Ever Since U Left Me (Big Bronx Remix) – English Lyrics

• By: French Montana, Max B, Remy Ma

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of New York street slang and the emotive, melodic storytelling unique to the mid-2000s Bronx hip-hop scene. This song is an excellent study in regional dialect and the evolution of 'wavy' lyrical flows in modern rap.

[English]

Get ready to [music] shake your asses.

I went deaf on a [ __ ]

Break your asses. [music]

Ever since you left me, more money, more

cars, more hoes, more shows. Ever since

you left me, more diamonds, more gold,

more motion, [music] more hoes. I went

deaf on a [ __ ]

I went [music] deaf on a [ __ ]

All I need is one night.

>> [music]

>> You going to have to spread it, shawty.

>> All I need is one night.

>> Look in [music] the purse, shawty.

>> I went deaf on a [ __ ]

>> This New York City. French Max B. Remy.

Always the one, [music and singing]

never the two. Told him find something

stupid to play with, he picked you.

Since I've been going, [music] it's so

crazy. I put a few racks on and got

wavy. I'm that [ __ ] with orange with

the black tips.

>> [music]

>> I went fox on a whack [ __ ] Drunk off

Dom, papi on E. Can't keep his rich boy

hands off me. Both in the club, [music]

high, singing on key, laugh.

>> I went deaf on a [ __ ]

>> [music]

>> All I need is one night.

>> You going to have to spread it, shawty.

>> All I [music] need is one night.

>> Look in the purse, shawty.

>> I went deaf on a [ __ ] Yes, ma. Yes, I.

[singing] Fiesta. Drop top G wagons, we

don't do Teslas. [music]

Don't pay for the bag, I pay some

extras. [singing] I turn dream girls to

my new extras. [ __ ] recognize game,

girls do too. Run through the city like

the [music] 2 Live Crew. Got a Harlem

broad, got a Brooklyn broad. I ain't

come this far just to come this far. A

friend to all [music] is a friend to

none. So, don't push me, [ __ ] cuz I'll

press the button. I went deaf on a

[ __ ]

>> [music]

>> I went deaf on a [ __ ]

>> [music]

>> All I need is one night.

>> You going to have to spread it, shawty.

>> All I need is [music] one night.

>> Look in the purse, shawty.

>> I went deaf on a [ __ ]

>> All I need is one night, one [music]

chick,

>> dumb drip Baby want a [ __ ] call me

scroom [ __ ] Baby want [music] to be

with me call me husband. She was singing

on my mic till it well spin.

>> You stand too loud [music] first time I

heard the flow they knew I do.

Christian Louboutin Louboutin [music]

got the three piece Louboutin Louboutin

shoes. I went deaf [ __ ] blew my

Louboutin.

>> I just killed a [ __ ] Louboutin [ __ ] I

do.

>> I went deaf on a [ __ ]

>> [music]

>> I went deaf on a [ __ ]

All I need is one night.

>> You going to [music] have to splurge on

it.

>> All I need is one night.

>> Put it in a purse. [music]

>> I went deaf on a [ __ ]

>> [music]

>> I went deaf [music] on a [ __ ]

I went [music] deaf on a [ __ ]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
diamonds /ˈdaɪəməndz/ A2	noun - a precious stone consisting of a clear and typically colorless crystalline form of pure carbon
motion /ˈmoʊʃən/ B1	noun - the action or process of moving or being moved
purse /pɜrs/ A2	noun - a small bag for carrying money and other small personal items
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged, especially as manifested in a wild or aggressive way
wavy /ˈweɪvi/ B2	adjective - having a series of curves; in hip-hop, often means cool or under the influence
drunk /drʌŋk/ A2	adjective - affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control
fiesta /fiˈɛstə/ B1	noun - an event marked by festivities or celebration
recognize /ˈrɛkəgnaɪz/ B1	verb - identify from having encountered before
splurge /splɜrdʒ/ C1	verb - spend an unusually large sum of money
dumb /dʌm/ B1	adjective - lacking intelligence; in slang, can mean 'very' or 'extreme'

Key Grammar Structures

• Ever since you left me, more money, more cars.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense with 'Ever since'

  ➔ The structure "Ever since" + past tense describes an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• You going to have to spread it, shawty.

  ➔ Future intention using 'be going to'

  ➔ In colloquial speech, "going to" is used to express necessity or a future outcome.

• Told him find something stupid to play with, he picked you.

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose / Reported speech

  ➔ "To play with" indicates the purpose or function of the object.

• Since I've been going, it's so crazy.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The tense "I've been going" emphasizes the duration of the action leading up to the present moment.

• Don't pay for the bag, I pay some extras.

  ➔ Imperative (Negative) / Simple Present

  ➔ Using the imperative "Don't pay" gives a command or strong advice.

• A friend to all is a friend to none.

  ➔ Proverbial structure with 'to be'

  ➔ This uses the copular verb "is" to equate two noun phrases for philosophical emphasis.

• Cuz I'll press the button.

  ➔ Future Simple (Will)

  ➔ "I'll" (I will) is used here to indicate a spontaneous decision or a threat.

• She was singing on my mic till it well spin.

  ➔ Past Continuous with conjunction 'till'

  ➔ "Was singing" sets the background action, while "till" marks the temporal limit.