ARRIVED
Luciano Lyrics

(Geenaro)
Introduction

(So I'm going to Ghana)
Narrator announcing their travel destination

I'm gonna be dreaming
Narrator is daydreaming

Dance for me, baby
Narrator is imagining someone dancing for them

Bin heut' ruhig, trag' mein Gold, denn sie kennen mich jetzt, ja (yay)
Narrator is wearing gold to showcase their reputation and success

Papa stolz, bin dankbar, denn ich glaub' an Gott, ja (blessed)
Narrator attributes their success to being thankful and having faith in God

Seele tot, es ist schwer, Devil in mei'm Ohr, ja (pow)
Despite success, the singer feels empty and is struggling with negative thoughts

Der Schmerz sitzt tief, noch ein Glas und ich flieg' fort, ja (skrrt)
Narrator is coping with pain through alcohol consumption

Demons in mei'm Kopf trotz Prada-Shorts, ja (ih-yay)
Narrator's fashion (Prada shorts) cannot erase the demons in their mind

Stimmen, die ich hör', wann hört es auf? Ja (wann?)
Narrator hears voices in their head and wonders when it will stop

Ständig wach, die Nacht kommt, Bro, ich lauf', ja (grr, grr)
Narrator is constantly awake and running away from their negative thoughts

Weg vor mir selbst, guck, alles grau, ja (yay)
Narrator feels like they are losing themselves and everything around them is bleak

Bro, Bro, wo bleibt der Sinn? Ja (yay)
Narrator questions the purpose of it all

Will wieder in den Film, wo ich war als Kind (boom-pah)
Narrator wants to go back to a time where they were innocent and unaware of life's complexities

Tauis im Bag, doch um mich alles still
Narrator has money (Touis in the bag) but everything around them is quiet and empty

We blow up your phone
Narrator and team are blowing up someone's phone

Dance 'til you die (uh, yeah)
Narrator wants the person on the other end to dance until they can't anymore

Yeah, sharks in the hood, no Bathing Ape (suh-suh)
Narrator is surrounded by dangerous people (sharks) who aren't necessarily into designer clothes (Bathing Ape)

I'm in Tate with a taper fade (suh-suh-suh-suh)
Narrator is at the Tate Gallery with a stylish haircut (taper fade)

See Jess, it's three liter engine
Narrator points out their friend's car has a powerful three-liter engine

I told my bredrin, "Take that Chase" (turn)
Narrator tells their friend to pursue their goals (Chase) no matter what

All the times that I flew from home
Narrator has left home numerous times

Why? I weren't tryna take that raid
Narrator didn't want to stay and face the consequences of their actions

I'm still free to say, "Amazing Grace"
Narrator still has the ability to appreciate beauty in life

All this gold got me feelin' like Flavor Flav
Narrator's wealth makes them feel like Flavor Flav (a pioneer of hip-hop fashion)

I'm feelin' like Flavor Flav, but used to be on a worker wage
Despite feeling successful, Narrator reminisces about their past life as a worker

Now I might need a quarter million English just to work that stage
Narrator now commands a high fee to perform on stage

And I still don't do it for the Met, you know the Broadwater Way (one)
Narrator doesn't perform for the Metropolitan Police, referring to the area in London where they are based

Leave that to them opp boys, they're just vexed
Narrator is not concerned with performing for the police's rivals, who are just angry

They get burnt like sage (suh-suh, suh-suh-suh-suh)
Narrator's rivals get what they deserve (burnt like sage)

I made the trenches lit, everyone from my strip I'm protective with (one)
Narrator has made their community successful and looks out for everyone from their neighborhood

This money get spent on sticks, they say get it how you live (turn)
Narrator uses their money to buy weapons (sticks) and others say to do what it takes to survive

Them opp boys need 8-ball on connie
Narrator's rivals need drugs to cope

Me an' Frog gonna do man, spent a brick (told me turn, turn)
Narrator and friend Frog are going to make a lot of money by selling drugs

We're so verified, we the ones giving out blue ticks
Narrator and team are successful and are now verifying others' success (blue ticks) themselves

You wanna go, you wanna go
Narrator is challenging someone to leave or fight

Dance 'til you die
Narrator repeats their desire for someone to dance until they can't anymore