Waves – English Lyrics

• By: Kanye West, Chris Brown, Kid Cudi
• Album: The Life of Pablo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric sound of 'Waves' to explore poetic English metaphors and spiritual vocabulary. This song is a perfect example of how modern music blends gospel traditions with electronic production to express complex human emotions.

[English]

作词 : Kanye West/Chris Brown/Scott Mescudi/Cydel Young/Tony Williams/Elon Rutberg/Ross Birchard/Derek Watkins/Mike Dean/Chancelor Bennett/Metro Boomin

作曲 : Kanye West/Chris Brown/Scott Mescudi/Cydel Young/Tony Williams/Elon Rutberg/Ross Birchard/Derek Watkins/Mike Dean/Chancelor Bennett/Metro Boomin

编曲 : Kanye West/Charlie Heat

制作人 : Kanye West/Charlie Heat/Hudson Mohawke/Metro Boomin/Mike Dean/Anthony Kilhoffer

Turn me up!

Step up in this ***** like (turn me up!)

I'm the one your ***** like

Yeah I'm the one your ***** like

And I be talkin' shit like

I ain't scared to lose a fistfight

And she grabbin' on my **** like

She wanna see if it'll fit right

That's just the wave

Waves don't die

Let me crash here for the moment

I don't need to own it

No lie

Waves don't die, baby

Let me crash here for a moment

Baby I don't, I don't need to own...

Sun don't shine in the shade (turn me up!)

Bird can't fly in a cage (turn me up!)

Even when somebody go away (turn me up!)

The feelings don't really go away

That's just the wave (yeah)

Waves don't die

Let me crash here for the moment

I don't need to own it

No lie

Waves don't die, baby

Let me crash here for a moment

Baby I don't, I don't need to own you

No lie

No lie

No lie

You set the night on fire

I'm still gon' be here in the morning

No lie

No lie

Ooh baby, ooh yeah

You set the night on fire

I'm still gon' be here in the morning

No lie

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
turn /tɜːrn/ A2	verb - to move or cause to move in a circle or around an axis
step /stɛp/ A1	verb - to lift and set down one foot in order to walk
scared /skɛərd/ A2	adjective - fearful; frightened
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of or cease to have or retain something
fistfight /ˈfɪst.faɪt/ C1	noun - a fight with fists
fit /fɪt/ A2	verb - be of the right shape and size for
wave /weɪv/ A2	noun - a long body of water curling into an arch and breaking on the shore
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - stop living
crash /kræʃ/ B1	verb - move with force, speed, and a loud noise
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ A1	noun - a very brief period of time
own /oʊn/ A2	verb - have (something) as one's own; possess
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - an intentionally false statement
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star round which the earth orbits
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - give out a bright light
shade /ʃeɪd/ B1	noun - comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight
bird /bɜːrd/ A1	noun - a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and beaks
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - move through the air using wings
cage /keɪdʒ/ B1	noun - a structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined
feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
fire /ˈfaɪ.ər/ A2	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen, typically giving out bright light, heat, and smoke