Fire in the Booth – English Lyrics

• By: Devilman

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic complexity of UK Drill with Devilman's freestyle. By listening to this track, you can learn the unique slang, fast-paced cadence, and intricate wordplay characteristic of the contemporary London rap scene.

[English]

I know you're going to dig this.

>> Oh, yeah.

>> This is some real OG [ __ ]

The godfather of grime from Brum.

I've been waiting for this one for a

minute.

MY LIFE DOUBLE UP.

>> [screaming]

>> YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS WHEN YOU hear

this, right?

>> Now, [screaming]

it's time to run wild.

>> Don't test [music] your luck cuz you

might get stuck and there ain't no way

out. If you can't take the heat in the

kitchen, then I suggest you just stay

out.

>> [music]

>> I don't trust certain people that are

just looking for a payout.

Cuz I get direct [singing] cash money

when I play out.

I do this thing for my family. I do this

thing for my peoples. [music]

I don't drive nothing but

high-performance vehicles.

Don't compare me to those other guys. We

ain't never been [music and singing]

equal. I'm like the worst zombie on

Earth. Don't need any sequels. If you

mention [music and singing] UK grime,

better mention my name straight after

that. Make you jump around like a

ballerina. Make you jump around like an

acrobat. I've [music] been on this thing

[singing] from day. No Dr. Dre, but this

is the aftermath. I used to be a twisted

guy, but now I'm a psychopath.

I'm one of the best [music] in grime.

These other MCs can't stand the

[singing] test of time.

Get a bit of money and then start

showing [music] off things online. I

don't know [singing] what you're doing

with yours, but I'm investing mine. They

want to take out cars on finance before

they take [music] out mortgages.

I think I might stop there before I

start to burn bridges. When I start

letting off shots, haters get filled up

like my iCloud storages.

>> [music]

>> I'm not letting anybody else in my

circle. I don't care how small it is.

When I do this [singing] thing, I don't

try too [music] hard.

I was born in the UK, but my family

originates from yard. I got brought up

in the struggle. No direction, mentally

scarred. [music]

But now I'm living the American dream. I

am the meat and greeter. Hot like a

furnace heater. Life ain't ever been

sweeter. [singing] Driving around in my

turbocharged eight-cylinder 4 liter.

Play this one through your studio

monitors or [music] your Bluetooth

speaker. Either way, I'm going to stay

locked onto my target like an infrared

heat seeker. Sometimes it feels like

life is deep and things can't get no

deeper. [music]

All I can see is inflation. Things ain't

getting no cheaper. The rich get richer,

the poor get poorer, and the weak get

weaker. Life can be dangerous like an

epileptic seizure.

I can write 15 lyrics in less than 15

minutes. When it comes to the flows, I'm

too dangerous like mixing spirits. I'm

into no gimmicks. Always out of reach,

always off limits. We live in a cashless

society. That's why I'm stacking up gold

and stacking up digits. Them man are on

a liquor man thing like the awesome.

Make you feel anxious like bringing

contraband on jail visits.

Forget all the bloggers. I don't show

love to the critics. Don't need to get

into specifics. Forget all your fake

analytics.

You know what? Me to get physical. You

know what? Me to get violent. You know

what? Me [music and singing] to get mad

start declaring war like President Trump

and Biden. I move in silence. A lot of

people are brought up without any

guidance.

No identification, no passport or

license. I'm surrounded by dark forces.

I got power like a thousand horses.

Murder MC in three courses. Make it

stiff like rigor mortis.

They're in like menage a trois and

orgies.

I can tell you some scary stories. I've

come from a place where we used to call

cannabis Buddha before Deliveroo, Just

Eat, and Uber. Before you could make

millions from being a YouTuber.

There's a lot of things in life I wish I

knew sooner. Now there ain't no turning

back. I'm a professional microphone

consumer.

This one's going down in history like

artifacts and relics, [music] poison and

slight carcinogenics, making you doctors

and medics.

I'm old school like topping up your

phone with credits. When I was younger I

used to get paralytic twisted LIKE

PSYCHEDELICS.

WOW.

YES, CHARLIE.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M A

>> YEAH.

>> JESUS. Man said MAN A GET FILLED UP LIKE

HIS ICLOUD STORAGE.

>> Come on.

>> COME ON THEN. THEN. THEN.

HEY, YOU READY? YOU GOING TO GET IN?

>> LET ME GO AGAIN, CHARLIE. I'VE got one

more for them.

>> Oh, we going in there, yeah?

>> We going there. Some drum and bass thing

for them. You get me?

Drum and bass in the booth.

>> I like that.

He's heating up.

>> He's heating up.

>> Life is a horror show.

It's far from delightful.

>> Yes. Yes.

>> It's like a never-ending cycle. [music]

Live by the sword and you can die by the

rifle. Devil on my back or the devil on

my shoulder. Heavy like a ton. Heavy

like a boulder. Bend a mess like a

cobra. Keep it 100. I'm [music] loyal

like a dog to its owner.

Check my persona.

I smell like a cannabis aroma.

It's hard [music] to stay sober cuz I

got a personality disorder. Bipolar.

I flow like jet stream. I'm out of

control like a wet dream. Better find

cover if you see a red beam.

Marksman, take off your head clean.

I need to be kept [music] in quarantine.

The thoughts in my head are like a

horror scene.

Final destination or Halloween. It can

get messy if you try and intervene. I'm

a lyrical violent. A lyrical beef. I'm

living for warfare. My head's not

ordered. Turn up to a job interview in

sportswear. This one's a bad dream

[music and singing] like a premonition

or a nightmare. I stay on my toes like

Adidas, New Balance or Nike.

>> Perfect. Perfect.

>> rare. If you got a little something then

I might stare. You don't want to get in

no altercation with me cuz I don't fight

fair. I'm a generous man. If you need

anything, I'll be right there.

But if you get on my wrong side, you

better take care.

>> He's on fire. He's on fire.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YEAH.

>> HEY, DILLMAN IN THE BUILDING.

>> SAY SAY.

>> HEY. HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I CAN'T LIE.

>> WHAT YOU SAYING? I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU

CAME THROUGH TODAY, BRO.

>> ALL RIGHT, BROTHER. Thank you for having

me, man.

>> I can't believe IT'S TAKEN THIS LONG TO

HAPPEN.

>> IT'S BEEN a minute, but you know what?

Better late than never.

>> Hey, I have reached out to you before.

Just know that.

>> Yeah? Okay. All right. All right.

>> Yeah, yeah, yeah. And you aired me, BUT

WE HERE NOW.

>> [screaming]

>> HEY, BRO, WE HERE NOW.

>> WE HERE NOW.

>> HEY, AND THAT RIGHT THERE, THAT RIGHT

THERE IS WHAT WE CALL FIRE

>> [screaming]

>> IN THE [ __ ] BOOTH. FIRE.

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THAT FRYING IN THE

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
psychopath /ˈsaɪkəpæθ/ C1	noun - a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior
mortgages /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒɪz/ B2	noun - legal agreements by which a bank lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property
furnace /ˈfɜːnɪs/ B2	noun - an enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures
inflation /ɪnˈfleɪʃn/ B2	noun - a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
contraband /ˈkɒntrəbænd/ C1	noun - goods that have been imported or exported illegally
analytics /ˌænəˈlɪtɪks/ B2	noun - systematic computational analysis of data or statistics
rigor mortis /ˌrɪɡə ˈmɔːtɪs/ C2	noun - stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death
artifacts /ˈɑːtɪfækts/ B2	noun - objects made by a human being, typically one of historical interest
carcinogenics /ˌkɑːsɪnəˈdʒɛnɪks/ C2	adjective - having the potential to cause cancer
paralytic /ˌpærəˈlɪtɪk/ C1	adjective - affected by paralysis or extremely intoxicated
psychedelics /ˌsaɪkəˈdɛlɪks/ C1	noun - hallucinogenic drugs
quarantine /ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ B2	noun - a state of isolation to prevent the spread of disease
intervene /ˌɪntəˈviːn/ B2	verb - to come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events
altercation /ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn/ C1	noun - a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public
generous /ˈdʒenərəs/ A2	adjective - showing a readiness to give more of something than is strictly necessary