Some Way – English Lyrics

• By: NAV, The Weeknd

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is an engaging way to understand cultural nuances and slang. "Some Way" offers a look into contemporary hip-hop and R&B vernacular, particularly terms related to confidence, relationships, and competition. The song's clever wordplay and melodic delivery make it a memorable track for those looking to immerse themselves in modern English as it's used in popular music.

[English]

作词 : Navraj Goraya/Abel Tesfaye

作曲 : Navraj Goraya/Abel Tesfaye

Yeah, nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah nah

Nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah nah, yeah

If I'ma talk, I'ma talk, I'ma keep it real

Me and my boys, and my boys, we will split a pill

Noodles and pots in a pot was a ***** meal

Now that we on, that we on, we gon' split a mill

I take a jet, take a jet when I'm overseas

None of my girls, of my girls gon' get over me

Shout out to Hawk, shoutout Dooly, shoutout Hennessy

Them be my bros, be my bros till the death of me

Nobody know, -body know how I really be

I got some bars for a ***** if he wanna see

Dress up your talk if a ***** wanna talk to me

***** your phone calls, I don't want apologies

Everyone said, yeah they said I was gonna peak

Most number ones, number ones in a ***** league

I think your girl, think your girl, fell in love with me

She say my ***** and my tongue game a remedy

...

Oh yeah, yeah, I just hit a lick and I know you feelin' some way

(nah, nah nah nah, nah nah nah)

I just took that chick, and I know you feelin' some way, oh yeah

She just want a ***** like me, you feelin' some way, way, way, yeah

She just want a ***** like me, I play no

Way, we got em feelin' some way

Way, 'cause you see XO in the place, told her wait

I gotta get myself together

Yesterday, I spent two thousand on a sweater, way

I think the belts inside the store look better on my waist

I think my **** look better on her face

This ***** got addicted, all she do was take a taste

Now you gettin' mad because you got replaced

The brown boy and the Starboy on a track (yeah)

Haters gonna say this *****t is wack

I went to the hills straight from the trap

I'ma ***** your ***** and give her back

She said she pop pills I told her stop it

Check my little pocket I got options

I'm the first brown boy to get it poppin'

If I say the words, my shooters gonna pop 'em

...

Oh yeah, yeah, I just hit a lick and I know you feelin' some way

(nah, nah nah nah, nah nah nah)

I just took that chick, and I know you feelin' some way, oh yeah

She just want a ***** like me, you feelin' some way, way, way

She just want a ***** like me, I play no games

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pill /pɪl/ A1	noun - a small tablet of medicine noun (slang) - an unpleasant or difficult person
jet /dʒɛt/ A1	noun - a fast aircraft powered by jet engines
overseas /ˌoʊvərˈsiz/ B1	adjective - located or happening in a foreign country across the sea
bro /broʊ/ A2	noun (slang) - a close male friend; brother
bars /bɑːrz/ B1	noun (music) - lines of lyrics, especially in rap verb (slang) - to block or stop (e.g., a door)
remedy /ˈremədi/ B2	noun - a treatment or medicine that cures a disease
lick /lɪk/ B2	noun (slang) - a quick theft or robbery; a profitable job
trap /træp/ B2	noun - a place where illegal drugs are sold or used
track /træk/ A1	noun (music) - a recorded piece of music verb - to follow the course or progress of something
hills /hɪlz/ B1	noun (plural) - raised areas of land that are lower than mountains
starboy /ˈstɑːrˌbɔɪ/ C1	noun (proper name) - stage name used by The Weeknd; also a term for a glamorous, successful male artist
addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ C1	adjective - strongly dependent on a substance or activity
sweater /ˈswɛtər/ A2	noun - a warm knitted garment worn on the upper body
waist /weɪst/ A2	noun - the part of the body between the ribs and hips
belt /bɛlt/ A1	noun - a strip of leather or fabric worn around the waist to hold up clothing
taste /teɪst/ B1	noun - the sensation of flavor perceived by the tongue verb - to sample or try the flavor of something
shooters /ˈʃuːtərz/ C1	noun (plural) - people who fire guns; also slang for people who quickly send messages or posts
pop /pɒp/ C2	verb - to burst or cause to burst with a sudden short sound noun (slang) - popular contemporary music, especially with a strong beat

Key Grammar Structures

• If I'ma talk, I'ma talk, I'ma keep it real

  ➔ Informal future construction "I'ma" = "I am going to"

  ➔ The word "I'ma" contracts "I am going to" and is used to express a planned future action.

• Now that we on, that we on, we gon' split a mill

  ➔ "Now that" clause expressing a new situation + informal "gon'" = "going to"

  ➔ "Now that" introduces a cause‑effect relationship: because we are "on", we "gon'" (going to) split a million.

• I take a jet, take a jet when I'm overseas

  ➔ Simple present for habitual actions; zero conditional using present tense

  ➔ "take" is in the simple present to show a repeated or habitual action – "I take a jet" whenever I am overseas.

• Nobody know, -body know how I really be

  ➔ Zero copula (omission of "does") in informal speech; present simple with subject‑verb agreement error

  ➔ "Nobody" is singular, so the standard form is "Nobody knows". The line drops the "s" to create a slang style.

• I got some bars for a ***** if he wanna see

  ➔ Conditional clause with present simple "if" + informal "wanna" = "wants to"

  ➔ "if" introduces a real condition; "wanna" is a contraction of "wants to" used in informal speech.

• She say my ***** and my tongue game a remedy

  ➔ Zero‑subject‑verb agreement in present simple; omission of "does" before "say"

  ➔ "She" is third‑person singular, so standard English would be "She says". The line drops the "s" for slang effect.

• I just hit a lick and I know you feel **some way**

  ➔ Present simple "know" after a past event; idiomatic phrase "hit a lick"

  ➔ "know" stays in the present because the speaker's understanding is ongoing. "Hit a lick" means to make a quick profit.

• She just want a ***** like me

  ➔ Missing third‑person singular "s" on "want"; informal reduction of "wants to"

  ➔ Standard English would be "She just wants a ***** like me." The "s" is dropped to create a slang tone.

• I gotta get myself together

  ➔ "Gotta" = informal contraction of "have got to" (must)

  ➔ "Gotta" replaces "have got to" and expresses necessity: "I have got to get myself together".

• If I say the words, my shooters gonna pop 'em

  ➔ First‑conditional with present simple "if" clause; informal "gonna" = "going to"

  ➔ "If I say the words" uses present simple to talk about a real possible condition. "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to".