Class Fight – English Lyrics

• By: Melanie Martinez
• Album: K-12

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

It was the middle of class and the teacher wasn't lookin'

Kelly had a fat ass and trouble was cookin'

She had a boy wrapped around her finger tight

I fell in love with him, but he wasn't in my life

The teacher gave me notes to go out and give Kelly

She was kissin' Brendon, I got jelly

I wanted to be in her shoes for one day

I just waited 'til recess to make her pay

Mommy, why do I feel sad?

Should I give him away or feel this bad?

"No, no, no, don't you choke"

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"

For the throat, for, for the throat

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"

For the throat, for, for the throat

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"

For the throat, for, for the throat

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"

For the throat, for, for the throat

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat" (Class fight)

For the throat, for, for the throat

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"

For the throat, for, for the throat

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat" (Class fight)

Her face was fucked up and my hands were bloody

We were in the playground, things were getting muddy

The teacher broke us up after I broke her

And my one true love called me a monster

Mommy, why do I feel sad?

Should I give him away or feel this bad?

"No, no, no, don't you choke"

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"

For the throat, for, for the throat

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"

For the throat, for, for the throat

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"

For the throat, for, for the throat

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"

For the throat, for, for the throat

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat" (Class fight)

For the throat, for, for the throat

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"

For the throat, for, for the throat

Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat" (Class fight)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
class /klæs/ A1	noun - a group of students who are taught together
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a physical conflict noun - a violent confrontation
teacher /ˈtiːtʃər/ A1	noun - a person who teaches students
trouble /ˈtrʌbəl/ A2	noun - problems or difficulties
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch someone with one's lips as a sign of affection
jelly /ˈdʒɛli/ B1	adjective - jealous
recess /rɪˈsɛs/ B1	noun - a short break during the school day
pay /peɪ/ A1	verb - to give money for goods or services verb - to suffer a consequence
throat /θroʊt/ A2	noun - the front part of the neck
bloody /ˈblʌdi/ B1	adjective - covered in blood
muddy /ˈmʌdi/ A2	adjective - covered in mud
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces verb - to interrupt
monster /ˈmɑːnstər/ A2	noun - a large, ugly, and frightening creature
choke /tʃoʊk/ B1	verb - to have difficulty breathing because of a blocked throat
wrapped /ræpt/ B1	verb - to cover or enclose something
fucked /fʌkt/ C1	verb - to have sexual intercourse adjective - in a very bad or difficult situation

Key Grammar Structures

• She had a boy wrapped around her finger tight

  ➔ Past perfect with past participle phrase

  ➔ The structure uses "had" + past participle "wrapped" to show an action completed in the past, with the phrase "wrapped around her finger tight" describing the boy's state.

• I fell in love with him, but he wasn't in my life

  ➔ Past simple with negative past continuous

  ➔ The sentence combines "fell" (past simple) for a completed action with "wasn't" (negative past continuous) to show a state that was not continuing during that past period.

• The teacher gave me notes to go out and give Kelly

  ➔ Past simple with infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The structure uses past simple "gave" followed by "to go out and give" (infinitive of purpose) to explain why the teacher gave the notes.

• I wanted to be in her shoes for one day

  ➔ Past simple with infinitive phrase

  ➔ The structure uses past simple "wanted" followed by the infinitive phrase "to be in her shoes" to express a past desire or wish.

• Mommy, why do I feel sad?

  ➔ Present simple question

  ➔ The structure uses the auxiliary "do" + subject "I" + base verb "feel" to form a question about a current emotional state.

• Should I give him away or feel this bad?

  ➔ Modal verb (should) with base verb

  ➔ The structure uses modal verb "should" + base verb "give" to ask for advice about a potential action, with "or feel" presenting an alternative.

• Her face was fucked up and my hands were bloody

  ➔ Past simple with adjective complement

  ➔ The structure uses "was/were" + adjective complement ("fucked up", "bloody") to describe the resulting states after an action occurred.

• We were in the playground, things were getting muddy

  ➔ Past continuous with past continuous

  ➔ The structure uses "were" + present participle "getting" to show ongoing actions that were happening simultaneously in the past.

• The teacher broke us up after I broke her

  ➔ Past simple with past simple in temporal clause

  ➔ The structure uses past simple "broke" in both the main clause and the temporal clause introduced by "after" to show a sequence of completed actions in the past.