R.I.P. 2 My Youth – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
RIP to my youth
And you could call this the funeral
I'm just telling the truth
And you can play this at my funeral
Wrap me up in Chanel inside my coffin
Might go to Hell and there ain't no stopping
Might be a sinner and I might be a saint
I'd like to be proud, but somehow I'm ashamed
Sweet little baby in a world full of pain
I gotta be honest, I don't know if I could take it
Everybody's talking, but what's anybody saying?
Mama said if I really want to, then I can change it, yeah
RIP to my youth
If you really listen, then this is to you
Mama, there is only so much I can do
Tough for you to witness, but it was for me too
I'm using white lighters to see what's in front of me
...
RIP to my youth
And you can call this the funeral
I'm just telling the truth, yeah
You could play this at my funeral
Tell my sister, "Don't cry and don't be sad
I'm in Paradise with dad"
Close my eyes and then cross my arms
Put me in the dirt, let me dream with the stars
Throw me in a box with the oxygen off
You gave me the key and you locked every lock
When I can't breathe, I won't ask you to stop
When I can't breathe, don't call for a cop
I was naive and hopeful and lost
Now I'm aware and driving my thoughts, oh
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What do I do? What do I do?
I don't believe it if I don't keep proof
I don't believe it if I don't know you
I don't believe it if it's on the news or on the internet
I need a cigarette
I'm using white lighters to see what's in front of me
...
I'm using white lighters to see
RIP to my youth
And you can call this the funeral
I'm just telling the truth
And you could play this at my funeral
Tell my sister, "Don't cry and don't be sad
I'm in Paradise with dad"
Close my eyes and then cross my arms
Put me in the dirt, let me be with the stars
(I'm using white lighters to see what's in front of me)
...
(I'm using white lighters to see what's in front of me)
...
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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And you could call this the funeral
➔ Modal verb + base verb (could call)
➔ Uses a modal verb to indicate possibility or suggestion.
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I'm just telling the truth
➔ Present continuous tense
➔ Expresses an action happening right now or a current state.
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Tell my sister, "Don't cry and don't be sad"
➔ Imperative sentences with negative forms
➔ Uses the imperative form to give commands or advice in the negative.
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Put me in the dirt, let me dream with the stars
➔ Imperative + base verb (Put, let)
➔ Uses imperative to give commands or permissions, combined with 'let' to express allowing or enabling.
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When I can't breathe, I won't ask you to stop
➔ Conditional clause + future tense
➔ Expresses a condition with 'when' and the intent not to perform an action in the future if the condition is met.
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I was naive and hopeful and lost
➔ Past simple tense with coordinated adjectives
➔ Uses past tense to describe a state in the past with multiple descriptive adjectives linked by 'and'.
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What do I do? What do I do?
➔ Interrogative sentences in simple present tense
➔ Uses question format in simple present tense to express confusion or seeking advice.
