Walls Talking – English Lyrics

• By: Kevin Gates
• Album: Luca Brasi 4

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and introspective world of Kevin Gates with "Walls Talking," a powerful track that offers a window into the artist's personal struggles and mental health journey. This song is an excellent way to connect with authentic storytelling in hip-hop, featuring vivid lyrical detail about overcoming adversity and internal conflict. Listening to "Walls Talking" can help you explore rich, emotionally charged vocabulary and idiomatic expressions often found in contemporary rap, making it a compelling piece for understanding both the language and the complex narrative artistry of the genre.

[English]

♪ ♪ Music ♪ ♪

♪ Say, Mike ♪

♪ Sometimes it's painful to relive the past ♪

♪ But sometimes you gotta relive ♪

♪ the past in order to heal from it ♪

♪ I just told Richie we rich ♪

♪ I'm him ♪

♪ I'm a prisoner in my own mind ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me (in my own mind) ♪

♪ Prisoner in my own mind ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me (in my own mind) ♪

♪ I'm a prisoner in my own mind ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me (in my own mind) ♪

♪ I'm a prisoner in my own mind ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me (in my own mind) ♪

♪ I was young when my mama had me ♪

♪ Think I ran away from ♪

♪ home 'bout the age of fifteen ♪

♪ Juvenile detention ♪

♪ Talked about behind my back ♪

♪ by my family members ♪

♪ H-hurtful feeling bein' the ♪

♪ black sheep every family visit ♪

♪ I'll admit it, bein' young, I made some bad decisions ♪

♪ Heart too big, I guess my loyalty got used against me ♪

♪ Learned to focus on myself, now I got tunnel vision ♪

♪ Kicked in my --- when I was down ♪

♪ and went through hell to get back ♪

♪ Been to the group homes, ♪

♪ I've been on lockdown and I've been upstate ♪

♪ Lived in a few homes, holdin' ♪

♪ the block down, movin' this weight ♪

♪ Never spoke on this, they say ♪

♪ that I ---- my best friend ♪

♪ It was just business, it wasn't personal, ♪

♪ you know how the world is ♪

♪ I'm a prisoner in my own mind ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me (in my own mind) ♪

♪ Prisoner in my own mind ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me (in my own mind) ♪

♪ I'm a prisoner in my own mind ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me (in my own mind) ♪

♪ I'm a prisoner in my own mind ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me (in my own mind) ♪

♪ Get 'em, Gates ♪

♪ I'm 'bout to clear my heart ♪

♪ Stand on the business and ain't ever fold ♪

♪ I got some uncles who killers (For real) ♪

♪ Who baggin' someone who ain't ♪

♪ play by the code (Yeah) ♪

♪ My favorite rapper my cousin (Yeah) ♪

♪ I looked up to him ever since we was kids (For real) ♪

♪ Hope that he know that I love him ♪

♪ Guess all good things must come to an end ♪

♪ I know some industry ---- ♪

♪ And they never lived the way I lived ♪

♪ Sayin' I'm anti-social (What?) ♪

♪ I can't make you feel the way I feel (Uh-huh) ♪

♪ Head up high, got great ideas ♪

♪ 'Cause I got blackballed and they scared of me ♪

♪ I'll die for you if I care for you ♪

♪ I'ma ride for you, never change up, love ♪

♪ I'm a great friend, I'm just not afraid ♪

♪ And I'ma die for you if I care for you ♪

♪ I'ma ride for you, never change up, love ♪

♪ And I'll admit it, bein' young, ♪

♪ I made some bad decisions ♪

♪ Heart too big, ♪

♪ that's when my loyalty got used against me ♪

♪ I'm a prisoner in my own mind ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me (in my own mind) ♪

♪ Prisoner in my own mind ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me (in my own mind) ♪

♪ I'm a prisoner in my own mind ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me (in my own mind) ♪

♪ I'm a prisoner in my own mind ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me ♪

♪ I feel like these walls talkin' to me (in my own mind) ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ (Music Fades) ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
walls /wɔːlz/ A2	noun - the sides of a room or building
talkin' /ˈtɔːkɪn/ A2	verb - speaking or communicating
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.
prisoner /ˈprɪznər/ B1	noun - a person who is captured and held as a captive
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
past /pɑːst/ A2	noun - the time before the present
relive /ˌriːˈlɪv/ B2	verb - to experience again
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a great deal of money or assets
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.
members /ˈmembərz/ A2	noun - a person who is part of a group or team
hurtful /ˈhɜːrtfl/ B2	adjective - causing emotional or physical pain.
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or low standard.
decisions /dɪˈsɪʒənz/ B1	noun - a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.
loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/ B2	noun - the state of being loyal to someone or something.
tunnel /ˈtʌnl/ B1	noun - an underground passage.
vision /ˈvɪʒən/ B2	noun - the faculty or power of seeing
hell /hel/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as the abode of evil spirits and of the dead who are not saved
business /ˈbɪznəs/ B1	noun - the practice of making money by producing or buying and selling goods or services
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection. verb - feel deep affection for

Key Grammar Structures

• Sometimes it's painful to relive the past

  ➔ Present tense with 'is' for a general truth

  ➔ The verb 'is' is used to describe a general feeling or truth, not a specific instance.

• I feel like these walls talkin' to me

  ➔ Present continuous with 'feel like' for a current sensation

  ➔ 'Feel like' is used to express a current sensation or perception, emphasizing the ongoing nature of the feeling.

• I was young when my mama had me

  ➔ Simple past tense to describe a completed action in the past

  ➔ The simple past tense is used to describe an action that was completed at a specific time in the past.

• I'll admit it, bein' young, I made some bad decisions

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' for a willingness to admit

  ➔ 'Will' is used here to express the speaker's willingness or intention to admit something.

• I've been on lockdown and I've been upstate

  ➔ Present perfect continuous for actions starting in the past and continuing to the present

  ➔ The present perfect continuous is used to describe actions that started in the past and are still relevant or ongoing in the present.

• They say that I ---- my best friend

  ➔ Reported speech using 'say that'

  ➔ 'Say that' is used to report what others have said without directly quoting them.

• I'ma ride for you, never change up, love

  ➔ Contraction of 'I am going to' for informal speech

  ➔ 'I'ma' is a contraction of 'I am going to' and is commonly used in informal speech.

• I'm a great friend, I'm just not afraid

  ➔ Present tense with 'be' to describe a permanent characteristic

  ➔ The verb 'be' is used to describe a permanent characteristic or state of being.