Numb – English Lyrics

• By: Cassie, Rick Ross
• Album: Rock-A-Bye Baby

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Cassie's 'Numb' featuring Rick Ross, a unique blend of R&B and hip-hop that explores emotional numbness and resilience. By studying this song, you can learn how artists use lyrics and musical styles to express complex emotions and offer messages of hope and perseverance.

[English]

I make music to numb your brain

I make music to numb your brain

(Maybach music)

(Hahaha)

R-r-r-r-ride the wave

New young mu love the beat and the Vocs

Breezy tonic, fresh like rain

My beat man's cool, he's a freakiest box

Being a fox and you know my coat rocks and you know my chain

And that's how you know I've been hunting the game

Bang bang and I hit it with impeccable aim

Bang bang and I blow it up, they don't know what's up

If they think for a second that I do it for the fame 'cause

I make music to numb your brain

(Numb numb numb) 4x's

Rick Ross:

Bottle after bottle, I'm balling like Robert Griffin

Never made love, I had to come from a distance

Said I was a maison, Martin Margiela

Triple beam, hustling, that's full of cheddar

Yellow brick road, I'm told it's just a cake walk

Now it's fill up, lem on them, no more 8-balls

Un-cut my love that's all thug

Call her different names in the middle of the plug

Went on world tours, paid in all cash

Top floor views, my wall is all glass

All paid dues, but normally fall fast

Same b—- you sh—ing on the only thing that'll last

I'm tryna see a hundred of 'em

Kobe Bryant money, n-gga u aint gotta love 'em

Swish, new rims on a 6

Tell me that you numb if you not feelin' this, Rick

(Maybach music)

When i make the wave, you ride it

R-r-r-r-ride the wave

R-r-r-r-ride the wave

If you insane when's it's late in the night

You can smoke one, pop one, close your eyes

You can say this in your mind

And I say it all the time

I'm the same, insane

It's a damn good time

It's a damn good time

I'm just saying it's a damn good time

In-vi-gorating, impact ya like ice

Beep, pulsating, your heart skips twice

On the bass drum, and them pumps so nice

Heart skips twice, and them pumps so nice

On the bass drum, pumps so nice

Heart ski-i-i-i-i, ride the wave

I make music to numb your brain

(Numb numb numb) 4xs

It's a damn good time

I'm just sayin', it's a damn good time

When I make the wave (the wave, the wave)

R-r-r-r-r

When I make the wave

R-r-r-r-ride the wave

When I make the wave (the wave, the wave)

I make music to numb your brain

(Numb numb numb) 2xs

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
numb /nʌm/ B2	adjective - lacking or reduced in physical sensation or the ability to feel verb - deprive of feeling or sensation
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion
brain /breɪn/ A2	noun - the organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating centre of sensation, intellectual and nervous activity
wave /weɪv/ A2	noun - a ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water, especially the sea verb - move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a rhythmic pulse or accent in music or poetry verb - strike (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently so as to cause injury
fresh /freʃ/ A2	adjective - recently made or obtained; new
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls to earth in drops verb - to fall from the sky in drops
game /ɡeɪm/ A2	noun - a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck
aim /eɪm/ B1	noun - the use of a weapon or the movement of something with the intention of hitting or affecting a target verb - point or direct a weapon or an object at a target
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - in a state of mental illness
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole. verb - measure the period during which something exists or continues.
impact /ˈɪmpækt/ B1	verb - have a significant effect on (someone or something). noun - the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - an organ that pumps blood throughout the body
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - utter words to convey information, an opinion, a feeling, or intention.

Key Grammar Structures

• I make music to numb your brain

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The infinitive "to numb" shows why the speaker makes music – in order to numb your brain.

• If they think for a second that I do it for the fame 'cause

  ➔ First conditional clause + that‑clause (colloquial 'cause)

  ➔ The "if" clause uses present simple (think) to talk about a possible future situation, and the "that" clause reports what they think. "'cause" is a spoken short form of "because".

• I'm tryna see a hundred of 'em

  ➔ Informal contraction "tryna" = "trying to"

  ➔ "tryna" is a spoken blend of "trying" + "to", used in informal English to mean "trying to".

• When I make the wave, you ride it

  ➔ Zero conditional (present simple + present simple)

  ➔ "When" introduces a condition that is always true: if I make the wave, then you ride it. Both clauses use the present simple.

• You can smoke one, pop one, close your eyes

  ➔ Modal verb "can" + bare infinitive (ability) with coordinated verbs

  ➔ "can" expresses ability; it is followed by the bare infinitives "smoke", "pop", and "close" in a list.

• I'm just saying it's a damn good time

  ➔ Present continuous for a comment or opinion

  ➔ "I'm just saying" uses the present continuous to introduce a casual remark; it does not describe an ongoing action.

• Heart skips twice, and them pumps so nice

  ➔ Simple present; subject‑verb agreement (non‑standard plural "them pumps")

  ➔ The verb "skips" correctly agrees with singular "heart". The phrase "them pumps" is colloquial and does not follow normal agreement rules (standard would be "the pump" or "they pump").

• R-r-r-r-ride the wave

  ➔ Imperative mood (command)

  ➔ "Ride the wave" is a direct command; the subject "you" is understood.

• Bottle after bottle, I'm balling like Robert Griffin

  ➔ Present progressive ("I'm balling") for ongoing action; simile using "like"

  ➔ "I'm balling" uses the present progressive to describe a current, ongoing activity (living luxuriously). The phrase "like Robert Griffin" makes a simile, comparing the speaker's lifestyle to that of the athlete.

• I'm the same, insane

  ➔ Simple present with copular verb "am" + adjective complement

  ➔ "I'm" (I am) links the subject "I" with the adjectives "the same" and "insane" to describe the speaker's state.