I See Why – English Lyrics

• By: Moneybagg Yo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern Southern Hip Hop with 'I See Why'. This track is a perfect way to learn contemporary American street slang and rhythmic flow, offering a deep look into the linguistic style and confident cadence that defines the Memphis rap scene.

[English]

♪ UH, THEY HOLLIN' BAGG THIS AND BAGG THAT (WHAT) ♪

♪ TELL'EM GET LIKE ME, FUCK YOU MAD AT (HUH) ♪

♪ TELL THEM LIL' BOYS THAT I'M PAST IT (BEEN THERE) ♪

♪ THEY STUCK IN THE CITY, LET THEM HAVE THAT (GO) ♪

♪ I JUST SPENT TWENTY THOUSAND ON SOME KHAKIS (PANTS) ♪

♪ BUT THESE SOME CHROME HEARTS STRAIGHT FROM MADDEN (BOY) ♪

♪ WHAT'S ON YOUR WRIST, LET ME SEE WHAT YOU HAVIN' (PLAIN) ♪

♪ FIFTY-NINE NINETY, ROSE GOLD PATEK ♪

♪ I SEE WHY A BROKE NIGGA MAD (LIKE I’M PSYCHIC) ♪

♪ I SEE WHY A BELT TO THEY ASS (THEY ON LIKE IT) ♪

♪ I SEE WHY YOU READY TO CRASH (WANNA FIGHT ME) ♪

♪ YOU WANT MY LIFE THAT BAD (NUN LIKE ME) ♪

♪ I SEE WHY, I SEE WHY, I SEE WHY, I SEE WHY ♪

♪ I SEE WHY YOUR BITCHES A FAN (SEX SYMBOL) ♪

♪ HE CAN BUT HE DON'T EVER BRAG (TOO HUMBLE) ♪

♪ I SEE WHY THEY SPEAKING ON BAGG (HEY) ♪

♪ BACK ON THEY ASS, GO AND GET SOME HELP ♪

♪ THEY COME UP WITH SHIT I AIN'T KNOW ABOUT MYSELF ♪

♪ I'M WISHIN' THAT LOVE I GAVE OUT I KEPT ♪

♪ I FEEL LIKE THE LAST ONE LEFT ♪

♪ LET ME GIVE YOU LIL' DUDES SOME NEWS YOU CAN USE (LISTEN) ♪

♪ ONCE YOU START COMPETIN', THAT'S WHEN YOU LOSE ♪

♪ RESPECT GO BOTH WAYS, WHAT YOU GON' CHOOSE (PEAK) ♪

♪ REALLY, I'M YOUR BOSS, WHO SIGN WHO (SPEAK) ♪

♪ WHEN YOU FALL BACK, YOU GET A BETTER VIEW (TALK) ♪

♪ JUST TO ANALYZE TO SEE WHO WITH YOU ♪

♪ I'M OUT ON THE WEST, I'M SMOKIN' THE BEST ♪

♪ I RAN UP A CHECK, YOU NEVER SAW SWEAT ♪

♪ I BEEN BROKE BEFORE, I BEEN IN THE RED ♪

♪ THE MONEY KEEP CALLIN', I JUMPED OUT OF BED ♪

♪ I'M BACK ON A FED, THEY WOKE UP TO DEAD ♪

♪ I'M TWO ON THE EDGE, I'M BOUT TO GO HEAD FIRST (HEY) ♪

♪ I'M IN THAT RARI S90 VERT (SKRRT) ♪

♪ CUT FOR A SLUT, I HOPPED OUT WITH NO SHIRT (WOW) ♪

♪ I'M BY MYSELF, SO I'M EXTRA ALERT (NO) ♪

♪ REACH FOR THESE CHAINS, NIGGAS GON' GET MURKED ♪

♪ YEAH, YEAH (BAH, BAH, BAH, BAH, BAH, HEY) ♪

♪ BEGGIN' ASS NIGGA, GET UP PUT IN WORK (GO) ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' FOR YOU BUT ADVICE (NO) ♪

♪ YOU GON' HIT WHO FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE (WORK) ♪

♪ THEY HOLLIN' BAG THIS AND BAG THAT (WHAT) ♪

♪ TELL'EM GET LIKE ME, FUCK YOU MAD AT (HUH) ♪

♪ TELL THEM LIL' BOYS THAT I’M PASS THAT (BEEN THERE) ♪

♪ THEY STUCK IN THE CITY, LET THEM HAVE THAT (GO) ♪

♪ I JUST SPENT TWENTY THOUSAND ON SOME KHAKIS (PANTS) ♪

♪ BUT THESE SOME CHROME HEARTS, STRAIGHT FROM MADDEN (BOY) ♪

♪ WHAT'S ON YOUR WRIST, LET ME SEE WHAT YOU HAVIN' (PLAIN) ♪

♪ FIFTY-NINE NINETY, ROSE GOLD PATEK ♪

♪ I SEE WHY A BROKE NIGGA MAD (LIKE I’M PSYCHIC) ♪

♪ I SEE WHY A BELT TO THEY ASS (THEY ON LIKE IT) ♪

♪ I SEE WHY YOU READY TO CRASH (WANNA FIGHT ME) ♪

♪ YOU WANT MY LIFE THAT BAD (NUN LIKE ME) ♪

♪ I SEE WHY, I SEE WHY, I SEE WHY, I SEE WHY ♪

♪ I SEE WHY YOUR BITCHES A FAN (SEX SYMBOL) ♪

♪ HE CAN BUT HE DON'T EVER BRAG (TOO HUMBLE) ♪

♪ I SEE WHY THEY SPEAKING ON BAGG (HEY) ♪

♪ MOTHERFUCKERS THINK WHEN YOU AIN'T POSTIN' ♪

♪ YOU AIN'T BROKE LIKE YOU AIN'T GOT SHIT GOIN' (YEA AIGHT) ♪

♪ NIGGA, I'M RICH IN REAL LIFE ♪

♪ I GOT A CAR ROCKIN' ICE ON THE SHIT THAT I'VE BEEN DOIN' ♪

♪ NIGGAS AIN'T ME, QUIT PLAYIN' WITH SPEAK (GO) ♪

♪ A NEW PHYSIQUE, REDID MY TEETH (GO) ♪

♪ ION INTERNET BEEF, I'M WAY TOO PEAK (GO) ♪

♪ IT'S TIME TO SHINE SET THE PATEK PHILLIP (UH, UH) ♪

♪ ONLY A GUILTY PERSON GON' TALK ♪

♪ THESE NIGGAS MADE ME GO INSIDE THE VAULT (LOW) ♪

♪ YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING AND GET OFF (TROLLS) ♪

♪ STREETS SO DEAD, I DON'T FEEL A PULSE (BEEP) ♪

♪ NIGGAS CAN'T BEAT ME AT NOTHIN' BUT ARGUE (NO) ♪

♪ I DON'T BUY WOLF TICKETS, ALL THAT BARGAIN (HEY) ♪

♪ I KNOW SOME SMACKERS RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE STARVING ♪

♪ YOU GON' GET STEPPED ON, I'M THE LARGEST (PLAY) ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN WAY TOO HUMBLE THIS TIME (GO) ♪

♪ NIGGAS WAKIN' UP WITH ME ON THEY MIND ♪

♪ I KNOW THE FEDS LISTENIN' ♪

♪ I AIN'T GON' DO NOTHIN' TO YOUR SCARY ASS (HAHA) ♪

♪ SIKE, I'M LYIN' ♪

♪ PUT LIFE INSURANCE ON THEY SELF ON LIVE ♪

♪ I DON'T GOT NOTHIN' ON NOBODY'S HEAD (HEAD OFF) ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT NOTHIN' ♪

♪ I'M CLUELESS, I WAS REPEATING WHAT SOMEBODY SAID (HEY) ♪

♪ UH, THEY HOLLIN' BAGG THIS AND BAGG THAT (WHAT) ♪

♪ TELL'EM GET LIKE ME, FUCK YOU MAD AT (HUH) ♪

♪ TELL THEM LIL' BOYS THAT I'M PAST IT (BEEN THERE) ♪

♪ THEY STUCK IN THE CITY, LET THEM HAVE THAT (GO) ♪

♪ I JUST SPENT TWENTY THOUSAND ON SOME KHAKIS (PANTS) ♪

♪ BUT THESE SOME CHROME HEARTS STRAIGHT FROM MADDEN (BOY) ♪

♪ WHAT'S ON YOUR WRIST, LET ME SEE WHAT YOU HAVIN' (PLAIN) ♪

♪ FIFTY-NINE NINETY, ROSE GOLD PATEK ♪

♪ I SEE WHY A BROKE NIGGA MAD (LIKE I’M PSYCHIC) ♪

♪ I SEE WHY A BELT TO THEY ASS (THEY ON LIKE IT) ♪

♪ I SEE WHY YOU READY TO CRASH (WANNA FIGHT ME) ♪

♪ YOU WANT MY LIFE THAT BAD (NUN LIKE ME) ♪

♪ I SEE WHY, I SEE WHY, I SEE WHY, I SEE WHY ♪

♪ I SEE WHY YOUR BITCHES A FAN (SEX SYMBOL) ♪

♪ HE CAN BUT HE DON'T EVER BRAG (TOO HUMBLE) ♪

♪ I SEE WHY THEY SPEAKING ON BAGG (HEY) ♪

[MUSIC ENDS]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
psychic /ˈsaɪkɪk/ B2	adjective - having supernatural mental abilities
humble /ˈhʌmbəl/ B2	adjective - having or showing a modest estimate of one's own importance
analyze /ˈænəlaɪz/ B2	verb - to examine methodically and in detail
compete /kəmˈpiːt/ B1	verb - to strive to gain or win something by defeating others
alert /əˈlɜːrt/ B2	adjective - quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous circumstances
advice /ədˈvaɪs/ A2	noun - guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action
physique /fɪˈziːk/ C1	noun - the form, size, and development of a person's body
guilty /ˈɡɪlti/ B1	adjective - culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing
vault /vɔːlt/ C1	noun - a large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one
clueless /ˈkluːləs/ B2	adjective - having no knowledge, understanding, or ability
bargain /ˈbɑːrɡɪn/ B1	noun - an agreement between two or more parties as to what each party will do for the other
starving /ˈstɑːrvɪŋ/ B1	adjective - suffering or dying from hunger
insurance /ɪnˈʃʊərəns/ B2	noun - a practice or arrangement by which a company provides a guarantee of compensation
pulse /pʌls/ B2	noun - a rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them
troll /troʊl/ C1	noun - a person who makes deliberately offensive or provocative online posts

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm wishin' that love I gave out I kept

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Wish + Past Perfect)

  ➔ Used to express a desire for a different past reality. Here, 'kept' implies he regrets not keeping it.

• Once you start competin', that's when you lose

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time (Once + Present Simple)

  ➔ The word "Once" acts as a conjunction meaning 'as soon as'.

• You can say anything and get off

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' (Ability/Possibility)

  ➔ Used here to express that it is "possible" for people to say things without consequences.

• I'm a new physique, redid my teeth

  ➔ Past Participle as adjective/Passive voice structure

  ➔ The word "redid" is the past tense of redo, implying the action "my teeth" has undergone.

• Only a guilty person gon' talk

  ➔ Future intention (Gonna/Gon')

  ➔ "Gon'" is a contraction of "going to", indicating a predictable behavior or consequence.

• I don't got nothin' on nobody's head

  ➔ Double negative (Informal/Colloquial)

  ➔ Standard English avoids double negatives, but they are common in AAVE for emphasis ("don't" + "nothin'").

• I was repeating what somebody said

  ➔ Past Continuous tense

  ➔ Used to describe an action that was in progress in the past.

• I see why a broke nigga mad

  ➔ Adjective as a noun phrase modifier

  ➔ The adjective "broke" modifies the noun "nigga" to describe the subject's state.