Mozart's House – English Lyrics

• By: Clean Bandit, Love Ssega
• Album: New Eyes

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the unique blend of classical and electronic music in Clean Bandit's "Mozart's House." This track offers a fascinating entry point into understanding how different genres can be combined, showcasing Love Ssega's vocal talents and Clean Bandit's innovative approach to music production. Learn about the fusion of styles and the cultural context that shaped this hit song.

[English]

So you think electronic music is boring?

You think, It's stupid?

You think it's repetitive?

Well, it is rep-repetitive.

I don't know, skip a beat

I don't know, skip a beat

I don't know, skip a beat

I don't know, skip a beat

We use special tricks

with the computer

I don't know, skip a beat

Find myself on stage but I hate to speak

I said I don't know, skip a beat

It's my right to dance without two left feet

I said I don't know, skip a beat

Wanna be a social but I hate to creep

I said I don't know, skip a beat

Scared of heights but I gotta leap

I said I don't know, skip a beat

'Cause I'm leaping for the stars

No clothes, I'm far from far,

If I won't try, I won't go

I'll never leave, I won't go

Can't believe it, I won't go

No, not far

Move your left, move your right

I kept it in my head and I kept trying to fight

I said mmm move your left, move your right

Come a little closer if you like the limelight

I said mmm move your left, move your right

I want to surround and keep your here in my sight

I said move your left, move your right

Getting abuse 'cos everyone's taking all their time

They chase and flex the beat, it's on my mind

Moves like that aren't cool, or even crime

Now they one-handed, won't land it

Rebranded

Here's a toucho, pizzicato

Relax the tempo

Sips some movato

And if I get too animato

Tan my face with that paggiato

Aliente, mezzoforte, allegro or andante

I can make this voice staccato - music for legato

I don't know, skip a beat

We're rushing now, we're building heat

The doors are open, but the music's in time

Is this the place, the final round

Cruising at the speed where where consider

Watching the beat, we'll get to Vienna

Without a doubt, the strings are fine the bass is out

Give us a beat, you wrote this house

Couple of skip beats, a couple of movements ow,

Now we made it to Mozart's House

Couple of skip beats, a couple of movements ow

Couple of skip beats, a couple of movements ow

Couple of skip beats, a couple of movements ow

This is Mozart's House

So you think electronic music is boring?

You think, It's stupid?

You think it's repetitive?

Well, it is rep-repetitive.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a rhythmic pulse or accent in music or poetry. verb - to defeat (someone) in a game or other competition.
stage /steɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a raised platform or floor, typically in a theater, on which actors, entertainers, or other speakers perform.
dance /dɑːns/ A2	verb - move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps noun - a series of rhythmic steps and movements, typically performed to music.
right /raɪt/ A2	noun - that which is morally correct; just. adjective - morally good, justified, or acceptable.
leap /liːp/ B1	verb - jump or spring a long way. noun - a jump or spring.
stars /stɑːrz/ B1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - take part in a physical conflict; have a disagreement. noun - a physical or verbal conflict.
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought. verb - to be annoyed or worried by (something).
cool /kuːl/ B1	adjective - of or at a fairly low temperature. adjective - fashionable; impressive.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation, especially one that is lived in by a family or small group of people.
movements /ˈmuːvmənts/ B2	noun - an act of changing physical location or position or of being moved from one place to another.
building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ A2	verb (gerund/present participle) - the action or process of constructing something.
heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - the degree of hotness or warmth of a body or atmosphere.
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or point in space; a location.
final /ˈfaɪnl/ B1	adjective - coming at the end of a series.

Key Grammar Structures

• Well, it is rep-repetitive.

  ➔ Wordplay/Neologism

  ➔ Creative alteration of 'repetitive' to 'rep-repetitive' using repetition for musical effect and humor.

• Find myself on stage but I hate to speak

  ➔ Reflexive verb + Infinitive contrast

  ➔ "Find myself" expresses unintentional action, contrasted with deliberate avoidance "hate to speak".

• It's my right to dance without two left feet

  ➔ Possessive pronoun + Idiomatic expression

  ➔ "My right" shows ownership, while "two left feet" is an idiom meaning clumsiness.

• Scared of heights but I gotta leap

  ➔ Ellipsis + Informal contraction

  ➔ Subject "I'm" omitted before "scared", and "gotta" is colloquial for "have got to".

• Move your left, move your right

  ➔ Imperative commands

  ➔ Direct instructions using base verb form "move" for dance commands.

• I kept it in my head and I kept trying to fight

  ➔ Parallel structure with past tense

  ➔ Repetition of "kept" creates rhythmic parallelism while maintaining past tense consistency.

• And if I get too animato

  ➔ Conditional with musical terminology

  ➔ "If" introduces hypothetical scenario using Italian musical term "animato" (animated/lively).

• We're rushing now, we're building heat

  ➔ Present continuous for current action

  ➔ "We're rushing/building" describes ongoing energetic actions using present continuous tense.

• Without a doubt, the strings are fine the bass is out

  ➔ Absolute phrase + Parallel clauses

  ➔ "Without a doubt" modifies entire sentence; parallel clauses "strings are.../bass is..." create musical contrast.

• Give us a beat, you wrote this house

  ➔ Imperative + Metaphorical expression

  ➔ "Give us" is direct command; "wrote this house" metaphorically credits musical creation.