Roll The Dice – English Lyrics

• By: Marshmello, SOB X RBE

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the world of West Coast hip-hop and the raw storytelling of SOB X RBE through their collaboration with Marshmello, 'Roll The Dice.' This track offers a great opportunity to learn the slang and rhythm of Bay Area rap while delving into a narrative of risk and ambition. The unexpected fusion of a global EDM superstar and a gritty rap crew makes this song a unique cultural and linguistic study.

[English]

And they don't need to come up

You see a solid nigga plated in them shoes. Don't turn

No, you're saying we fear they comfortable being broke cuz they hate ready. Don't get it fucked

Seeing all my niggas built dumb shit worried about no fuck nigga or no dumb face. Yo know me bitch, nigga

Fuck y'all some shit and this us against the world. Fuck who you wrote. It was the prime bow

All right zippers tucked in I can get a foot alone nigga cuz I'm plugged in. Mr

Trower how you move you make the puppets take a plane around my wife this way. Come one bitch

Can we go drop a nigga got some feelings got some demons gonna subside as ready

Once you hit this type these bitches wanna stop a nigga and if I ever go back broken

I'm Robin if you wanna get the winter life throw two dice be I bet I'm a cat with Lizzy what sorry if we walk

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J.M☺☺☺

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
solid /ˈsɒlɪd/ B1	adjective - firm and stable in shape; not liquid or gaseous.
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, real or imagined. verb - be afraid of (someone or something) as a result of a sense of danger.
built /bɪlt/ A2	verb - construct (something) by putting parts or materials together. adjective - having a strong or muscular body.
worried /ˈwʌrid/ A2	adjective - anxious or troubled over actual or potential problems.
prime /praɪm/ B2	adjective - of first importance; principal.
move /muːv/ A1	verb - go in a particular direction.
plane /pleɪn/ A2	noun - a flat or level surface. noun - an aircraft.
drop /drɒp/ A1	verb - let (something) fall.
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction.
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B1	noun - evil spirits. noun - troubling or destructive influences.
hit /hɪt/ A1	verb - strike (someone or something).
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - cease to move or operate.
back /bæk/ A1	adverb - to the rear.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter.
throw /θroʊ/ A2	verb - propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.
dice /daɪs/ B1	noun - a small cube with marked sides, used in games of chance.
bet /bet/ A2	verb - risk something, usually money, against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of a future event.

Key Grammar Structures

• And they don't need to come up

  ➔ Negation using 'don't'

  ➔ "don't" negates the verb, making the meaning negative: 'they do not need'.

• You see a solid nigga plated in them shoes.

  ➔ Present simple tense for general statements

  ➔ Uses present simple 'see' to state something generally true.

• Don't turn

  ➔ Imperative negative form

  ➔ Commands not to do something using 'don't' plus a bare verb.

• Cuz I'm plugged in.

  ➔ Contraction (I'm = I am)

  ➔ "I'm" is a contraction of 'I am', used in informal speech and writing.

• Once you hit this type these bitches wanna stop a nigga

  ➔ Present simple for universal truth; 'Once' as a conjunction

  ➔ 'Once' introduces a condition; 'wanna' is informal for 'want to'. Present simple shows habitual action.

• And if I ever go back broken, I'm Robin

  ➔ First conditional; 'if' clause + main clause with will/going to/future action

  ➔ "If I ever go back broken" is a condition; "I'm Robin" means the result would be stealing.

• If you wanna get the winter life throw two dice

  ➔ If-clause for possible situations; 'wanna' as informal 'want to'

  ➔ 'If' introduces a possible situation; 'wanna' is slang for 'want to'.

• I bet I'm a cat with Lizzy

  ➔ 'I bet' expressing certainty/opinion

  ➔ "I bet" means 'I'm sure' or 'I think'. Used to express strong opinion.