Smells Like Teen Spirit – English Lyrics

• By: R3HAB, Amba Shepherd

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Load up on guns, bring your friends

It's fun to lose and to pretend

She's over-bored and self-assured

Oh no, I know a dirty word

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello

With the lights out, it's less dangerous

Here we are now, entertain us

I feel stupid and contagious

Here we are now, entertain us

A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido

Yeah!

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello

I'm worse at what I do best

And for this gift I feel blessed

Our little group has always been

And always will until the end

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello

With the lights out, it's less dangerous

Here we are now, entertain us

I feel stupid and contagious

Here we are now, entertain us

A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido

Yeah!

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello

Key Grammar Structures

• Load up on guns, bring your friends

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verbs 'load' and 'bring' are in the imperative mood, used to give commands or instructions.

• It's fun to lose and to pretend

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive forms 'to lose' and 'to pretend' express purpose after the adjective 'fun'.

• She's over-bored and self-assured

  ➔ Compound Adjectives

  ➔ 'Over-bored' and 'self-assured' are compound adjectives formed by combining words with hyphens.

• Hello, hello, hello, how low

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The word 'hello' is repeated for emphasis and rhythmic effect.

• With the lights out, it's less dangerous

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ 'With the lights out' is an adverbial phrase modifying the adjective 'dangerous'.

• I feel stupid and contagious

  ➔ Coordinate Adjectives

  ➔ 'Stupid' and 'contagious' are coordinate adjectives joined by 'and'.

• A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido

  ➔ Listing with Articles

  ➔ Each item in the list is preceded by an article ('a' or 'an') for clarity.

• Our little group has always been

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The present perfect 'has always been' indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.