Lyrics and translation Arif - Mandem

Mandem

Ja, ja, ja
Når Madcon lagde "Beggin", når Karpe Diem kom og redda verden
Satt jeg i en kjellerleilighet med mor'n min ned på Haslum
Tenkte: "Fuck dette livet, vi fortjener mye bedre"
Kom inn uten noen rapbeef eller [?] snakk
Ha'kke no' manager fra Idol, jeg sa nei takk
Vi lagde lego som var som en paraply
Som når det regner på meg, drypper det på mine Gs
Ha'kke no' bondelåter, ha'kke no' OL-låter
Fuck outta here den shitten der er corny
Pass it, TP, Nord og ne, Jørgen, åpna dører vår tur
Midt i tåken av O, S, L, O
Røyker på no' grønt og lilla sånn som Donatello
Åpner kjeften hennes som en tannlege

Fucker med neger, bare lev
Alle mine homies kom opp uten hjelp
Busy med å synge, snakker om deg
Du vet da vi kom og vi lagde vår vei
Akkurat som de har noe å si
Fresh to death, som jeg var en jævla lyd
For vi ser det de ikke ser, ikke ser
Overalt ting, ikke tenk, ikke tenk

Lukk øyne, bare ri med en nigga
Hva kan dem, hva kan dem si?
Fuck alle, for vi lever nå
Hva kan dem, hva kan dem si?
Mens de lå og sov, så går vi på jobb
Mamma vet det godt
Lukk øyne, bare ri med en nigga

Flammer, flammer, flammer
Endelig har dem åpna Kolsås banen
Fra Skullerud til Haslum, de kjenner hele saken
Damer syns jeg er digg, jeg spør hun naken (god damn!)
Jeg retta håret for å passe inn
Men det stod fortsatt neger på det norske passet mitt
Kjøpte bestemor en Jeep Cherokee
Kjøpte onkel'n min en van, neger'n ville kjøre taxi
Befinner meg i byen min, byen min
Kjører rundt i sykkel'n min, sykkel'n min
For en enkel mann, enkel glede
Enkeltmannsforetak, men jeg har et par gjeller
Fatter'n var en OG, grønn 300 benzo
Shitten var så slick, kunne hett Lorenzo
Etter; enda en classic "Kjølig"
High-End / Asfalt, enda en classic
Shit, nigga

Fucker med neger, bare lev
Alle mine homies kom opp uten hjelp
Akkurat som de har noe å si
Fresh to death, som jeg var en jævla lyd
For vi ser det de ikke ser, ikke ser
Overalt ting, ikke tenk, ikke tenk

Mandem

Yes, yes, yes
When Madcon made "Beggin'", when Karpe Diem came and saved the world
I sat in a basement apartment with my mother down at Haslum
Thought: "Fuck this life, we deserve much better"
Come in without any rapbeef or [?] talk
Ha'ken no'manager from Idol, I said No thanks
We made lego that was like an umbrella
Like when it rains on me it drips on my Gs
Ha'kke no' farmer songs, ha'kke no ' Olympic songs
Fuck outta here that shit is corny
Pass it, TP, North and ne, Jorgen, open the doors of our trip
In the middle of the fog of O, S, L, O
Smokes on something green and purple like Donatello
Opening her mouth like a dentist

Fucker with Negroes, just live
All my friends came up without help
Busy singing, talking about you
You know when we came and we made our way
Just like they have something to say
Fresh to death, like I was a fucking sound
For we see what they do not see, do not see
Everywhere things, do not think, do not think

Close eyes, just ride with a nigga
What can they say, what can they say?
Fuck everyone, because we are alive now
What can they say, what can they say?
While they were sleeping, then we go to work
Mom knows it well
Close eyes, just ride with a nigga

Flames, flames, flames
They finally opened the door
From Skullerud to Haslum, they know the whole thing
I think I'm hot, I ask her naked (god damn!)
I straightened my hair to fit in
But there were still Negroes on my Norwegian passport
Did Grandma buy a Jeep Cherokee
My uncle bought me a van, nigger wanted to drive a cab
Find me in my city, my town
Riding around in my bike, my bike
For a simple man, simple pleasure
Sole proprietorship, but I have a couple of gills
He was a green 300 benzo.
The shit was so slick, could be called Lorenzo
After; another classic "cool"
High-End / asphalt, yet another classic
Shit, nigga.

Fucker with Negroes, just live
All my friends came up without help
Just like they have something to say
Fresh to death, like I was a fucking sound
For we see what they do not see, do not see
Everywhere things, do not think, do not think