Wintertime
Lyrics:
[English]
Uh, okay, we all got skeletons in our closet from a shady past
Made me brag about my Mercedes, Jag
Going fast, made me crash
My ex keep fuckin' up my car with her crazy ass
Lately, sad
Reminisce the times, please take me back
Aimin' for the top, I'm on target like a Brady pass
Did a show for eighty cash, and threw it in my lady bag
That was fuckin' easy money, sniper, on my KD swag
Thought about quittin', I'm a warrior, can take the jab
Whoever said shit was easy forever lied
I mesmerize, how simple decisions can jeopardize
When Martin Luther cheated and stared in Coretta's eyes
This is lyrical exercise, told my idols to step aside
My mama said I'm buggin', no need for the pesticides
Was just waitin' tables, gave customers extra fries
Maya Angelou with accounts, I just let it rise
And hopefully my words never die
Wintertime and it's rainin'
But shit, I don't be complainin'
Summer's cold, shit is dangerous
Yeah, I can feel the changes (Uh)
Try to take a walk up in my shoes
A nigga rappin' like I really got somethin' to prove
'Cause motherfucker, I do
I climb hills, niggas was sleepin', on Nyquil
Paint a picture vivid, dawg, on everything, my life's real
Was just in college, strugglin' to get a nice meal
Made it out the gutter, then that's all because of my skills
All because the glory, nigga, let me tell my story
I am not that nigga with potential, I am not a worry
I was lost like Dory, but I'm finally found
Was addicted to the Xans to calm anxiety down
And I never would admit because society clowns
Any nigga with a problem, they can't quiet me now, nigga
Wintertime and it's rainin'
But shit, I don't be complainin'
Summer's cold, shit is dangerous
Yeah, I can feel the changes
...
Know where you come from, it's easy to tell where you going
Yeah
Just keep dreaming 'til you find out
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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crash /kræʃ/ B1 |
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sad /sæd/ A2 |
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target /ˈtɑːrɡɪt/ B1 |
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money /ˈmʌni/ A1 |
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warrior /ˈwɔːriər/ B1 |
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decisions /dɪˈsɪʒənz/ B1 |
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eyes /aɪz/ A1 |
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exercise /ˈeksərsaɪz/ B1 |
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tables /ˈteɪblz/ A1 |
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customers /ˈkʌstəmərz/ A2 |
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words /wɜːrdz/ A1 |
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wintertime /ˈwɪntərtaɪm/ A2 |
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summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1 |
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changes /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ A2 |
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shoes /ʃuːz/ A1 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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college /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/ A2 |
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Grammar:
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Made me brag about my Mercedes, Jag Going fast, made me crash
➔ Causative 'make' + infinitive without 'to'
➔ The structure "made me brag" uses the causative verb "make" followed by an object pronoun ("me") and the base form of the verb ("brag") without "to". It means something/someone caused the speaker to brag.
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My ex keep fuckin' up my car with her crazy ass
➔ Use of 'keep' + '-ing' form to describe a repeated action
➔ "Keep fuckin' up" indicates that the ex-girlfriend is repeatedly damaging the car. The construction "keep + verb + -ing" indicates a continuous or repeated action.
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Reminisce the times, please take me back
➔ Imperative verb 'take' with an object pronoun and preposition 'back'
➔ "Take me back" is a phrasal verb used in an imperative sense, requesting someone or something (in this case, the past) to return the speaker to a previous state or time. 'Take' is a verb, 'me' is object pronoun and 'back' is a preposition.
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Thought about quittin', I'm a warrior, can take the jab
➔ Modal verb 'can' indicating ability
➔ "Can take the jab" indicates the speaker's ability to withstand or endure hardship. 'Can' expresses ability or possibility.
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Whoever said shit was easy forever lied
➔ Relative clause with 'whoever' as the subject
➔ "Whoever said shit was easy forever" is a relative clause acting as the subject of the sentence. "Whoever" refers to any person or people who made the statement, and that person or people lied.
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I mesmerize, how simple decisions can jeopardize
➔ Indirect Question with 'how'
➔ The phrase "how simple decisions can jeopardize" functions as an indirect question. The speaker is marveling at *the way in which* simple decisions have the ability to jeopardize things.