Damn – English Lyrics

• By: Fredo
• Album: Motion Sickness

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of UK Rap with 'Damn' by Fredo. This song is a perfect gateway to learning modern British slang and the rhythmic flow of the London drill scene, making it an exciting way to master contemporary English colloquialisms.

[English]

I'm like damn brudda

Used to be the man brudda

Look how this shit changed

Used to drive a clio

But the whip changed

My girl used to be ugly

But my chick changed

Lost Billy, lost Woo

Man this shit strange (RIP)

Reminiscin' on them flips

For a quick change

Smokin' Zheetohs

In the range, as i switch lanes

A lotta niggas switched up

For a big name

I didn't

Tried to stay real and it brings pain (pain)

These days I spend a thousand

For the skin fade

There was times for a thousand pound i would've sliced you

With my switch blade

Remember driving OT with no heatin'

And the whips bait

Now my car got more features than a mixtape

Damn brudda

Its been cracking on these streets

I wanna apologise to you for how im slacking on these beats

But it's 2026, it's time to pattern up the heat

My dargy started hatin' on me

It werent adding up to me

But i been killing niggas and im making a killin'

So i understand why them guys hate the way i been livin'

Early mornin' and the latest edition

I took the guts outta the lamborghini

Then wrapped it like an ancient egyptian

But PG that's my favourite inscription

Bad B is the best only way to give my lady's description

Not to mention my baddie

She's a millionaire

So yeah, you got it right we make a brilliant pair

I'm like damn brudda

Used to be the man brudda

Look how this shit changed

Used to drive a clio

But the whip changed

My girl used to be ugly

But my chick changed

Lost Billy, lost Woo

Man this shit strange (RIP)

Reminiscin' on them flips

For a quick change

Smokin' Zheetohs

In the range, as i switch lanes

A lotta niggas switched up

For a big name

I didn't

Tried to stay real and it brings pain (pain)

I been stacking up these P's

I never had my strap when i saw

I had to whip my shank go stab him up and leave

If it's rolls, then its rollie

Probably had it up my sleeve

If she's bad and from the city, probably had her on her knees

But i could never breed that (never)

Im bossed up im done with these hoes so 2025 thats where i leave that

Believe that (believe)

Nigga i grew up tryna squeeze straps

Now im down at Nobu

Squeezing lemon in my sea bass

Who would've seen that, not me

Damn i had a nightmare

That the feds just came and locked me

Cause i had to keep it on me

Now im down in onely

Bought my girl a AP

Already done the Rollie

My last tennis chain was 60 points

My jeweller done a kobe

Fell back from the jewels though

Investing them properly

Now im back

Trying to show you how to do this shit properly

You got some cheek speaking on me and you the victim of robbery

I'm like damn brudda

Used to be the man brudda

Look how this shit changed

Used to drive a clio

But the whip changed

My girl used to be ugly

But my chick changed

Lost Billy, lost Woo

Man this shit strange (RIP)

Reminiscin' on them flips

For a quick change

Smokin' Zheetohs

In the range, as i switch lanes

A lotta niggas switched up

For a big name

I didn't

Tried to stay real and it brings pain (pain)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
brudda /ˈbrʌdə/ B2	noun - A close friend or associate (slang for brother).
reminiscin' /ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsɪŋ/ C1	verb - To indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.
strange /streɪndʒ/ A2	adjective - Unusual or surprising; difficult to understand.
slacking /ˈslækɪŋ/ B2	verb - To be lazy or avoid work.
inscription /ɪnˈskrɪpʃn/ C1	noun - Words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book.
brilliant /ˈbrɪliənt/ B2	adjective - Exceptionally clever or talented.
nightmare /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/ B1	noun - A frightening or unpleasant dream.
investing /ɪnˈvestɪŋ/ B2	verb - To put money into financial schemes with the expectation of profit.
robbery /ˈrɒbəri/ B1	noun - The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat.
victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ B1	noun - A person harmed or killed as a result of a crime or accident.
properly /ˈprɒpəli/ B1	adverb - Correctly or in a satisfactory way.
jeweller /ˈdʒuːələ(r)/ B2	noun - A person or company that makes or sells jewels or jewelry.
inscription /ɪnˈskrɪpʃn/ C1	noun - The act of inscribing or the state of being inscribed.
ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ A2	adjective - Belonging to the very distant past.
features /ˈfiːtʃəz/ A2	noun - A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.

Key Grammar Structures

• Used to be the man brudda

  ➔ Used to + base verb

  ➔ Used to describes past states or habits that are no longer true.

• Look how this shit changed

  ➔ Wh-clause as an object

  ➔ The clause "how this shit changed" acts as the object of the verb "look".

• I would've sliced you

  ➔ Third Conditional (Result clause)

  ➔ Used to express a hypothetical situation in the past that did not happen.

• I wanna apologise to you

  ➔ Informal contraction (Want to)

  ➔ "Wanna" is a contraction of "want to", common in spoken English and lyrics.

• I been killing niggas

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (Non-standard)

  ➔ Used here to emphasize an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• If she's bad and from the city, probably had her on her knees

  ➔ First Conditional (implied)

  ➔ Expresses a likely consequence in the present if the condition is met.

• You got some cheek speaking on me

  ➔ Gerund phrase as object of preposition

  ➔ "Speaking on me" uses the gerund to describe the act of talking about the speaker.

• That the feds just came and locked me

  ➔ Subordinate Noun Clause

  ➔ The clause follows "nightmare" to explain its content.