Eat Your Salad – English Lyrics

• By: Citi Zēni

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the catchy world of "Eat Your Salad" by Citi Zēni! This upbeat rap-pop track, renowned for its playful lyrics and environmental message, offers a unique way to engage with the English language. Through its memorable phrases and energetic delivery, you can pick up contemporary vocabulary and expressions while exploring how music can convey important social themes in a fun, unexpected manner. The song's blend of humor and a serious call to action makes it a special and intriguing piece for language learners.

[English]

Tonight!

Three eligible bachelors

will fight for the heart of a beautiful...

environmentalist.

But!

One one of them can be victorious.

Let's find out in:

Salad

for

Two!

Let's meet our contestants

Instead of meat I eat veggies and

I like them both fresh, like them both juicy

I ride my bicycle to work instead of a car

All of my groceries are divided by weight

and stored in glass jars (Yeah)

Got my reusable bag

That swag, my flex, my flag

Zero waste, that is my jam

Save fuel and sell your trucks

The karma comes for free and so does luck

All aboard the green Titanic

Let's sail the world and then cruise the Atlantic

No ice in the way, no need to panic

All the signs are there, let's go organic

Oh, when you eat your veggies

Baby, think of me

(Little kitty, don't you know that being green is cool?)

Know that being green is hot (It's hot)

Being green is cool (It's cool)

Eat your salad, save the planet

Being green is sexy as

Being green is hot (It's hot)

Being green is cool (It's cool)

Eat your salad, save the planet

Being green is sexy as you

Ring, ring, God damn, it's an exam, let's go!

Get your trash can, no backup plan and sort through it

Bend over, then jiggle that peach (Hey)

You're recycling while I'm loving those cheeks

I'm a beast instead of a killer, forget the hot dogs (What?)

'Cause my sausage is bigger

Three, two, one, all the girls go eco

If you want your man's tongue longer than a gecko's

Oh, when you eat your veggies

Baby, think of me

(Little kitty, don't you know that being green is cool?)

Know that being green is hot (It's hot)

Being green is cool (It's cool)

Eat your salad, save the planet

Being green is sexy as

Being green is hot (It's hot)

Being green is cool (It's cool)

Eat your salad, save the planet

Being green is sexy as you

Know that being green is hot (It's hot)

Being green is cool (It's cool)

Eat your salad, save the planet

Being green is sexy as

Being green is hot (It's hot)

Being green is cool (It's cool)

Eat your salad, save the planet

Being green is sexy as

Nah, nah, na, na

Nah, nah, na, na

Nah, nah, na, nah

Na, na, nah, nah, na, na

Nah, nah, na, nah

Nah, nah, na, nah, na

Nah, nah, na, na

Nah, nah, na, na

Nah, nah, na, nah

Na, na, nah, nah, na, na

Nah, nah, na, nah

Nah, nah, na, nah, na

Know that

Being green is hot (It's hot)

Being green is cool (It's cool)

Eat your salad, save the planet

Being green is sexy as

Being green is hot (It's hot)

Being green is cool (It's cool)

Eat your salad, save the planet

Being green is sexy as

Yeah, yeah, ohh, ohh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bachelor /ˈbætʃələr/ B2	noun - a man who is not married
environmentalist /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəlɪst/ B2	noun - a person who is concerned with or advocates for the protection of the environment
veggies /ˈvɛdʒiz/ A2	noun - informal term for vegetables
reusable /ˌriːˈjuːzəbl/ B1	adjective - able to be used again
organic /ɔːrˈɡænɪk/ B1	adjective - produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals
recycling /riːˈsaɪklɪŋ/ B1	noun - the process of converting waste into reusable material
planet /ˈplænɪt/ A1	noun - a large celestial body that orbits a star
flex /flɛks/ B2	noun - a show of strength or ability
waste /weɪst/ A2	noun - material that is not wanted; the unusable remains of something
luck /lʌk/ A2	noun - success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions
exam /ɪɡˈzæm/ A2	noun - a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a subject or skill
cruise /kruːz/ B1	verb - to travel smoothly at a moderate speed
save /seɪv/ A1	verb - to keep safe or rescue from harm

Key Grammar Structures

• Instead of meat I eat veggies and

  ➔ Prepositional phrase "Instead of"

  ➔ "Instead of" expresses substitution. It means 'in place of' or 'as an alternative to'. In this case, eating veggies replaces eating meat.

• I ride my bicycle to work instead of a car

  ➔ Again, the phrase "instead of". Showing a preference/alternative.

  ➔ This line shows that the speaker chooses to cycle, an eco-friendly option, *instead of* driving a car.

• All of my groceries are divided by weight

  ➔ Passive voice: "are divided by weight"

  ➔ The groceries are the object being acted upon. The agent (who is dividing) is not the focus, but the action of dividing.

• Got my reusable bag

  ➔ Ellipsis/Informal contraction: "(I've) Got"

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "have" is dropped for informal speech. "Got" implies possession.

• Zero waste, that is my jam

  ➔ Use of "that is" as a defining clause.

  ➔ "That is my jam" defines what zero waste means to the speaker. It means it's something they enjoy and are passionate about.

• Save fuel and sell your trucks

  ➔ Imperative mood: "Save" and "sell"

  ➔ These verbs are used to give a direct command or instruction. The subject (you) is implied.

• The karma comes for free and so does luck

  ➔ Inversion with "so": "so does luck"

  ➔ Inversion is used after "so" to express agreement. It means 'luck also comes for free'.

• If you want your man's tongue longer than a gecko's

  ➔ Comparative adjective: "longer than"

  ➔ "Longer than" compares the length of the man's tongue to the length of a gecko's tongue.