Lay It Down – English Lyrics

• By: FattMack, Polo G

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic storytelling of 'Lay It Down' to master modern English slang and the emotive cadence of contemporary Hip-Hop. This song is a perfect gateway to understanding how artists use lyrical flow to express complex social realities.

[English]

[music]

[music]

>> Yeah.

When I run on stage my chain start

hitting me in my face I'm finna [music]

take it out. Chicago with the coat so

she wear clothes but she still taking it

out. My mama ain't got to worry about

sitting on more [music] cuz everything

straight for now. They locked up bro but

it been so [ __ ] long I'm trying to

break them out. Don't love so much hoes

I got a baby now. I pull up in the

Maybach wild. You ain't go up cuz you

didn't stay down. Rich as [ __ ] but I'm

by myself. Whole lot of guns in a big

ass house I dedicate I ain't going to

lay back now. [ __ ] for hours I would

actually thought I was done now. [ __ ]

go lay down. Dollars but I still don't

feel like I made it out. [music] I'm

finally off probation now I can finally

travel. Shining on my [ __ ] but I like

her vibe so she can stay for now.

Remember trying to find new [ __ ] to

rob but we got paper now.

>> Remember working jobs now I'm the

[music] boss this [ __ ] just came with

time. You know damn well if I pick you

up damn I'm trying to lay you down. Bro

got tall with a big [music] ass scope on

the top this [ __ ] like every town. I

leave my crib I don't bring my gun I

better come back safe and sound. When I

run on stage my chain start [music]

hitting me in my face I'm finna take it

out. Chicago with the coat so she wear

clothes but she still taking it out. My

mama ain't got to worry about sitting on

more cuz everything straight for now.

They locked up bro but it been [music]

so [ __ ] long I'm trying to break them

out. Don't love so much hoes I got a

baby now.

>> I pull up in the Maybach wild. You ain't

go up cuz you didn't stay down. Rich as

[ __ ] but I'm by myself. Whole lot of

guns in a [music] big ass house I

dedicate I ain't going to lay back now.

[ __ ] for hours I would actually thought

I was done now. [ __ ] [music] go lay

down. Yeah you ain't my round. So only

time I change my crowd. She want to [ __ ]

cuz I'm famous wild. Got to stand

[music] out the mud they hating how. We

was the reason them Glock start letting

off loud still came back safe and sound.

You would think Broski was probably

[music] from England. All the money he

made was pounds. Cool so low got to

watch how I pull up or that [ __ ] going

to scrape the ground. Earned my stripes

and I ain't care what it cost I'mma blow

up they flag or fast.

>> Face shot with a Draco [music] shave his

brows. Glock 45 my favorite caliber. Her

ass so fat I became a rabbit. If she on

a pill I'mma lay her towel. [music]

Using how I can get so down. Full clip,

why my stick so heavy? I know some dope

boys rich off fetty. I had a white girl

give me that back. I was [music] young

and bad with the shits already. Dreaming

that I hit the list off belly. I had a

washer up in my belly. Got young as a

savage killer like that. On stage, my

chain start hitting me in my face. I'm

[music] finna take it off. Chicago at

the coast. I'll show her clothes. She

still taking it off. My mama ain't got

to worry about sitting on more cuz

everything straight for now. They locked

up, bro, but it been [music] so [ __ ]

long. I'm trying to break them out.

Don't love hoes over hoes. I got a baby

now. I pull up in the Maybach while you

ain't go up cuz you didn't stay down.

Rich as [ __ ] but I'm by myself. Whole

lot of guns on a big ass house. I ain't

there yet. I ain't going to lay back

down. [ __ ] for hours. I would actually

thought I was done. Now [ __ ] go lay

back down.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stage /steɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a raised floor or platform for performers
chain /tʃeɪn/ A2	noun - a series of connected metal links, often worn as jewelry
worry /ˈwʌri/ A2	verb - to feel anxious or troubled
straight /streɪt/ A2	adjective - orderly, settled, or without problems
locked /lɒkt/ A2	verb - to be imprisoned or kept in confinement
famous /ˈfeɪməs/ A2	adjective - known by many people
probation /prəˈbeɪʃn/ C1	noun - a period of supervision over an offender
travel /ˈtrævl/ A1	verb - to make a journey
vibe /vaɪb/ B2	noun - the atmosphere of a place or the mood of a person
boss /bɒs/ A2	noun - a person in charge of a worker or organization
safe /seɪf/ A1	adjective - protected from danger or risk
dedicate /ˈdedɪkeɪt/ B2	verb - to devote to a particular task or purpose
crowd /kraʊd/ A2	noun - a large number of people gathered together
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - producing a large amount of sound
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
heavy /ˈhevi/ A2	adjective - of great weight
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - to experience images and thoughts during sleep

Key Grammar Structures

• My mama ain't got to worry about sitting on more cuz everything straight for now.

  ➔ Present perfect tense (negative)

  ➔ The phrase "ain't got to worry" functions as "does not have to worry," expressing that an obligation or concern from the past has been resolved up to the present.

• You ain't go up cuz you didn't stay down.

  ➔ Past simple tense (negation with 'did not')

  ➔ The use of "didn't" indicates a completed action in the past that failed to happen, establishing a cause-and-effect relationship.

• I'm finally off probation now I can finally travel.

  ➔ Modal verb of ability (can)

  ➔ The modal verb "can" is used here to indicate that a new opportunity or permission has become available due to a change in circumstances.

• You know damn well if I pick you up damn I'm trying to lay you down.

  ➔ First conditional (real condition)

  ➔ The "if" clause establishes a potential future action, followed by the expected consequence.

• I'm finna take it off.

  ➔ Colloquial future construction ('finna')

  ➔ "Finna" is an AAVE (African American Vernacular English) contraction for "fixing to," meaning "getting ready to" or "about to."

• We was the reason them Glock start letting off loud.

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement (non-standard usage)

  ➔ The use of "was" with the plural pronoun "we" is a common stylistic feature in AAVE, emphasizing the collective identity.

• All the money he made was pounds.

  ➔ Past simple tense (stative verb)

  ➔ The verb "was" describes a state of being in the past, clarifying what the currency of the wealth was.

• She want to [__] cuz I'm famous wild.

  ➔ Causative/Relational conjunction ('cuz')

  ➔ "Cuz" is a colloquial contraction of "because," used here to provide the reason for the action described.