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Uh, okay, we all got skeletons in our closet from a shady past 00:23
Made me brag about my Mercedes, Jag 00:27
Going fast, made me crash 00:29
My ex keep fuckin' up my car with her crazy ass 00:31
Lately, sad 00:34
Reminisce the times, please take me back 00:35
Aimin' for the top, I'm on target like a Brady pass 00:37
Did a show for eighty cash, and threw it in my lady bag 00:40
That was fuckin' easy money, sniper, on my KD swag 00:43
Thought about quittin', I'm a warrior, can take the jab 00:46
Whoever said shit was easy forever lied 00:50
I mesmerize, how simple decisions can jeopardize 00:53
When Martin Luther cheated and stared in Coretta's eyes 00:56
This is lyrical exercise, told my idols to step aside 00:59
My mama said I'm buggin', no need for the pesticides 01:02
Was just waitin' tables, gave customers extra fries 01:05
Maya Angelou with accounts, I just let it rise 01:09
And hopefully my words never die 01:12
Wintertime and it's rainin' 01:15
But shit, I don't be complainin' 01:18
Summer's cold, shit is dangerous 01:21
Yeah, I can feel the changes (Uh) 01:24
Try to take a walk up in my shoes 01:28
A nigga rappin' like I really got somethin' to prove 01:30
'Cause motherfucker, I do 01:33
I climb hills, niggas was sleepin', on Nyquil 01:34
Paint a picture vivid, dawg, on everything, my life's real 01:37
Was just in college, strugglin' to get a nice meal 01:40
Made it out the gutter, then that's all because of my skills 01:43
All because the glory, nigga, let me tell my story 01:47
I am not that nigga with potential, I am not a worry 01:49
I was lost like Dory, but I'm finally found 01:53
Was addicted to the Xans to calm anxiety down 01:56
And I never would admit because society clowns 01:59
Any nigga with a problem, they can't quiet me now, nigga 02:02
Wintertime and it's rainin' 02:06
But shit, I don't be complainin' 02:08
Summer's cold, shit is dangerous 02:12
Yeah, I can feel the changes 02:15
02:18
Know where you come from, it's easy to tell where you going 02:34
Yeah 02:37
Just keep dreaming 'til you find out 02:39
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Wintertime

By
Cordae
Album
The Lost Boy
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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

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

crash

/kræʃ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to collide violently with something
  • noun
  • - a violent collision

sad

/sæd/

A2
  • adjective
  • - feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy

target

/ˈtɑːrɡɪt/

B1
  • noun
  • - a person or object that is deliberately chosen as the aim of attack or criticism
  • verb
  • - to aim an attack or criticism at

money

/ˈmʌni/

A1
  • noun
  • - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes

warrior

/ˈwɔːriər/

B1
  • noun
  • - a brave or experienced soldier or fighter

decisions

/dɪˈsɪʒənz/

B1
  • noun
  • - a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration

eyes

/aɪz/

A1
  • noun
  • - organs of vision

exercise

/ˈeksərsaɪz/

B1
  • noun
  • - activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness
  • verb
  • - engage in physical activity to sustain or improve health and fitness.

tables

/ˈteɪblz/

A1
  • noun
  • - a piece of furniture with a flat top supported by legs

customers

/ˈkʌstəmərz/

A2
  • noun
  • - a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business

words

/wɜːrdz/

A1
  • noun
  • - a unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written

wintertime

/ˈwɪntərtaɪm/

A2
  • noun
  • - the season of winter

summer

/ˈsʌmər/

A1
  • noun
  • - the warmest season of the year

changes

/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/

A2
  • noun
  • - the act or instance of making or becoming different

shoes

/ʃuːz/

A1
  • noun
  • - footwear

life

/laɪf/

A1
  • noun
  • - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter

college

/ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

A2
  • noun
  • - an educational institution or establishment

Grammar:

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.