TRAP SOUL (Deluxe) – English Lyrics

• By: Bryson Tiller
• Album: TRAP SOUL (Deluxe)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Bryson Tiller's groundbreaking "T R A P S O U L" album to experience a unique blend of R&B and hip-hop. This album is a masterclass in emotional storytelling over atmospheric beats, offering a rich vocabulary of modern slang and expressions within a genre-defining sound. Learning English through this album will expose you to contemporary urban narratives and lyrical vulnerability, making it a special and culturally significant listening experience.

[English]

- [Host] This is Michelle FM Hinix

and I'm with the Mix-up show and we have Bryson Tiller.

So you've been in town since what? Like, Monday-ish?

- [Bryson] Uh, I don't even remember, to be honest.

- [Host] I wanna know what inspires you?

You know, I'm sure you've grab

and pull from different places

But you're making your own. - Right.

- [Host] Type of genre.

Like, what made you be like, "I'm about to make music."

- [Bryson] Hmm. Um.

(birds chirping) (pensive music)

(door thudding)

(pensive music)

(door clacking)

(door thudding)

(pensive music)

(glass clattering) (pensive music)

(gentle piano music)

(birds chirping)

♪ Could it be you calling me down ♪

♪ Down, down, down, down ♪

♪ My foolish heart turns at the stars ♪

♪ All that I am is all that you see ♪

♪ You don't need nobody else ♪

♪ And you're putting this all on me ♪

♪ Forgive me, ooh ♪

♪ It's all you ♪

♪ There's a time ♪

♪ And a place for all this ♪

♪ This is not the place for all this ♪

♪ Is there a reason ♪

♪ Why you're saying all this ♪

♪ And can we talk about it later ♪

♪ I've gotta right my wrongs ♪

♪ With you is where I belong ♪

♪ You've been down from the go ♪

♪ Recognition is what you want ♪

♪ And it's something that I should know ♪

♪ Something that I should know ♪ ♪ Uh ♪

♪ All the things that you went through ♪

♪ Girl I never meant to ♪

♪ Put you through it twice ♪

♪ No ♪

♪ Tell me how can I right my wrongs ♪

♪ That's something that I should know ♪

♪ All the things that we been through ♪

♪ Girl I never meant to ♪

♪ Put you through it twice ♪

♪ No, no ♪

♪ Could it be you ♪

♪ Calling me ♪ - I can just stay home.

♪ Down ♪ - You know.

♪ Down, down, down, down ♪ - We're already late, come on.

♪ My foolish heart ♪ - What am I even gonna do?

♪ Turns at the stars ♪ - I don't know, I need you.

- I'm not even gonna see you. ♪ All that I am ♪

♪ Is all that you see ♪ - You will, I promise.

Just get in the car.

♪ You don't need nobody else ♪

♪ And you're putting this all on me ♪

♪ Forgive me, ooh ♪

♪ It's all you ♪

♪ I say you don't need nobody else ♪

♪ Feels like you don't got me ♪

♪ So you feel like ♪

♪ You've been by yourself ♪

♪ It's all you ♪

♪ I've been feeling kinda down myself ♪

♪ I've been going through it as well ♪

♪ Girl, I guess time will tell ♪

♪ That's the problem ♪

♪ I ain't got any left ♪

♪ There's some things I can't help ♪

♪ But you will make the time for me ♪

♪ Oh, isn't that something ♪

♪ That I should know ♪

♪ Something that I should know ♪ ♪ Uh ♪

♪ All the things that you went through ♪

♪ Girl I never meant to ♪

♪ Put you through it twice ♪

♪ No ♪

♪ And tell me how can I right my wrongs ♪

♪ That's something that I should know ♪

♪ All the things that we went through ♪

♪ Girl I never meant to ♪

♪ Put you through it twice ♪

♪ No, no ♪

♪ Could it be you calling me down ♪

♪ Down, down, down, down ♪

♪ My foolish heart turns at the stars ♪

♪ All that I am ♪

♪ Is all that you see ♪ - You good?

- Yeah.

- Let's go.

♪ You don't need nobody else ♪

♪ And you're putting ♪

♪ This all on me ♪ ♪ Oh, my girl ♪

♪ Forgive me ♪

(gentle music)

(upbeat music)

(pensive music)

- Yo, Tiller. Come on in.

(pensive music)

(footsteps pattering)

(air whooshing)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak loudly or clearly
down /daʊn/ A1	adjective - sad or depressed
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - organ in the body noun - center of emotion
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point or period when events occur
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or area
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to speak
belong /bɪˈlɔŋ/ A2	verb - to be the property of someone
went /went/ A2	verb - past tense of go
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
late /leɪt/ A1	adjective - after the expected or usual time
foolish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/ B1	adjective - lacking good sense or judgment; silly
reason /ˈriːzən/ B1	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A2	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't even remember, to be honest.

  ➔ Adverbial phrase of manner: "to be honest"

  ➔ The phrase "to be honest" modifies the entire sentence, indicating the speaker's sincerity or candor.

• Could it be you calling me down?

  ➔ Inversion in questions: "Could it be...?"

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "could" is placed before the subject "it" to form a question, expressing possibility or uncertainty.

• All that I am is all that you see.

  ➔ Cleft sentence using "all that"

  ➔ This type of cleft sentence emphasizes a particular element. Here, it emphasizes the totality of the speaker's being as perceived by the other person. "All that I am" is the focused element.

• You don't need nobody else.

  ➔ Double negative (non-standard English)

  ➔ The use of "don't need" and "nobody" creates a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect in standard English. It is used here for emphasis and stylistic effect.

• With you is where I belong.

  ➔ Inverted sentence structure for emphasis (Cleft-like sentence)

  ➔ Normally, the sentence would be "Where I belong is with you." By inverting the sentence, the speaker emphasizes the phrase "with you," highlighting the importance of their connection.

• Girl I never meant to put you through it twice.

  ➔ Past perfect implied, ellipsis

  ➔ The sentence implies a past action that has already happened: "I never meant to put you through it [before], twice." The use of 'twice' suggests it happened at least once before. The auxiliary verb 'have' of the past perfect is omitted.

• That's something that I should know.

  ➔ Relative clause with "that" as a relative pronoun

  ➔ The relative clause "that I should know" modifies the noun "something." The relative pronoun "that" connects the clause to the main clause and acts as the object of the verb "know."