Off The Grid – English Lyrics

• By: Kanye West

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of 'Off The Grid' to master the fast-paced, slang-heavy vocabulary of modern Hip Hop and Brooklyn Drill. This song is a perfect study of contemporary urban English, offering unique insights into rhythm, flow, and the expressive language of the streets.

[English]

Yeah

...

What?

We off the grid, grid, grid

This for my kid, kid, kid

For when my kid-kid-kids have kids

Everything we did for the crib

Everything we did, how we live (what?)

All this smoke got a scent

All that smoke, heaven sent (what?)

Everything I spoke what I meant (ah)

Never disguise my intent, lines outside the event

Brought my life out the trench

God, thank God, look what He did, did, did, did, did, did

We off the grid, grid, grid, grid, grid (ayy, what?)

We off the grid, grid, grid, grid

I'm off the grid (homicide, homicide, what?)

Got tat's on my ribs (ah), tattoos on my ribs (what?)

I just tatted my kid, Onyx (slatt)

I just threw 20, count it, we was at Onyx (ah, what?)

I just bought me some brand-new clothes

Dover Street Market (Givenchy)

Ayy, we just took the route to Charlotte (yeah, ah, what? Yeah)

I'm in the Rolls-Royce f-in' on, what you call it? (yeah, yeah)

I light the opp blunt and let your - try it (ah)

Uh, I'm off the grid and wanna- yeah (what?)

We off the grid, grid, grid

This for my kid, kid, kid, kid

Everything we did for the crib did here

Flexing with the business trip

Going cray, take some G6

Lit, lit, '76

He spit this, we off the grid, grid, grid

Yeah, look, when I was in jail, I was low-key (uh)

Shout out to supporters that wrote me

Eat food, work out, and then go to sleep

You know I'm praying, he carrying both feet (yeah)

Know we got God with us (God with us)

You look at me and see a God figure (uh)

And when I start vibing, I know that he with me

And I'ma always catch a hard shiver (uh)

I know it's demons in that dark liquor (Uh)

We buy a bottle and squash with ya (uh)

Everybody turn into a harsh -

But my pockets bigger and my heart richer (uh)

My mind smarter, my grind harder (skrr)

And my car quicker (skrrt)

I met her in church, she pray for me

She my God-sister (she my God-sister, yeah)

I'm only trustin' the people I keep close

- Sellin' they soul for a repost

Remember when I was broke, wearin' cheap coats

Now it's diamonds and houses and C notes (uh)

I'm feelin' marvelous (I'm feelin' marvelous)

Who let the monster loose? Huh? (Who let the monster loose?)

They call me a product of my environment (uh)

I tell them, "Nah, I'm what God produced" (baow)

Defense good, and them guards can shoot (baow)

I put 'em on you, it get hard to move

Tattoo in my face is the mark of truth

Gotta watch what you say when they market you (huh)

I already predicted this (huh, I already predicted this)

Y'all only witnessed it (y'all only witnessed it)

Look, got a couple old friends that I'm not really clickin' with

I know they pray that we settle our differences

I pray that they lower all my nig- sentences

I got some demons I'm not even dealin' with

They in they feelings, I'm not really feelin' it

And I know some members that gave back they membership

You switched up, huh, like how you not feelin' me?

Look, I act like I care, but I don't really care

Now I live in a new building with amenities

I got a new ceiling with a chimney

I got a few niggas wanna finish me

I don't get too friendly with the enemy

You gotta move different when you in the industry, woo, yeah

You gotta move different when you in the industry, huh

You gotta move different when you in the, look

God blessed me with amazing grace (uh)

She fell in love with my day to day (uh)

I just want my problems to fade away (uh)

Man, I'm tired of niggas, I need Gatorade

Boy, I got on my feet and I made a name

And I made it a necklace, huh

When you from the bottom and you working hard

Just to get the top, then they gotta respect it

If you got a voice, then you gotta project it

If you got a wrong, then you gotta correct it

If you got a name, then you gotta protect it

If you give me shock, then you gotta electric

Tryna live a new life (woo) so I got a new plan that I gotta finesse with, look, yeah

'Cause they want me to lose, they ain't part of the Woos

I been trying so hard not to move reckless

We off the grid, grid, grid

This for my kid, kid, kid, kid

Everything we did for the crib did here

Flexing with the business trip

Going cray, take some G6 (ah)

Lit, lit, '76

Even spinning this then they'll have to

Change his-his-his-

-Iggas trip, trip, trip, this, this

This, this, this, this

You still on this list, list, list, list

I'm off the grid, grid, grid, grid

Off the grid, grid, grid, grid

...

First, it go viral, then they get digital

Then they get critical, no, I'm not doing no interview

Mask on my face, you can't see what I finna do

Had to move away from people that's miserable

Don't wanna link you, I ain't finna sit with you

Ain't finna talk to you, ain't finna get with you

Don't get me mad just 'cause I don't wanna injure you

She put my paintings inside of her living room

Look at the problems and issues I'm living through

They tryna drown me, I rise to my pinnacle

Walked through the block like the neighborhood general

Drop me the low and then that's what I send it to

I was forgetting you, now I remember, now I remember

Did what I want, and I say what I want

And I thought you was with me, like how you get sensitive?

I got this God power, that's my leverages

I got this Holy Water, that's my beverages

I gotta help myself out of selfishness

I just bought a floor out of Selfridges

I gotta make sure they know who they messin' with

I gotta tell 'em "sorry", they too delicate

I gotta stay with God where the blessings is

I ain't delivering Heavenly messages just for the hell of it

Don't try to test me, I keep it clean, but it can get messy

I talk to God everyday, that's my bestie

They playing soccer in my backyard, I think I see Messi

And this money could never neglect me

I pray that my family, they never resent me

And she fell in love with me as soon she met me

We both got it bad, mama, bag is more heavy

We have to stop counting, it's getting too petty

You not a real stepper, you can't overstep me

Just sit back and listen and watch how he bless me

He wait 'til I fall and then pull up and catch me

Your check is too small, you can't run up and check me

Nah, nah, I get 'em fast, see

You feel a way, then go pull up and get me

Might do something wild if I feel like you press me

Nah, I get 'em fast, see

You feel a way, then go pull up and get me

Might do something wild if I feel like you press me

We off the grid, grid, grid

This for my kid, kid, kid

For when my kid-kid-kids have kids

Everything we did for the crib

Pray for what folks them did

Only thing we pray God forgive-give-give

May God forbid-bid-bid

He hit one of the kids, kids, kids

Took off his list, list, list

Look what they did, did, did

Pray for the crib, crib, crib

Some say A-a-adam could never be bla-a-ack

'Cause a black man'll never share his rib, rib, rib, rib, rib, rib

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trench /trɛntʃ/ B2	noun - a long, narrow ditch
homicide /ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/ C1	noun - the killing of one human being by another
marvelous /ˈmɑːrvələs/ B2	adjective - causing great wonder; extraordinary
amenities /əˈmiːnɪtiz/ B2	noun - desirable or useful features of a building or place
finesse /fɪˈnɛs/ C1	verb - to do something in a skillful or clever way
pinnacle /ˈpɪnəkəl/ C1	noun - the most successful point; the culmination
leverages /ˈliːvərɪdʒɪz/ C1	noun - the power to influence a person or situation
delicate /ˈdɛlɪkət/ B2	adjective - easily broken or damaged; fragile
resent /rɪˈzɛnt/ B2	verb - to feel bitterness at having been treated unfairly
reckless /ˈrɛkləs/ B2	adjective - heedless of danger; careless
environment /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ B1	noun - the surroundings or conditions in which a person lives
witnessed /ˈwɪtnɪst/ B2	verb - seen an event take place
vibe /vaɪb/ B2	verb - to relax and enjoy oneself
harsh /hɑːrʃ/ B2	adjective - cruel or severe
project /prəˈdʒɛkt/ B2	verb - to estimate or forecast on the basis of present trends

Key Grammar Structures

• Everything we did for the crib.

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun.

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' or 'which' is implied after 'Everything'.

• When I was in jail, I was low-key.

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction (Time clause).

  ➔ 'When' is used to introduce the time context 'in jail'.

• I tell them, 'Nah, I'm what God produced.'

  ➔ Noun clause (predicative).

  ➔ 'What God produced' functions as a noun clause acting as the subject complement.

• I already predicted this.

  ➔ Present perfect tense.

  ➔ Used to describe an action that happened in the past with relevance to the present.

• You gotta move different when you in the industry.

  ➔ Modal verb 'gotta' (have got to) for necessity.

  ➔ 'Gotta' is a contraction of 'have got to', expressing obligation or strong advice.

• She fell in love with my day to day.

  ➔ Phrasal verb.

  ➔ 'Fall in love with' is a phrasal verb meaning to start to feel romantic love.

• I'm tired of niggas, I need Gatorade.

  ➔ Adjective + Preposition combination.

  ➔ 'Tired of' is an idiomatic construction describing a state of being weary or annoyed.

• I already predicted this.

  ➔ Adverb of time/frequency.

  ➔ 'Already' is placed before the verb to emphasize that an action is finished earlier than expected.