On The Come Up – English Lyrics

• By: Mike WiLL Made-It, Big Sean

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and "On The Come Up" offers a great opportunity to dive into modern American English slang and expressions related to ambition and success. The song's clear and rhythmic delivery from Big Sean makes it easier to follow along and pick up new vocabulary. What makes this track special is its blend of a cinematic, operatic beat with confident, motivational lyrics, providing a unique and engaging way to experience the language.

[English]

♪ ♪

♪ (PERRIER) ♪

♪ ♪

♪ (EARDRUMMERS) ♪

♪ (MIKE WILL MADE-IT) ON THE COME UP ♪

♪ ON THE COME UP ♪

♪ SUN UP ♪

♪ BUNCH OF YOUNG NIGGAS ON THE COME UP ♪

♪ COME UP ♪

♪ RUN UP ♪

♪ ALL MY YOUNG ONES ON THE COME UP ♪

♪ BUNCH OF YOUNG NIGGAS ON THE COME UP ♪

♪ LOOK ALL MY NIGGAS BOUT THAT ACTION ♪

♪ LIVING THE LIFE WE IMAGINED ♪

♪ I CUT OFF ALL MY DISTRACTIONS AND STARTED ATTACKING ♪

♪ WHOLE TEAM GOTTA HAVE IT ♪

♪ LOYALTY IS ALL IM ASKING ♪

♪ WEARING DIAMOND MEDALLIONS ♪

♪ MY WHOLE SQUAD RUN THE ATLAS (LOOK) ♪

♪ I FEEL LIKE I WAS CHOSE TO TAKE CARE OF THE ONES IM CLOSE TO ♪

♪ KITCHEN LOOKING LIKE WHOLE FOODS ♪

♪ GOT THE FAM AROUND LIKE ITS SOUL FOOD ♪

♪ DAMN I DO THIS HERE FOR THE SET ♪

♪ WORKING ALL YEAR TIL WE SET ♪

♪ QUICK TO CHECK A BITCH ♪

♪ YEA I CHECK HER EVEN THOUGH LIFE'S A GAME OF CHESS ♪

♪ CAUSE IM LIVING PLAY BY PLAY, DAY BY DAY ♪

♪ NO TIME FOR HER HONESTLY ♪

♪ UNLESS HER FACE LOOKING LIKE A YOUNG SADE ♪

♪ CAUSE I GOTTA GET IT A HUNDRED WAYS ♪

♪ WHAT YOU KNOW BOUT BEING DOWN AND OUT ♪

♪ TO NIGGAS SAYING YOU THE BEST MAN ♪

♪ LIKE YA BEST FRIEND WALKING DOWN THE AISLE ♪

♪ WHEN YOU MAKE IT THEY GON SAY I.O.U. ♪

♪ WEARIN' ALL KIND OF VOWELS ♪

♪ WHEN YOU MAKING ALL KIND OF THOUS ♪

♪ I JUST WANT THE PRESIDENTIAL ROLEX BLACK FACE OBAMA STYLE ♪

♪ THEN COUNT THE CHECK UP BEHIND THE STYLE ♪

♪ BOY THIS IS THE D WHERE THEY BE ROCKING FUR OR CROCODILE ♪

♪ TAKING RISKS EVERYTIME YOU OUT THE HOUSE ♪

♪ BUT IT'S ALL WORTH MOMMA'S SMILE ♪

♪ YEA ITS ALL WORTH MOMMA'S SMILE ♪

♪ ON THE COME UP, ON THE COME UP ♪

♪ SUN UP ♪

♪ BUNCH OF YOUNG NIGGAS ON THE COME UP ♪

♪ COME UP ♪

♪ RUN UP ♪

♪ ALL MY YOUNG ONES ON THE COME UP ♪

♪ BUNCH OF YOUNG NIGGAS ON THE COME UP (HEY) ♪

♪ ALL MY NIGGAS BOUT THAT ACTION ♪

♪ LIVING THE LIFE WE IMAGINED ♪

♪ I CUT OFF ALL MY DISTRACTIONS AND STARTED ATTACKING ♪

♪ WHOLE TEAM GOTTA HAVE IT ♪

♪ LOYALTY IS ALL IM ASKING ♪

♪ WEARING DIAMOND MEDALLIONS (STRAIGHT UP) ♪

♪ MY WHOLE SQUAD RUN THE ATLAS (LOOK) ♪

♪ I WAS JUST ON JIMMY FALLON ♪

♪ I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE ISLANDS ♪

♪ I TOOK MY DADDY TO CANCUN ♪

♪ THEN WE WENT TO THE BAHAMAS ♪

♪ HE HAD ALL HIS BABY MOMMAS ♪

♪ I HAD ALL THEY MOMMA BABIES ♪

♪ BOY I SWEAR THIS LIFE IS CRAZY ♪

♪ TOLD THAT NIGGA SIT BACK AND BE LAZY ♪

♪ YEA DON'T WORRY MAN I GOT IT, I GOT IT, I GOT IT ♪

♪ WE BUILT IT FROM THE GROUND UP ♪

♪ CINDERBLOCKS SHOW THE HOOD SUPPORT ♪

♪ IT'S LIKE OUR MOM AND POP DID ♪

♪ CAUSE I BRING IT HOME LIKE I JUST ADOPTED ♪

♪ 5 TO 10 FOR A LETHAL WEAPON ♪

♪ HE AIN'T NEED THAT SENTENCE HE JUST NEED DIRECTION ♪

♪ NO ONE EVER TOLD THEM BOYS TO MAKE IT OUT OF DEBT ♪

♪ YOU GON NEED WAY MORE THAN STREET CREDIT ♪

♪ I GOT REDIRECTED ♪

♪ TRYING TO TAKE THIS LIL PIECE OF SUCCESS ♪

♪ I GOT AND MAKE IT BIGGER ♪

♪ YOU CAN TELL I'M FOCUSED IN MY BABY PICTURES ♪

♪ NOT REPLYING TO TEXTS NOT EVEN NAKED PICTURES ♪

♪ THAT'S HOW REAL IT GET ♪

♪ WHOLE TEAM SO HUNGRY FOR THE MILLS AND SHIT ♪

♪ THAT I CAN FEEL THE SHIT ♪

♪ THEY ASKING HOW WE MADE IT LIKE THE PYRAMIDS ♪

♪ IT'S LIKE I'M LIVING JUST TO KILL THE SHIT ♪

(GUNSHOTS)

POLICE RADIO : SHOTS FIRED, SHOTS FIRED... ONE DOWN

( POLICE RADIO CHATTER )

♪ ♪

♪ ON THE COME UP, ON THE COME UP ♪

♪ SUN UP ♪

♪ BUNCH OF YOUNG NIGGAS ON THE COME UP ♪

♪ COME UP ♪

♪ RUN UP ♪

♪ ALL MY YOUNG ONES ON THE COME UP ♪

♪ BUNCH OF YOUNG NIGGAS ON THE COME UP ♪

♪ ALL MY NIGGAS BOUT THAT ACTION ♪

♪ LIVING THE LIFE WE IMAGINED ♪

♪ I CUT OFF ALL MY DISTRACTIONS AND STARTED ATTACKING ♪

♪ WHOLE TEAM GOTTA HAVE IT ♪

♪ LOYALTY IS ALL IM ASKING ♪

♪ WEARING DIAMOND MEDALLIONS ♪

♪ MY WHOLE SQUAD RUN THE ATLAS ♪

♪ ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - move quickly by foot verb - manage, operate
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	verb - take aggressive action
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B1	verb - form a mental image
loyal /ˈlɔɪəl/ B1	adjective - faithful, committed
diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ B1	noun - precious gemstone
squad /skwɒd/ B1	noun - small group of people
direction /daɪˈrekʃən/ B2	noun - course or route
redirect /ˌriːdaɪˈrekt/ B2	verb - change course
focused /ˈfoʊkəst/ B2	adjective - concentrated, attentive
success /səkˈses/ B2	noun - achievement of goals
risk /rɪsk/ B2	noun - possibility of loss
worth /wɜːθ/ B2	noun - value, importance
built /bɪlt/ B1	verb - constructed
debt /dɛt/ B2	noun - something owed
credit /ˈkrɛdɪt/ B2	noun - recognition of achievement
pyramid /ˈpɪrəmɪd/ C1	noun - ancient structure
lethal /ˈliːθəl/ C1	adjective - causing death

Key Grammar Structures

• I cut off all my distractions and **started attacking**.

  ➔ Verb + gerund (gerund complement)

  ➔ The phrase **"started attacking"** uses the pattern *verb + gerund* to show an action that began after another action.

• My whole squad **run the Atlas**.

  ➔ Simple present for habitual / general truth

  ➔ The verb **"run"** is in the simple present, showing a regular or repeated activity of the squad.

• I **was just on Jimmy Fallon**.

  ➔ Past simple of "be" + prepositional phrase

  ➔ The past form **"was"** combined with **"on Jimmy Fallon"** tells where the speaker was at a specific past moment.

• I **just got back** from the islands.

  ➔ Simple past with adverb "just" (recent past)

  ➔ The adverb **"just"** placed before **"got back"** emphasizes that the return happened a short time ago.

• I **took my daddy** to Cancun.

  ➔ Simple past with direct object + prepositional phrase

  ➔ The verb **"took"** takes the direct object **"my daddy"** and the destination is expressed by the prepositional phrase **"to Cancun"**.

• They **ask how we made it** like the pyramids.

  ➔ Indirect question (embedded question) with "how" + clause

  ➔ The phrase **"how we made it"** functions as an indirect question introduced by **"ask"**, reporting the content of the question.

• It's **like I'm living** just to **kill the shit**.

  ➔ "just to" + infinitive expressing purpose

  ➔ The structure **"just to kill the shit"** uses **"just to" + infinitive** to show the speaker's purpose for living.

• I **got redirected**.

  ➔ Passive voice (simple past passive)

  ➔ The verb **"got"** plus the past participle **"redirected"** forms a passive construction meaning the subject was redirected by someone else.

• You **gon need** way more than street credit.

  ➔ "going to" future (colloquial "gon") + comparative "more than"

  ➔ The colloquial **"gon"** stands for **"going to"**, expressing a future need, and **"more than"** introduces a comparative quantity.

• We **built it from the ground up**.

  ➔ Phrasal verb "build up" (idiomatic expression) in past simple

  ➔ The phrase **"from the ground up"** is an idiom meaning that something was created completely from the beginning; the verb **"built"** is in the simple past.