SoulFly – English Lyrics

• By: Rod Wave

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion and profound storytelling of Rod Wave's "SoulFly." This powerful track offers a unique opportunity to connect with authentic experiences of struggle, ambition, and the search for peace, making it an excellent song to learn the nuances of modern hip-hop lyricism and emotional expression in English.

[English]

Pipe that shit up TnT

So did you get it?

Yeah, I got it

Okay, I'm just checking

You alright? (Tahj Money)

I don't feel good

Alright, call me when you get home

(Shaad Krounds)

Conversatin' with mama, she say I'm in too deep

Until my niggas rich and free, it's hard to get me some sleep

It's hard to get me some peace with all the shit that I be battlin'

So many ups and downs, sometimes I feel like I can't balance it

It be challenging, so many challenges (yeah)

Oh father, it's safe to say times harder (this shit get harder)

My pops say, "Son, be smarter, you a artist and a father"

My unc' say, "Now, be smarter, you a target and regardless

You a leader to them people and them young niggas is watchin'

Them young niggas believe in you, don't let 'em down, be cautious"

And I got skills in other things but rich off rappin' pain

So much that came with all this fame, but I remain the same

Hope you don't think 'cause I got change, that's what made me change

It's just this life got so strange, I had to switch lanes

Niggas pulled up and I'll be outside

Laid in the cut like peroxide, yeah

I vowed to be frontline when shots fired

I was out of town that night when- died, yeah

Standin' in church, blurry-eyed that I had to confess (yeah)

I seen my nigga laid to rest in his Sunday best

Polo on his head and chest, now that's casket fresh

Wish we would've seen eye to eye before you left

And where I'm from, it's an eye for an eye, nothing else

Ain't no love, it ain't no help, every man for theyself

Better watch your homies

Keep your strap or get strapped to a shelf (grrah)

Ain't no complaining, when it's raining, play the hand you dealt

Ain't got no opps, just some niggas who mad that I made it (yeah)

And since you niggas mad I made it, pick a casket, baby

On the net exaggeratin', ain't even half as gangster

It's funny and it's fascinatin' how even family hatin'

Wanna hit the show but you ain't show up to my graduation (yeah, yeah)

I can't take y'all to the top, I ain't no elevator

Think of my cousin Deyjah

Was way in 2013 when she left, I was 15 when she left

They say it won't be long, all I want

Is when the horn blows and when they all cry

I pray my soul flies, pray my soul flies

Pray my soul flies (turn into the fuckin' birds)

They say it won't be long, all I want

Is when the horn blows and when they all cry

I pray my soul flies, pray my soul flies (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

I pray my soul flies, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ladies and gentlemen, please prepare the cabin for takeoff

Make sure your seatbacks are secured

In the upright and locked position (pray my soul flies)

Your tray tables put away

And all carry on items are securely stowed (I pray my soul flies)

We will be moving through the cabin for a final safety check

And ask that you please review the safety regulation card

Located in the seat pocket in front of you

Now, sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
balance /ˈbæləns/ B1	verb - to keep something steady or in equilibrium
challenging /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/ B2	adjective - difficult in a way that tests one's abilities
leader /ˈliːdər/ A2	noun - a person who leads or commands a group
cautious /ˈkɔːʃəs/ B1	adjective - careful to avoid potential problems or dangers
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ A2	verb - to stay in the same state or condition
switch /swɪtʃ/ A2	verb - to change from one thing to another
vow /vaʊ/ B1	verb - to make a solemn promise
confess /kənˈfɛs/ B1	verb - to admit to something, often a wrongdoing
revenge /rɪˈvɛndʒ/ B1	noun - action taken to inflict harm in return for a wrong
elevator /ˈɛlɪveɪtər/ A2	noun - a machine for carrying people or goods to different floors
fascinating /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/ B2	adjective - extremely interesting
graduation /ˌɡrædʒuˈeɪʃən/ A2	noun - the ceremony at which degrees or diplomas are conferred
pray /preɪ/ A1	verb - to speak to a god or deity, often asking for help or expressing thanks
soul /soʊl/ A2	noun - the spiritual part of a person believed to live on after death
takeoff /ˈteɪkˌɔf/ B1	noun - the act of becoming airborne, especially by an aircraft

Key Grammar Structures

• Conversatin' with mama, she say I'm in too deep

  ➔ Contraction (Conversatin') and Present Simple (she say)

  ➔ 'Conversatin'' is a contraction of 'conversation'. 'She say' uses the present simple to describe a habitual action.

• It's hard to get me some peace with all the shit that I be battlin'

  ➔ Present Continuous with 'be' (I be battlin')

  ➔ 'I be battlin'' uses the present continuous with 'be' to emphasize ongoing action in a colloquial context.

• My pops say, 'Son, be smarter, you a artist and a father'

  ➔ Apostrophe (pops') and Imperative (be smarter)

  ➔ 'Pops' is an informal term for father, using an apostrophe to show possession. 'Be smarter' is in the imperative mood, giving direct advice.

• I vowed to be frontline when shots fired

  ➔ Past Simple (vowed) and Infinitive (to be)

  ➔ 'Vowed' is in the past simple, indicating a completed action. 'To be' is the infinitive form, used after 'to'.

• Wish we would've seen eye to eye before you left

  ➔ Past Perfect (would've seen)

  ➔ 'Would've seen' is the past perfect, used to express a past action that occurred before another past action.

• I pray my soul flies, pray my soul flies

  ➔ Present Simple (pray)

  ➔ 'Pray' is in the present simple, indicating a habitual or repeated action.

• Make sure your seatbacks are secured in the upright and locked position

  ➔ Imperative (Make sure) and Passive Voice (are secured)

  ➔ 'Make sure' is in the imperative mood, giving a direct command. 'Are secured' is in the passive voice, emphasizing the action rather than the doer.