Remember The Name
Lyrics:
[English]
Yeah, I was born a misfit
Grew up 10 miles from the town of Ipswich
Wanted to make it big, I wished it to existence
I never was a sick kid, always dismissed quick
"Stick to singing, stop rappin' like it's Christmas"
And if you're talkin' money, then my conversation shiftin'
My dreams are bigger than just bein' on the rich list
Might be insanity, but people call it "gifted"
My face is goin' numb from the shit this stuff is mixed with
Watch how the lyrics in the songs might get twisted
My wife wears red, but looks better without the lipstick
I'm a private guy and you know nothin' 'bout my business
And if I had my 15 minutes, I must have missed 'em
20 years old is when I came in the game
And now it's eight years on and you remember the name
And if you thought I was good, well, then I'm better today
But it's ironic how you people thought I'd never be great
I like my shows open-air, Tokyo to Delaware
Put your phones in the air if you wanna be rocked
You know I want way more than I already got
Give me a song with Eminem and 50 Cent in the club
You know it ain't my time to call it a day
I wanna crack one and I wanna be paid
But it's 'bout time, you remember the name (Ayy, ayy)
You know it ain't my time to call it a day
I wanna crack one and I wanna be paid
But it's 'bout time, you remember the name (Ayy, ayy)
(Hey, hey, hey)
I can still remember (What?) tryna shop a deal (Uh-huh)
From Taco Bell to TRL
I climbed the Billboard charts to the
Top until, as fate would have it (Yup)
Became an addict, funny 'cause I had pop appeal
But they said time would tell (What?) if I'd prevail (Huh?)
And all I did was (What?) put Nine Inch Nails (Where?)
In my eyelids now (What?)
I'm seein' diamond sales like I'm in Zales (Yeah)
Without a doubt, by any means
If rap was skinny jeans, I couldn't do anything
In 'em, I'd be splittin' seams of denim when I'm spitting schemes
Which really means, no "ifs", "ands
" Or "buts" are squeezin' in between
You sleep on me 'cause you're only fucking winning in your dreams
Not even when I'm on my deathbed
Man, I feel like Ed, it isn't time to drop the mic yet
So why would I quit? The thought that I would stop when I'm dead
Just popped in my head, I said it, then forgot what I said
It isn't my time to call it a day
I got rap locked and I'm already paid
But it's 'bout time, you remember the name (Ayy, ayy)
You know it ain't my time to call it a day
I got rap locked and I'm already paid
But it's 'bout time, you remember the name (Ayy, ayy)
Ain't nobody cold as me, I dress so fresh, so clean
You can find me in my whip, rockin' my Fendi drip
Man, you know just what I mean
Shinin', wrist with the rocks on it
Buscemis with locks on it
Everything my voice on, that shit knock, don't it?
Balenciaga saga, I'm in Bergdorf ballin'
It's just another episode, my hoes, I spoil 'em
She like the fly shit and I like to buy shit
Shit, I'm gettin' stupid money, what else we gon' do with money?
Bitch, we be ballin' out, the king, bring me 50 bottles
Tonight we gon' blow a check, worry 'bout your shit tomorrow
The turn up is so real, we 'bout to get super lit
Boy, I'm kickin' straight facts, that's just how we do this shit
Tomorrow, we hangin' over 'til we start feelin' sober
Then it's time to start it over, here we go again
You know it ain't my time to call it a day
I got rap locked and I'm already paid
And it's about time, you remember the name (Ayy, ayy)
You know it ain't my time to call it a day
I got rap locked and I'm already paid
But it's 'bout time, you remember the name (Ayy, ayy)
(Hey, hey, hey)
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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misfit /ˈmɪs.fɪt/ B2 |
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existence /ɪgˈzɪs.təns/ B2 |
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wish /wɪʃ/ A2 |
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dismissing /dɪsˈmɪs.ɪŋ/ B2 |
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insanity /ɪnˈsæn.ɪ.ti/ C1 |
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twisted /ˈtwɪs.tɪd/ B2 |
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private /ˈpraɪ.vət/ B1 |
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good /ɡʊd/ A1 |
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famous /ˈfeɪ.məs/ B1 |
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rocked /rɒkt/ B2 |
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paid /peɪd/ A2 |
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call /kɔːl/ A2 |
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drop /drɒp/ A2 |
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Grammar:
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It isn't my time to call it a day
➔ Negative contraction with 'isn't' (is not), used in present tense.
➔ 'Isn't' is a contraction of 'is not', used to negate the verb 'to be' in the present tense.
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Wanted to make it big
➔ Infinitive 'to make' used after 'wanted' to express purpose or desire.
➔ 'Wanted' is the past tense of 'want', and 'to make' is the infinitive form indicating the action desired.
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And if you thought I was good, well, then I'm better today
➔ Use of 'if' for conditional sentences, and 'then' to show result or consequence.
➔ 'If' introduces a conditional clause expressing hypothetical situations, and 'then' indicates the outcome.
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My face is goin' numb from the shit this stuff is mixed with
➔ Use of 'is' (present tense) and the informal contraction 'goin’' for 'going'.
➔ 'Goin’' is an informal contraction of 'going', expressing the present continuous in a casual way.
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My dreams are bigger than just bein' on the rich list
➔ Use of comparison 'bigger than' expressing superiority.
➔ 'Bigger than' is a comparative phrase used to show that one thing exceeds another in size, importance, or degree.
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And all I did was (What?) put Nine Inch Nails in my eyelids now
➔ Use of past simple 'did' for emphasis, and 'was' as auxiliary verb in a question phrase.
➔ 'Did' emphasizes the action in past simple tense, while 'was' functions as an auxiliary verb here to form the question or emphasize the action.
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Man, I feel like Ed, it isn't time to drop the mic yet
➔ Use of 'it isn’t time to' + infinitive structure for expressing that the moment has not yet arrived.
➔ 'It isn’t time to' + infinitive structure is used to indicate that the appropriate or scheduled moment for a specific action has not yet come.