Grande Finale – English Lyrics

• By: Studio Killers

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dirty /ˈdɜːrti/ A2	adjective - not clean
bastard /ˈbæstərd/ B2	noun - an unpleasant or despicable person
clean /kliːn/ A1	verb - to make free from dirt, marks, or mess adjective - free from dirt, marks, or mess
act /ækt/ A2	noun - a thing done; a deed verb - take action; do something
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease doing something
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - to encounter someone
mum /mʌm/ A1	noun - mother
dad /dæd/ A1	noun - father
unpretending /ˌʌnprɪˈtɛndɪŋ/ C1	adjective - modest; simple
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
ending /ˈɛndɪŋ/ A2	noun - the way in which something ends
Grande /ɡrɑːndeɪ/ B1	adjective - large or imposing
drums /drʌmz/ A1	noun - a percussion instrument
echo /ˈekəʊ/ B1	verb - to repeat or resemble something
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
found /faʊnd/ A1	verb - past tense of find; to discover unexpectedly or while looking for something else
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - to stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event
looking /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to try to find something

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been a dirty bastard

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase "I've been" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• I wanna stop doing bad

  ➔ Informal contraction (wanna)

  ➔ The use of "wanna" is an informal way to say "want to".

• It's not an unpretending little happy ending

  ➔ Negation

  ➔ The phrase "It's not" indicates that something is being denied or contradicted.

• I've finally found you

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The phrase "I've found" indicates a completed action with relevance to the present.

• The rain sounds like applause

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase "sounds like" compares the sound of rain to applause.

• The one that I've been waiting for

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The phrase "that I've been waiting for" provides additional information about "the one".