Walk Em Down (Don't Kill Civilians) – English Lyrics

• By: Metro Boomin,21 Savage,Mustafa
• Album: Heroes & Villains

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw narrative of 'Walk Em Down (Don't Kill Civilians)' by Metro Boomin, 21 Savage, and Mustafa, where stark contrasts in sound and perspective offer a profound look at street violence and its impact. Explore the artists' lyrical choices and the song's structure to enhance your understanding of how music can convey powerful social messages.

[English]

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WE REPRESENT DESTRUCTION NIGGA, DEATH, MAYHAM, MURDER AND MADNESS NIGGA

YOU TRY ME YOU GON’ DIE

YOU TRY THE SQUAD YOU GON’ DIE

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♪ POURIN UP DRANK SIPPIN’ WOK BY THE PINT ♪

♪ RICH NIGGA I BUY YOU MY FRIENDSHIP WITH THE BANK ♪

♪ MY BOUGIE BITCH BE ACTIN LIKE SHE LOYAL BUT SHE AIN'T ♪

♪ FELL IN LOVE WITH A HOOD RAT AND SHE WALK STANK ♪

♪ MY BROTHER DOWN THE ROAD WITH A EXTENDO ON HIS SHANK ♪

♪ FEEL LIKE I CAN DO WHATEVER NEVER SAY I CAN'T ♪

♪ I WON'T MOVE OFF MY EMOTIONS IMMA ALWAYS THINK ♪

♪ TRACKER ON HIS CAR CATCH HIM AT THE LIGHT & BANG ♪

♪ I'M A EAST SIDE NIGGA WITH A BANK ROLL ♪

♪ USED TO CALL US COUNTRY THEY DON'T WANT NO GUN SMOKE ♪

♪ I'M WITH THE SHIT BUT COUNTIN MONEY MORE FUN THO ♪

♪ ALL THE OPS SAY THEY HARD WHY THEY RUN FOR ♪

♪ ALL THESE CHOPPAS I CAN OPEN UP A GUN STORE ♪

♪ REALLY STREET I AIN'T GOIN FOR THE GUSTO ♪

♪ GIVE YOU CASH MONEY I CANT GIVE NO FUCKS THO ♪

♪ BUCK SHOTS HIT HIS STOMACH NOW HIS GUTS GONE ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ PUT YOUR MAN DOWN BETTER NOT MAKE A SOUND ♪

♪ BRAND NEW DIAMONDBACK AND IT HOLD 100 ROUNDS ♪

♪ I AIN'T HIT NO KIDS CUZ I WALK MY MAN DOWN ♪

♪ I WON'T HIT NO KIDS IMMA WALK MY MAN DOWN ♪

♪ AK OR THE SK ♪

♪ LATE NIGHT BROAD DAY ♪

♪ 223 CHANGE YOUR HEART RATE ♪

♪ NIGGA SOFTER THAN A PARFAIT ♪

♪ USED TO SERVE IN THE HALLWAY ♪

♪ NIGGA SOLD ME A BAG IT WAS ALL SHAKE ♪

♪ CALLED HIM BACK LIKE I WANT 8 ♪

[MAN ON PHONE] - HELLO?!

♪ THOUGHT I CAME TO SHOP BUT IT WAS ALL TAKE ♪

♪ PUSSY YOU KNOW WHAT I’M ON PUSSY ♪

♪ YOU ONLY TOUGH ON THE CAMERA PHONE PUSSY ♪

♪ I AIN'T FINNA ROB YOU GET YOUR GAMBLE ON PUSSY ♪

♪ Y'ALL THE TYPE OF NIGGAS WE PUT HAMMERS ON PUSSY ♪

♪ BEEF ABOUT A BITCH YOU A TENDER DICK ROOKIE ♪

♪ I CAN'T EVEN CAP HIS BABY MAMAS SHIT GUSHY ♪

♪ AMIRI JEANS STUFFED WITH THE BLUES ALL TOOKIE ♪

♪ USED TO SELL THE GAS NOW I’M SELLIN ALL COOKIE ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ WALK THAT NIGGA DOWN ♪

♪ PUT YOUR MAN DOWN BETTER NOT MAKE A SOUND ♪

♪ BRAND NEW DIAMONDBACK AND IT HOLD 100 ROUNDS ♪

♪ I AIN'T HIT NO KIDS CUZ I WALK MY MAN DOWN ♪

♪ (I WON'T HIT NO KIDS IMMA WALK MY MAN DOWN) ♪

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHORUS VOCALIZING]

♪ THIS HOOD SHIT DONT MATTER

BUT WHEN MY NIGGA DIES SOMEBODY GOTTA ANSWER ♪

♪ TOLD HIM PUT HIS GUN DOWN AND HE DIDN'T MAKE IT TO ANOTHER NOVEMBER ♪

♪ TOLD MY BOY LEAVE TOWN BUT HE DONT HAVE THE BREAD TO REALLY LEAVE THE GUTTER ♪

♪ AND I'M STARTING TO WONDER, GOTTA FIND WAYS TO NOT GO UNDER ♪

♪ BRO WANTS TO KILL AGAIN ♪

♪ TOLD HIM BE PATIENT YOU DON'T KILL CIVILIANS ♪

♪ THE DROP WILL COME BACK OUT IF ITS WRITTEN IN ♪

♪ NO WE DONT PRAY FOR WAR BUT IF IT COMES NIGGAS KNOW WHAT WE BUILT FOR ♪

♪ NIGGAS KNOW WHAT WE BUILT FOR ♪

♪ SHOOTOUTS IN THE WINTER ♪

♪ BRO GOT BIGGER ♪

♪ FINALLY CAME HOME BUT TO NO REAL NIGGAS ♪

♪ JUST DICE AND LIQUOR HIS OLD GIRL ♪

♪ BUT HE DONT MISS HER ♪

♪ HE AIN'T THE SAME HE CAN’T BE WITH HER ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ TELL ME HOW TO COPE RIGHT ♪

♪ SO MANY DEAD FRIENDS YOUR PRAYERS FOR THE WHOLE NIGHT ♪

♪ TELL ME HOW TO GROW RIGHT ♪

♪ LOCKED IN THE CELL AND YOU HEARING THAT YOUR BRO DIED ♪

♪ NEW STATE OF MIND IF A NIGGA TRIPS DONT WASTE NO TIME ♪

♪ STAY ALIVE STAY ALIVE ♪

♪ WE SPIN AND THESE NIGGAS CLAIM THE CROWN ♪

♪ BRO WANTS TO KILL AGAIN ♪

♪ TOLD HIM BE PATIENT, THESE POOR CIVILIANS ♪

♪ THE DROP WILL COME BACK OUT ♪

♪ BACK OUT ♪

♪ WHAT’S WRITTEN IN ♪

♪ WILL NEVER MISS ♪

♪ WE’LL NEVER MISS ♪

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♪ OH ♪

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♪ BRO WANTS TO KILL AGAIN ♪

♪ TOLD HIM BE PATIENT YOU DON’T KILL CIVILIANS ♪

♪ THE DROP WILL COME BACK OUT IF IT’S WRITTEN IN ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ NO WE DON’T PRAY FOR WAR ♪

♪ BUT IF IT COMES NIGGAS KNOW WHAT WE BUILT FOR ♪

♪ NIGGAS KNOW WHAT WE BUILT FOR ♪

[VOCALIZING]

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kill /kɪl/ A1	verb - to cause the death of someone or something
civilians /sɪˈvɪl.jənz/ B2	noun - people who are not members of the armed forces or police
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn noun - an act of walking; a stroll
gun /ɡʌn/ A1	noun - a weapon that fires bullets
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - currency, coins or banknotes used as a medium of exchange
bank /bæŋk/ A1	noun - a financial institution that accepts deposits and lends money verb - to rely on or trust in something
shank /ʃæŋk/ C1	noun - a makeshift knife or stabbing weapon, often made in prison verb - to stab with a shank
extendo /ɪkˈstɛn.doʊ/ C2	noun - slang for an extended magazine for a firearm
shoot /ʃuːt/ A2	verb - to fire a weapon
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - armed conflict between nations or groups
prayer /prɛər/ A2	noun - a solemn request or expression of thanks addressed to a deity
death /dɛθ/ A2	noun - the end of life
madness /ˈmæd.nəs/ B2	noun - the state of being mentally ill; extreme foolishness
destruction /dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/ C1	noun - the act of destroying something; ruin
street /striːt/ A2	noun - a public road in a city or town
hood /hʊd/ B1	noun - slang for a neighborhood, especially an inner‑city area
patient /ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/ B1	adjective - able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed noun - a person receiving medical treatment
drop /drɒp/ B1	verb - to let something fall; to release noun - a small amount of liquid that falls; a decrease
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; not dead
hard /hɑːd/ A1	adjective - solid, firm, or difficult to do

Key Grammar Structures

• YOU TRY ME YOU GON’ DIE

  ➔ Future tense contraction

  ➔ "Gon'" is a contraction of "going to," used here to express a future action in a colloquial manner.

• I WON'T MOVE OFF MY EMOTIONS, IMMA ALWAYS THINK

  ➔ Double negative and slang

  ➔ "Won't" is a double negative with "not," and "imma" is a slang contraction of "I am going to."

• TRACKER ON HIS CAR CATCH HIM AT THE LIGHT & BANG

  ➔ Present tense with coordination

  ➔ The present tense verbs "catch" and "bang" are coordinated with "&" to show simultaneous actions.

• I AIN'T HIT NO KIDS CUZ I WALK MY MAN DOWN

  ➔ Double negative and slang

  ➔ "Ain't" is a double negative with "no," and "cuz" is a slang abbreviation for "because."

• TOLD HIM PUT HIS GUN DOWN AND HE DIDN'T MAKE IT TO ANOTHER NOVEMBER

  ➔ Past tense with negative outcome

  ➔ The past tense "told" and "didn't make it" highlight a negative outcome, emphasizing the failure to reach another November.

• GOTTA FIND WAYS TO NOT GO UNDER

  ➔ Modal verb for necessity

  ➔ "Gotta" is a modal verb expressing necessity, meaning "have got to."

• NO WE DON’T PRAY FOR WAR BUT IF IT COMES NIGGAS KNOW WHAT WE BUILT FOR

  ➔ Conditional sentence

  ➔ The sentence uses a conditional structure with "but if" to express a hypothetical situation and its consequence.

• HE AIN'T THE SAME, HE CAN’T BE WITH HER

  ➔ Double negative and modal verb

  ➔ "Ain't" is a double negative, and "can't" is a modal verb expressing inability.