Rock n Roll – English Lyrics

• By: Leony, G-Eazy
• Album: Oldschool Love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the modern European Dance-Pop sound with an American Hip-Hop edge through "Rock n Roll." Listeners can explore vocabulary related to independent living, club culture, and contemporary slang used by both European and US artists, while enjoying a catchy anthem about maintaining one's 'vibe' and refusing to let anyone 'kill your life.'

[English]

[Music]

dream about the things she could have

had dreams are only made up in

ahead she wakes up B makes it out of

bed hi the tears her eyes are call it

red when he

something always

running all the problems she's

causing no excuses she's sick of losing

only thing you should know only thing

you should know

is she's in it for the rock and

roll she doesn't want to lose her

V if you go and take

control you're going to go and kill her

vbe she's in the mind she's in the mind

she's in it for the rock and

roll if you go and take

control you're going to go and kill

her she's in it for the rock and

roll she doesn't want to lose her

V if you go and take

control going to and kill her pop SM and

now she's rolling risk it all the H game

I'm chosen West Coast and reping Oakland

West Wing at a house got a pull the

soaking fight we mixed the motion

real me back in with the PCT she posting

got a home use club promoter stayed out

all night so that's why you're ghosting

keep going big motion baby disco and

snow like the 80s up the party go

crazy them same promoters still pay me

she's coming up and down daily all in

luck be my lady take care of yourself

stay wavy it's enough to try us all

crazy she's in it for the rock and

roll she doesn't want to lose her

V if you go and take

control you're going to go and kill her

V she's in a mind she's in her

mind she's in it for the rock and

roll if you go and take

control you're going to go and kill her

V

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move swiftly on foot
problems /ˈprɒbləmz/ A1	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome
excuses /ɪkˈskjuːsɪz/ A2	noun - a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense
losing /ˈluːzɪŋ/ A1	verb - to no longer have or be unable to find something
control /kənˈtroʊl/ A2	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events verb - to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate, regulate
kill /kɪl/ A1	verb - to cause the death of a person or animal
rolling /ˈroʊlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move forward on wheels or by revolving
risk /rɪsk/ A2	noun - a situation involving exposure to danger verb - to expose to danger or harm
chosen /ˈtʃoʊzən/ A2	verb - to select as the preferred one
promoter /prəˈmoʊtər/ B1	noun - a person or company that organizes and presents events, especially concerts or sports matches
ghosting /ˈɡoʊstɪŋ/ B2	verb - to suddenly cut off all communication and contact with a person without explanation
disco /ˈdɪskoʊ/ A2	noun - a nightclub for dancing to pop music
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged, especially as manifested in a wild or aggressive way
wavy /ˈweɪvi/ A2	adjective - having a waved, rippled, or undulating form

Key Grammar Structures

• dream about the things she could have had

  ➔ Past Perfect

  ➔ The phrase uses the Past Perfect ('could have had') to describe an action that was completed before another past action.

• she's in it for the rock and roll

  ➔ Present Simple with 'be' for state

  ➔ The sentence uses 'she's' (contraction of 'she is') to describe a current state or ongoing situation.

• if you go and take control

  ➔ Present Simple in Conditionals

  ➔ The phrase uses the Present Simple ('go', 'take') in a conditional sentence to express a hypothetical situation.

• she's in the mind, she's in the mind

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'she's in the mind' emphasizes the idea, adding intensity to the statement.

• you're going to go and kill her vibe

  ➔ Future with 'be going to'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'be going to' to express a future action based on present evidence or intention.

• she doesn't want to lose her V

  ➔ Negative Form with 'do'

  ➔ The sentence uses 'doesn't' (contraction of 'does not') to form a negative sentence in the Present Simple.

• now she's rolling risk it all

  ➔ Present Continuous for Actions in Progress

  ➔ The phrase uses the Present Continuous ('she's rolling') to describe an action happening now.

• I'm chosen West Coast and repping Oakland

  ➔ Present Continuous for Temporary Situations

  ➔ The phrase uses the Present Continuous ('I'm chosen', 'repping') to describe temporary actions or states.