Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Look, all money in what I been bout'Since Fifth Ave on a Scwhinn out
In too deep had to swim out
But ain't nothin sweet but the penthouse
Droptop Benz on the ten now
Dropped green dots to the pen now
I came up but I been down
Cause I standup nigga when they sit down
And I gas on niggas in the six now
And I built my lane in a brick pile
Not a broke real nigga or a rich clown
And I coach lil niggas in the mix now
Got em thinkin' pro tools 'stead of pistols
And I train these bitches like a pit now
Every time that I pull up at the Ritz now
They be like young hussle you the shit now
It's amazing to niggas how I get down
But it's crazy to me that I exist still
Cause the maze in my city leave you crazy and dizzy
Cause you either doing life or get chipped now
Lot of ghosts in my pics now
It ain't souls occupy the obyss now
Tryna cry for em it don't drip down
Cause when you deep in the shit it'll get foul look
I just ball like I sposed' to
Quarter mill when I roll through
Got the game from the old school
Focused on break no rules
Operate on my own truth
I've been making my own moves
I keep hearing this game say
You could be the one if you so choose
You could be the one if you so choose
Key Vocabulary
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swim /swɪm/ A1 |
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sweet /swiːt/ A1 |
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drop /drɒp/ A1 |
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standup /ˈstændʌp/ B1 |
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gas /ɡæs/ A2 |
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build /bɪld/ A2 |
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coach /koʊtʃ/ A2 |
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train /treɪn/ A2 |
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amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ B1 |
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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2 |
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maze /meɪz/ B1 |
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occupy /ˈɒkjuːpaɪ/ B1 |
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foul /faʊl/ B1 |
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focused /ˈfoʊkəst/ B1 |
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operate /ˈɒpəreɪt/ B2 |
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choose /tʃuːz/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I've been making my own moves
➔ Present Perfect Continuous
➔ The verb "have been" + gerund ("making") forms the present perfect continuous, showing an action that started in the past and continues now.
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You could be the one if you so choose
➔ Modal verb "could" + first conditional
➔ The modal verb "could" expresses possibility, and the clause "if you so choose" is a first‑conditional structure indicating a real future condition.
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I stand up nigga when they sit down
➔ Zero conditional (present simple + present simple)
➔ The clause "when they sit down" uses the present simple to state a general truth; the main clause also uses the present simple "stand up".
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I came up but I've been down
➔ Contrast of Past Simple vs Present Perfect
➔ "I came up" is simple past, referring to a finished action; "I've been down" uses present perfect to link the past state to the present.
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Every time that I pull up at the Ritz now
➔ Adverbial clause of time with "every time that"
➔ "Every time that" introduces a repeated temporal reference; the clause "I pull up at the Ritz" tells what happens each time.
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It’s amazing to niggas how I get down
➔ "how" introducing an indirect question / content clause
➔ "how" functions as a wh‑word that heads a content clause "how I get down", which acts as the object of "amazing".
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It ain't souls occupy the abyss now
➔ Negative contraction "ain't" (informal present simple)
➔ "Ain't" replaces "is not" or "are not" in informal speech; here it stands for "are not".
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I train these bitches like a pit now
➔ Simile using "like" + noun phrase
➔ "Like" introduces a comparison; the phrase "a pit" serves as the object of comparison, showing how the speaker treats the people mentioned.
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Focused on break no rules
➔ Reduced clause / participle phrase functioning as an adjective
➔ "Focused" is a past participle used without a subject; it modifies the implied speaker, equivalent to "I am focused on break, no rules".
