Touch Away – English Lyrics

• By: Snoop Dogg, October London

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the laid-back yet powerful world of "Touch Away" by Snoop Dogg and October London. This track offers a perfect entry point to West Coast hip-hop, featuring Snoop's signature flow and October London's soulful R&B. You'll not only learn some classic hip-hop phrasing but also appreciate the rich cultural narrative of staying true to one's roots and reclaiming legendary legacies. Discover what makes this song a smooth banger with a meaningful message.

[English]

Yes

Death Row Records

What, y'all thought we was gone?

We back on

Right back in your motherfuckin' ass

Twenty, twenty, twenty-two, two, two, two

Yes, yes

Hand me that file

Let me light this shit up my nigga

I gotta be, I gotta be a better me

Top dog, whole 'nother pedigree

Snoop Dogg, ain't none of y'all ahead of me

I'm all peace, no beef, so I'ma let it be

Splittin' Backwoods, sittin' up under a tree

I'm thinkin' back, this is right where I wanted to be

D-P-G-C, feet in the sand as I dance on your TV

Yeah, I make this shit look organic

And this is from the most recognized on the planet

Damn it, and you haters can't stand it

But can't do nothin' 'cause that's just how I planned it

Back to the back, can't follow my rap maze

Real hip hop come up out of them wack ways

I see you niggas been brainwashed

I'm cut from the cloth that of the shit called hip hop

Don't stop, won't stop, nigga we shell-shocked

Slide in the six, oh that bitch is so hot

Death Row Records, yeah dog, we twist 'em

West Coast, baby, right back in your system

Been around the world (around the world)

But yet I never changed

They know I'm just a touch away

Just a touch

Still in LA (in LA)

And runnin' everything, yeah

Death Row is 'bout to change the game

We ran the whole summer when the foam is sprayed

From Def Jam back to this Death Row lane

And now I'm in control so I call the shots

I'm sittin' at the table, I run my own label

I-N-D-E-P-I-M-P

Groaner, owner, S-H-I-P

Told you, showed you to follow my blueprints

I see a lotta y'all tiptoein' my shoe-prints

Walk that walk and that view is yours

Two plus two plus three plus four

Private jets, sunsets at the door

Marble floors with pristine décor

This is the life I chose, rock on the roll

Pot full of gold, never sold my soul

Stay suited and booted, keep it in the cut with me

Just a touch away, that's why you fuck with me

Been around the world (around the world)

But yet I never changed

They know I'm just a touch away

Just a touch

Still in LA (in LA)

And runnin' everythin', yeah

Death Row is 'bout to change the game

Yeah, you better know it

Death Row Records

We done already took over the metaverse

So now we back in the universe

Haha, Snoop Dogg

Featurin' October London

My nigga Kenobi

You better dig that

Talk to 'em Freddie, yeah

Like that

We just a touch away, yeah

We just a touch away

We just a touch away

We just a touch away

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - move quickly by foot verb - manage or operate
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different
light /laɪt/ A2	verb - to ignite or set fire to
better /ˈbetər/ A2	adjective - of a higher quality
peace /piːs/ B1	noun - freedom from disturbance
think /θɪŋk/ B1	verb - have a particular belief or idea
organic /ɔːˈɡænɪk/ B1	adjective - relating to or derived from living matter
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B2	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior verb - determine the behavior or supervise the running of
follow /ˈfɑːloʊ/ B2	verb - go or come after
universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/ B2	noun - all of space and time and their contents
system /ˈsɪstəm/ B2	noun - a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole
world /wɜːld/ B2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
touch /tʌtʃ/ B2	noun - the sensation felt when something is pressed or stroked
blueprint /ˈbluːprɪnt/ C1	noun - a detailed plan or design
universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/ C1	noun - all existing matter and space considered as a whole
metaverse /ˌmetəˈvɜːrs/ C1	noun - a network of 3D virtual worlds focused on social connection

Key Grammar Structures

• I gotta be, I gotta be a better me

  ➔ Informal modal: gotta

  ➔ "gotta" is informal contraction of "have got to," expressing necessity or obligation.

• ain't none of y'all ahead of me

  ➔ Double negative + informal negation

  ➔ "ain't none" combines informal negation "ain't" (isn't/aren't) with "none" to create emphatic negation.

• I'ma let it be

  ➔ Informal future: I'ma

  ➔ "I'ma" is colloquial contraction of "I'm going to," indicating future intention.

• feet in the sand as I dance on your TV

  ➔ Present simple for simultaneous actions

  ➔ Present simple "dance" describes habitual/ongoing action happening concurrently with "feet in the sand".

• that's just how I planned it

  ➔ Past simple for completed actions

  ➔ Past simple "planned" indicates a completed action in the past with present relevance.

• I'm cut from the cloth that of the shit called hip hop

  ➔ Passive voice + relative clause

  ➔ Passive construction "I'm cut" combined with relative clause "that...hip hop" describing origin.

• Death Row is 'bout to change the game

  ➔ Immediate future: 'bout to

  ➔ "'bout to" (colloquial for "about to") expresses imminent future action.

• But yet I never changed

  ➔ Present perfect (implied) + contrast

  ➔ Implied present perfect "have never changed" (life experience) with "yet" showing contrast to previous statement.