Too Much – English Lyrics

• By: Drake, Sampha
• Album: Nothing Was the Same

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful melodies of 'Too Much' to master conversational English and emotive vocabulary. This song is a perfect way to learn how to express complex feelings and abstract concepts through smooth, rhythmic R&B lyrics.

[English]

Don't think about it too much, too much, too much, too much

There's no need for us to rush it through

Don't think about it too much, too much, too much, too much

This is more than just a new lust for you

Oh, don't think about—

Done sayin' I'm done playin'

Last time was on the outro

Stuck in the house, need to get out more

I've been stackin' up like I'm fundraising

Most people in my position get complacent

Wanna come places with star girls, and they end up on them front pages

I'm quiet with it, I just ride with it

Moment I stop havin' fun with it, I'll be done with it

I'm the only one that's puttin' shots up

And like a potluck, you need to come with it

Don't run from it, H-Town in the summer time, I keep it 100

Met a lot of girls in my time there, word to Paul Wall, not one fronted

I was birthed there in my first year, man

I know that place like I come from it

Backstage at Warehouse in '09 like "Is Bun comin'?

Fuck that, is any one comin' 'fore I show up there and ain't no one there?"

These days, I could probably pack it for like twenty nights if I go in there

Back rub from my main thing, I've been stressed out

Talkin' to her like back then they didn't want me, I'm blessed now

Talkin' to her like this drop, bet a million copies get pressed out

She tell me, "Take a deep breath, you're too worried about bein' the best out"

Don't think about it too much, too much, too much, too much

There's no need for us to rush it through

Don't think about it too much, too much, too much, too much

This is more than just a new lust for you

Oh, don't think about—

Uh, someone go tell Noel to get the Backwoods

Money got my whole family goin' backwards

No dinners, no holidays, no nothin'

There's issues at hand that we're not discussin'

I did not sign up for this

My uncle used to have all these things on his bucket list

And now he's actin' like "Oh well, this is life, I guess," "Nah, fuck that shit

Listen man, you can still do what you wanna do, you gotta trust that shit"

Heard once that in dire times when you need a sign, that's when they appear

Guess since my text message didn't resonate, I'll just say it here

Hate the fact my mom cooped up in her apartment, tellin' herself

That she's too sick to get dressed up and go do shit, like that's true shit

All my family from the M-Town that I've been 'round, started treatin' me like I'm "him" now

Like we don't know each other, we ain't grow together, we just friends now

Shit got me feelin' pinned down, pick the pen up and put the pen down

I'm writin' to you from a distance like a pen pal, but we've been down

Don't think about it too much, too much, too much, too much

There's no need for us to rush it through

Don't think about it too much, too much, too much, too much

This is more than just a new lust for you, oh, woah

Don't think about it too much, too much, too much, too much

There's no need for us to rush it through

Don't think about it too much, too much, too much, too much

This is more than just a new lust for you, oh, oh

Don't give up, you give up, on your hopes

Don't give up, don't give up

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	verb - To move or act with great speed.
lust /lʌst/ C2	noun - Very strong sexual desire.
complacent /kəmˈpleɪsnt/ C2	adjective - Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself.
fundraising /ˈfʌndˌreɪzɪŋ/ B2	noun - The act of collecting money for a cause.
stressed /strest/ B1	adjective - Feeling mental or emotional strain.
blessed /blest/ B2	adjective - Made holy or having good fortune.
backwards /ˈbækwərdz/ B1	adjective - Directed or facing in the reverse direction.
issues /ˈɪʃuːz/ A2	noun - Important topics or problems for debate.
bucket /ˈbʌkɪt/ A2	noun - An open top container; in 'bucket list', refers to experiences to have before dying.
dire /ˈdaɪər/ C2	adjective - Extremely serious or urgent.
resonate /ˈrezəneɪt/ C1	verb - To evoke images, emotions, or memories.
apartment /əˈpɑːrtmənt/ A1	noun - A suite of rooms forming one residence.
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ A2	noun - The amount of space between two things.
pinned /pɪnd/ B2	verb - To hold or fasten in a fixed position.
hopes /hoʊps/ A2	noun - Expectations or desires for a certain thing to happen.

Key Grammar Structures

• There's no need for us to rush it through

  ➔ Existential 'There is' / 'There's'

  ➔ We use "There is" to state that something exists. Here it introduces the concept of a 'need' for the relationship.

• I've been stackin' up like I'm fundraising

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase "I've been stackin'" indicates an action that started in the past and is still ongoing or has recently stopped.

• Most people in my position get complacent

  ➔ Zero Conditional (implied truth)

  ➔ This structure describes a "general truth" about people in his specific situation becoming "complacent".

• I'll be done with it

  ➔ Future Simple (Prediction/Conditional)

  ➔ The use of "will" here denotes a "future consequence" if the condition of having fun is no longer met.

• You need to come with it

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Need to' (Necessity)

  ➔ The speaker uses "need to" to express that it is "necessary" for the listener to bring their best effort.

• I've been stressed out

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The speaker uses the present perfect to describe a state of being "stressed" that started in the past and connects to the present moment.

• I could probably pack it

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Could' (Possibility)

  ➔ The speaker uses "could" to indicate a "possibility" or a hypothetical scenario about his success.

• You're too worried about bein' the best out

  ➔ Gerund after Preposition

  ➔ The gerund "bein'" (being) is used after the preposition "about" to show the "subject" of the worry.