We Ball – English Lyrics

• By: Ace Hood

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of language and personal storytelling with Ace Hood's 'We Ball.' This song offers a great opportunity to learn contemporary English vocabulary related to perseverance, self-reflection, and social commentary. What makes it special is its raw honesty and motivational energy, making it a compelling piece for language learners to connect with authentic expression in music.

[English]

Visions of my past, I seen the light in love

Frequency was low, I had to rise above

Searchin' deep inside, I think I found the plug

Take me as I am, if not who I was

Let's pick up ourselves and we put down the guns

Left uplift our women, they the chosen ones

Hope I get my flowers form my day will come

This that type of truth that make your body numb

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know why

Why must we steal, must we hate, must we lie

People oppressed, they depressed out they mind

Dearly beloved, I was made for this

I worked them nights just like a slave for this

Given all my love and all my pain for this

It ain't no game with this

I'm in my lane, I'm not entertained

'Cause they ain't saying shit

I'm in my bag and I'm gon' spaz

In case you do forget

Yeah, he cool, and they ok

But can't compare to this

I'm on my exodus, black is excellence

Speak my testament, check off my bucket list

Know what time it is

My whole body chill

My life super real

Blessings too familiar

Switchin' my ways to better my days

I found me a queen, the one of my dreams

I'm living on high, outta the cage

Outta the shell, into myself

Livin' the life, livin' in health

Livin' in God, building the wealth

Nigga's will pity party on the boulevard

And they will switch up on you windowstep

Niggas will take, take, take

They'll take it all, 'till there's nothing left

I done seen homeboys with their straight face

Pissed off 'cause it ain't them

Losing your focus, you hittin' the rim

I'm in the studio, I'm in the gym

I got the F on the top of the brim

I'm on a level opposite of them

I'm in the front, a hundred dollar tip

I got no chains on 'Ville

I like a round bottom with the hips

I got a humble vibe, but I'm him

I got a hundred loaded in the clip

I got some more stored in the whip

Mhm

We ball, we ball

Visions of my past, I seen the light in love

Frequency was low, I had to rise above

We ball, we ball

Visions of my past, I seen the light in love

Frequency was low, I had to rise above

Searchin' deep inside, I think I found the plug

Take me as I am, if not who I was

Let's pick up ourselves and we put down the guns

Left uplift our women, they the chosen ones

Hope I get my flowers 'fore my day will come

This that type of truth that make your body numb

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know why

Why must we steal, must we hate, must we lie

People oppressed, they depressed out they mind

I bring that light

I bring that light

And we ball

And we ball

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
visions /ˈvɪʒənz/ B2	noun - mental images or pictures of the future or the imagination
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - something that makes things visible or affords illumination verb - to make light appear or shine
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move upward or become higher
search /sɜːtʃ/ B1	verb - to look carefully for something or someone
plug /plʌg/ B2	noun - a device used to connect to an electrical socket verb - to connect or insert a plug into an outlet
guns /ɡʌnz/ B2	noun - weapons that shoot bullets
uplift /ʌpˈlɪft/ C1	verb - to raise or improve morally, spiritually, or emotionally
flowers /ˈflaʊərz/ A2	noun - the colorful part of plants that produce seeds
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the quality or state of being true
oppressed /əˈprɛst/ B2	adjective - kept down by unjust force or authority
depressed /dɪˈprɛst/ B2	adjective - sad and without hope
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or care for someone

Key Grammar Structures

• Let's pick up ourselves and we put down the guns

  ➔ Imperative + reflexive pronoun + conjunction + simple present

  ➔ Used to give a command or encouragement to change oneself or a situation.

• People oppressed, they depressed out they mind

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective + coordinating conjunction + subject + past tense verb

  ➔ The past participle 'oppressed' describes the state of people affected by injustice.

• I found me a queen, the one of my dreams

  ➔ Past simple + reflexive pronoun + indefinite article + noun + relative clause

  ➔ Indicates a completed action of discovering or obtaining something specific.

• Switchin' my ways to better my days

  ➔ Gerund + possessive pronoun + noun + infinitive + noun

  ➔ Uses a gerund to indicate ongoing action and the purpose of changing habits for improvement.

• My whole body chill

  ➔ Possessive adjective + noun + verb (present tense)

  ➔ Expresses a feeling of physical or emotional excitement or shivering.

• Livin' in health

  ➔ Gerund + preposition + noun

  ➔ Indicates the state or manner of living with good health and wellness.