Lyrics & Translation
Explore the vibrant world of hip hop and sample-based music with 'Sunshine (The Light)'. This track offers a great opportunity to learn about the creative process of mashing up classic R&B and soul with modern rap. Its lyrics, filled with cultural references and slang, provide a window into a luxurious and aspirational lifestyle, making it a fun and engaging way to expand your English vocabulary.
[English]
- Do you know this Cat's resume?This is cracked one
of the world's most famous graffiti artists.
He got kidnapped in Africa.
He's been kidnapped before.
- Talk to him.
- Held for ransom.
- Hold up, pop, pop, pop.
Yo Joe, the life you live is unbelievable.
They need to make a movie about your life,
it's so inspiring.
- Hey yo, hey yo, hold on.
Remember that time you brought Pablo Escobar?
- Yo, yo, yo chill, chill, chill, chill
- Charles, Charles, Charles,
- Brothers, brothers
♪ Cool N Dre ♪
♪ It's 2021 ♪
♪ Time to bring the light in ♪
♪ We going bring the light in ♪
♪ You know DJ Khaled, I see you ♪
♪ Cool N Dre I see you ♪
♪ Pristine jewelers in the building ♪
♪ L Boogie, Lorena ♪
♪ Terrell, the fliest, let's get it ♪
♪ Been waitin' on that sunshine, boy ♪
♪ I think I need that back ♪
♪ Can't do it like that ♪
♪ No one else gon' get it like that ♪
♪ So why argue? You yell, but you take me back ♪
♪ Who cares, when it feels like crack ♪
♪ You know that you always do it right ♪
♪ She want that old thing back ♪
♪ Pretty young thing want that OG crack ♪
♪ Straight savage when I got my Fenty on ♪
♪ Do the D'USSÉ with a touch of Deleon ♪
♪ She got a man and he stuck in the Feds ♪
♪ Said he gon' kill me 'cause she up in my bed ♪
♪ We wear chains that excite the narcs ♪
♪ Only G7s when the flights depart ♪
♪ Stash pesos in Turks and Caicos ♪
♪ Dapper Dan Don, the first to break those ♪
♪ Now back to Caicos ♪
♪ Throw your Rollies in the sky, my guys will take those ♪
♪ Lower East Side, I'm up in NY ♪
♪ See me on the floor with Obi court side ♪
♪ Baddies on deck, you know I'm lovin' 'em ♪
♪ Still in a meetin' with Khaled ♪
♪ Another one ♪
♪ Been waitin' on that sunshine, boy ♪
♪ I think I need that back ♪
♪ Can't do it like that ♪
♪ No one else gon' get it like that ♪
♪ So why argue? You yell, but you take me back ♪
♪ Who cares, when it feels like crack ♪
♪ Boy, you know that you always do it right ♪
♪ Crack man and I'm out of the game ♪
♪ Silk shirts and a couple of chains ♪
♪ I go deeper and deeper ♪
♪ Sign the prenup, you know it's cheaper to keep her ♪
♪ Croc Birkin, a two-seater ♪
♪ Put you in Milan, you can kick your feet up ♪
♪ Ten carat pinky ring on the Don, I told her ♪
♪ Kiss it, kiss it better, baby ♪
♪ Been waitin' on that sunshine, boy ♪
♪ I think I need that back ♪
♪ Can't do it like that ♪
♪ No one else gon' get it like that ♪
♪ So why argue? You yell, but you take me back ♪
♪ Who cares, when it feels like crack ♪
♪ Boy, you know that you always do it right ♪
♪ Kiss it, kiss it, kiss it, kiss it ♪
♪ Kiss it, kiss it better, baby ♪
♪ Been waitin' on that sunshine, boy ♪
♪ I think I need that back ♪
♪ Can't do it like that ♪
♪ No one else gon' get it like that ♪
♪ So why argue? You yell, but you take me back ♪
♪ Who cares, when it feels like crack ♪
♪ Boy, you know that you always do it right ♪
♪ Can't fool myself, I don't want nobody else to ever love ♪
♪ Kiss it, kiss it ♪
♪ I can't fool myself ♪
♪ I don't want nobody else to ever love me ♪
♪ You are my shining star, my guiding light, my love fantasy ♪
Key Vocabulary
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sunshine /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn/ B2 |
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light /laɪt/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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shining /ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ/ B2 |
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star /stɑːr/ A1 |
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guiding /ˈɡaɪ.dɪŋ/ B2 |
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fantasy /ˈfæn.tə.si/ B2 |
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crack /kræk/ B1 |
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argue /ˈɑːr.ɡjuː/ B2 |
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yell /jɛl/ B1 |
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kidnap /ˈkɪd.næp/ B2 |
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graffiti /ɡrəˈfiː.ti/ C1 |
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famous /ˈfeɪ.məs/ B1 |
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inspiring /ɪnˈspaɪ.rɪŋ/ B2 |
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chain /tʃeɪn/ A2 |
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silk /sɪlk/ A2 |
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prenup /ˈpriː.nʌp/ C1 |
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cheaper /ˈtʃiː.pər/ A2 |
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hold /hoʊld/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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