Lyrics & Translation
Embark on a musical journey with "on the street" by j-hope and J. Cole, a soothing lo-fi hip-hop track that weaves together themes of gratitude, artistic roots, and life's shared paths. Through its warm melodies and introspective lyrics, you can explore the blend of Korean and English, understand how artists express deep personal connections, and discover the universal messages of perseverance and appreciation that resonate across cultures, making it a special piece for language and music learners alike.
[English]
Every time I walkEvery time I run
Every time I move
As always, for us
Every time I look
Every time I love
Every time I hope
As always, for us
My two feet walk willingly, anywhere
J in the air
For the path I’m on to become one of hope, I give my all
Even my walk was made of your love and your faith
To repay you even from afar, just like a butterfly
Now just walk lightly, whenever you want
Go on hopefully, wherever you walk
In these streets imbued with someone’s breath
I leave my soul and my eternity
Everywhere (I’ll be)
Every time I walk
Every time I run
Every time I move
As always, for us
Every time I look
Every time I love
Every time I hope
As always, for us
(On the street, I’m still)
Every time I walk
Every time I run
Every time I move
As always, for us
Every time I look
Every time I love
Every time I hope
As always, for us
(On the street, I’m still)
All hail the mighty survivor of hell
Plopped down from heaven to sell
Holy water that I scooped from the well
Fought tooth and a nail,
Just to prevail mongst it’s ruthless
As I move through the field
Feelin worried
In a hurry like a 2 minute drill
To make a couple mil
Off a lucrative deal
Selling train of thought,
Name a artist who could derail
You’ll never see it like a nigga hula hoopin in jail
I got a friend smart as fuck, but he stupid as hell
He swear that God ain’t real
Since it ain’t no way to prove it his self
As if the universe ain’t enough
As if the volcanoes ain’t erupt
As if the birds don’t chirp
As if a trillion nerves don’t work in the human body
Who would I be?
Without the creator of this theater
Beside me to gently guide me?
Somedays I wonder if I need to pick a different hobby
I’m deep in with this rappin
It’s all a nigga know
I never didn’t nothin better, it’s hard to let it go
But like a father, watching his daughter, walk down the altar,
With tears in his eyes, you gotta let her grow
And so I shall, but first I been honing my style
Coldest around, with more quotables than what the quota allows
You see a top 10 list I see a Golden Corral, nigga
As the moon jumps over the cow
I contemplate if I should wait to hand over the crown
And stick around for a bit longer
I got a strange type of hunger
The more I eat the more it gets stronger,
The more it gets stronger
I said the more it gets stronger
j-hope
Cole World
Every time I walk
Every time I run
Every time I move
As always, for us
Every time I look
Every time I love
Every time I hope
As always, for us
(On the street, I’m still)
Every time I walk
Every time I run
Every time I move
As always, for us
Every time I look
Every time I love
Every time I hope
As always, for us
(On the street, I’m still)
Key Vocabulary
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walk /wɔːk/ A1 |
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run /rʌn/ A1 |
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move /muːv/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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hope /hoʊp/ A2 |
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faith /feɪθ/ B1 |
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eternity /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/ B2 |
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survivor /sərˈvaɪvər/ B2 |
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creator /kriˈeɪtər/ B2 |
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hunger /ˈhʌŋɡər/ B2 |
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field /fiːld/ B1 |
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tears /tɪrz/ B1 |
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crown /kraʊn/ B2 |
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style /staɪl/ B1 |
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artist /ˈɑːrtɪst/ B1 |
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mighty /ˈmaɪti/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Every time I walk
➔ Present simple tense used with 'every time' to indicate habitual actions.
➔ 'Every time' is used to express something that happens repeatedly or habitually.
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As always, for us
➔ The phrase 'as always' is an adverbial expression indicating consistency or routine.
➔ 'As always' is used to suggest that something is done regularly or in a typical manner.
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Now just walk lightly, whenever you want
➔ Use of 'whenever' as a subordinating conjunction to indicate 'at any time that' or 'every time that'.
➔ 'Whenever' introduces a condition or time when something can happen, emphasizing flexibility in timing.
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Fought tooth and a nail
➔ An idiomatic expression with past tense 'fought' and the conjunction 'and' connecting two objects of fight, emphasizing intense struggle.
➔ It expresses a fierce and determined struggle to achieve something against obstacles.
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Who would I be?
➔ Interrogative sentence using 'would' to inquire about hypothetical or future identity.
➔ This question explores hypothetical self-identity or reflects on potential future states.
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I get a strike of hunger
➔ The phrase 'a strike of hunger' uses a metaphor to describe sudden intense hunger.
➔ It figuratively depicts a sudden and intense feeling of hunger.
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Contemplating if I should wait
➔ Using 'if' to introduce a conditional clause expressing doubt or pondering about a decision.
➔ It suggests thinking about a possible choice or action contingent on a condition.
