Videyo Clip
Lyrics
Yeah
– Wi
She was twenty-four
– Li te gen ven-kat
Last week, told me somethin’ you can’t be ready for
– Semèn pase a, te di m’ yon bagay ou pa ka pare pou
I ain’t mournin’ death of her innocence
– Mwen pa ap pleure lanmò inosan li
I ain’t mournin’ death of her innocence, let the Henny pour
– Mwen pa ap pleure lanmò inosan li, kite Henny a vide
Some weeks ago, she was in a cab
– Kèk semèn de sa, li te nan yon taksi
I felt sick to my stomach ’cause when I listen back
– Mwen te santi m malad nan vant mwen paske lè mwen koute tounen
Driver was actin’ all forward, I should have drawn the line
– Chofè a te aji tout devan, mwen ta dwe te trase liy lan
She wasn’t worried about it, it happens all the time
– Li pa t enkyete sou li, li rive tout tan tout tan an
All the time, said it happens all the time
– Tout tan tout tan an, te di li rive tout tan tout tan an
A little conversation, that’s just all it is
– Yon ti konvèsasyon, se tout sa li ye
Ask couple questions, then he’ll call it quits
– Mande koup kesyon, lè sa a, li pral rele li kite
He ain’t even have to ask her where she lives
– Li pa menm gen pou mande l kote li rete
She was headed to this venue with a couple friends
– Li te ale nan lokal sa a ak yon koup zanmi
And I was workin’ late, said I’d collect her when the party ends
– E mwen te travay byen ta, te di mwen ta ranmase l ‘ lè pati a fini
She goin’ to this no-phone party
– Li pral nan pati sa a pa gen telefòn
You know the ones where guys have their phones and all the women there don’t
– Ou konnen sa yo kote mesye yo gen telefòn yo ak tout fanm yo pa gen
I threw one of them last week, so I don’t wanna speak
– Mwen te voye youn nan yo semèn pase a, se konsa mwen pa vle pale
And when I think about this shit, it cuts deep
– E lè mwen panse sou sa a shit, li koupe gwo twou san fon
You see, Tamah, she like my little sis’
– Ou wè, Tamah, li renmen ti sè m’
So when I asked her to explain to me the story, she said this
– Se konsa, lè mwen te mande l ‘eksplike m’ istwa a, li te di sa a
I caught a vibe with a guy and then from the off
– Mwen te pran yon vibe ak yon nèg ak lè sa a, soti nan koupe
But somethin’ was off, offer me pills and offer me shots
– Men, yon bagay te ale, ofri m ‘grenn ak ofri m’ piki
And off of my head, couldn’t even say if I was sober or off of my head
– Ak sou tèt mwen, pa t ‘ kapab menm di si mwen te sobri oswa sou tèt mwen
I could’ve danced for days, wouldn’t have been a surprise
– Mwen te ka danse pou jou, pa ta gen yon sipriz
But let’s have a good night, these times are havin’ good nights when all the men start drinkin’
– Men, kite a gen yon bon nwit, fwa sa yo ap gen ‘bon nwit lè tout moun kòmanse bwè’
And then they feel entitled to more than opinions
– Apre sa yo santi yo gen dwa pou plis pase opinyon
You know how that goes and man come to the girls like, “Fuckin’ let me get your Snap’, innit
– Ou konnen ki jan sa ale ak nonm vini nan ti fi yo tankou, “fuckin’ kite m’ jwenn Snap ou’, innit
Add me back, innit, fuckin’ what?
– Ajoute m ‘tounen, innit, fuckin’ sa?
What you doin’ after this? What you on? What’s wrong?
– Sa w ap fè apre sa? Ki sa ou sou? Ki sa ki mal?
Why you movin’ so stiff? Come back to the AP, what, friend, what?
– Poukisa ou deplase tèlman rèd? Retounen NAN AP, ki sa, zanmi, ki sa?
Don’t worry ’bout her, you ain’t her dad, that’s long
– Pa enkyete w sou li, ou pa papa l, sa long
Why follow her home? Call her a cab or what
– Poukisa swiv lakay li? Rele l yon taksi oswa sa
I feel like I seen you before, you from Bex? You know Thames? Fuckin’
– Mwen santi tankou mwen te wè ou anvan, ou soti Nan Bex? Ou konnen Thames? Fuckin’
Are you gettin’ back to ends?”
– Èske w ap jwenn tounen nan fen?”
And I ain’t sayin’ that’s weird, but it kinda is
– E mwen pa di ke se etranj, men li se yon jan kanmenm
She busy throwin’ up, he’s tryna take her to the crib
– Li okipe voye moute, li ap eseye pran l ‘ nan kabann lan
But that’s the culture of the club, right?
– Men, sa a se kilti a nan klib la, dwa?
All game’s fair
– Tout jwèt la jis
And if she don’t like it, why she there?
– E si li pa renmen li, poukisa li la?
These times, she just wanna go home
– Fwa sa yo, li jis vle ale lakay
She don’t wanna go alone with no battery on her phone
– Li pa vle ale pou kont li san batri sou telefòn li
And all her friends are tryna stay
– Ak tout zanmi li yo ap eseye rete
Cah they goin’ to somebody’s afterparty in a house that’s out the way
– Cah yo ale nan afterparty yon moun nan yon kay ki nan wout la
And then she blacked out
– Apre sa li te pèdi konesans
She was gonna leave with them, but somethin’ felt off
– Li te pral kite ak yo, men yon bagay ‘ te santi sou
And then she backed out
– Apre sa li te fè bak
When I heard about the time she tried to make it home alone
– Lè m te tande pale de lè li te eseye fè l lakay pou kont li
She said
– Li te di
At Archway, I got out the car
– Nan Archway, mwen te soti nan machin nan
It’s quiet and I’m walking up this long hill
– Li se trankil e mwen ap mache moute ti mòn sa a long
Faint sound, cold chills
– Son fèb, frèt frèt
I swear I just heard a familiar voice
– Mwen sèmante mwen jis tande yon vwa abitye
Inside of the club, outside of the club
– Anndan klib la, andeyò klib la
Was it that first cab? I swear I know the voice
– Èske se te premye taksi sa a? Mwen sèmante mwen konnen vwa a
Think fast, that’s my only choice
– Panse vit, sa se sèl chwa mwen
He’s coming up, I hear him running up
– Li ap vini, mwen tande l ap kouri
I ran and I trip, I fell and I buckle
– Mwen kouri e mwen trip, mwen tonbe e mwen boucle
My belt in a buckle, my keys in my knuckles
– Senti mwen nan yon boucle, kle mwen nan klou mwen
He’s grabbing my hair, I’m screaming to stop
– Li ap pran cheve m, mwen ap rele pou m sispann
I’m hitting him hard, it’s turning him on
– Mwen frape l ‘difisil, li se vire l’ sou
The burning is gone, my body is so cold and frozen in fear
– Boule a ale, kò m ‘ se konsa frèt ak jele nan pè
Accepting my fate, his hands on my waist
– Aksepte sò m, men l sou senti m
I think that I threw my keys in his face
– Mwen panse ke mwen te voye kle m nan figi l
I ran and he chased
– Mwen kouri e li kouri dèyè
I stumbled on a group of three that were leaving
– Mwen te tonbe sou yon gwoup de twa ki te kite
I ran towards them, didn’t notice that my feet, they were bleeding
– Mwen kouri nan direksyon yo, pa t ‘remake ke pye m’ yo, yo te senyen
And that’s when I called, praying that you’d be there recording
– E se lè sa a mwen rele, lapriyè ke ou ta dwe la anrejistreman
The only person that I know who’s up at 3 in the morning
– Sèl moun mwen konnen ki leve a 3 nan maten an
I sound mad
– Mwen son fou
But if you ain’t a girl, I guess you don’t know the feeling
– Men, si ou pa yon ti fi, mwen devine ou pa konnen santiman an
Of watching what you wear because you’re worried ’bout making it home
– Nan gade sa ou mete paske ou enkyete sou fè l ‘ kay
Walking with your phone to your ear and you ain’t on the phone
– Mache ak telefòn ou nan zòrèy ou epi ou pa sou telefòn lan
Can’t walk on the same side of the pavement alone
– Pa ka mache sou menm bò twotwa a pou kont li
Everyone’s a fucking good guy and they’re making it known
– Tout moun se yon bon nèg epi yo ap fè li konnen
But I’m just making it known that if you ain’t a girl, I guess you don’t know the feeling
– Men, mwen jis fè li konnen ke si ou pa yon ti fi, mwen devine ou pa konnen santiman an
Of checking the child lock, or seeing the AirTag
– Nan tcheke fèmen timoun nan, oswa wè AirTag la
A five-minute walk home feeling like five miles
– Yon senk minit mache lakay santi tankou senk mil
Maybe if these people would police our cities way they police our bodies
– Petèt si moun sa yo ta polis vil nou yo fason yo polis kò nou yo
Then maybe, fucking hell
– Lè sa a, petèt, lanfè
Maybe every woman that I know wouldn’t be stuck as well
– Petèt tout fanm ke mwen konnen pa ta dwe kole kòm byen
Danger doesn’t look like no killer in a mask
– Danje pa sanble tankou pa gen okenn asasen nan yon mask
It looks like that flirty cab driver and guys that feel entitled ’cause you’re standing in their section
– Li sanble ke chofè taksi flirty ak nèg ki santi yo gen dwa paske ou kanpe nan seksyon yo
Short-tempered men, the ones who struggle with rejection
– Moun ki gen tanperaman kout, moun ki ap lite ak rejè
I knew a girl called
– Mwen te konnen yon ti fi yo te rele
That was in so deep, she thought violence was affection
– Sa te tèlman fon, li te panse vyolans te afeksyon
I ain’t know some women wouldn’t want a man’s help
– Mwen pa konnen kèk fanm pa ta vle èd yon nonm
Because so many of ’em want the same reward for their protection
– Paske anpil nan yo vle menm rekonpans pou pwoteksyon yo
Danger doesn’t look like no killer in a mask
– Danje pa sanble tankou pa gen okenn asasen nan yon mask
It looks like that kid in the group chat that jokes about—
– Li sanble ke timoun nan chat gwoup la ki blag sou—
And he won’t ever stop because there’s no one to correct him
– Epi li pap janm sispann paske pa gen okenn moun ki korije l
And he might even do it ’cause the system would protect him
– E li ta ka menm fè l ‘paske sistèm lan ta pwoteje l’
Algorithm gonna find some people just like him
– Algoritm pral jwenn kèk moun jis tankou l
They hate women too, okay, yeah, fuck it, let’s connect him
– Yo rayi fanm tou, oke, yeah, fuck li, kite a konekte l’
Homicidal femicidal shit on their suggested
– Homicidal femicidal shit sou yo sijere
Somebody just asked you on a date, it was your dentist
– Yon moun jis mande ou sou yon dat, li te dantis ou
He just went upstairs and got your number from reception
– Li te jis ale anwo e li te resevwa nimewo ou nan resepsyon an
Used to be nice, said I remind him of his little girl
– Itilize yo dwe amikal, te di mwen raple l ‘ nan ti fi li
Two weeks later, he wants a sexual connection
– De semèn apre, li vle yon koneksyon seksyèl
Danger doesn’t look like no killer in a mask
– Danje pa sanble tankou pa gen okenn asasen nan yon mask
Who you even talking to?
– Ki moun ou menm ap pale ak?
Women hunted down by the people they say report it to
– Fanm yo te lachas pa moun yo di rapòte li nan
Honestly, I woudn’t have the solitude or fortitude
– Onètman, mwen pa ta gen solitid la oswa fòs
Try and humanise, she could be somebody’s daughter, you
– Eseye ak imanise, li te kapab pitit fi yon moun nan, ou
As if that’s the reason them fellas shouldn’t slaughter you
– Kòm si se rezon sa a mesye yo pa ta dwe masakre ou
God forbid that they offend the people you’re belongin’ to
– Bondye anpeche yo ofanse moun ou ap fè pati yo
Objectify you just the way I do in every song
– Objètifye ou jis fason mwen fè nan chak chante
Tamah was never wrong
– Tamah pa t janm mal
Can’t trust guys, she never lied
– Pa ka fè konfyans nèg, li pa janm bay manti
No menicide, it femicide
– Pa gen menicide, li femicide
The catcalls, the long stares
– Catcalls yo, gade nan long
The kind words, the lines blurred
– Mo yo bon, liy yo flou
Call her out, impersonate her
– Rele l ‘soti, imite l’
All know a victim, don’t know a perpetrator
– Tout moun konnen yon viktim, pa konnen yon moun ki komèt krim
Am I one of them? The men of the past
– Èske mwen se youn nan yo? Mesye yo nan tan lontan an
Who catcalled or spoke in the bars?
– Ki moun ki te rele oswa ki te pale nan ba yo?
I’m complicit, no better than you
– Mwen konplis, pa pi bon pase ou
I told stories of—, yeah
– Mwen te di istwa de—, yeah
Can’t sit on the fence, that’s hardly an option
– Pa ka chita sou kloti a, sa a se diman yon opsyon
You either part of the solution or part of the problem
– Ou swa yon pati nan solisyon an oswa yon pati nan pwoblèm nan
