A Grade Playa – English Lyrics

• By: Sheppard

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English through the empowering sounds of Sheppard's "A Grade Playa." This song is a fantastic tool for language learners, featuring clear, emotive vocals and a repetitive, catchy chorus that makes it easy to sing along and memorize new vocabulary related to relationships and feelings. The lyrics tell a story of overcoming betrayal, offering a chance to learn expressive phrases and modern slang in a meaningful context. What makes this song special is its raw honesty and uplifting message, turning a painful experience into a powerful anthem of self-respect.

[English]

Now that you were gone and never coming back

I feel as though my heart would never stay intact

I was just an apple that you chewed till you threw the core

You've got a lot of charm and yet it sucked me in

You made me feel loved when I was wearing thin

You're the only reason why a rose ever grows a thorn

'Cause I was the treasure and you had the key

But now it stays buried with me

'Cause you're an A grade playa

A fighter, a hater

And I know better than to waste it all on you

Through your cheating, scheming

I'm still believing

That I'll find a dude who is better than you

Go on, go on, go on, go on

Go on, go on, go on, go on

Go on, go on, go on, go on, be gone (oh)

If there were a medal for the biggest sleaze

There wouldn't be any other nominees

I'm guessing all your lies were a blessing in disguise for me

'Cause I am a diamond, I'm more than a stone

And you're just a boy on a throne

'Cause you're an A grade playa

A fighter, a hater

And I know better than to waste it all on you

Through your cheating, scheming

I'm still believing

That I'll find a dude who is better than you

Go on, go on, go on, go on

Go on, go on, go on, go on

Go on, go on, go on, go on, be gone (oh)

Well, I will find another one

You're a gram within a tonne

Just a raindrop in the flood

And I am walking into war

To find the sunlight in the storm

To meet the right me in the swarm

You're just an illusion

But I've left the show

I'll make sure that everyone knows

That you're an A grade playa

A fighter, a hater

And I know better than to waste it all on you

Through your cheating, scheming

I'm still believing

That I'll find a dude who is better than you

Go on, go on, go on, go on

Go on, go on, go on, go on

Go on, go on, go on, go on, be gone (oh)

Go on, go on, go on, go on, be gone (oh)

Go on, go on, go on, go on, be gone

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
treasure /ˈtreʒər/ B1	noun - a valuable possession
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use something carelessly or extravagantly noun - something unwanted or unusable
fighter /ˈfaɪtər/ B1	noun - a person who fights
cheat /tʃiːt/ B1	verb - to act dishonestly or unfairly
scheme /skiːm/ B2	verb - to make a plan, usually a secret or dishonest one noun - a plan or design, typically one that is secret or dishonest
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
better /ˈbetər/ A2	adjective - of a higher quality
medal /ˈmedəl/ B1	noun - an award for achievement
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - an intentionally false statement verb - to intentionally say something untrue
disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ B2	noun - something that hides or obscures
diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ B1	noun - a precious stone
illusion /ɪˈljuːʒən/ B2	noun - a false idea or belief
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere
sunlight /ˈsʌnlaɪt/ A2	noun - light from the sun
walking /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
war /wɔːr/ B1	noun - a state of armed conflict

Key Grammar Structures

• Now that **you were gone** and never coming back

  ➔ Past Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The past perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued up to another time in the past. Here, it describes a state of being gone that was ongoing before the present.

• I feel as though my heart **would never stay** intact

  ➔ Conditional (would)

  ➔ The use of 'would' here expresses a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past or present, indicating a possibility or consequence.

• You **made me feel** loved when I was wearing thin

  ➔ Causative Verb (made) + Object + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ The verb 'made' functions as a causative verb, causing the object 'me' to feel a certain way. The bare infinitive 'feel' is used without 'to'.

• You're the only reason why **a rose ever grows** a thorn

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase 'why a rose ever grows a thorn' acts as a relative clause, providing more information about 'the only reason'. The relative pronoun 'why' is used.

• If **there were** a medal for the biggest sleaze

  ➔ Second Conditional (If + past simple, would + infinitive)

  ➔ This sentence uses the second conditional to describe an unreal or hypothetical situation. 'Were' is the past subjunctive form of 'to be'.

• 'Cause **I am** a diamond, I'm more than a stone

  ➔ Present Simple (to be)

  ➔ The verb 'am' is a form of the verb 'to be' in the present simple tense, used to state a fact or permanent situation.

• Well, **I will find** another one

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ The future simple tense is used to express a future action or state, in this case, making a promise to find someone else.

• That **you're an A grade playa**

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement and Adjective

  ➔ The sentence confirms the subject-verb agreement. The adjective 'A grade' is correctly used to describe the noun 'playa'.