Radio – English Lyrics

• By: Future
• Album: The Real Me

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of Atlanta Trap with 'Radio' by Future. This song is a perfect tool for learners to practice hearing modern slang, rhythmic flow, and the cadence of contemporary American English used in urban music culture.

[English]

This not for the radio (Who this for?)

This not for the radio, sayin'

This not for the radio (What it do?)

This not for the radio

If she bad all the way down, spoil her all around

The biggest nigga here in the town, even when I'm not in town

A lot of niggas want the spot when I don't even want the crown

Already legendary and never tryna talk about it

The baddest bitches in the world, they give their soul to Ski

Give her what she needed, pussy never took control of me

I could be grievin' 'bout a death, it come with being a king

It's time to put bitches in they place, but I'm out of they league

I know right now, I'm on pace to get me a B

Try not to boast 'bout it, embrace it and bein' low-key

Niggas don't respect when you humble, just keepin' it G

Hoes comin' for inspirations, it's not what it seems

I done bought a few new time pieces, they didn't deserve it

Didn't mean to get outside my body, I was just out splurgin'

Got to think about the results when they comin' through lurkin'

Seems like everyone havin' motives that come with a purpose

Bitch was bad, knew what I was doin', I did it on purpose

I ain't even thinkin' the same when I was just flowin' on purple

I could say the training now how to escape the streets from thorough

I can't even move the same no more, it'll hurt us

She a baddie, so it keep me motivated, keep her around

I can't lose my temper, my members need me now

Been peepin' the movement, peep when they copyin' style

I've been makin' hella sacrifices this whole while

Bitch come through, catch a nigga vulnerable at the right time

I put you down on some real shit without even tryin'

Put you down on some real shit without even tryin' (Tryin')

Put you down on that real without even tryin' (Yeah)

However I feel about it is just how I feel about it, you know I'm sayin'?

I ain't too much got to do no explainin' of what's goin' on

You know, I'm goin' on and on, you know what I mean?

Uh, who this for?

This not for the radio (Who this for?)

This not for the radio, say

This not for the radio (What it do?)

This not for the radio

This not for the radio (Radio)

This not for the radio, say

This not for the radio (For the radio)

This not for the radio

This not for the radio

This not for the radio, say

This not for the radio

This not for the radio

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
radio /ˈreɪdiˌoʊ/ A2	noun - The transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves carrying sound messages.
legendary /ˈlɛdʒəndɛri/ B2	adjective - Remarkable enough to be famous; very well known.
spoil /spɔɪl/ B1	verb - To harm the character of someone by being too lenient or indulgent.
humble /ˈhʌmbəl/ B2	adjective - Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.
splurgin /ˈsplɜːrdʒɪn/ C2	verb - To spend money freely or extravagantly.
vulnerable /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/ B2	adjective - Susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm.
motivated /ˈmoʊtɪˌveɪtɪd/ B1	adjective - Very enthusiastic or determined to achieve success.
sacrifice /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/ B2	noun - An act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else.
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	verb - To accept or support a belief, theory, or change willingly.
purpose /ˈpɜːrpəs/ A2	noun - The reason for which something is done or created.

Key Grammar Structures

• Even when I'm not in town.

  ➔ Concessive Clause (Subordinate Clause)

  ➔ "Even when" introduces a circumstance that does not prevent the main action.

• I could be grievin' 'bout a death.

  ➔ Modal Verb of Possibility (could + be + -ing)

  ➔ "Could be" indicates a state that is potentially happening in the present.

• It's time to put bitches in they place.

  ➔ Infinitive Phrase as a post-modifier

  ➔ "To put" modifies the noun phrase "time".

• I'm on pace to get me a B.

  ➔ Collocation and Informal Object Pronoun

  ➔ "On pace to" is a set expression, and "me" acts as an informal dative object.

• They didn't deserve it.

  ➔ Past Simple Negative

  ➔ The auxiliary "did not" (didn't) is used to negate the past action.

• I was just out splurgin'.

  ➔ Past Progressive (with idiomatic "be out + -ing")

  ➔ "Be out + -ing" describes being away from home engaged in a specific activity.

• Seems like everyone havin' motives.

  ➔ Elliptical Clause (Omission of 'is')

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "is" is omitted for informal/rhythmic flow.

• I can't even move the same no more.

  ➔ Double Negative (Colloquial/Dialectal)

  ➔ "Can't" and "no more" reinforce the negative meaning.