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Lyrics
(Everything’s fine)
– (Sono compresi anche i canti)
Look
– Vultus
White fish on the coast of the Caribbean, my life is a film
– Pisces albi in ora Caribici, la vita è un filosofo
Hero and villain, I’m playin’ both in the script
– Heros et furcifer, ego sum ludens ‘ in libro secundo
Worthy of Spielberg or Christopher Nolan readin’
– Dignum Spielberg vel Christophoro nolan readin’
The constant overachievin’, I know
– Constans overachievin’, scio
I ain’t as rich as them people with old money, but I didn’t know money
– Non tam dives sum quam apud illos homines pecuniam veterem, sed pecuniam nesciebam
They mock me online for speakin’ up on all of our issues
– Et illudere mihi online pro speakin ‘ usque ad omnes quaestiones nostrae
And bein’ vocal, the shit that I see on socials
– Et vocem esse, quod video in stercore socials
But how can I stay silent when, when?
– Sed quomodo possum tacere quando, quando?
I’m out in Barbados, white people mistreatin’ locals
– Ego sum in Barbados, populus albus contumeliam ‘ prouincialium
The villa in Jamaica, but it’s owned by the Chinese
– In villam iamaica, Sed Suus ‘ Haberet dominum nomine chinese
Head to the right beach and they’re chargin’ us five each
– Caput ad litus dextrum et sunt chargin ‘ quinque uterque nobis
They say, “The Caribbean paradise, like, why leave?”
– Dicunt, ” paradisus Caribicus, sicut, cur relinquo?”
But how can I be silent when there’s blood on the pine trees?
– Sed quomodo possum tacere, cum illic ‘ sanguis super abietes eius?
Most of us would sacrifice our soul for the right fees
– Plerique nostrum pro iure mercedibus animam nostram immolarent
Before I find love, I’m just prayin’ I find peace
– Priusquam amorem invenio, oro modo ‘ pacem invenio
Before I find love, I’m just prayin’ I find peace
– Priusquam amorem invenio, oro modo ‘ pacem invenio
You know what I believe, I don’t know if I handled it well
– Scio quia credis, ego nescio si bene agitur
It’s fuck Coca-Cola, did I stop drinkin’ Fanta as well?
– Couche avec Sa putain. mi sembra che il marito beve molto
I could see the blood on the lyrics I write for myself
– Sanguinem videre potui in lyrics mihi scribo
I cried about slavery, then went to Dubai with my girl
– Ego clamavit de domo servitutis, tunc ad Dubai cum puella
Surely I ain’t part of the problem, I lied to myself
– Nonne ego partem quaestionem, ego mentitus est mihi
Jewels that my people die for are a sign of my wealth
– Gemmae quae moriuntur populus meus quia signum divitiarum mearum sunt
My work is a physical weight of my life and my health
– Labor meus est pondus corporis vitae meae et valetudinis meae
The last couple years, felt like I been inside on a shelf
– Ultimis duobus annis, sensi sicut intus in pluteo fui
I just phoned Cench, and I said, “You inspired myself”
– Ego Iustus phoned Cench, et dixi, ” inspiravit ipse”
I don’t feel a spot of jealousy inside of myself
– Nescio an verba mea intellegas invidia mea
But when I’m all alone, I won’t lie, I question myself
– Sed cum solus sum, non mentior, ipse interrogo
Am I self-destructive? Am I doin’ the best for myself?
– Ego sum destructiva? Ego sum doin ‘ optimus ipse?
I know I love music, but I question the rest of myself
– Laura: ego musicam amo, et tu?
Like why don’t you post pictures or why don’t you drop music?
– Cur musici iaz et non musici iaz?
Or why not do somethin’ but sittin’ and stressin’ yourself
– Aut cur non aliquid’ sed sittin ‘et ipsum stressin’ faciunt
Ten years I been in the game and I won’t lie, it’s gettin’ difficult
– Decem annos in ludo fui et non mentior, suus’ difficile ‘gettin’
This shit used to be spiritual
– Hoc stercore solebat esse spiritualis
We don’t need no commentators, we could leave that to the sports
– Non necesse habetis commentarios, ut nos relinquere potuit ludis
Just listen to the music, why do you need somebody’s thoughts?
– Iustus audire ad musicam, cur aliquis scriptor cogitationes vos postulo?
And some of it’s constructive, but most of it is forced
– Et quidam suus ‘ utilemque paratus, sed maxime ex eo coactus est
And why we countin’ the numbers, how the music make you feel?
– Et quare numeramus ‘ numeri, quomodo musicam sentias facere?
I’m just bein’ real
– Im’ iustus bein ‘ realis
(Alright)
– (Licet)
Yeah, white fish on the coast of the Caribbean, my life is a film
– Yeah, pisces albi in ora Caribici, vita mea pellicula est
Hero and villain, I’m playin’ both in the script
– Heros et furcifer, ego sum ludens ‘ in libro secundo
Worthy of Oscar and Hollywood nominations
– Dignus Oscar Et Hollywood nominationes
I’m throwin’ money at women in different denominations and killin’ the conversation
– Im ‘throwin’ pecuniam apud mulieres in diversis confessionum rectoribus congressiones et killin ‘ colloquium
All them people told me, “Keep grindin’, be patient”
– Omnes homines dixerunt mihi, “Custodi grindin’, patientes estote”
It’s weird bein’ famous, tryna navigate the spaces
– Suus ‘fatum bein’ clarus, tryna spatia navigare
Feel like a celebrity, but you ain’t on the A-list
– Sentis sicut celebritas, sed non es in indice
And you never drop so you ain’t really on the playlist
– Et tu numquam stillabunt sic vos erant ‘ non realiter a playlist
But your fans love you, you can see it on their faces
– Sed amatores tui te amant, eam in faciebus videre potes
America feels so close that you can taste it
– America tam prope sentit ut eam gustare possis
2017, was tryna make it to the ranges
– 2017 quel che resta del fantasy facere iugis
2025, I’m tryna make it to the Granges
– 2025 sunt atque ea facere Ut Maiores
How do I explain me and my soulmate are strangers, that we’ve already met
– Quomodo me exponam et soulmate alieni sunt, quod iam occurrit
And I’ve known her for ages?
– Ego autem notum eam in saecula saeculorum?
How do I explain, because I’m runnin’ out of pages?
– Quam operor ego explicare, quod im ‘ runnin ex paginis?
How do I explain South London and its dangers?
– Quomodo Meridionalis Londinii et eius pericula explico?
Can’t recall the last time that we was all together, but
– Non potest ultimum tempus meminisse quod omnes simul fuimus, sed
All I can remember, the Olympics was in Beijing
– Omnes meminisse possum, Olympia in Beijing sunt
Move to Dubai, that’s for the taxes that they takin’
– Movere ad Dubai, quod suus ‘pro tributa takin quod’
Or move to Qatar, feel the breeze on the beach
– Si vos es admiratio est Ut Relocate ad qatar, sentire auram in litore
But how can I explain to my kids that it’s fake wind?
– Sed quomodo possum explicare haedos meos quod ventus fictus est?
Free, but I’m broke, have me feelin’ like I’m caged in
– Liberum, sed fregit me sentio ‘ sicut ego sum caged in
How do I explain two pounds got you eight wings?
– Quam operor ego explicare duo libras octo alas obtinuit?
How do I explain my opps lost, but we ain’t win?
– Quam operor ego explicare mea opps perdidit, sed non vincere?
Girls I’m around had surgery on their hips
– Puellae circum coxis chirurgiam habui
How do I explain that I love her the way she is?
– Quam operor ego amare explicare illam viam quae est?
How do I explain my feelings on having kids?
– Quomodo animum meum explico in haedos habentes?
That it wasn’t what it was, but it is what it is
– Non quod factum est, sed quod factum est
How do I explain my niggas are in the hood?
– Quam operor ego explicare mea niggas sunt in cucullo?
And they don’t ask for nothin’ even though they know they could
– Et non petere nothin ‘ etiamsi ipsi sciunt posse
‘Cause they’d rather trap, rob, and get it on their own
– ‘Causa quod youd potius captionem, facias violentiam, et adepto eam in sua
How do I explain these messages on my phone?
– Quomodo has nuntios in telephono meo explico?
I just got a call, my girl’s sittin’ in the car
– Ego iustus got a vocatio mea puellae sittin ‘ in currus
And it says “Serge” but Serge with us in the car
– Et dicit “Serge ” Sed Serge nobiscum in autocineto
I know I might sound like a villain from afar
– Scio me quasi furcifer e longinquo sonare
How do I explain that my mechanic is a chick?
– Quomodo explico quod mechanicus meus pullus est?
Or why she callin’ me when I don’t even own a whip because my licence is revoked?
– Aut quid illa callin ‘ mihi, cum ne quidem habere flagellum, quod mihi licentia est revocandum?
I mean, how do I explain that I don’t want a hill ’cause my identity is pain?
– Ego intelliguntur, quam operor ego nolo explicare quod a collis ‘ causa identitatis meae est dolor?
How do I explain, I mean, how do I explain?
– Quomodo haec inter se, conveniunt?
I went and hit the streets because I didn’t want a boss
– Et abiit ledo plateas quia non volunt a bulla
I ended up a worker, I was barely gettin’ paid
– Ego operarium finivi, vix mercedem gettin sum
For someone that was two years above me in my age
– Nam qui erat super me aliquis duobus annis aetatem
I didn’t even find it strange, I mean, how do I explain?
– Ego quidem non novis inveniet eam, non intelliguntur, quam operor ego explicare?
Yeah
– Yeah
Fifty-two miles from Marseilles, I’m in Miraval
– Quinquaginta duo milia passuum A Massiliae, In Mirabili sum
Four years, seventeen days, I ain’t been around
– Quattuor annis, septemdecim dies, non fui circa
I can’t lie, it even shocks me that I’m still around
– Non possum mentiri, etiam horrent me quod adhuc circum sum
I can’t lie, it even shocks me how I’m livin’ now
– Non possum mentiri, etiam impulsus mihi quam ego sum livin’ nunc
Starin’ at this Rachel Jones painting, I’m sittin’ down
– Starin ‘in hac Rachel Jones pictura, ego sum sedtin’ descendit
The last thing I drew was a weapon, I’m livin’ wild
– Ego hausi ultimum aliquid erat telum, im’ livin ‘ fera
Turned twenty-seven, but I feel like I’m still a child
– Conversus viginti septem, sed adhuc puer sum sentio
In this house out in Central London I can barely afford
– In hac urbe In Italia habitare non possum
Six months sober and I feel like I’m Dave again
– Sex mensibus sobrius et Ego sentio amo Im Dave iterum
Drinkin’ all my pain and my sorrows away again
– Beatae ‘ omnis dolor meus et dolores
I got withdrawal symptoms, but they happen at ATMs
– Ego got recessus symptoms, sed fit Apud ATMs
Next two years, I’ll be lookin’ at ATMs
– Deinde duobus annis, et erit lookin ‘ ATMs
Who’s the best artist in the world? I’m sayin’ Tems
– Quis est optimus artifex in mundo? Im ‘ sayin Tems
Maybe James Blake or Jim, on the day, depends
– Forsitan Iacobus Blake vel Jim, die pendet
Let’s see who quits now we ain’t gettin’ paid again, yeah
– Videamus qui iam non sumus gettin ‘ iterum solvit, yeah
I’m just here drinkin’ liquor by myself
– Ego iustus hic bibens ‘ liquor a me
Is my music just becomin’ a depiction of my wealth?
– Esiste un ‘arte dell’ eloquenza?
Never trust a girl whose lock screen’s a picture of herself, I had to learn that shit myself
– Numquam crede puella cuius cincinno screen est imago ex se, ego quoque discere, quod ipse stercore
Now I’m sittin’ by myself with no girl, like, shit, I really did this to myself
– Ego autem sittin ‘ nihil a me puella, tamquam, stercore, ego vere feci istud mihi
Twenty-seven and I’m terrified of livin’ by myself ’cause there’s a kid inside myself I haven’t healed
– Viginti septem et territus sum livin a me ipso causa haedus intus me non curavi
And me and him debate each other
– Ego et amici de iis vocabulis disputavimus
I can’t love myself, I’m made from two people that hate each other
– Non possum amare me, ego feci ex duobus hominibus qui se oderunt
My parents couldn’t even save each other, made each other unhappy
– Parentes mei ne se quidem salvare potuerunt, se invicem infelices fecerunt
Used to be excited by the block, but size doesn’t matter
– Solebat excitari per scandalum, sed magnitudo non refert
You supplying it or not? Sling a shot, I could have really killed a giant with a rock
– Commissio agente non potest? Funda iecit, vere gigantem cum petra occidi potui
But that’s a life that I forgot, and my young boys are slidin’ over what?
– Sed quod suus ‘a vita, quae oblitus sum, et pueros meos slidin’ super quid?
I don’t know ’cause I ain’t spoke to him in time
– Nescio: “causa non locutus sum ad eum in tempore
Been afraid of gettin’ older, scared of bein’ left behind
– Timebat gettin ‘senior, terrebis bein’ reliquit post
And then I—, tsk, and then I question, will I live my life in resent?
– Et tunc ego -, tsk, et tunc interrogo, numquid vita mea indignabitur?
Is anybody ever gonna take my kindness for strength?
– Nunquid partier esse felices?
I gave Tisha the world, it weren’t enough and then she went
– Dedi Tisha mundum, non satis erat et tunc abiit
Everybody’s makin’ content, but nobody’s content
– Omnes makin ‘ contentus, sed nullus contentus
Safe space, can I vent? It crept up
– Tutum spatium, possum saevire? Il est crep
My girl cheated on me when I was next up
– Puella mea circumvenit me cum proximus eram
It made me want her even more, man, it’s messed up
– Et factus est mihi volo eam magis etiam, homo, suus ‘ viator sursum
I still walk around the Vale with my chest out
– Adhuc Circum Vallem cum pectore meo ambulo
I don’t wanna leave my house because I’m stressed out
– Non volo relinquere domum meam quia confirmatus sum
You done me dirty and you didn’t even tell a lie
– Tu mihi fecisti sordida et ne mendacium quidem dixisti
It ain’t about what you said, it’s what you left out
– Non est quod dicis: tu es qui venturus es
My whole life, I been feelin’ like I’m left out
– Tota vita mea, ego sentio ‘ sicut ego egressus sum
If you fuck another girl, she say you cheated on her
– Si irrumabo aliam puellam, quae tibi dicere circumvenit in ea
And if she fuck another man, she say she stepped out
– Et si alium virum irrumabo, illa dixit egressus
And if you askin’ ’bout Dave, they say, “The best out”
– Et Si quaeris’ ’bout Dave, dicunt,”optimus ex”
Yeah, and I survived all these eras cah I barely made any, I’m just speakin’ how I feel
– Yeah, et superfuit omnibus his temporibus vix ullus factus sum cah, im ‘iustus speakin’ quomodo sentio
Yeah, fucked up, speakin’ how I feel
– Yeah, eruditionis habes, speakin ‘ quam sentio
Recordin’ the morning, I ain’t even had a meal
– Recordatio ‘ ad matutinas inv adoremus deum quia ipse fecit nos
I dropped Joni home and fell asleep behind the wheel
– Ego joni domum cecidi et post rotam dormivi
Drivin’ at a hundred an hour, I switched gears
– Drivin ‘ ad horam centum, switched annis
I ain’t spoke to 169 in six years
– 169 non potuit.
Don’t even get me started on—, this shit’s weird
– Ne quidem adepto coepi a me -, haec stercore scriptor fatum
Call me what you want, but with music, I’m sincere
– Voca me quod vis, sed cum musica, sincerus sum
You wanna know the reason it’s taken me four years?
– Vis scire quod suus ‘ capta est mihi quattuor annis?
It’s not ’cause I’m surrounded by yes-men and sycophants
– Suus ‘non’ ego causam etiam cincta-homines et sycophantes
It’s ’cause I’m with producers and people that give a damn
– Est ‘causa im’ apud auctores et homines qui dant damn
It’s me who’s gotta carry the pressure, I live with that
– Est mihi quis suus ‘ redditus est portare pressura, ego vivo cum illo
All I thought about was the song we could give the fans when I was out there gettin’ stood up by artists I’m bigger than
– Omnia cogitavi de cantu erat quod fans dare potuimus cum ibi eram gettin ‘ surrexit ab artificibus ego maior quam
I don’t want no girls around when my nieces, they visit man
– Nolo circa puellas nullas cum neptes meas, hominem visitant
They might see the way that I’m livin’, I figured that
– Et videbunt in via quam ego livin’, quod ego instar
I wanna be a good man, but I wanna be myself too
– Volo esse bonum hominis, sed volo me quoque
And I don’t think that I can do both, so I can’t let her too close
– Et non puto me utrumque facere posse, ut eam nimis claudere non possum
It hurts, but I’m still movin’, feel like it’s me versus me and I’m still losin’
– Dolet, sed adhuc movin’, sentio sicut me versus me et adhuc losin’
Yo, my boy, it’s Josiah, what you sayin’
– Tu, Puer, Es Josias, quid dicis’
You know I’ma have to check you on your fuckin’ birthday, my boy
– Vos scitis im ‘have ut reprehendo tuum fuckin’ natalis puer meus
More life, my guy
– Magis vitae meae guy
Man soon out, don’t even watch that
– Ut homo, ne quidem vigilare
What you sayin’, though, bro?
– Quid dicis, frater?
I know you got space on one of them eight-minute, nine-minute tracks to give man a shoutout
– Scio vos got spatium unum ex illis octo-minute, novem-minute vestigia ad hominem a clamore
Tell the people’dem my story
– Narra populum meum fabulam
Dem man already know what I was on, the mandem know, man
– Dem homo iam scire quid essem, mandem scire, homo
C’mon, bro, I know you got me
– Ego te, amice, scio te mecum esse
Aight, lastly, my sis’, Tamah
– Age, dic mi sis, Tamah
I beg you check in with her, please, make sure she’s blessed
– Si velitis, quaeso, date mihi quaestiones emendationesque
While I’m gone, make sure she’s safe
– Dum im ‘abiit, fac ipsa suus’ tutum
Ayy, soon home, my boy, love
– O meu presente, ao teu amor.
