Poetic Justice – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Mexico

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

It ain't shit just been a binge

Don't do this for pretend

Spin your block and spin again

God forgive me for my sins

Yeah, many men wish death upon me

I got blood in my eyes, dog, and I can't see

But I'd kill before I let you take my life away

And if it's somethin' we ain't stopping, we gon' always have the right away

Runnin' with that glizzy in the bag, I got a dirty K

Told her stay up out my way if you don't wanna die today

Fucked up in the head, I'm trying to keep it all together

Trying to get my niggas out the hood, I need 'em here forever

And the chick that I been fucking keep on telling me I'm special

But I know how bitches settle, so I ain't gon' never settle

Ain't the type to count favors, never took it to that level

Every time you did me somethin', you was lookin' for a medal

Really came up out that mud, made a way without a shovel

Can't look for me to slow down, so I'm pushin' down the pedal

My OG on his last strike, I told him please play in

This ain't baseball, them people ain't gon' give another chance

Slow it down and stay focused on the plan

Move smarter, stay patient, I can't see you gone again

Scared to say they notice me, think I'm a blot, they shine

Don't want me in the front, they wanna see me in behind

If that's your partner and you love him, then don't leave him in the blind

I see niggas catching charges, but they ain't doing no time

I smoke a cigarette to win my nerves, working me

I was unknown to them boys, they never heard of me

I did some shit in their hood, they wanna murder me

Before I let you take my life, I do a burglary

Don't do this for pretend

Spin your block and spin again

God forgive me for my sins

Yeah, many men wish death upon me

I got blood in my eyes, dog, and I can't see

But I'd kill before I let you take my life away

And if it's somethin' we ain't stopping, we gon' always have the right away

Runnin' with that glizzy in the bag, I got a dirty K

Told her stay up out my way if you don't wanna die today

Fucked up in the head, I'm trying to keep it all together

Trying to get my niggas out the hood, I need 'em here forever

And the chick that I been fucking keep on telling me I'm special

But I know how bitches settle, so I ain't gon' never settle

Key Grammar Structures

• God forgive me for my sins

  ➔ imperative mood

  ➔ The verb "forgive" is in the base form, which is typical for an imperative.

• I got blood in my eyes, dog, and I can't see

  ➔ present simple (possession)

  ➔ The verb "got" expresses possession in the present simple tense.

• But I'd kill before I let you take my life away

  ➔ conditional (would)

  ➔ The contraction "I'd" = "I would" shows a conditional mood.

• Runnin' with that glizzy in the bag, I got a dirty K

  ➔ present participle (gerund) as subject

  ➔ The word "Runnin'" is a present participle used like a noun to start the sentence.

• Told her stay up out my way if you don't wanna die today

  ➔ first conditional clause with "if"

  ➔ The word "if" introduces a real condition that may happen in the future.

• Trying to get my niggas out the hood, I need 'em here forever

  ➔ present participle clause (dangling)

  ➔ The word "Trying" is a present participle that forms a clause without its own subject.

• And the chick that I've been fucking keep on telling me I'm special

  ➔ present perfect continuous (have/has been + -ing)

  ➔ The phrase "I've been" (= "I have been") + "fucking" shows an action that started in the past and continues.

• I was unknown to them boys, they never heard of me

  ➔ past simple passive (was + past participle)

  ➔ The verb "was" + "unknown" forms a passive construction, meaning the subject is not known.

• I smoke a cigarette to win my nerves, working me

  ➔ infinitive of purpose (to + verb)

  ➔ The phrase "to win" uses the infinitive to express the purpose of smoking.

• If that's your partner and you love him, then don't leave him in the blind

  ➔ conditional clause + imperative negative

  ➔ The word "don't" forms a negative imperative, giving a command not to leave.