Ghosts – English Lyrics

• By: French The Kid
• Album: Can’t Kill Bill

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of UK-French rap with French The Kid's latest track, "Ghosts." This song is a compelling opportunity to experience bilingual lyricism firsthand, as French The Kid seamlessly blends English and French to convey raw emotions and personal reflections. Discover how he uses music as a powerful outlet, offering a unique chance to learn vocabulary and expressions in both languages through his authentic and emotionally resonant storytelling.

[English]

Like I'm still in a dream [music] come

[music]

you've been trapped and I'm trapped out. Cut the  dodgy [music] fellas on the bikes and we blacked  

out. [singing] I remixed the recipe and sat down.  Track [music] her on his vehicle. Don't be a fool  

and back down. Simple. [ __ ] around my brother.  You can find out. Jab right hook. That's why they  

together you'll get lied down. [music] Real life  snacks. You got it right [singing] now. You ain't  

got the friends I got for them. I put my life down  a night chilling [music] by the corner shop. Been  

trying to get it so my daughter can afford a lot.  They like to talk a [music] lot. They ain't got  

a quarter box. Two face got him down a puppy. Had  to walk it off mustard creme. We got the custard.  

Sitting down with travelers. [music] The bikers in  the h I never thought that I'd be here when I was  

dieting on rusters like I'm still in a dream.  [music] Look at my daughter and my mother. Why  

they calling me love you sees everything I wanted  to be. Anything this life could hit me with,  

I'd always defeat lot of big responsibilities.  I land your feet. [music] If you girls like my  

girls, I know your soul is a piece. Yeah. I take  a step and I breathe. Cuz when I hold my baby see,  

it's like I'm looking at me. Yeah. Like I'm  still in [music] a dream. You come through me.  

Love you. See everything I want to be. [music]  Anything life could leave me without a fee. Your  

responsibilities your feet. If you girls like my  [music] girls and know your soul is a piece. I  

take a step and I breathe cuz when I hold my baby  [music] it's like I'm looking at me. I'm from an  

island on this planet where the nature is green.  It's full of bees trees. Weed street foxes and  

fiends. I'm in the scary world [music] of fairy  tales enough to succeed. We fight this evil [ __ ]  

government controlling our dreams. We believe  we believe and that's the reason we're free. The  

only reason [music] this planet never fell to its  knees. Uh but they don't want you to speak cuz if  

you speak what you believe you're [music] getting  cuffed by police. Damn. Anyway, what's the crack?  

I've been spending time with family cuz I won't  get it back. [singing] So I rap and make these  

memories that I wrote on a pad. Couple moments in  [music] my head, I paint the rest on a track. This  

is music from the bottom of the bottle of Jack. I  mix the drink with a pen and put my name on a map.  

But I got caught in a trap. Apologies [music]  to all my fans. I never thought I'd be back. H  

like I'm still in a dream. Look at my daughter  and my mother. Why they calling me love you  

everything [music] I wanted to be. Anything  this life could hit me with, I'd always defeat  

lot of big responsibilities [music] and land your  feet. If you girls my girls and know your soul is  

a piece. Yeah. I take a step and I breathe cuz  when I hold my baby feel it's like I'm looking  

at me. Yeah. [music] Like I'm still in a dream.  You come through another cuddling me. Love you.  

See everything I want to be. Anything  is life without a defeat. [music] Love  

your responsibilities. A light your feet. If you  girls my girls I know your soul is a piece. Yeah.  

I take a step and I breathe cuz when I'm home my  baby see it's [music] like looking at me. Yeah.

Love you see [music] everything I wanted  to be. Many things life could never feel.

[music]

[music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trapped /træpt/ B1	verb - to prevent someone or something from leaving adjective - unable to escape from confinement or danger
remixed /riːmɪkst/ B1	verb - to combine or alter existing recordings to create a new version
vehicle /ˈviːɪkl/ A2	noun - a means of conveyance or transport
fool /fuːl/ A2	noun - a person lacking good sense or judgment
corner /ˈkɔːnər/ A1	noun - a place where two lines or surfaces meet
afford /əˈfɔːrd/ B1	verb - to have enough money to pay for
quarter /ˈkwɔːrtər/ A2	noun - a fourth part of something
custard /ˈkʌstərd/ A2	noun - a sweet dessert made with milk, eggs, and sugar
dieting /ˈdaɪɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - restricting one's diet to lose weight
responsibilities /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətiz/ B2	noun - things that one is required to do as part of a job, role, or legal obligation
defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ B1	verb - to win against someone in a fight or competition
breathe /briːð/ A1	verb - to take air into and out of the lungs
island /ˈaɪlənd/ A2	noun - a piece of land surrounded by water
nature /ˈneɪtʃər/ A2	noun - the phenomena of the physical world collectively
fiends /fiːndz/ B2	noun - a cruel or wicked person
evil /ˈiːvl/ B1	adjective - profoundly immoral and wicked
cuffed /kʌft/ B1	verb - to restrain someone's wrists with handcuffs
memories /ˈmeməriz/ B1	noun - things remembered from the past

Key Grammar Structures

• Like I'm still in a dream

  ➔ Present simple, Contraction

  ➔ The word "I'm" is a contraction of "I am" used in the present simple to describe a current state.

• I mix the drink with a pen and put my name on a map.

  ➔ Parallel verbs (mix, put) – simple present

  ➔ Two actions "mix" and "put" are linked with "and" and both use the simple present to describe habitual actions.

• If you speak what you believe, you're getting cuffed by police.

  ➔ First conditional (present simple + present progressive), Contraction

  ➔ The clause "If you speak..." uses the present simple to talk about a real condition, and "you're" is the contraction of "you are" followed by the present progressive "getting cuffed".

• I've been spending time with family because I won't get it back.

  ➔ Present perfect continuous, Future negative (will + not)

  ➔ "I've been spending" shows the present perfect continuous to express an action that started in the past and continues now; "won't" is the contraction of "will not" used for a future negative.

• I never thought I'd be back.

  ➔ Past simple + modal verb (would)

  ➔ "I'd" is the contraction of "I would"; the past simple "thought" together with the modal "would" expresses a past belief about a possible future.

• I'm from an island on this planet where the nature is green.

  ➔ Relative clause with "where"

  ➔ The phrase "where the nature is green" is a relative clause introduced by the relative adverb "where", describing the island's location.

• I want to be everything I see.

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to be)

  ➔ "to be" is an infinitive that follows the verb "want" to express a desired state or purpose.

• We believe and that's the reason we're free.

  ➔ Present simple + that‑clause, Contraction

  ➔ "that's" is the contraction of "that is"; the sentence uses the present simple "believe" and a that‑clause "that’s the reason" to give a reason.