Skate Cans – English Lyrics

• By: Machine Gun Kelly
• Album: Black Flag

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw energy of Machine Gun Kelly's "Skate Cans" and explore a dynamic blend of hip-hop with rock and punk influences. This track from his "Black Flag" mixtape offers a unique insight into MGK's assertive style and lyrical flow, making it an engaging song for language learners to pick up on contemporary slang and expressions in a high-octane musical setting.

[English]

Yeah, original chucks on, laced up like I'm taking 'em on a run.

They beggin' me not to kill it, I tell 'em I'm havin' fun.

They askin' me how I do it, I tell 'em get on the rail.

Meanin' get on your grind, I'm ready now, what's the deal?

My size elevens skate on the surface like hovercraft.

A superhero, you think that I was a Thundercat.

I run with villains, my village callin' me Son of Sam.

Simply 'cause when I come around they st-st-st-stutterin'.

My body's tatted, they say I look like graffiti.

That's why I be on the roll, these regulars try to read me.

The way that people be starin', you'd think that I was a TV.

But when it comes to the haters, I cannot see them like Stevie.

But I be seein' repeats of dead rappers like sixth sense.

My competition ain't worth nothin' like six cents.

Misfit, I swear I'm sick shit, you'd think I was Ryan Sheckler by the way I make the kickflip.

Too cool, handshakes and daps, servin' all of these fools like pancakes and snacks.

Whoever thought that I wouldn't be damagin' the tracks

Was pullin' they own legs like hamstrings and calves.

I am the only great white,

body look like a canvas, skin is covered with tats.

And my chucks are always the classics, look like I'm in the past.

Turn the noise up, hundred words and runnin'.

Turn the noise up, what'd I tell these people?

Turn the noise up, Transformer tatted on my arm like a droid, yup!

I am the only great white.

Anytime's my time, everyday is grind time.

No chain needed, I am just a star, Kells.

Turn the noise up, hundred words and runnin'.

Turn the noise up, what'd I tell these people?

Turn the noise up, best rapper alive, who? Kells, Kells.

Uh, I'm so beyond my time, the Michelangelo of the second millennium.

I roll it up and get higher than condominiums.

My rap's braille, the way the people be feelin' 'em.

Midwest all the way to the other side of the Meridian.

Bet that, EST is in the spot now.

We be the crew, all of these fools try to jock now.

Them type of dudes that'll make your mouth drop down.

Faces'll get twisted like they guzzlin' Ciroc down.

We just city slickers in search of them bigger figures.

This is more than a game, my business isn't to scrimmage.

And I be with the sickest 'cause I'm tryin' to be the illest.

With them die-hard fans like Bruce Willis, pow-pow!

I'm in the cut like alcohol in the wound.

But I'm trippin' like I popped out of a roll on the moon.

Focus on killin' tracks like I'm rappin' 'em from the tomb.

Or I beat it, this instrumental, light it up for the tunes.

Every morning I wake up and put my city on.

Which means that every day I wake and put my city on.

Cleveland, we ready, just turn the MIDI on.

Kid Kells, feelin' like a million, gone!

I am the only great white,

body look like a canvas, skin is covered with tats.

And my chucks are always the classics, look like I'm in the past.

Turn the noise up, hundred words and runnin'.

Turn the noise up, what'd I tell these people?

Turn the noise up, Transformer tatted on my arm like a droid, yup!

I am the only great white.

Anytime's my time, everyday is grind time.

No chain needed, I am just a star, Kells.

Turn the noise up, hundred words and runnin'.

Turn the noise up, what'd I tell these people?

Turn the noise up, best rapper alive, who? Kells, Kells.

Uh, I'm so beyond my time, the Michelangelo of the second millennium.

I roll it up and get higher than condominiums.

My rap's braille, the way the people be feelin' 'em.

Midwest all the way to the other side of the Meridian.

Bet that, EST is in the spot now.

We be the crew, all of these fools try to jock now.

Them type of dudes that'll make your mouth drop down.

Faces'll get twisted like they guzzlin' Ciroc down.

We just city slickers in search of them bigger figures.

This is more than a game, my business isn't to scrimmage.

And I be with the sickest 'cause I'm tryin' to be the illest.

With them die-hard fans like Bruce Willis, pow-pow!

I'm in the cut like alcohol in the wound.

But I'm trippin' like I popped out of a roll on the moon.

Focus on killin' tracks like I'm rappin' 'em from the tomb.

Or I beat it, this instrumental, light it up for the tunes.

Every morning I wake up and put my city on.

Which means that every day I wake and put my city on.

Cleveland, we ready, just turn the MIDI on.

Kid Kells, feelin' like a million, gone!

I am the only great white,

body look like a canvas, skin is covered with tats.

And my chucks are always the classics, look like I'm in the past.

Turn the noise up, hundred words and runnin'.

Turn the noise up, what'd I tell these people?

Turn the noise up, Transformer tatted on my arm like a droid, yup!

I am the only great white.

Anytime's my time, everyday is grind time.

No chain needed, I am just a star, Kells.

Turn the noise up, hundred words and runnin'.

Turn the noise up, what'd I tell these people?

Turn the noise up, best rapper alive, who? Kells, Kells.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of verb - to destroy or end
grind /ɡraɪnd/ B1	noun - hard work or effort verb - to work hard
surface /ˈsɜːrfɪs/ B1	noun - the outer layer of something
villain /ˈvɪlən/ B2	noun - a wicked or evil person
tatted /tætɪd/ B1	adjective - covered in tattoos
graffiti /ɡrəˈfiːti/ B2	noun - writing or drawings made on walls or public surfaces
starin' /ˈsterɪn/ A2	verb - looking intently
repeats /rɪˈpiːts/ B1	noun - occurrences again
misfit /ˈmɪsfɪt/ B2	noun - a person who doesn't fit in
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionable or impressive
damagin' /ˈdæmɪdʒɪn/ B1	verb - causing harm or damage
canvas /ˈkænvəs/ B2	noun - a strong cloth used for painting
classic /ˈklæsɪk/ B1	adjective - of the highest quality and outstanding
droid /drɔɪd/ B2	noun - a robot
millennium /mɪˈleniəm/ C1	noun - a period of one thousand years
condominiums /ˌkɒndəˈmɪniəmz/ B2	noun - a privately owned apartment in a building
braille /breɪl/ B2	noun - a system of reading and writing for the blind

Key Grammar Structures

• They beggin' me not to kill it, I tell 'em I'm havin' fun.

  ➔ Contractions (beggin', havin')

  ➔ The words 'begging' and 'having' are shortened to 'beggin'' and 'havin'' for informal, conversational tone.

• Meanin' get on your grind, I'm ready now, what's the deal?

  ➔ Apostrophe for omission (Meanin')

  ➔ The apostrophe in 'Meanin'' replaces the 'g' in 'meaning' to reflect spoken language.

• My size elevens skate on the surface like hovercraft.

  ➔ Simile (like hovercraft)

  ➔ The phrase 'like hovercraft' compares the movement of the shoes to that of a hovercraft, using 'like' to create a simile.

• I run with villains, my village callin' me Son of Sam.

  ➔ Present participle (callin')

  ➔ The verb 'calling' is shortened to 'callin'' to maintain the rhythmic flow of the lyrics.

• My body's tatted, they say I look like graffiti.

  ➔ Contraction (body's)

  ➔ The contraction 'body's' combines 'body' and 'is' to create a more informal tone.

• But when it comes to the haters, I cannot see them like Stevie.

  ➔ Simile (like Stevie)

  ➔ The phrase 'like Stevie' compares the speaker's inability to see haters to Stevie Wonder's blindness, using 'like' to create a simile.

• I'm so beyond my time, the Michelangelo of the second millennium.

  ➔ Hyperbole (I'm so beyond my time)

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm so beyond my time' is an exaggeration to emphasize the speaker's uniqueness and forward-thinking.

• Every morning I wake up and put my city on.

  ➔ Present simple tense (wake up, put)

  ➔ The verbs 'wake up' and 'put' are in the present simple tense to describe habitual actions.