Bass Like Home – English Lyrics

• By: Lily Allen
• Album: Sheezus

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

If those feet in ancient time

Wrote that song in 1995

Set the scene, clouded hills

Mountains, green weather or making pills

Who gave you Shakespeare? Who gave you Lennon?

We gave you Gazza, twisted your melons

God save the queen with a pint of lager

I've been around, there's nowhere I'd rather be

Rule, Britannia, 'tannia rules the rave

We've been doin' it since way back in the day

Ayia Napa and Ibiza ain't the same thing

So what you're sayin'? There's no place like home

Move your feet, touch that crown

Dig your heels into the ground

Wind your waist, drop down low

Can't replace, cause there's no bass like home

Bass like home, bass like home

Bass like home, there's no bass like home

Wish I'd have been there, I saw the stations

And 25 pipes, secret locations

Free the embargo, it sounded massive

Dressed in Moschinos, my Reebok classic dreams

Rule, Britannia, 'tannia rules the rave

We've been doin' it since way back in the day

Ayia Napa and Ibiza ain't the same thing

So what you're sayin'? There's no place like home

Move your feet, touch that crown

Dig your heels into the ground

Wind your waist, drop down low

Can't replace, cause there's no bass like home

Bass like home, bass like home

Bass like home, there's no bass like home

Move your feet, touch that crown

Dig your heels into the ground

Wind your waist, drop down low

Can't replace, cause there's no bass like home

Move your feet, touch that crown

Dig your heels into the ground

Wind your waist, drop down low

Can't replace, cause there's no bass like home

Bass like home, bass like home

Bass like home, there's no bass like home

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feet /fiːt/ A1	noun - the part of the leg below the ankle
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a short musical composition with words
scene /siːn/ A2	noun - the place where something happens
mountains /ˈmaʊntɪnz/ A2	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
green /ɡriːn/ A1	adjective - of the color green
weather /ˈweðər/ A2	noun - the state of the atmosphere at a place and time
pills /pɪlz/ B1	noun - a small, hard, usually round mass of medicine
gave /ɡeɪv/ A1	verb - past tense of give
twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ B1	verb - to bend or turn (something) out of its normal shape
queen /kwiːn/ A1	noun - the female ruler of an independent state
rave /reɪv/ B2	noun - a large party or event
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
feet /fiːt/ A1	noun - the part of the leg below the ankle
crown /kraʊn/ B1	noun - a circular ornamental headdress
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the surface of the earth
waist /weɪst/ A2	noun - the part of the body between the ribs and the hips
bass /bæs/ B1	noun - a musical instrument
stations /ˈsteɪʃənz/ B1	noun - a place or building where a particular activity or service is based.

Key Grammar Structures

• If those feet in ancient time

  ➔ Conditional clause

  ➔ The phrase starts with 'If', indicating a condition that could lead to a consequence.

• We gave you Gazza, twisted your melons

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ 'Gave' and 'twisted' are in the past simple tense, indicating actions that were completed in the past.

• God save the queen with a pint of lager

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ 'Save' is an imperative verb, used to give a command or request.

• There's no place like home

  ➔ There is/There’s structure

  ➔ 'There is' is used to state the existence of something, emphasizing the uniqueness of 'home'.

• Wind your waist, drop down low

  ➔ Imperative structure

  ➔ Both 'wind' and 'drop' are in the imperative form, instructing someone to perform actions.

• Rule, Britannia, 'tannia rules the rave

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ Here, 'Rule Britannia' is a noun phrase referring to the historical context and cultural significance.

• Wish I'd have been there

  ➔ Past perfect conditional

  ➔ This structure expresses a wish about a past event that did not happen.