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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

This is insane.

You can't actually mean this. I'm sorry.

Who let you in? Bedroom window. This

used to be my place. Yeah, I got to say

I really hate what you've done with it.

You know, when I said debate me, this

wasn't what I had in mind. Why me? What

have I done to make you hate me so much?

You really don't remember me, do you? Of

course. I mean, why would you? We were

only on the same pageant circuit

together for three years. Of

course, I was going by Sparkler back in

those days.

>> Sparkler.

Yeah, right. You um sang that God bless

America meant. I practiced that routine

so hard.

Never mind. We were too poor to have a

backyard to practice in.

I dream that one day I get good enough

to win

Miami Dade down to you and me finals.

My mom starts doing my makeup and I

noticed that everyone is

snickering

at me. You remember why?

Turns out you told everyone that I had

an ass gang bang with the judges,

which was the only way trash like me

could ever make it to the final.

I was 13 years old. And when I went to

you to ask you

why,

you remember what you said?

>> Look, I was immature

and stupid and my mom taught me to be

ruthless. Do you remember

what you said?

Said that

I don't talk to fat

And not long after that, I had to quit

the pageant circuit cuz

a rumor like that,

it really follows you around.

And the more you deny it, the more they

believe it. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. It

was so up and it was so wrong.

I was jealous.

But I'm not that person anymore. People

don't change.

And everybody thinks that you're so

decent,

so pretty and perfect. Hell, you

think you're better than everybody else.

>> That's not true. You're damn

right. It's not. All that Dove pure

angel

>> [snorts]

>> No, I see a conniving little mean girl

in there. And when I'm done, the

rest of the world's going to see it,

too.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - mentally disturbed; extremely foolish or irrational.
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike for.
debate /dɪˈbeɪt/ B1	verb - a formal discussion on a particular topic.
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - to recall to the mind.
routine /ruːˈtiːn/ B1	noun - a sequence of actions regularly followed.
practice /ˈpræktɪs/ A2	verb - to do something repeatedly so as to become proficient.
poor /pɔːr/ A1	adjective - having little money.
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - to experience images, emotions, and sensations during sleep.
makeup /ˈmeɪkʌp/ A2	noun - cosmetics used to enhance appearance.
snickering /ˈsnɪkərɪŋ/ B2	verb - laughing in a half-suppressed way.
rumor /ˈruːmər/ B1	noun - a piece of unverified information.
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ B1	verb - to state that something is not true.
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true.
person /ˈpɜːrsən/ A1	noun - a human being.
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different.
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B1	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements.
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A2	noun - a supernatural being.
mean /miːn/ A2	adjective - unkind or cruel.

Key Grammar Structures

• You know, when I said debate me, this wasn't what I had in mind.

  ➔ Indirect Speech/Reported Speech, Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'when I said debate me' reports a previous statement. The tense shifts from present ('debate me') to past ('said'). The clause 'this wasn't what I had in mind' is the reported content.

• You really don't remember me, do you?

  ➔ Tag Question

  ➔ The phrase 'do you?' is a tag question used to seek confirmation. It turns a statement into a question, expecting the listener to agree.

• Turns out you told everyone that I had an ass gang bang with the judges...

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense, Reported Speech (embedded clause)

  ➔ The phrase 'had an ass gang bang' uses the past perfect ('had') to indicate an action completed *before* another past action (telling everyone). It's embedded within the reported speech structure.

• Said that I don't talk to fat

  ➔ Reported Speech, Present Simple in Reported Speech

  ➔ The original statement likely was 'I don't talk to fat people'. In reported speech, the present simple ('don't talk') remains as present simple after 'said that'.

• People don't change.

  ➔ General Truth/Habitual Action, Present Simple

  ➔ The sentence expresses a general truth or belief about human nature. The present simple tense is used to state this as a fact.