Slow Country – English Lyrics

• By: Gorillaz
• Album: Gorillaz

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

City life

Calling me a lot

Me and my soul

Geared to attack

Never get a better chance

So what you doing?

Gotta get money

Ain't quite what you're doing

...

Can't stand the loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness

...

Shit night life

I'm tryin' not to laugh though

You won't get money

From doing what you're loving

I'm moving out of city

Victor of a second chance

Get a lot of problems

We kicked a lot of them

Can't stand the loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness

...

Can't stand your loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness

Can't stand your loneliness, no no no loneliness

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human, animal, or plant
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange for goods and services
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - an opportunity
loneliness /ˈloʊnlinəs/ B2	noun - the state of being alone or remote from others
problems /ˈprɑːbləmz/ B1	noun - difficulties or challenges
attack /əˈtæk/ B2	verb - to take aggressive action against
kick /kɪk/ B2	verb - to strike with the foot
moving /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ B1	verb - present participle of move; to change position

Key Grammar Structures

• City life / Calling me a lot

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'Calling me a lot' uses the present continuous to describe an ongoing action.

• Me and my soul / Geared to attack

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ Implied past action in 'Geared to attack' suggests preparation in the past.

• So what you doing?

  ➔ Present Continuous Question

  ➔ The question 'So what you doing?' uses the present continuous to ask about an ongoing action.

• Gotta get money

  ➔ Modal Verb (Informal)

  ➔ 'Gotta' is an informal contraction of 'have got to', expressing necessity.

• Can't stand the loneliness

  ➔ Modal Verb with 'can'

  ➔ 'Can't stand' uses 'can' to express ability or inability, here indicating strong dislike.

• I'm tryin' not to laugh though

  ➔ Contraction and Gerund

  ➔ 'I'm tryin' not to laugh' uses a contraction ('I'm') and a gerund ('laughing').

• We kicked a lot of them

  ➔ Past Simple with 'kick'

  ➔ 'Kicked' is the past form of 'kick', indicating a completed action.

• Can't stand your loneliness, no no no loneliness

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'loneliness' emphasizes the intensity of the feeling.