Another One Bites the Dust – English Lyrics

• By: Queen
• Album: The Game, Greatest Video Hits 1

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story behind Queen's global smash "Another One Bites the Dust" and explore the English language through its powerful and adaptable lyrics. This song offers a great opportunity to learn idiomatic expressions like "bite the dust" and understand how a single phrase can convey different meanings in various contexts, from a cinematic shootout to the end of a relationship. Its clear and repetitive chorus makes it a fantastic and fun way to improve your English pronunciation and rhythm.

[English]

Let's go!

Steve walks warily down the street

With the brim pulled way down low

Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet

Machine guns ready to go

Are you ready? Hey

Are you ready for this?

Are you hanging on the edge of your seat?

Out of the doorway the bullets rip

To the sound of the beat, yeah

Another one bites the dust

Another one bites the dust

And another one gone, and another one gone

Another one bites the dust (yeah)

Hey, I'm gonna get you too

Another one bites the dust

How do you think I'm going to get along

Without you, when you're gone?

You took me for everything that I had

And kicked me out on my own

Are you happy, are you satisfied?

How long can you stand the heat?

Out of the doorway the bullets rip

To the sound of the beat, look out

Another one bites the dust

Another one bites the dust

And another one gone, and another one gone

Another one bites the dust

Hey, I'm gonna get you too

Another one bites the dust

Hey!

Oh, take it

Bite the dust

Bite the dust, hey

...

Hey

Another one bites the dust

Another one bites the dust, ow!

Another one bites the dust, hey, hey

Another one bites the dust, hey

Ooh, shout!

There are plenty of ways that you can hurt a man

And bring him to the ground

You can beat him, you can cheat him, you can treat him bad

And leave him when he's down, yeah

But I'm ready, yes I'm ready for you

I'm standing on my own two feet

Out of the doorway the bullets rip

Repeating to the sound of the beat, oh yeah

Another one bites the dust

Another one bites the dust

And another one gone, and another one gone

Another one bites the dust, yeah

Hey, I'm gonna get you too

Another one bites the dust

Shoot out

Ay-yeah

Alright

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
bite /baɪt/ A1	verb - to use the teeth to cut into something
dust /dʌst/ A1	noun - fine particles of matter, typically soil or sand verb - to remove dust from something
bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ B2	noun - a projectile fired from a gun
gun /ɡʌn/ A2	noun - a weapon that shoots bullets
beat /biːt/ B1	noun - a rhythmic unit in music verb - to strike repeatedly
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - a vibration that can be heard
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city
edge /ɛdʒ/ B2	noun - the border or part farthest from the centre
seat /siːt/ A1	noun - something to sit on
heat /hiːt/ B1	noun - the quality of being hot
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
cheat /tʃiːt/ B1	verb - to act dishonestly to gain advantage
treat /triːt/ B1	verb - to behave toward or deal with in a certain way
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2	adjective - prepared for use or action
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to acquire or receive
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another

Key Grammar Structures

• Steve walks warily down the street

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'walks' is in the present simple tense, used to describe a habitual action or a general truth.

• Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The contraction 'ain't' and 'no' form a double negative, which is non-standard but common in colloquial English.

• Are you ready? Hey, Are you ready for this?

  ➔ Tag Questions

  ➔ 'Are you ready?' and 'Are you ready for this?' are tag questions used to confirm information or seek agreement.

• Another one bites the dust

  ➔ Present Simple Tense with Universal Truth

  ➔ The phrase is in the present simple tense, emphasizing a universal truth or recurring event.

• How do you think I'm going to get along without you?

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ This is an indirect question introduced by 'How do you think...', used to ask for opinions or thoughts.

• You took me for everything that I had

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'took' is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Out of the doorway the bullets rip

  ➔ Present Simple Tense with Dramatic Effect

  ➔ The present simple tense here creates a vivid, dramatic effect, as if the action is happening now.

• There are plenty of ways that you can hurt a man

  ➔ Present Simple Tense with Modal Verb 'Can'

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used with the present simple to indicate ability or possibility.