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Wooh! 00:01
Wooh! 00:05
Wooh! 00:09
Alright! 00:16
I wanna be your teacher in the team 00:18
Get to come in naked, 'cause it's clean 00:26
I wanna be your make-up, with the seam 00:33
Just take a shaker, make it mean 00:42
I won't get over the damn 00:50
'Cause it's just like that old mile 00:53
Every four o'clock in the morning 00:57
I think I'm gonna die 01:02
Check I'll hold you 01:05
I wish it was you 01:09
Gotta get a cat up a CK 01:14
'Cause that's where we're at 01:17
Gotta give a car, the beetles 01:22
'Cause they're not sad 01:25
But I won't get over it now 01:29
'Cause it's half-drawn on the shout 01:33
It could be four o'clock in the morning 01:37
If you wish it'd got no style 01:41
I gotta shit out like I was never 01:45
On the fallest town to be 01:49
I could wish this way forever 01:53
But I ever gonna be clean 01:57
No, I can't get shot 02:00
Albeit, no! 02:03
I can't get shot 02:05
Albeit, no! 02:07
I can't get shot! 02:09
Wooh! 02:12
Wanna grow to keep it in June 02:26
Gonna make it easy for you 02:34
Wanna be the carever in the coal 02:42
Just get this on with 02:50
Everything the kids enjoy 02:52
But I won't get over it soon 02:57
'Cause there ain't light at full noon 03:01
It's four o'clock in the morning 03:05
I got cheering up to do 03:09
If not, you get a real shot 03:12
It's just like walls I never drived 03:16
But I go, "Wooh!" 03:21
I just go, "Wooh!" 03:25
We all go, "Wooh!" 03:29
Yeah! 03:32
We all go, "Wooh!" 03:33
Alright! 03:37
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The Swagga – English Lyrics

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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 Vocabulary

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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.