The Swagga – English Lyrics

• By: Gorillaz

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and introspective world of Gorillaz with "The Swagga," a track that, despite its initial obscurity, offers a fascinating glimpse into Damon Albarn's struggles with addiction and the pressures of fame. Its unique blend of rock energy and electronic quirkiness, alongside deeply personal lyrics, makes it a compelling song for understanding the artist's emotional landscape and Gorillaz' genre-bending approach. Listen closely to the lyrical nuances and the signature "woo" to uncover the layers of meaning in this powerful, albeit hidden, gem.

[English]

Wooh!

Wooh!

Wooh!

Alright!

I wanna be your teacher in the team

Get to come in naked, 'cause it's clean

I wanna be your make-up, with the seam

Just take a shaker, make it mean

I won't get over the damn

'Cause it's just like that old mile

Every four o'clock in the morning

I think I'm gonna die

Check I'll hold you

I wish it was you

Gotta get a cat up a CK

'Cause that's where we're at

Gotta give a car, the beetles

'Cause they're not sad

But I won't get over it now

'Cause it's half-drawn on the shout

It could be four o'clock in the morning

If you wish it'd got no style

I gotta shit out like I was never

On the fallest town to be

I could wish this way forever

But I ever gonna be clean

No, I can't get shot

Albeit, no!

I can't get shot

Albeit, no!

I can't get shot!

Wooh!

Wanna grow to keep it in June

Gonna make it easy for you

Wanna be the carever in the coal

Just get this on with

Everything the kids enjoy

But I won't get over it soon

'Cause there ain't light at full noon

It's four o'clock in the morning

I got cheering up to do

If not, you get a real shot

It's just like walls I never drived

But I go, "Wooh!"

I just go, "Wooh!"

We all go, "Wooh!"

Yeah!

We all go, "Wooh!"

Alright!

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I wanna be your teacher in the team

  ➔ Informal contraction 'wanna' = want to + infinitive

  ➔ The verb "wanna" is a contraction of "want to".

• Get to come in naked, 'cause it's clean

  ➔ Phrase 'Get to' + infinitive expresses permission/possibility; contraction ''cause' = because

  ➔ The phrase "Get to" shows permission, and "'cause" is a contraction of "because".

• I think I'm gonna die

  ➔ Future intention using informal 'gonna' = going to

  ➔ The word "gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to".

• But I won't get over it now

  ➔ Future negative with modal 'won't' = will not

  ➔ The contraction "won't" stands for "will not".

• If not, you get a real shot

  ➔ Zero conditional: if + present simple, result in present simple

  ➔ The clause "If not" uses a zero conditional, with both parts in the present simple.

• I can't get shot

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' for inability/possibility in the present

  ➔ The modal "can't" means "cannot", showing inability.

• I gotta give a car, the beetles

  ➔ Informal 'gotta' = have got to = must

  ➔ The word "gotta" is an informal way of saying "have got to" (must).

• It's four o'clock in the morning

  ➔ Contraction 'it's' = it is; time expression with o'clock

  ➔ The contraction "it's" stands for "it is".

• We all go, "Wooh!"

  ➔ Present simple with adverbial 'all' emphasizing inclusiveness

  ➔ The word "all" stresses that every person in the group goes.