Remember Who You Are – English Lyrics

• By: Tom MacDonald
• Album: Remember Who You Are

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the bold and direct world of modern English rap with 'Remember Who You Are.' This song is a fantastic tool for learners to practice emphatic language, assertive vocabulary, and the rhythm of contemporary spoken English, all while exploring a powerful message of self-empowerment.

[English]

Remember who [music] you are, white boy.

Start a fire with some gas and a match.

Hanging out the window of a truck

[music] with a flag. Pissing off the

world that's trying to tell you it's bad

to be like you. Just remember who you

are, white boy. Raising hell just

[music] like your old man. Little slice

of heaven somewhere out on a ranch.

Pissing off the [music] world that's

trying to tell you it's bad to be like

you.

This is for my guys outside with a

little [music] bit of red on their

necks. Standing for their anthem with

their hand on their chest.

Rattlesnakes on some yellow flags

hanging from their window panes. Buddy,

you should watch where you step.

>> Step, step, [music] step. Get to

stepping, y'all. Get, get, get gone, get

gone.

We just want to work, go to church, have

a good time till [music] we in the dirt.

>> Remember who you are, white boy. Start a

fire with some gas and a match. Hanging

out the window of a truck with a flag.

Pissing off the world that's [music]

trying to tell you it's bad to be like

you. Just remember who you are, white

[music] boy. Raising hell just like your

old man. Little slice of heaven

somewhere out on a ranch. Pissing off

the [music] world that's trying to tell

you it's bad to be like you.

This is for the guys who going to fight

[music] to be free till the cops come

around. Who never let the flag that they

wave touch [music] the ground.

Metal sign on a fence post, no

trespassing allowed. And this is for the

ones [music] who don't run. Reading

bibles, loading guns. They know what

they got to do and they know how to get

it done. All the ones who learning

lessons [music] till the day they get to

heaven. If you ain't one of us, then get

to stepping.

>> Step.

Step, step, step. Get to stepping,

y'all. Get, get, get gone, [music] get

gone.

We just want to work, go to church, have

a good time till we in the dirt.

>> Remember who you are, white [music] boy.

Start a fire with some gas and a match.

Hanging out the window of a truck with a

flag. Pissing off the world that's

trying [music] to tell you it's bad to

be like you. Just remember who you are,

white [music] boy, raising hell just

like your old man. Little slice of

heaven somewhere out on the ranch,

pissing off the world that's trying to

tell you it's bad to be like [music]

you. Remember who you were, white boy,

before they try to erase in your past

and told you it's bad. Remember who you

were, white boy, before they put your

kids in a mask to sit in the class.

[music]

Remember who you were, white boy, before

the only lives that mattered were black

and you got a tag. Remember who you

were, white [music] boy, I'm telling you

you got to go back, more like dad.

Remember who you are, white [music] boy,

start a fire with some gas and a match,

hanging out the window of a truck with a

flag, pissing off the world that's

trying [music] to tell you it's bad to

be like you. Just remember who you are,

white [music] boy, raising hell just

like your old man. Little slice of

heaven somewhere out [music] on the

ranch, pissing off the world that's

trying to tell you it's bad to be like

you.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of someone or something
Anthem /ˈænθəm/ B2	noun - a rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group
Rattlesnakes /ˈrætəlsneɪks/ C1	noun - a venomous American snake with a rattle at the end of its tail
Ranch /ræntʃ/ B1	noun - a large farm, especially in North America, where cattle or other animals are bred
Trespassing /ˈtrɛspæsɪŋ/ C2	verb - to enter someone's land or property without permission
Heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A2	noun - a place regarded in some religions as the abode of God
Erase /ɪˈreɪs/ B2	verb - to remove all traces of
Window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ A1	noun - an opening in a wall to admit light or air
Raising /ˈreɪzɪŋ/ B1	verb - lifting or moving something to a higher level
Metal /ˈmɛtəl/ A2	noun - a solid material which is typically hard, shiny, and malleable
Loading /ˈloʊdɪŋ/ A2	verb - putting a load or supply into a device
Fence /fɛns/ A2	noun - a barrier enclosing an area of ground
Lessons /ˈlɛsənz/ A1	noun - periods of learning or instruction
Mask /mæsk/ A2	noun - a covering for all or part of the face
Flag /flæɡ/ A2	noun - a piece of cloth with a design used as a symbol

Key Grammar Structures

• Pissing off the world that's trying to tell you it's bad to be like you.

  ➔ Relative clause (defining)

  ➔ "That's" introduces a relative clause modifying "the world", specifying which world is being referred to.

• Standing for their anthem with their hand on their chest.

  ➔ Participial phrase

  ➔ "Standing" is a present participle used to describe the subjects while they perform an action.

• Buddy, you should watch where you step.

  ➔ Noun clause as object

  ➔ "Where you step" functions as the object of the verb "watch".

• If you ain't one of us, then get to stepping.

  ➔ First conditional

  ➔ "If" clause + present tense followed by an imperative to express a real possibility.

• Before they try to erase your past.

  ➔ Temporal clause with 'before'

  ➔ "Before" is a conjunction used here to establish the sequence of events.

• Before they put your kids in a mask to sit in the class.

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "To sit" expresses the purpose or intended result of the action (putting on a mask).

• Before the only lives that mattered were black.

  ➔ Relative clause with past tense

  ➔ "That mattered" is a past tense relative clause describing the lives.

• I'm telling you you got to go back.

  ➔ Modal verb of obligation ('have got to')

  ➔ "Got to" (have got to) is an informal way to express strong necessity or obligation.