Official Music Video
If I Should Die by JAY-Z
Lyrics & Translation
English
Come on... life... death
Here... gone... yo
If I should die, don't cry, my niggas
Just ride, my niggas, bust bullets in the sky, my niggas
And when I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas
Get on, my niggas
When it's real say word to Shawn, my niggas
If I should die
Don't cry, my niggas, it's been one hell of a ride, my niggas
In the middle of the drought, I flipped pies, my niggas
I did joints with Mary J. Blige, my niggas
I've eluded the coppers, got booted with Big Poppa
Skated through with the Caesar picadas
At high school got head by the lockers
Gassed the baddest girl in the class to show me her knockers
Rocked jewels, dropped school, still didn't fail
Rhymes still written well, hold court in the street
Never sit in the cell for a second then I'm getting my bail
Shoot it out with the bounty hunters fuck
Sitting in the county for summers if they should down me
Everybody around us become one for that day
To live life get your shit right and play
Don't get it twisted like braids, if I'm missed it's OK
But life's short, don't miss a day, uh
If I should die, don't cry, my niggas
Just ride, my niggas, bust bullets in the sky, my niggas
And when I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas
Get on, my niggas
When it's real say word to Shawn, my niggas
If I should die
... don't cry, my niggas
It's been one hell of a ride, my niggas
Say word to Wais, my niggas
When I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas
Just keep getting it on, my niggas
Say word is bond, my niggas
I got a lot to look back on, in '88 got my crack on
Ten years later getting my rap on
Getting shorties like a thespian
Had an episode with two lesbians, got a fetish for that
Drunk ginseng with Japanese chicks and pulled the root out
Squeeze my whole clip to survive shootouts
Been on both coasts, fired all kinds of heat
Probably be kinda glad to leave these mean streets
I got demands to meet and questions to fulfill
Like is that mystery God real?
And how was Kennedy killed?
I ain't mad, I must've smoked a ton of reefer
Sipped Coronas with Latifah, broke the code of Geneva
I know when I reach the other side I'ma see the
Cat I had beef with who blood remains on my sneaker
Then it's on again, if I could be born again
I live my life through my son
And tell him never have a friend
Just family, reincarnated I'll shorten the time
That I waited to get paid, tell him never be afraid
Niggas hearts pump Kool-Aid and your blood run thicker
Never shed tears, cry liquor, my nigga
If I die don't cry, my niggas
It's been one hell of a ride, my niggas
Say word to Wais, my niggas
When I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas
Just keep banging these songs, my niggas
Say word is bond, my niggas
If I die
... don't cry my niggas
Just stay getting high, my niggas
Don't wonder why, my niggas
When I'm gone live on, my niggas
Just follow my path, my niggas
Say word to Half, my nigga
I'm the aftermath of pleasure never die alone
Born to live forever through life's struggles
I cut corners and took drastic measures
Seen niggas life expire right in front of me
Time could never mend what these cold streets
Mentally done to me, too often, I close my eyes
And see my own coffin feeling haunted
Ready to leave this world that I'm lost in
My only chance to see the seeds I lost through abortion
When I'm gone y'all niggas better not mourn, keep flossing
As long as my name lives on what's most important
I'll be down in hell scorching preparing for life
Afterlife still torching and blazing these mics
It'd rain for 40 days and 40 nights
And I'd return on the 3rd like Christ
(Without my physical portion)
My spirit a poltergeist for sure
I'll be back through the Heights tomorrow
Blood over y'all fake niggas door
What you thought, huh?
What you thought, nigga?
If I should die don't cry, my niggas
Just stay getting high, my niggas
Don't wonder why, my niggas
When I'm gone live on, my niggas
Just follow my path, my niggas
Say word to Half, my nigga
When I die
... don't cry, my niggas
It's been one hell of a ride, my niggas
Say word to Wais, my niggas
When I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas
Just keep getting it on, my niggas
Say word is bond, my niggas
If I die
... don't cry, my niggas
Just ride, my niggas, bust bullets in the sky, my niggas
And when I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas
Get on, my niggas
When it's real say word to Shawn, my niggas
If I should die
I'd tell Big they're still hearing his songs
Run into Pac ask him where we went wrong
Tell him life is miserable when ya dealing in the physical form
Is everything that's invisible gone?
I need to know, will I still feel pain or will it be ironic?
Will I chill in the flames for all the ills of my brain?
Can I re, veal the game to all the hustlers
Trapped in the race and if so can I leave this place?
Can I puff cigars and drink Cristal?
If this is heaven to me is this considered heavenly?
Can I still touch lives, answer their whats and whys
Make sure everybody in my fam' clutch five?
If I should die... don't cry, my niggas
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.
Spanish translation of If I Should Die by JAY-Z
If I Should Die* (original JAY-Z)
Come on... life... death
Here... gone... yo
If I should die, don't cry, my niggas
Just ride, my niggas, bust bullets in the sky, my niggas
And when I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas
Get on, my niggas
When it's real say word to Shawn, my niggas
If I should die
Don't cry, my niggas, it's been one hell of a ride, my niggas
In the middle of the drought, I flipped pies, my niggas
I did joints with Mary J. Blige, my niggas
I've eluded the coppers, got booted with Big Poppa
Skated through with the Caesar picadas
At high school got head by the lockers
Gassed the baddest girl in the class to show me her knockers
Rocked jewels, dropped school, still didn't fail
Rhymes still written well, hold court in the street
Never sit in the cell for a second then I'm getting my bail
Shoot it out with the bounty hunters fuck
Sitting in the county for summers if they should down me
Everybody around us become one for that day
To live life get your shit right and play
Don't get it twisted like braids, if I'm missed it's OK
But life's short, don't miss a day, uh
If I should die, don't cry, my niggas
Just ride, my niggas, bust bullets in the sky, my niggas
And when I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas
Get on, my niggas
When it's real say word to Shawn, my niggas
If I should die
... don't cry, my niggas
It's been one hell of a ride, my niggas
Say word to Wais, my niggas
When I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas
Just keep getting it on, my niggas
Say word is bond, my niggas
I got a lot to look back on, in '88 got my crack on
Ten years later getting my rap on
Getting shorties like a thespian
Had an episode with two lesbians, got a fetish for that
Drunk ginseng with Japanese chicks and pulled the root out
Squeeze my whole clip to survive shootouts
Been on both coasts, fired all kinds of heat
Probably be kinda glad to leave these mean streets
I got demands to meet and questions to fulfill
Like is that mystery God real?
And how was Kennedy killed?
I ain't mad, I must've smoked a ton of reefer
Sipped Coronas with Latifah, broke the code of Geneva
I know when I reach the other side I'ma see the
Cat I had beef with who blood remains on my sneaker
Then it's on again, if I could be born again
I live my life through my son
And tell him never have a friend
Just family, reincarnated I'll shorten the time
That I waited to get paid, tell him never be afraid
Niggas hearts pump Kool-Aid and your blood run thicker
Never shed tears, cry liquor, my nigga
If I die don't cry, my niggas
It's been one hell of a ride, my niggas
Say word to Wais, my niggas
When I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas
Just keep banging these songs, my niggas
Say word is bond, my niggas
If I die
... don't cry my niggas
Just stay getting high, my niggas
Don't wonder why, my niggas
When I'm gone live on, my niggas
Just follow my path, my niggas
Say word to Half, my nigga
I'm the aftermath of pleasure never die alone
Born to live forever through life's struggles
I cut corners and took drastic measures
Seen niggas life expire right in front of me
Time could never mend what these cold streets
Mentally done to me, too often, I close my eyes
And see my own coffin feeling haunted
Ready to leave this world that I'm lost in
My only chance to see the seeds I lost through abortion
When I'm gone y'all niggas better not mourn, keep flossing
As long as my name lives on what's most important
I'll be down in hell scorching preparing for life
Afterlife still torching and blazing these mics
It'd rain for 40 days and 40 nights
And I'd return on the 3rd like Christ
(Without my physical portion)
My spirit a poltergeist for sure
I'll be back through the Heights tomorrow
Blood over y'all fake niggas door
What you thought, huh?
What you thought, nigga?
If I should die don't cry, my niggas
Just stay getting high, my niggas
Don't wonder why, my niggas
When I'm gone live on, my niggas
Just follow my path, my niggas
Say word to Half, my nigga
When I die
... don't cry, my niggas
It's been one hell of a ride, my niggas
Say word to Wais, my niggas
When I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas
Just keep getting it on, my niggas
Say word is bond, my niggas
If I die
... don't cry, my niggas
Just ride, my niggas, bust bullets in the sky, my niggas
And when I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas
Get on, my niggas
When it's real say word to Shawn, my niggas
If I should die
I'd tell Big they're still hearing his songs
Run into Pac ask him where we went wrong
Tell him life is miserable when ya dealing in the physical form
Is everything that's invisible gone?
I need to know, will I still feel pain or will it be ironic?
Will I chill in the flames for all the ills of my brain?
Can I re, veal the game to all the hustlers
Trapped in the race and if so can I leave this place?
Can I puff cigars and drink Cristal?
If this is heaven to me is this considered heavenly?
Can I still touch lives, answer their whats and whys
Make sure everybody in my fam' clutch five?
If I should die... don't cry, my niggas
If I Should Die (traducción LyricVerse Team)
Vamos... vida... muerte
Aquí... ido... yo
Si yo muriera, no lloren, mis niggas
Solo sigan, mis niggas, disparen balas al cielo, mis niggas
Y cuando me haya ido no lloren, mis niggas
Sigan adelante, mis niggas
Cuando sea real, denle la palabra a Shawn, mis niggas
Si yo muriera
No lloren, mis niggas, ha sido un viaje infernal, mis niggas
En medio de la sequía, vendí pasteles, mis niggas
Hice temas con Mary J. Blige, mis niggas
He eludido a los polis, me echaron con Big Poppa
Me deslicé con las picadas César
En la prepa me hicieron sexo oral junto a los casilleros
Convencí a la chica más mala de la clase para que me enseñara sus tetas
Usé joyas, dejé la escuela, y aún así no fallé
Rimas aún bien escritas, hago justicia en la calle
Nunca me siento en la celda ni un segundo, luego consigo mi fianza
Peleo a tiros con los cazarrecompensas, joder
Sentado en el condado por veranos si me derribaran
Todos a nuestro alrededor se vuelven uno por ese día
Para vivir la vida, arregla tus cosas y juega
No lo malinterpreten como trenzas, si me extrañan está bien
Pero la vida es corta, no pierdan un día, uh
Si yo muriera, no lloren, mis niggas
Solo sigan, mis niggas, disparen balas al cielo, mis niggas
Y cuando me haya ido no lloren, mis niggas
Sigan adelante, mis niggas
Cuando sea real, denle la palabra a Shawn, mis niggas
Si yo muriera
... no lloren, mis niggas
Ha sido un viaje infernal, mis niggas
Denle la palabra a Wais, mis niggas
Cuando me haya ido no lloren, mis niggas
Solo sigan adelante, mis niggas
Digan que la palabra es un lazo, mis niggas
Tengo mucho que recordar, en el '88 me metí en el crack
Diez años después, me metí en el rap
Consiguiendo chicas como un actor
Tuve un episodio con dos lesbianas, tengo un fetiche por eso
Bebí ginseng con chicas japonesas y saqué la raíz
Vacié mi cargador entero para sobrevivir tiroteos
He estado en ambas costas, disparé todo tipo de armas
Probablemente me alegraría dejar estas calles crueles
Tengo demandas que cumplir y preguntas que responder
¿Como si ese Dios misterioso es real?
¿Y cómo mataron a Kennedy?
No estoy enojado, debo haber fumado una tonelada de hierba
Tomé Coronas con Latifah, rompí el código de Ginebra
Sé que cuando llegue al otro lado voy a ver al
Tipo con el que tuve problemas cuya sangre sigue en mi zapatilla
Entonces es de nuevo, si pudiera nacer de nuevo
Vivo mi vida a través de mi hijo
Y le digo que nunca tenga un amigo
Solo familia, reencarnado acortaré el tiempo
Que esperé para que me pagaran, dile que nunca tenga miedo
Los corazones de los niggas bombean Kool-Aid y tu sangre corre más espesa
Nunca derrames lágrimas, llora licor, mi nigga
Si muero no lloren, mis niggas
Ha sido un viaje infernal, mis niggas
Denle la palabra a Wais, mis niggas
Cuando me haya ido no lloren, mis niggas
Solo sigan tocando estas canciones, mis niggas
Digan que la palabra es un lazo, mis niggas
Si muero
... no lloren mis niggas
Solo sigan drogándose, mis niggas
No se pregunten por qué, mis niggas
Cuando me haya ido, sigan viviendo, mis niggas
Solo sigan mi camino, mis niggas
Denle la palabra a Half, mi nigga
Soy la secuela del placer, nunca muero solo
Nacido para vivir para siempre a través de las luchas de la vida
Tomé atajos y medidas drásticas
Vi la vida de niggas expirar justo frente a mí
El tiempo nunca podría reparar lo que estas calles frías
Mentalmente me hicieron, con demasiada frecuencia, cierro los ojos
Y veo mi propio ataúd sintiéndome perseguido
Listo para dejar este mundo en el que estoy perdido
Mi única oportunidad de ver las semillas que perdí por el aborto
Cuando me haya ido, ustedes niggas mejor no lloren, sigan presumiendo
Mientras mi nombre siga vivo, eso es lo más importante
Estaré en el infierno ardiendo, preparándome para la vida
La vida después de la muerte aún encendiendo y quemando estos micrófonos
Llovería por 40 días y 40 noches
Y regresaría al tercer día como Cristo
(Sin mi porción física)
Mi espíritu un poltergeist seguro
Volveré por The Heights mañana
Sangre sobre la puerta de todos ustedes niggas falsos
¿Qué pensaste, eh?
¿Qué pensaste, nigga?
Si yo muriera no lloren, mis niggas
Solo sigan drogándose, mis niggas
No se pregunten por qué, mis niggas
Cuando me haya ido, sigan viviendo, mis niggas
Solo sigan mi camino, mis niggas
Denle la palabra a Half, mi nigga
Cuando muera
... no lloren, mis niggas
Ha sido un viaje infernal, mis niggas
Denle la palabra a Wais, mis niggas
Cuando me haya ido no lloren, mis niggas
Solo sigan adelante, mis niggas
Digan que la palabra es un lazo, mis niggas
Si muero
... no lloren, mis niggas
Solo sigan, mis niggas, disparen balas al cielo, mis niggas
Y cuando me haya ido no lloren, mis niggas
Sigan adelante, mis niggas
Cuando sea real, denle la palabra a Shawn, mis niggas
Si yo muriera
Le diría a Big que todavía están escuchando sus canciones
Me encontraría con Pac y le preguntaría dónde nos equivocamos
Dile que la vida es miserable cuando tratas con la forma física
¿Todo lo que es invisible se ha ido?
Necesito saber, ¿seguiré sintiendo dolor o será irónico?
¿Me relajaré en las llamas por todos los males de mi cerebro?
¿Puedo revelar el juego a todos los traficantes
Atrapados en la carrera y si es así, ¿puedo dejar este lugar?
¿Puedo fumar puros y beber Cristal?
Si esto es el cielo para mí, ¿se considera celestial?
¿Puedo seguir tocando vidas, responder sus qué y por qué
Asegurarme de que todos en mi familia tengan cinco?
Si yo muriera... no lloren, mis niggas
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