Vince Van Gogh – English Lyrics

• By: Daniel Caesar

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

They won't Van Gogh me

They hardly know me

Might've seen me outside like socially

My words come out clumsy

Make me sound bummy

My thoughts be like poetry

And when it comes down to it separates me from phonies

But sometimes it's lonely

Haha, the psilocybin is hitting

Welcome back, my nigga

Just a general reminder

Don't no one love you but yo' mama

Why should they?

...

It's beautiful, just don't stop being you

It's imperative that you remember this

Used to be ugly

Now I'm a handsome, Charlie Manson

Wrapped in a Snuggie

Sometimes I'm funny

But if you study

The rhymes that I dictate, in time, you'll all grow to love me

Then we'll be buddies

...

And furthermore

I would argue that the more they tell you that they hate you

The more they actually love you

The more real estate you 'oughta be part of in their mind

I know it's confusing and contradictory

...

But all things are

That's kinda just life, you know

And it's that serious

You shoulda told me, "I was sad to hold you"

What?

...

Key Grammar Structures

• They won't Van Gogh me

  ➔ Contraction with 'will not'

  ➔ The phrase 'won't' is a contraction of 'will not', used in informal or conversational English.

• Might've seen me outside like socially

  ➔ Contraction with 'might have'

  ➔ 'Might've' is a contraction of 'might have', commonly used in spoken English to express possibility.

• My words come out clumsy

  ➔ Present simple with 'come out'

  ➔ The present simple tense is used here with 'come out' to describe a habitual or general action.

• And when it comes down to it separates me from phonies

  ➔ Present simple with 'separates'

  ➔ The present simple tense with 'separates' indicates a general truth or recurring action.

• But sometimes it's lonely

  ➔ Contraction with 'it is'

  ➔ 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is', used to describe a state of being.

• Don't no one love you but yo' mama

  ➔ Double negative

  ➔ The phrase 'Don't no one' is an example of a double negative, which is non-standard in formal English but common in colloquial speech.

• It's imperative that you remember this

  ➔ Modal verb 'imperative'

  ➔ The modal verb 'imperative' expresses necessity or obligation, emphasizing the importance of remembering.

• Then we'll be buddies

  ➔ Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ The future simple tense with 'will' is used to express a future action or promise.