Yolo Lyrics in English GIMS

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Yolo by GIMS from French to English.

Guns come from the East, the investor's a Bedouin

Italian silhouette and the engine comes from Berlin

I shook every hand

But when I dip, it's gonna go off

They act way too thug, when I pull up, check the convoy

And we're the ones you see in the club

Look at the loux-ja

I don't have much time

I gotta dip at noon sharp

Check the watch

Get all the papers out quick

Remember me? The kid who roamed the streets

Basically, I'm only here for my pay

You know that wherever I set foot, it's my home

If you cancel last minute, it looks bad

I'll dress up then I'll die like a Kinois

The storm's gone, now I'm not scared anymore

The road's shorter behind the wheel of a Range Rover

The storm's gone, now I'm not scared anymore

The road's shorter behind the wheel of a Range Rover

I'm coming from deep in the bush

Ditching the West

The wise one said it: watch out

Hide your feelings

God's the one who gives

What're you waiting for to raise your hands

Like the cops, I'm up early

Mad, mad like a Timal

The corridor's narrow

I move forward and everybody stares at me

In the sky a black hole

French rap in the funnel

Opponents in a coma

Shisha, shisha in the lungs

Still in turmoil, Abobo, Babi, how's it going

Basically, I'm only here for my pay

You know that wherever I set foot, it's my home

If you cancel last minute, it looks bad

I'll dress up then I'll die like a Kinois

Yé-lé-lé, yé-lé-lé

The storm's gone, now I'm not scared anymore

The road's shorter behind the wheel of a Range Rover

The storm's gone, now I'm not scared anymore

The road's shorter behind the wheel of a Range Rover

Only up above, nobody behind, nobody behind

Whip after whip, I'm just a street kid out here

Only up above, nobody behind me

Whip after whip, I'm just a street kid out here

Basically, I'm only here for my pay

Only for my pay, me

You know that wherever I set foot, it's my home

It's home

If you cancel last minute, it looks bad

It looks bad

I'll dress up then I'll die like a Kinois

Like a Kinois, yé-lé-lé, yé-lé-lé

The storm's gone, now I'm not scared anymore

The road's shorter behind the wheel of a Range Rover

The storm's gone, now I'm not scared anymore

The road's shorter behind the wheel of a Range Rover

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SONG MEANING

YOLO is GIMS’s victory lap. With quick-fire images of Italian car bodies, Berlin engines, Bedouin investors and smoky French clubs, he shows how far he has travelled from the pavements of Kinshasa. The lyrics bounce between Lingala slang and Parisian street talk, reminding us that he belongs everywhere he sets foot. The “storm” of poverty and doubt is over, and the road feels shorter when you are behind the wheel of a Range Rover.

Yet beneath the luxury and bravado lies a hustler’s code. GIMS repeats that he is “only here for my pay” and will “die like a Kinois,” honouring the resilience of the child who once roamed Congo’s streets. YOLO is both a flex and a warning: enjoy the good times, collect your earnings, keep your roots close, and never cancel at the last minute. Life moves fast – you only live once – so make every move count.

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