CAN'T FEEL MY FACE – English Lyrics

• By: YFN Lucci

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotions and street wisdom of YFN Lucci's "CAN'T FEEL MY FACE." This powerful rap track offers a unique opportunity to explore authentic modern hip-hop language, expressions of resilience, and storytelling directly from the artist's personal journey. Its direct and impactful lyrics make it an excellent song for understanding contemporary rap vocabulary and cultural context.

[English]

Look, uh, good time don't never last forever.

Sometimes I feel like praying to the devil.

Sometimes I feel like laying down but that'll never help me.

Sometimes I feel like I ain't been rewarded for my efforts.

This street shit done dried up, we living in a desert.

They be shit done died down, we tryin' get richer.

I would've put my man down, but he ain't in the picture.

All the other niggas mad now that they ain't in the picture.

Look, I can't walk around with my pole, but I gotta deal with it.

Came out of jail on parole, but look, I'm still lit.

I got a thick red bone that I might still hit.

I got a couple old hoes that I might still hit.

I got my face on some Wayne shit.

The glock got a switch so I don't miss when I'm aiming.

On the type to pull the drop out when it raining.

Misunderstood but you won't even understand it.

You couldn't even stand it.

All problems only equal to one ounce.

A lot of robbers, some hustlers, we all scammers.

Every time I walk in the hole like you handsome.

Every time I walk in the booth, that's a new anthem.

Okay, look, every other week in my yard, a new phantom.

I say every other week I'm a narc with a new dancer.

If I ever meet Nicki Minaj, I'm trying to blend her.

Hey nigga, you don't want no smoke with us, we like cancer.

When I don't post my young bitch, she get to throwing tantrums.

And I only want the head if she ain't natural.

You can't name a nigga play that we ain't bless them.

We might have the same car, but they ain't faster.

Look, bitch, you ain't no Eve and I ain't Adam.

I can't do no verse for free, bitch, I hate rappers.

If you got that shit for cheat and we trying to snatch them.

We tryin' to snatch them.

Look, a whole lot of gold bottles.

You know Benjamin Franklin, my only role model.

Grant, Jackson, Franklin, my only role models.

Two G's, two glizzys in my four choppers.

Four choppers.

Two G's, two glizzys in my four choppers.

Two G's, two glizzys in my four choppers.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shit /ʃɪt/ C1	noun - Feces; nonsense; something bad or contemptible. In slang, it often refers to 'things,' 'situation,' or 'stuff' in a general, often negative or dismissive way.
devil /ˈdɛvəl/ B1	noun - In Christianity and other religions, the supreme spirit of evil; a very wicked or mischievous person.
desert /ˈdɛzərt/ A2	noun - A large, arid area of land where there is very little water and few plants. (In the lyrics, used metaphorically for a place dried up of opportunities or resources).
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - Having a lot of money or valuable possessions.
picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ A1	noun - A painting, drawing, or photograph; a visual representation. (In the lyrics, 'ain't in the picture' is an idiom meaning not involved or relevant).
pole /poʊl/ C1	noun - A long, slender piece of wood or metal. (Slang: a gun, especially a handgun or rifle).
parole /pəˈroʊl/ B2	noun - The release of a prisoner temporarily or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior.
lit /lɪt/ C1	adjective - (Slang) Drunk or under the influence of drugs; very exciting or excellent; cool, fashionable, or high-energy.
hit /hɪt/ A1	verb - To strike something or someone with a blow or impact. verb - (Slang) To have sexual intercourse with someone.
hoe /hoʊ/ C1	noun - A long-handled gardening tool with a thin metal blade, used for weeding and breaking up soil. noun - (Slang, derogatory) A prostitute or promiscuous woman.
glock /ɡlɑːk/ C1	noun - A brand of semi-automatic pistol, widely used by law enforcement and military organizations worldwide, as well as civilians.
switch /swɪtʃ/ C1	noun - A device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit; a change or an act of changing. noun - (Slang) An illegal device that modifies a semi-automatic handgun to fire automatically, turning it into a machine gun.
ounce /aʊns/ B2	noun - A unit of weight equal to approximately 28 grams or one sixteenth of a pound. noun - (In context of drug dealing) A specific quantity of drugs, typically marijuana or cocaine, weighing one ounce.
hustler /ˈhʌslər/ B2	noun - A person who earns money by illegal or unscrupulous means; an enterprising person who is not afraid to take risks and works hard to achieve success.
scammer /ˈskæmər/ B2	noun - A person who perpetrates a scam; a swindler or con artist.
phantom /ˈfæntəm/ C1	noun - A ghost; something that appears to the sight or other senses but has no material substance. noun - (Slang) Refers to a Rolls-Royce Phantom, a luxurious and expensive car.
narc /nɑːrk/ C1	noun - (Slang) A narcotics agent; a police officer whose job is to enforce laws concerning illegal drugs. Also, an informer about illegal drug activities.
cancer /ˈkænsər/ B1	noun - A disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. noun - (Metaphorical) Something bad or evil that spreads destructively and is difficult to stop or eliminate.
tantrum /ˈtæntrəm/ B2	noun - An uncontrolled outburst of anger and frustration, typically in a young child.
chopper /ˈtʃɒpər/ C1	noun - A helicopter. noun - (Slang) An automatic rifle, such as an AK-47, known for its high rate of fire.

Key Grammar Structures

• Good time don't never last forever.

  ➔ Double Negative / Negative Concord

  ➔ The use of two negative elements, "don't" and "never", to express a single negative meaning. While common in informal speech and some dialects, it is grammatically redundant in standard English.

• Sometimes I feel like praying to the devil.

  ➔ "Feel like + Gerund"

  ➔ The phrase "feel like" followed by a "gerund" (-ing form of a verb) expresses an inclination, desire, or an urge to do something.

• Sometimes I feel like I ain't been rewarded for my efforts.

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive with "ain't"

  ➔ "ain't been rewarded" is an informal/non-standard contraction of "haven't been rewarded". It's in the "Present Perfect Passive" tense, indicating an action that started in the past and has a result or continues in the present, with the subject receiving the action.

• I would've put my man down, but he ain't in the picture.

  ➔ Conditional Perfect (Implied Third Conditional)

  ➔ "would've put" (a contraction of "would have put") is the "conditional perfect" tense. It expresses an action that would have happened in the past if a certain (often unstated) condition had been met, implying regret or a missed opportunity.

• I got a thick red bone that I might still hit.

  ➔ Relative Clause + Modal Verb "might"

  ➔ "that I might still hit" is a "relative clause" that provides more information about "a thick red bone". "might" is a "modal verb" expressing possibility or a weak probability.

• The glock got a switch so I don't miss when I'm aiming.

  ➔ Clause of Result/Purpose ("so") + Present Continuous

  ➔ "so" introduces a "clause of result or purpose", explaining why the glock has a switch. "I'm aiming" is in the "Present Continuous" tense, describing an action in progress.

• If I ever meet Nicki Minaj, I'm trying to blend her.

  ➔ First Conditional (Type 1) + "Be trying to" (Present Continuous for Intention)

  ➔ "If I ever meet Nicki Minaj" sets up a possible future condition, typical of the "First Conditional". "I'm trying to blend her" uses the "Present Continuous" to express an intention or plan that would follow if the condition is met.

• Benjamin Franklin, my only role model.

  ➔ Appositive Phrase / Elliptical Sentence

  ➔ This is an "elliptical sentence" where the verb "is" is omitted. "my only role model" is an "appositive phrase" that renames or identifies "Benjamin Franklin", providing additional information without a linking verb.