Seven Cases Deep (JESZCZE RAZ)

[INTRO]
(Accordion loop, boom-bap kick)
Dzień dobry! (hey!) Yeah, it’s day one (day one!)
Open up the book, now the pain’s begun (ugh!)

[CHORUS]
Mówię trochę po polsku, I speak a little bit (a little bit!)
Nie rozumiem, say it slower, I’m not getting it (slower!)
Jeszcze raz, jeszcze raz, till it sticks inside my head (my head!)
Seven cases deep, but I ain’t going to bed (nah!)

[VERSE 1]
Started out with “cześć” and I felt like a star (cześć!)
Then I saw the word “szczęście” and I fell apart (whoa!)
Letters stacked like bricks, there’s no vowel in sight (none!)
Sound it out slow, now I’m sounding it right? (right?)
“Dziękuję,” “proszę,” “przepraszam,” on repeat (repeat!)
Ordered pierogi, and the waiter’s like “Sweet!” (sweet!)
The ł is a w, so “łódź” sounds like “woodge” (woodge!)
The rz and the ż sound the same, no grudge (no grudge!)
Ą and ę hum through my nose (hmmm!)
Every little dot is a hurdle I chose (I chose!)

[VERSE 2: The Cases]
Mianownik, dopełniacz, celownik, biernik (uh!)
Narzędnik, miejscownik, wołacz, I’m learnin’ (learnin’!)
Every noun changes its ending on me (on me!)
Same cat, new tail, now it’s “kota,” not “kot,” see? (see?)
Masculine, feminine, neuter in the mix (mix!)
Verbs come in pairs, perfective and the other fix (fix!)
Flashcards in the morning, grammar drills at night (night!)
Wrong ending again, but I’m closer, that’s right (right!)
Fail, laugh, retry, that’s the system I run (run!)
Błąd is just “mistake,” and I’ve made a ton (a ton!)

[BRIDGE: slow, half-time]
(Beat drops to a heartbeat and a dusty piano)
Three a.m., the tongue twister’s mean (mean!)
“Chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie,” try saying that clean (clean!)
Fell on my face, but I got back up (up!)
Pour it up, “na zdrowie,” fill the cup (cup!)

[VERSE 3: Payoff]
Month six, now I’m ordering the food (food!)
Chatting with a stranger, and he says I’m not rude (not rude!)
“Dobrze mówisz!” he said, and I almost cried (cried!)
Six months of cases, and I’m finally tried (tried!)
No more “nie rozumiem” every time (every time!)
Now the words are rolling like a Warsaw rhyme (rhyme!)

[FINAL CHORUS]
Mówię po polsku, now I speak it with pride (pride!)
Dziękuję for the grind, and I’m not gonna hide (nah!)
Jeszcze raz, jeszcze raz, now it’s stuck in my head (my head!)
Seven cases down, now I’m living it instead (instead!)

[OUTRO]
(Accordion fades)
Do widzenia... (bye!) Na razie... (later!) Polish, let’s go. (Polska!)

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[INTRO] (Accordion loop, boom-bap kick) Dzień dobry! (hey!) Yeah, it’s day one (day one!) Open up the book, now the pain’s begun (ugh!) [CHORUS] Mówię trochę po polsku, I speak a little bit (a little bit!) Nie rozumiem, say it slower, I’m not getting it (slower!) Jeszcze raz, jeszcze raz, till it sticks inside my head (my head!) Seven cases deep, but I ain’t going to bed (nah!) [VERSE 1] Started out with “cześć” and I felt like a star (cześć!) Then I saw the word “szczęście” and I fell apart (whoa!) Letters stacked like bricks, there’s no vowel in sight (none!) Sound it out slow, now I’m sounding it right? (right?) “Dziękuję,” “proszę,” “przepraszam,” on repeat (repeat!) Ordered pierogi, and the waiter’s like “Sweet!” (sweet!) The ł is a w, so “łódź” sounds like “woodge” (woodge!) The rz and the ż sound the same, no grudge (no grudge!) Ą and ę hum through my nose (hmmm!) Every little dot is a hurdle I chose (I chose!) [CHORUS] Mówię trochę po polsku, I speak a little bit (a little bit!) Nie rozumiem, say it slower, I’m not getting it (slower!) Jeszcze raz, jeszcze raz, till it sticks inside my head (my head!) Seven cases deep, but I ain’t going to bed (nah!) [VERSE 2: The Cases] Mianownik, dopełniacz, celownik, biernik (uh!) Narzędnik, miejscownik, wołacz, I’m learnin’ (learnin’!) Every noun changes its ending on me (on me!) Same cat, new tail, now it’s “kota,” not “kot,” see? (see?) Masculine, feminine, neuter in the mix (mix!) Verbs come in pairs, perfective and the other fix (fix!) Flashcards in the morning, grammar drills at night (night!) Wrong ending again, but I’m closer, that’s right (right!) Fail, laugh, retry, that’s the system I run (run!) Błąd is just “mistake,” and I’ve made a ton (a ton!) [BRIDGE: slow, half-time] (Beat drops to a heartbeat and a dusty piano) Three a.m., the tongue twister’s mean (mean!) “Chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie,” try saying that clean (clean!) Fell on my face, but I got back up (up!) Pour it up, “na zdrowie,” fill the cup (cup!) [VERSE 3: Payoff] Month six, now I’m ordering the food (food!) Chatting with a stranger, and he says I’m not rude (not rude!) “Dobrze mówisz!” he said, and I almost cried (cried!) Six months of cases, and I’m finally tried (tried!) No more “nie rozumiem” every time (every time!) Now the words are rolling like a Warsaw rhyme (rhyme!) [FINAL CHORUS] Mówię po polsku, now I speak it with pride (pride!) Dziękuję for the grind, and I’m not gonna hide (nah!) Jeszcze raz, jeszcze raz, now it’s stuck in my head (my head!) Seven cases down, now I’m living it instead (instead!) [OUTRO] (Accordion fades) Do widzenia... (bye!) Na razie... (later!) Polish, let’s go. (Polska!)

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