Warm Up – English Lyrics

• By: NF
• Album: Therapy Session

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ YEAH ♪

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♪ SOMETHING FOR THE FANS ♪

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♪ YEAH ♪

♪ I'M THE TYPE TO RENT A HOTEL ROOM JUST TO FEEL AT HOME ♪

♪ I'M THE TYPE TO RENT A HOTEL ROOM JUST TO BE ALONE ♪

♪ I GOT AN ISSUE WITH PEOPLE PRETENDING THEY LIKE WHAT THEY DON'T ♪

♪ PLEASE DON'T BRING UP MY ISSUES UNLESS YOU GON' DEAL WITH YOUR OWN ♪

♪ PLEASE DON'T TRY TO PRETEND LIKE YOU KEEP IT REAL, THOUGH ♪

♪ YEAH IT'S FUNNY THAT YOU GOT A LOTTA MONEY ♪

♪ BUT THAT MONEY DOESN'T BUY YOU SKILLS, THOUGH ♪

♪ I DON'T CARE IF I AM ON THE BILLBOARDS ♪

♪ ON A KILLING SPREE ♪

♪ I'M ABOUT TO KILL MORE ♪

♪ GOT A CHAIN ON ♪

♪ YOU PAID A MILL' FOR ♪

♪ I MEAN WHAT YOU PEOPLE EVEN LIVE FOR? ♪

♪ I WRITE RAPS, YOU STEAL YOURS, OH LORD (HAHA) ♪

♪ WE JUST GETTING WARMED UP ♪

♪ YEAH, I SAID I WAS COMING, I WARNED YOU ♪

♪ SO CLOSE TO THE FANS ♪

♪ I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE RIGHT ON MY TOUR BUS ♪

♪ YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT I DO IN MY DOWNTIME? ♪

♪ THEY COME TO MY FORTRESS ♪

♪ I APOLOGIZE FOR ALL THE CORPSES ♪

♪ IT'S A MESS RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ BUT I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO PUT THE RAPPERS IN THE COFFINS ♪

♪ WE AIN'T TALKED IN LIKE SIX YEARS ♪

♪ WHY YOU WRITING ME NOW? ♪

♪ I JUST TURNED 100K DOWN ♪

♪ JUST TO KEEP THE BRAND LOOKING RIGHT, NOW (THAT'S REAL) ♪

♪ I AIN'T BRAGGING ABOUT THE MONEY ♪

♪ I'M JUST SAYING I AIN'T CONTROLLED BY THE BANK ACCOUNT ♪

♪ OR THE BANK AMOUNTS ♪

♪ I'M A BUSINESS MAN ♪

♪ BUT DON'T TOUCH MY MONEY ♪

♪ I DON'T PLAY AROUND ♪

♪ LIGHTS OUT WHEN THE MICS OUT ♪

♪ ABOUT TO HIT THE WEST COAST ♪

♪ HYPE CROWDS ♪

♪ I JUST PUT A RECORD OUT ♪

♪ WHAT YOU THINK I'M GONNA PIPE DOWN? ♪

♪ NAH, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A BEAT ♪

♪ LOOK WHAT I FOUND, WOO ♪

♪ I MEAN EVERYTHING IS COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH ♪

♪ TRIED TO TELL ME, YEAH, I AIN'T HAD THE RIGHT SOUND ♪

♪ OH, YEAH, WELL ♪

♪ TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK NOW ♪

♪ TWO RECORDS IN THE BAG ♪

♪ I AIN'T DONE, THOUGH ♪

♪ WHAT'S COMING NEXT YEAR? ♪

♪ LET ME HEAR THE DRUM ROLL ♪

♪ DON'T FLOW ♪

♪ ANYBODY WANNA BE THE ONE TO MAKE AN ISSUE OUT OF NOTHING? ♪

♪ IMMA HIT YOU WITH MY IPHONE ♪

♪ I KNOW ♪

♪ I'M A LITTLE OUT OF HAND NOW ♪

♪ I AIN'T LOOKING FOR A HANDOUT ♪

♪ YOU DIDN'T LIKE WHAT I WAS DOING LAST YEAR ♪

♪ WHICH IS FUNNY 'CAUSE YOU LOOKIN' LIKE A FAN NOW ♪

♪ ARE YOU A FAN NOW? ♪

♪ I KINDA MISS BEING BROKE ♪

♪ NOW LET ME GO BACK TO MY OLD DAYS ♪

♪ WHEN I USED TO WALK INTO HIGH SCHOOL ♪

♪ AND HAND OUT MY CD IN HALLWAYS ♪

♪ I TOLD ALL MY TEACHERS THAT I'D BE A RAPPER ♪

♪ THEY SMILED AND LOOKED AT ME, ♪

♪ "OKAY, THAT'S A PRETTY NICE DREAM, BUT YOU BETTER GET A REAL JOB." ♪

♪ "MMM, NO WAY." ♪

♪ YEAH I LIVE WHAT YOU DREAMIN' ♪

♪ I COULD DO THIS WHILE I'M SLEEPIN' ♪

♪ I AIN'T THE TYPE THAT WILL BRING UP YOUR NAME FOR NOTHING ♪

♪ BUT PLEASE, DON'T GIVE ME A REASON ♪

♪ I'M ON THE EDGE NOW ♪

♪ I AIN'T PLAYIN' WITH YOU ♪

♪ NEVER REALLY BEEN A FAN OF TAKIN' PICTURES ♪

♪ I'M JUST BEING HONEST, YEAH ♪

♪ I'LL TAKE IT WITH YOU ♪

♪ SHOWS SELLIN' OUT ♪

♪ BETTER GET YOUR TICKETS, OH LORD! ♪

♪ I GOT A LOVE FOR THE FANS ♪

♪ I CAN'T EXPRESS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE ♪

♪ SOMETIMES I WONDER IF IT'S EVEN REAL LIFE ♪

♪ SOMETIMES I LOOK AT THE PAST AND THINK ABOUT HOW I GOT HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE ♪

♪ YOU KNOW THE GLOVE IS MY BIRTHPLACE ♪

♪ I DON'T WANNA BE RUDE ♪

♪ BUT I COULD GET YOU ON MY WORST DAYS ♪

♪ SAY NOTHING FOR ME ♪

♪ DO IT ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ YEAH THEY BARELY WORKIN' WHILE I'M WORKIN' OVERTIME ♪

♪ LAST YEAR THEY LIKE, "WHO AM I?" ♪

♪ NOW THIS YEAR THEY LIKE, "YOU THE GUY." ♪

♪ HERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOUR CAR RIDES ♪

♪ IF THEY SAID I FELL OFF ♪

♪ THEY ALL LIED ♪

♪ YEAH, YOU KNOW THE LOGO ♪

♪ BETTER RECOGNIZE ♪

♪ YEAH IT'S REAL MUSIC ♪

♪ 'TILL THE DAY WE DIE ♪

♪ YAH! ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rent /rɛnt/ A2	verb - to pay to use something temporarily
issue /ˈɪʃuː/ B1	noun - a problem or difficulty
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ A2	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of someone or something verb - to perform exceptionally well (slang)
chain /tʃeɪn/ A2	noun - a series of linked metal rings
steal /stiːl/ A2	verb - to take something without permission
warm /wɔːrm/ A1	verb - to prepare or get ready adjective - slightly hot
apologize /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ A2	verb - to express regret for something wrong
coffin /ˈkɒfɪn/ B1	noun - a box for burying a dead body
brand /brænd/ B1	noun - a specific product or service
brag /bræɡ/ B1	verb - to talk proudly about oneself
hype /haɪp/ B2	noun - intense publicity or excitement
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a rhythm or pulse in music
drum /drʌm/ A1	noun - a musical instrument
honest /ˈɒnɪst/ A2	adjective - truthful and sincere
express /ɪkˈsprɛs/ A2	verb - to show or communicate feelings
overtime /ˈəʊvətaɪm/ B1	noun - extra time worked beyond normal hours
recognize /ˈrɛkəɡnaɪz/ A2	verb - to identify or acknowledge someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• I'M THE TYPE TO RENT A HOTEL ROOM JUST TO FEEL AT HOME

  ➔ Present Simple with 'be' + infinitive for habitual actions

  ➔ The phrase 'I'M THE TYPE TO RENT' uses the present simple with 'be' to describe a habitual action.

• PLEASE DON'T BRING UP MY ISSUES UNLESS YOU GON' DEAL WITH YOUR OWN

  ➔ Conditional sentence Type 1 (If clause in implied form)

  ➔ The sentence implies a condition: 'unless you deal with your own' acts as the if clause.

• I DON'T CARE IF I AM ON THE BILLBOARDS

  ➔ Present Simple in if clause for a general truth

  ➔ The present simple 'AM' in the if clause indicates a general truth or habitual situation.

• I MEAN WHAT YOU PEOPLE EVEN LIVE FOR?

  ➔ Present Simple in indirect questions

  ➔ The present simple 'LIVE' is used in an indirect question to maintain grammatical correctness.

• I AIN'T BRAGGING ABOUT THE MONEY

  ➔ Contraction of 'am not' for informal emphasis

  ➔ 'AIN'T' is a contraction of 'am not' used colloquially for emphasis.

• LIGHTS OUT WHEN THE MICS OUT

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of 'are') for conciseness

  ➔ The verb 'are' is omitted for brevity, typical in informal or poetic language.

• I KINDA MISS BEING BROKE

  ➔ Use of 'kinda' as a modal adverb for softening

  ➔ 'KINDA' softens the statement, expressing a mild or uncertain feeling.

• I TOLD ALL MY TEACHERS THAT I'D BE A RAPPER

  ➔ Future Simple in the past using 'would' for past intentions

  ➔ The contraction 'I'D' stands for 'I would', indicating a past intention or prediction.

• I LIVE WHAT YOU DREAMIN'

  ➔ Non-standard verb form for artistic effect

  ➔ The verb 'DREAMIN'' is a non-standard form used for rhythmic or stylistic purposes.