Thanks (feat. J. Cole) Lyrics Translation in English

Translation
Something Wrong?

[Intro]

Finish him

Finish him



[Verse 1: Burna Boy & J. Cole]

Is this the motherfuckin' thanks I get

Is this the motherfuckin' thanks I get

For makin' my people proud every chance I get? (Yeah)

For making my people proud every chance I get? (Yeah)

It's okay, I get (Cole World)

It's okay, I get (Cole World)

This Naija, no love

This Naija, no love

Only Jah know where it started from

Only Jah knows where it started from

Oluwa Burna still apply pressure

Oluwa Burna still apply pressure

Sneak up on you on a silent one

Sneak up on you on a silent one

Ooh, who be that person

Ooh, who be that person

That showed you how to really do this thing?

That showed you how to really do this thing?

Oluwa Burna na the blueprint of course

Oluwa Burna is the blueprint of course

And I gave you Afrofusion

And I gave you Afrofusion

No words can describe all of my waka waka

No words can describe all of my waka waka

No place I no go to

No place I no go to

If e dey hurt you

If it hurts you

Na like this I dey hustle

This is how I hustle



[Chorus: Burna Boy]

E go dey your mind, woto woto, olohun

It will be on your mind, woto woto, olohun

Pasa pasa, olohun

Pasa pasa, olohun

Sare sare, olohun

Sare sare, olohun

Kiamasa, olohun

Kiamasa, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Oh, olohun

Oh, olohun

You go dey reason am rough, rough, olohun

You will be thinking about it rough, rough, olohun

Pasa pasa, olohun

Pasa pasa, olohun

Sare sare, olohun

Sare sare, olohun

Kiamasa, olohun

Kiamasa, olohun

Soro soro, olohun

Soro soro, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Oh, olohun

Oh, olohun

Is this the motherfuckin' thanks I get?

Is this the motherfuckin' thanks I get?



[Verse 2: Burna Boy]

Too many people no dey fear God

Too many people don’t fear God

What you think He created hell for?

What do you think He created hell for?

Mankind so jealous

Mankind so jealous

Wetin dem no know dem dey tell us, tell us

What they don’t know they tell us, tell us

Walahi mi i fe mo

Walahi mi I fe mo

Oluwa Burna mo ti je lo

Oluwa Burna has already eaten

My fall is unheard of

My fall is unheard of

You never hear them say I fell off, fell off

You have never heard them say I fell off, fell off



[Chorus: Burna Boy]

E go dey your mind, woto woto, olohun

It will be on your mind, woto woto, olohun

Pasa pasa, olohun

Pasa pasa, olohun

Sare sare, olohun

Sare sare, olohun

Kiamasa, olohun

Kiamasa, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Oh, olohun

Oh, olohun

You go dey reason am rough, rough, olohun

You will be thinking about it rough, rough, olohun

Pasa pasa, olohun

Pasa pasa, olohun

Sare sare, olohun

Sare sare, olohun

Kiamasa, olohun

Kiamasa, olohun

Soro soro, olohun

Soro soro, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Oh, olohun

Oh, olohun

Is this the motherfuckin' thanks I get?

Is this the motherfuckin' thanks I get?



[Verse 3: Burna Boy & J. Cole]

Say my mama dance for Fela

Say my mama danced for Fela

Say I no get baby mama

Say I don’t have a baby mama

Say that I'm cancelled again

Say that I’m cancelled again

You say I shoot person for Cubana (Yeah)

You say I shot someone at Cubana (Yeah)

Because I wan collect person woman (That's how they act, right?)

Because I want to take someone's woman (That’s how they act, right?)

Is this the motherfuckin' thanks I get

Is this the motherfuckin' thanks I get

For makin' my people proud every chance I get? (Let's go, yeah)

For making my people proud every chance I get? (Let’s go, yeah)



[Verse 4: J. Cole]

Burna and me, we runnin' this shit for eternity

Burna and me, we’re running this shit for eternity

I fathered a couple of styles, I take a paternity leave

I fathered a couple of styles, I take a paternity leave

Permanently, they hatin', I'm brushin' the dirt off my sleeve

Permanently, they hating, I’m brushing the dirt off my sleeve

Steadily talkin' Ms to me, it's like I'm learnin' to read

Steadily talking Ms to me, it's like I’m learning to read

Sounded it out, takin' my time, countin' it out, slowly

Sounded it out, taking my time, counting it out, slowly

Dust collectin' on the Rollie, me and these beats is holy

Dust collecting on the Rollie, me and these beats is holy

Matrimony, feelin' like acts of folly

Matrimony, feeling like acts of folly

In Beverly Hills, coppin' whatever I feel

In Beverly Hills, buying whatever I feel

Cole and Burna, Shaq and Kobe

Cole and Burna, Shaq and Kobe

Winnin' a ring, then we gon' repeat and three-peat

Winning a ring, then we gon' repeat and three-peat

Them nerds hate, they see geeks

Them nerds hate, they see geeks

They peepin' us on the low, we like a cheat sheet

They peeping us on the low, we like a cheat sheet

Get paid for phrases, I don't believe in free speech

Get paid for phrases, I don’t believe in free speech

I said it, I meant it, no takebacks

I said it, I meant it, no takebacks

I don't even need the receipts

I don’t even need the receipts

So please miss me with the PC, I be in NYC

So please miss me with the PC, I be in NYC

On a bike with the hood up like I'm E.T. ​

On a bike with the hood up like I’m E.T. ​

These rappers ain't like me, I'm knee-deep in the concrete

These rappers ain’t like me, I’m knee-deep in the concrete

Forever cemented, don't you ever forget it

Forever cemented, don’t you ever forget it



[Chorus: Burna Boy]

E go dey your mind, woto woto, olohun

It will be on your mind, woto woto, olohun

Pasa pasa, olohun

Pasa pasa, olohun

Sare sare, olohun

Sare sare, olohun

Kiamasa, olohun

Kiamasa, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Oh, olohun

Oh, olohun

You go dey reason am rough, rough, olohun

You will be thinking about it rough, rough, olohun

Pasa pasa, olohun

Pasa pasa, olohun

Sare sare, olohun

Sare sare, olohun

Kiamasa, olohun

Kiamasa, olohun

Soro soro, olohun

Soro soro, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Laiye laiye, olohun

Oh, olohun

Oh, olohun

Is this the motherfuckin' thanks I get?

Is this the motherfuckin' thanks I get?



[Outro: J. Cole]

Burna, I see you

Burna, I see you

You got the whole world on smash right now

You got the whole world on smash right now

This whole shit is yours, for however long you want it

This whole shit is yours, for however long you want it

Know what I mean?

Know what I mean?

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