– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

In celebration of the Ask Your Crush Out viral challenge--

it's all over the Internet--

Why Don't We is gonna do the same.

These guys are gonna Shoot their Shot.

♪ ♪

All right, for each of you, I'm-a give you 15 seconds

to say or do whatever you want,

shouting out the crush you just revealed.

Okay? And who knows?

They may even slide into your DMs right after this.

Hey. Maybe.

Maybe.

15 seconds. Y'all ready?

All right. Spit game.

(clears throat)

All right, Dua Lipa.

So I know you got, like, a lot of rules,

and you count them with your friends and everything,

like, everyday, but, like, I'm different than most guys.

I promise. Like, I'm a really nice guy,

and, like, you have beautiful eyes, and, like,

you know, we should just, like, go out, please.

-Please. -AUDIENCE: Aww! -DC YOUNG FLY: Aww!

MATT: That might work.

All right, Selena Gomez.

Um, you just... by now, you definitely know I love you.

-(laughter) -And, uh, you should just be my girlfriend.

AUDIENCE: Aww!

All right, Camila.

Um, you seem like a chill girl.

I'm a chill guy.

-Um... -(laughter)

No, I'm kidding.

You genuinely seem like an amazing person,

and if you see this,

maybe we could go to the beach or something.

AUDIENCE: Oh!

All right, Candice.

You are literally an angel.

(laughter)

Let me show you a little piece of heaven.

-AUDIENCE: Oh! -(applause)

-DC YOUNG FLY: Okay. -MATT: That was about his...

DC YOUNG FLY: Okay.

Wow. All right, um...

I don't know if I can beat that one.

Uh, Ariana, um...

you are a dangerous woman, uh...

(laughter)

And I am really into you, so... hey.

(cheering, applause)

Date me, please, all right.

Yeah.

MATT: Wow.

That's it. That is 15 seconds.

You're Shooting Your Shot.

I hope it works for one of y'all.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
celebration /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃən/ B1	noun - the action of marking an important event or period with festivities or rejoicing.
challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ B1	noun - a task or situation that tests someone's abilities.
reveal /rɪˈviːl/ B1	verb - to make known previously secret information.
seconds /ˈsekəndz/ A2	noun - a unit of time equal to 60 moments.
shouting /ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/ A2	verb - to utter loudly.
slide /slaɪd/ A2	verb - to move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.
ready /ˈredi/ A2	adjective - in a state of preparedness.
spit /spɪt/ B1	verb - (slang) to deliver quickly and confidently (as in rap or a pick-up line).
rules /ruːlz/ A2	noun - a principle or regulation governing conduct or procedure.
different /ˈdɪfrənt/ A2	adjective - not the same as another or others.
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - to assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen.
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.
amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ B1	adjective - causing great surprise or wonder.
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A2	noun - a supernatural being regarded as an intermediary between God and the world.
heaven /ˈhevən/ A2	noun - a place regarded in many religions as the abode of God and angels.
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ B1	adjective - able or likely to cause harm or injury.
into /ˈɪntuː/ A2	preposition - expressing movement or action with the result that someone or something becomes involved in or part of something else.

Key Grammar Structures

• Why Don't We is gonna do the same.

  ➔ Contraction with 'gonna'

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a colloquial contraction of 'going to', used in informal speech.

• These guys are gonna Shoot their Shot.

  ➔ Present continuous with 'are gonna'

  ➔ The present continuous with 'are gonna' emphasizes an action happening around now.

• I'm-a give you 15 seconds

  ➔ Colloquial contraction 'I'm-a'

  ➔ 'I'm-a' is a non-standard contraction of 'I am going to', used in casual speech.

• you just revealed.

  ➔ Past simple passive

  ➔ The past simple passive ('revealed') indicates an action done to the subject in the past.

• I promise.

  ➔ Present simple for future promise

  ➔ The present simple ('promise') is used to make a future commitment or promise.

• we should just, like, go out, please.

  ➔ Modal verb 'should' for suggestion

  ➔ The modal verb 'should' is used to make a polite suggestion or recommendation.

• You should just be my girlfriend.

  ➔ Zero conditional for direct advice

  ➔ The zero conditional ('should be') is used for direct advice or suggestions.

• Let me show you a little piece of heaven.

  ➔ Imperative mood for invitation

  ➔ The imperative mood ('Let me show') is used to extend an invitation or offer.