Lyrics
1-6
Introduction to the theme of the song, setting the tone for the lyrics.
Game
-At this age
-How are them man still hatin'?
-My young boy in a different country
-But he ain't ever been on vacation
Highlighting the absence of vacation for the speaker's young friend in a different country.
One hand on a girl I'm datin'
Balancing romantic and financial aspects of the speaker's life.
One hand on the cash I'm makin'
-We come through like Funky Friday
Expressing the impact of their presence by making others skate, metaphorically suggesting influence.
And have all of your mandem skatin'
-I came in
Describing the speaker's expensive lifestyle, including fashion and shutting down a store with a friend.
550 on trainers
-Island girl amazing
-Could be Bajan, Trini or Haitian
-She got a bag with flowers
-If the trainers match I'll take it
-Me and bro just shut down Gucci
-Had the whole of the shop floor waitin'
-Who's that girl in the line
Noting the presence of an attractive girl and rejecting the idea of redemption.
With the big behind that's looking all tempting?
-If her friend is a dead ting
-Take one for the team with a bredrin
-Two peng tings at the entrance
-Want attention but a man can't lock them
-She must think I'm a reverend
-You ain't comin' here getting redemption
-No way
Reinforcing the rejection of redemption, asserting a confident attitude.
At this age
Reiteration of the themes of haters, romance, and financial success with a mention of Funky Friday.
How are them man still hatin'?
-My young boy in a different country
-But he ain't ever been on vacation
-One hand on a girl I'm datin'
-One hand on the cash I'm makin'
-We come through like Funky Friday
-And have all of your mandem skatin'
-I see dem man skatin' now
Detailing activities of the speaker and his associates, involving running legs, illegal activities, and relationships.
I'm talking about running their legs
-My youngins in country
-Plugging the Z
-He can't even buck me
-'Til nothing is left
-I flooded my right
-I flooded my left
-I'm ducking your wife
-I'm ducking the feds
-The bell on the trap it's buzzin' again
-But still I ain't trying to get busted by feds
-Look, man, I ain't caught the bust in a sec
-It's me and my rambo cutting through West
-The way that I went in just flooded my neck
-I'm shocked that I ain't gotta struggle for breath
-With me and the missus be going on dates
Describing a date, observing police, and informing a friend about a situation.
She's holding the dipper
-I'm holding her waist
-Just see some pigs moving low in the mains
-So I phone up my nigga and told him the plate
-Tell a peng girl you can HMU
Communicating interest in a girl, shopping preferences, and asserting a stylish and gifted identity.
I don't wanna cuddle and H-U-G
-And I'm still shopping in HMV
-For all of my niggas in HMP
-Heard you got a girl going DMU
-If I dm'd you would she dm me?
-Young black brudda
-I'm a stylish G
-Manna put the IC in IC3
-They tell me I'm gifted in rap
Reflecting on the speaker's talent in rap, his past in the trap, and current success with women.
Nothing was nice
-Used to live in the trap
-Now if I go ask that chick for her snap
-I can bet money
-She giving me that
-I'm always in Harrods
Highlighting the speaker's luxury shopping, dismissing others, and the fleeting nature of relationships.
I'm filling a bag
-Them niggas ain't winners
-Them niggas are mad
-Gyal at my vids
-And them bitches are bad
-They get picked in the foreigns
-And ditched in the cab
-Game
Reintroduction of the theme of the game or lifestyle.
At this age
Final reiteration of themes, concluding with the impact of Funky Friday on others.
How are them man still hatin'?
-My young boy in a different country
-But he ain't ever been on vacation
-One hand on a girl I'm datin'
-One hand on the cash I'm makin'
-We come through like Funky Friday
-And have all of your mandem skatin'
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