FREE THE YOUTH – English Lyrics

• By: Amaarae
• Album: BLACK STAR

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Amaarae's rich Ghanaian-American sound with "FREE THE YOUTH," a track that fuses cultural echoes like Hiplife and Asorkpor into a modern, liberating anthem. Learning this song offers a glimpse into the dynamic and borderless world of contemporary African pop music, expressed with fearless confidence and unique rhythmic innovation.

[English]

作词 : Jephte “Kyu Steed” Steed Baloki/Ama Serwah Genfi/Mason "Maesu" Tanner/Jasper Harris/Zacari Moses Pacaldo/Pablo Díaz-Reixa/Mike Mills/Edward Osei/Richard Akyeampong

作曲 : Jephte “Kyu Steed” Steed Baloki/Ama Serwah Genfi/Mason "Maesu" Tanner/Jasper Harris/Zacari Moses Pacaldo/Pablo Díaz-Reixa/Mike Mills/Edward Osei/Richard Akyeampong

Please don't get me too pumped up tonight

I'm already too ****ed up and high

Alright, alright

How I feel

I feel alright

I'm siked

Outside for the night

I'm spiked

Outside for the hype

She's lizzard

She feeling enough already

Spending all this cash

On me, she want her

Yeah, yeah

I need all the Bads

My bitch just brought 'em

I been on them packs

Might get too wavy on 'em, yeah, yeah

I'm coming with armed security

There's beams in the club and you dancing

Got green off the brown like a kiwi

She looking at me like she need me

Please don't get me too pumped up tonight

I'm already too ****ed up and high

Alright, alright

How I feel

I feel alright

Day by day by day by day

Day by day I used to pray for nights

Day by day by day by day

I had to get it, I'm taking the wheel

Day by day by day by day

Day by day by day we dey inside

Day by day by day by day

I had to get it like **** how you feel

Meet me outside

We going live tonight

Streets get too hot

I put on all my ice

So far, so gone

I'm on a different high

Meet me outside

We going live tonight

Day by, day by

Day by day by day by day by

Day by day by day by day

Day by day I used to pray for nights

Day by day by day by day

I had to get it, I'm taking the wheel

Day by day by day by day

Day by day by day we dey inside

Day by day by day by day

I had to get it like **** how you feel

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pumped /pʌmpt/ B2	verb - to fill with air or a gas; to become excited or enthusiastic adjective - very excited or energetic
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - at a great distance above the ground or a higher level adjective (slang) - under the influence of drugs or alcohol
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
siked /saɪkt/ C1	adjective (slang) - very excited, psyched up
spiked /spaɪkt/ B1	verb (past) - to add a strong or sharp element to something; to pierce with a spike
hype /haɪp/ B2	noun - excessive publicity or excitement about something
cash /kæʃ/ A2	noun - money in the form of bills and coins
Bads /bædz/ C1	noun (slang, plural) - attractive women; “bad” used as a compliment
bitch /bɪtʃ/ C1	noun (vulgar) - a contemptible or unpleasant woman (offensive)
packs /pækz/ B1	noun - bundles or groups of items, often sold together
wavy /ˈweɪvi/ C1	adjective (slang) - stylishly cool; having a loose, relaxed vibe
security /sɪˈkjʊərəti/ B1	noun - the state of being safe; measures taken to protect
club /klʌb/ A2	noun - a venue where people gather to dance and listen to music
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A2	verb (gerund) - moving rhythmically to music
green /ɡriːn/ A1	adjective - the color between blue and yellow
brown /braʊn/ A1	adjective - the color of wood or earth
kiwi /ˈkiːwi/ B1	noun - a small brown fruit with green flesh, or a person from New Zealand
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to speak to a deity or express wishes or thanks
wheel /wiːl/ A2	noun - a circular object that turns around an axle, used for movement
streets /striːts/ A2	noun - public roads in a city or town
ice /aɪs/ A1	noun - frozen water; also slang for diamonds
different /ˈdɪf(ə)r(ə)nt/ A2	adjective - not the same as another or each other

Key Grammar Structures

• Please don't get me too pumped up tonight

  ➔ imperative negative (don't + base verb) / causative construction

  ➔ The word "don't" tells the listener not to perform the action "get".

• I'm already too ****ed up and high

  ➔ present continuous (be + verb‑ing) with adverbial intensifier "too"

  ➔ "I'm" is the contraction of "I am", showing a current state; "too" intensifies "****ed up".

• I need all the Bads

  ➔ modal verb "need" + direct object

  ➔ "need" expresses a requirement; the word "all" quantifies the object "the Bads".

• I'm coming with armed security

  ➔ present continuous + prepositional phrase "with armed security"

  ➔ "I'm" shows the ongoing action; "with" introduces the accompaniment "armed security".

• There's beams in the club and you dancing

  ➔ contraction "there's" (there is) + present simple + present participle without auxiliary (elliptical "are")

  ➔ "There's" contracts "there is"; "you dancing" omits the verb "are" but is understood as "you are dancing".

• I had to get it, I'm taking the wheel

  ➔ past modal "had to" (obligation) + present continuous "I'm taking"

  ➔ "had to" shows a past necessity; "I'm taking" indicates an action happening now.

• Meet me outside

  ➔ imperative verb "Meet" with object pronoun "me" and prepositional phrase "outside"

  ➔ "Meet" is a direct command; "me" is the person to be met; "outside" tells where.

• We going live tonight

  ➔ present progressive missing auxiliary "are" (colloquial omission)

  ➔ "We" is the subject; the missing "are" is understood: "We are going live tonight".

• Day by day I used to pray for nights

  ➔ "used to" for past habitual action

  ➔ "used to" indicates that praying every day was a regular activity in the past.