Jewels N' Drugs by Lady Gaga - Lyrics and Translation

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Jewels N' Drugs

Lady Gaga

Jewels N' Drugs

Song byLady Gaga

in AlbumArtpop

Yeah, it's about that time, yeah

Time ta take off partna, alright

Hustle Gang, uh huh, G-D-O-G

Get your doe or die partna

Yup, let's go

[Verse 1: T.I.]

Still Bankhead, shawty, yeah you know what it is

Pockets full of number of rubber bands and bills

Came up around that standard wheel

Was finna do a deal about 60 mill

You ain't live that life, you perpetrating

You wasn't really trapping circling birds of prey

You ain't have to beat no murder case

Man, you probably couldn't get a ho any day

'Round my way can't get murder planned

Ain't no hoop, play dirty, man

Put some through your jersey, man

If your partner want some we can do it again

Okay, H-U-S-T-L-E G-A-N-G, yeah wait

Yeah, pull up, pull up, hop out, hop out

All about the dollar, better go ahead, Gaga...

[Hook: Lady Gaga]

Don't want your jewels, I want your drugs

Don't want your money, want your love

Don't want your jewels, I want your drugs

Don't want your money, want your love

[Verse 2: Lady Gaga]

I admit that my habit's is expensive

And you may find it, quite offensive

But I won't die at the hands of another

I'm your mother sister, your father brother

This family is stupid attractive

If you've surveyed the way we've acted

Keep it coming, I'm coming around like your friend now

I think you should shut up and sit down

[Hook]

[Verse 3: Too Short]

Airbody want that money what you want

High as hell trying to have some fucking fun

You don't need 'em but the diamonds make it shine

Tried to kick it just can't find the time

It's the middle of the week, this ain't even the weekend

Red carpet events, every time you see pimps

It's good pussy in the passenger seat

My lil' homies hang with me, I be passing 'em freaks

[Bridge: Lady Gaga]

Jewels n' drugs, play that hustle

Smother 'em, if you wanna be bad

Slap honey on a young pancake

We know how to make that money

Jewels n' drugs, play that hustle

Smother 'em, if you wanna be bad

Ain't nothin' if it ain't family

We know how to make that money

[Beat Break]

DJ White Shadow!

[Verse 4: Twista]

Come and show me the gateway into your love

I feel like the money could never do it like the club

I feel like a diamond can never do it like a drug

And I want it so come on and take it with me so that I can hit it

I can admit it, I'm influenced by desire when I approach her

I try to provoke her by giving money and jewelry and accessories

Instead of the recipe with a legacy of taking her to another place when I get it

Hold up

Twista going in warp speed breaking atoms

Blowing O.G. has got me creating anti matter

Let her pop it and smoke on it with me now

I got her because she ready to party and then move to the club

Because you know the way I think is an anomaly

And I'ma be strange as Lady Gaga

Probably

A dollar be the business

But I'd rather be in an outer dimension when I be talking about jewels n' drugs

Jewels n' drugs, play that hustle

Smother 'em, if you wanna be bad

Slap honey on a young pancake

We know how to make that money

Jewels n' drugs, play that hustle

Smother 'em, if you wanna be bad

Ain't nothin' if it ain't family

We know how to make that money

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Translated byAllen Morningstar

About this Song

Jewels N' Drugs by Lady Gaga featuring T.I., Too Short, and Twista is a song that delves into themes of excess, materialism, and the hedonistic lifestyle associated with fame and wealth. It juxtaposes Lady Gaga's extravagant and glamorous persona with the gritty, streetwise bravado of the featured rappers. The song explores how the pursuit of luxury and indulgence can lead to both empowerment and entrapment. Particularly poignant moments include Lady Gaga's chorus, which emphasizes the allure and danger of 'jewels and drugs,' symbolizing the highs and lows of a life consumed by opulence and excess.