7th Floor – English Lyrics

• By: Allie X
• Album: Happiness Is Going To Get You

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Allie X's '7th Floor,' a song whose catchy, macabre pop sound, blending surf rock and dark '80s synths, creates a perfect backdrop for learning English vocabulary related to urban settings, feelings of entrapment, and dedication. With direct language like 'I'm gonna cancel my appointments 'cause I need this more,' you'll learn to express unrelenting obsession and the frustrating feeling of being stuck on an emotional or personal 'floor.'

[English]

Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor

You know I'm riding in the lift behind a metal door

Here's one, here's two, here's three, here's four

ETA Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor

(Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor)

Elevator people with their own affairs

We go up and down the building, we don't take the stairs

There's five, there's six, there's eight, there's more

ETA Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor

Boys and girls have come and gone now

I keep going up and down

Doors are sliding, who's out there now?

Please step in, I won't get out

ETA Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor

You know I'm riding in the lift behind a metal door

Here's one, here's two, here's three, here's four

ETA Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor

Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor

(Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor)

Boys and girls have come and gone now

I keep going up and down

Doors are sliding, who's out there now?

Please step in, I won't get out

ETA Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor

I'm gonna cancel my appointments 'cause I need this more

Here's one, here's two, here's three, here's four

ETA Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor

ETA Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor

Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor

(Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
riding /ˈraɪdɪŋ/ A2	verb - to travel or sit on something, such as a vehicle or animal
lift /lɪft/ A2	noun - an elevator
metal /ˈmɛtəl/ A1	noun - a hard material, typically shiny and malleable
affairs /əˈfɛrz/ B1	noun - matters or activities of personal concern
building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ A1	noun - a structure with a roof and walls
sliding /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move smoothly over a surface
appointments /əˈpɔɪntmənts/ B1	noun - a planned meeting or event
cancel /ˈkænsəl/ A2	verb - to decide that an event will not happen
minutes /ˈmɪnɪts/ A1	noun - a unit of time equal to 60 seconds
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the surface of a room on which one walks
stairs /stɛrz/ A1	noun - a set of steps leading from one floor to another
step /stɛp/ A1	verb - to move one's foot forward or upward noun - a movement made by lifting one's foot and putting it down in a new position
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential
people /ˈpiːpəl/ A1	noun - plural of person; humans in general
doors /dɔːrz/ A1	noun - a hinged or sliding barrier for closing an entrance

Key Grammar Structures

• Twenty-four minutes to the 7th floor

  ➔ Present Simple with Future Meaning

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple ('is') to indicate a future action, emphasizing the inevitability of the arrival.

• You know I'm riding in the lift behind a metal door

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ The present continuous ('I'm riding') is used to describe an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• Here's one, here's two, here's three, here's four

  ➔ Contractions

  ➔ The use of contractions ('here's' instead of 'here is') is common in informal speech for brevity.

• Elevator people with their own affairs

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The prepositional phrase ('with their own affairs') provides additional information about the 'elevator people'.

• I'm gonna cancel my appointments 'cause I need this more

  ➔ Informal Contractions and Abbreviations

  ➔ The use of 'gonna' (going to) and ''cause' (because) is typical in informal spoken English.

• Boys and girls have come and gone now

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The present perfect ('have come and gone') is used to describe actions that occurred in the past with relevance to the present.

• Doors are sliding, who's out there now?

  ➔ Present Continuous and Contraction

  ➔ The present continuous ('are sliding') describes an ongoing action, and 'who's' is a contraction of 'who is'.