2	noun - faithful allegiance or devotion
respect /rɪˈspɛkt/ B1	noun - a feeling of admiration toward someone or something verb - to regard with admiration or esteem
death /dɛθ/ B1	noun - the end of life
gift /gɪft/ A2	noun - something given voluntarily without payment verb - to give as a gift
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a luminous point in the night sky
press /prɛs/ B1	noun - journalists and media organizations collectively verb - to apply pressure to something
league /liːɡ/ B2	noun - a group of sports teams that compete against each other
drum /drʌm/ A2	noun - a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell with a membrane stretched over one or both ends
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - extremely enthusiastic or out of control
diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ B2	noun - a precious stone consisting of a clear and typically colorless crystalline form of pure carbon
trap /træp/ B2	noun - a device designed to catch and hold animals or people verb - to catch in a trap
queen /kwiːn/ B1	noun - the female ruler of a kingdom; also a term for a respected woman
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B2	noun - the unlawful killing of another human being verb - to kill someone unlawfully
legend /ˈlɛdʒənd/ B2	noun - a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated
hearse /hɜːrs/ C1	noun - a vehicle for transporting a coffin or casket
pistol /ˈpɪstəl/ B2	noun - a small firearm designed to be held in one hand
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain adjective - in pain; feeling pain
burst /bɜːrst/ B2	verb - to break open or apart suddenly and violently noun - a sudden violent breaking or opening
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical or emotional suffering
verse /vɜːrs/ B2	noun - a line of poetry or a section of a song

Key Grammar Structures

• And my money always good, but I cherish respect

  ➔ Simple present tense

  ➔ The adverb "always" highlights the habitual state of "my money good".

• Loyalty above it all, takin' that to the death

  ➔ Gerund phrase as complement (colloquial dropping of -g)

  ➔ The gerund "takin'" functions as a complement meaning "taking that to the death".

• When you mean what you say, say that shit with your chest out

  ➔ Zero conditional + imperative clause

  ➔ "When" introduces a condition that is always true, followed by the imperative "say".

• I feel like God's gift, like I'm one of the best out

  ➔ Simile using "like" + present simple

  ➔ "like" introduces a comparison: "I feel *like* God's gift".

• If you lost me, carry on, we can't get back up

  ➔ First (real) conditional + modal verb "can't"

  ➔ "If" sets a possible condition; "can't" expresses inability in the result clause.

• They had the Glock in the 'Rari, and they shit sewed up

  ➔ Past simple tense + colloquial adjective phrase

  ➔ "had" shows a past possession; "shit sewed up" is slang meaning "completely ready/finished".

• I keep ridin' with my pistol, keep it under my shirt

  ➔ "keep + gerund" construction for continuous action

  ➔ "keep" + "ridin'" shows that the speaker continuously rides with the pistol.

• I ain't never say I was perfect (no), never, ever show where you hurtin'

  ➔ Double negative with colloquial "ain't"

  ➔ "ain't never" creates a double negative, intensifying the denial.

• Since my high school days, I've been puttin' in work

  ➔ Present perfect continuous (have/has + been + V‑ing)

  ➔ "I've been puttin'" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• I give into drugs, that's why I'm usually slurrin'

  ➔ "that's why" causal clause linking cause and effect

  ➔ "that's why" introduces the reason for the speaker's slurred speech.