Lunatic Lyrics in English by Booba, Akon
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Lunatic by Booba from French to English.
Akon and Booba, yeah!
Akon and Booba, yeah!
18 août 98, B.2.O.B.A. locked up dans le '78
August 18, 98, B.2.O.B.A. locked up in the '78
Lunatique depuis la naissance
Lunatic since birth
A.L.I. tu as toute ma reconnaissance
A.L.I. you have all my gratitude
Vivre en guerre, mourir en paix
Live in war, die in peace
J'écris mes punchs en cellule, quartier jeune, Bâtiment B
I write my punchlines in a cell, youth quarter, Building B
J'fais des pompes comme à la légion
I do push-ups like in the legion
30 mois fermes dans les chicos, j'suis au hebs comme à la maison
30 months hard time in jail, I'm in the pen like at home
Condamné pour vol aggravé
Convicted for aggravated theft
Premier album de la FF, Ärsenik m'aide à gratter
First album of La FF, Ärsenik helps me write
Quelques rapports, un peu de mitard
A few reports, a bit of solitary confinement
J'vendrais père et mère pour paire de nibards
I'd sell father and mother for a pair of t*ts
Le zoo me manque, j'saurai plus tard
I miss the zoo, I'll know later
Qui est qui, tous m'ont oublié pour la plupart
Who's who, most of them forgot me
Laisse-les croire que j'irai nulle part
Let them believe I'll go nowhere
Crapeau deviendra prince, nique sa mère mon nénuphar
Frog will become prince, f*ck his mother my water lily
I stay untouchable when I roll up
I stay untouchable when I roll up
Chest wide open and I ain't going hide
Chest wide open and I ain't going hide
Raised in the streets, don't care to know you
Raised in the streets, don't care to know you
'Cause that's how many niggas lose their lives
'Cause that's how many n*ggas lose their lives
Because I'm a lunatic, a lunatic
Because I'm a lunatic, a lunatic
The type of nigga that don't let beef ride
The type of n*gga that don't let beef ride
I'm telling you now, it ain't nothing to load up
I'm telling you now, it ain't nothing to load up
And blast your monkey ass in broad daylight, yeah!
And blast your monkey ass in broad daylight, yeah!
2000 enfin libre, Hauts-de-Seine mon équilibre
2000 finally free, Hauts-de-Seine my balance
La main sur le cœur, l'autre sur le calibre
Hand on heart, the other on the gun
Mauvais œil sera un classique
Bad Eye will be a classic
Lunatic, 9.2.I. le nom de ma clique
Lunatic, 9.2.I. the name of my clique
Disque d'or en indé, premiers à le faire
Gold record independently, first ones to do it
Je ne suis pas chevalier car fallait mettre genou à terre
I'm not a knight because I had to kneel
La street ne nous lâche pas
The street doesn't let us go
Skyrock etc. ne nous passent pas
Skyrock etc. don't play us
Ils veulent qu'on change nos propos, allez casse-toi
They want us to change our words, get lost
J'ai grosse voiture, grosse biatch, écran plasma
I have a big car, big b*tch, plasma screen
J'ai l'argent clean, l'argent sale
I have clean money, dirty money
Ils veulent nous boycott, nous détruire, mais j'ai la mentale
They want to boycott us, destroy us, but I have the mindset
J'pense à quitter la France, hoes down, G's up
I'm thinking of leaving France, hoes down, G's up
J'prends la route même si la malchance me heurte
I hit the road even if bad luck strikes me
Toujours avec le crime je flirte
I always flirt with crime
Réincarcéré pour tentative de meurtre
Re-incarcerated for attempted murder
I stay untouchable when I roll up
I stay untouchable when I roll up
Chest wide open and I ain't going hide
Chest wide open and I ain't going hide
Raised in the streets, don't care to know you
Raised in the streets, don't care to know you
'Cause that's how many niggas lose their lives
'Cause that's how many n*ggas lose their lives
Because I'm a lunatic, a lunatic
Because I'm a lunatic, a lunatic
The type of nigga that don't let beef ride
The type of n*gga that don't let beef ride
I'm telling you now, it ain't nothing to load up
I'm telling you now, it ain't nothing to load up
And blast your monkey ass in broad daylight, yeah !
And blast your monkey ass in broad daylight, yeah!
Je re-ressors de taule
I get out of jail again
J'ai eu chaud au cul, Yann Le Bras t'as mon big up
I had a close call, Yann Le Bras you got my big up
J'ai un gros S sur mon T-shirt
I have a big S on my T-shirt
Pour Sénégal, armes de l'Est dans mon pick-up
For Senegal, Eastern weapons in my pick-up
Mon label me préoccupe
My label worries me
Sombre avenir, rat des villes, j'quitte le navire
Dark future, city rat, I'm leaving the ship
Autant de vices qu'un mec du Luth
As many vices as a guy from Luth
J'ai le short de Hulk, la force de Luke
I have Hulk's shorts, Luke's strength
Seul je dois mener ma lutte
Alone I must lead my fight
J'ai hache de guerre, viens pas perquisitionner ma hutte
I have a war axe, don't come search my hut
Pont de Sèvres est la ruche
Pont de Sèvres is the beehive
Si le ghetto a une queue, c'est pour que le commissaire la suce
If the ghetto has a d*ck, it's for the commissioner to s*ck it
Il est temps que j'fasse du gros biff'
It's time I make big money
En provisoire, il est temps que j'fasse des modifs
Temporarily, it's time I make changes
J'suis dans ma diaspora, shit dur, terrifique
I'm in my diaspora, hard sh*t, terrific
Sens-moi dans ta cage thoracique, Tallac Records
Feel me in your rib cage, Tallac Records
I stay untouchable when I roll up
I stay untouchable when I roll up
Chest wide open and I ain't going hide
Chest wide open and I ain't going hide
Raised in the streets, don't care to know you
Raised in the streets, don't care to know you
'Cause that's how many niggas lose their lives
'Cause that's how many n*ggas lose their lives
Because I'm a lunatic, a lunatic
Because I'm a lunatic, a lunatic
The type of nigga that don't let beef ride
The type of n*gga that don't let beef ride
I'm telling you now, it ain't nothing to load up
I'm telling you now, it ain't nothing to load up
And blast your monkey ass in broad daylight, yeah!
And blast your monkey ass in broad daylight, yeah!
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BRIAN GREGORY HEARD, ALIAUNE THIAM, ELIE THITIA YAFFA
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hebs — jail/prison
Hebs is a French slang term for 'jail' or 'prison'. It's a less common, more colloquial word than the standard 'prison' or 'taule', making it interesting and specific to the street context of the song.
In the lyrics, Booba says, "j'suis au hebs comme à la maison" (I'm in jail like I'm at home), which powerfully conveys his familiarity and comfort, or perhaps resignation, with the prison environment. This word choice immediately immerses the listener in the raw reality of his experiences.
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