7 rings
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Yeah, breakfast at Tiffany's and bottles of bubbles
Girls with tattoos who like getting in trouble
Lashes and diamonds, ATM machines
Buy myself all of my favorite things (Yeah)
Been through some bad shit, I should be a sad bitch
Who woulda thought it'd turn me to a savage?
Rather be tied up with calls and not strings
Write my own checks like I write what I sing, yeah (Yeah)
My wrist, stop watchin', my neck is flossy
Make big deposits, my gloss is poppin'
You like my hair? Gee, thanks, just bought it
I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it (Yeah)
I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it
I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it
You like my hair? Gee, thanks, just bought it
I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it (Yep)
Wearing a ring, but ain't gon' be no "Mrs."
Bought matching diamonds for six of my bitches
I'd rather spoil all my friends with my riches
Think retail therapy my new addiction
Whoever said money can't solve your problems
Must not have had enough money to solve 'em
They say, "Which one?" I say, "Nah, I want all of 'em"
Happiness is the same price as red-bottoms
My smile is beamin' (Yeah), my skin is gleamin' (Is gleamin')
The way it shine, I know you've seen it (You've seen it)
I bought a crib just for (Just for) the closet (Closet)
Both his and hers, I want it, I got it, yeah
I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it
I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it (Baby)
You like my hair? Gee, thanks, just bought it (Oh yeah)
I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it (Yep)
Yeah, my receipts be lookin' like phone numbers
If it ain't money, then wrong number
Black card is my business card
The way it be settin' the tone for me
I don't mean to brag, but I be like, "Put it in the bag," yeah
When you see them racks, they stacked up like my ass, yeah
Shoot, go from the store to the booth
Make it all back in one loop, gimme the loot
Never mind, I got the juice
Nothing but net when we shoot
Look at my neck, look at my jet
Ain't got enough money to pay me respect
Ain't no budget when I'm on the set
If I like it, then that's what I get, yeah
I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it (Oh yeah)
I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it (Oh yeah, yeah)
You like my hair? Gee, thanks, just bought it
I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it (I see, yep)
footnotes
breakfast at Tiffany's =Tiffany's is abrand selling luxury jewellery; the line is also a reference to a movie with this title starring Audrey Hepburn
bottles of bubbles = champagne
Been through some bad shit = some bad things happened in my life
turn me to a savage = make me become a mean person who criticises others without caring about their feelings
Rather be tied up with calls and not string = I'd rather be limited by my busy schedule than a relationship; this line is a play on words which uses both literal and idiomatic meanings of "tie up" and "string"; it references the idiom "with no strings attached" (bez zobowiązań)
flossy = (slang) elegant and expensive
make big deposits = I put a lot of money into my bank account
gloss = lip gloss (błyszczyk do ust)
poppin' = (slang) awesome
Wearing a ring, but ain't gon' be no "Mrs." = the diamond ring I'm wearing is not an engagement ring, I'm not going to become someone's wife (Mrs + husband's name)
for six of my bitches = for six friends of mine; usually "bitch" is a curse word but in slang it is sometimes used to refer to girlfriends
retail therapy - this term is used to describe the activity of going shopping in order to feel better, improve one's mood, e.g. "I had a very stressfull day at work, I need some retail therapy".
red-bottoms = expensive shoes (made by the brand Christian Louboutin)
crib = (slang) house or flat
both his and hers - in many big American houses the master bedroom (the biggest bedroom) has two seperate walk-in closets (garderoby)
be lookin' like phone numbers = the total amount I pay is so big it could be mistaken for a phone number
black card = luxury credit card given only to VIP clients
racks = (slang) money; a rack is 1000$ in cash
they stacked up like my ass, yeah - play on words with double meaning; in slang women who have a very curvy figure can be described as "stacked' or "stacked up" (similar to our "nieźle wyposażona"); when you stack money you put it in a pile
Shoot, go from the store to the booth / Make it all back in one loop, gimme the loot = I shoot a music video, go shopping, then go straight to the booth in the recording studio / I make money as effortlessly as I spend it, give me what I earned
I got the juice = (slang) I have charisma which brings money, power and popularity
Nothing but net when we shoot = we only make hits (it's a reference to basketball, American English speakers use sport references and sport metapors a lot when talking about success and business)
Ain't got enough money to pay me respect = you are not rich enough to show me the respect I deserve; yet another line with play on words - the literal meaning of "pay" and the idiom "pay respect to sth/sb" (okazywać szacunek, honorować)
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