Praise God – English Lyrics

• By: Kanye West

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of 'Praise God' to explore the intersection of modern trap and traditional gospel. This song is a perfect gateway to learning expressive, emotive English through its repetitive, impactful lyrical structures and intense vocal delivery.

[English]

That she wrote, "Speech to the Young: Speech to the Progress Toward"

Say to them, say to the down-keepers, the sun-slappers

The self-soilers, the harmony-hushers

Even if you are not ready for the day, it cannot always be night

Serve, flex, I do work (work), six, I'm like Mike

He's out of sight, woo, you done got me piped

Two-man like Ike, six out the spot (uh, uh)

Into the night

Yeah, I'm shaking the drop (drop)

I'm still up on top (aight)

I been had the bop (ooh-ooh)

The devil my opp, can't pay me to stop (It's lit)

My God at the top (La Flame)

We gon' praise our way out the grave, dawg

Living, speaking, praise God

Walking out the graveyard back to life

I serve, follow your worth, see with new sight, into the night (hey)

Yeah, this life I'm living (I'm living)

All the advice been tipped in (that thing)

Gave me that grip, no slipping (that grip)

Out of my mind, went tripping (my mind)

Tell me take two when I'm on one (I'm on)

That lookout like no one, kept it real tight like yo' son (yo' son)

Yeah (La Flame)

We gon' praise our way out the grave, dawg

Living, speaking, praise God

Walking out the graveyard back to life (hey)

I serve, follow your worth, see with new sight, into the night (hey)

Still on sight, huh, still outside

I just, huh, still outside, huh, still outside

Tame Imp-, Tame Impala

Tame Impala stay outside, huh

And I'm still outside, I'm still outside, still outside, huh

Let's get right, huh, let's get right, uh, let's get right, uh, huh

Let's get right, let's get (ayy, ayy, ayy), let's get right

Let's get (ayy, ayy, ayy), let's get- (hey)

Look at new scenes, I opened my life, I'm subject to memes

I signed a few -, I polished their dreams

An angel on Earth, come under my wing

Stop running your publishers-

They publish the headlines and say the wrong things

Y'all treat your Lord and Savior like renters' insurance

You know what I mean?

Bada the bada the boom, I bada the boom, I bada the bing

I need a new girl, my old one was mean

I had to let go, forgave all them evils that came to my shows

I channeled them bad, all in abode

I challenge the trust, I challenge the turbulence

I came with the life

I gathered my sinners and asked if I'm right, let's get-

I just get right, huh

Let's get right, let's get right, let's get right, shh, shh

Ain't on sight, it's on sight

I don't know you, you, you, you, it's on sight

I don't know you, you, you, you (ayy, ayy), let's get right

Ayy, all of my n-as on Channel 5

I don't channel ten 'til it go time

Used to throw up my uncle's spaghetti

Been toting totes since before I was ready

Back when my mama told me that I was challenged

A single black woman, you know that she petty

I turned a heavy heart to two million dollars

I put that in totals, reverse out the day

I gotta, I gotta put on a rager one time

I swung the powder, went major one time

I know some white people serving no time

I gotta do it for me, do it for, pray for me

Doing it for all the ones dying

I wanna do it for all the ones crying

I wanna, uh, uh, uh, let's get right, huh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
praise /preɪz/ B2	verb - To express warm approval or admiration of
grave /ɡreɪv/ B1	noun - A place of burial for a dead body
harmony /ˈhɑːrməni/ B2	noun - The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes
servant /ˈsɜːrvənt/ A2	noun - A person who performs duties for others
worth /wɜːrθ/ B1	noun - The value or importance of something
tripping /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb - To catch one's foot on something and stumble
advice /ədˈvaɪs/ A2	noun - Guidance or recommendations offered
turbulence /ˈtɜːrbjələns/ C1	noun - Conflict, confusion, or violent disorder
sinner /ˈsɪnər/ B2	noun - A person who transgresses against divine law
tame /teɪm/ B2	adjective - Not dangerous or frightened of people
polished /ˈpɒlɪʃt/ B1	verb - To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A2	noun - A spiritual being believed to act as an attendant or messenger of God
insurance /ɪnˈʃʊərəns/ B2	noun - A practice by which a company provides a guarantee of compensation
total /ˈtoʊtəl/ A2	noun - The amount obtained by addition
heavy /ˈhɛvi/ A1	adjective - Of great weight

Key Grammar Structures

• Even if you are not ready for the day, it cannot always be night

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Even if + present simple)

  ➔ "Even if" is used to emphasize that the condition does not change the outcome.

• The devil my opp, can't pay me to stop

  ➔ Elliptical construction (Omitting 'is')

  ➔ In "The devil my opp", the verb "is" is omitted, which is common in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and rap music.

• I been had the bop

  ➔ Remote past tense / Perfective aspect (AAVE)

  ➔ "Been had" expresses an action that happened in the distant past and has enduring relevance.

• I'm still up on top

  ➔ Adverb of continuity (Still + verb/prepositional phrase)

  ➔ "Still" indicates that a situation or state continues to exist from the past to the present.

• I channeled them bad, all in abode

  ➔ Transitive verb usage with adjectival complement

  ➔ The artist uses "them bad" as a direct object followed by an adjective describing the state of the object.

• Ain't on sight, it's on sight

  ➔ Negative/Positive contrast with idiom

  ➔ "On sight" is an idiom meaning to react immediately or fight upon seeing someone; here, the artist contrasts its negative and positive form.

• Used to throw up my uncle's spaghetti

  ➔ Past habit (Used to + infinitive)

  ➔ "Used to" is used to describe a past activity that happened regularly but no longer occurs.

• I gotta put on a rager one time

  ➔ Modal of obligation (Gotta = have got to)

  ➔ "Gotta" is a colloquial contraction for "have got to," indicating necessity or a strong intention.