Bang Bang Bang Bang – English Lyrics

• By: Sohodolls

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, rebellious language of 'Bang Bang Bang Bang' to explore English idioms of teenage angst and counter-culture, such as phrases about feeling like a 'misfit.' This song is special because it was a sleeper hit unexpectedly rediscovered by the TikTok generation, making it a perfect example of how classic electro-rock can cross over to a new audience.

[English]

作曲 : Maya Von Doll/Toni Haimi

Teacher says that I've been naughty

I must learn to concentrate

But the girls they pull my hair

And with the boys I can't relate

Daddy says I'm good for nothing

Mama says that it's from him

Manic sister thinks I'm cracking

Brother says it's in my genes

Don't you want to?

Don't you want to be the one?

Don't you want to?

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Don't you want to?

Don't you want to hold the gun?

Don't you want to?

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

So we put on our eyeliner

And a bit of glitter dust

Life at night is always finer

Neon streets are full of lust

Teenage kids and Soho Dolls,

They make you want to cry

Like my superstar they fall

Some will be alright

Don't you want to?

Don't you want to be the one?

Don't you want to?

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Don't you want to?

Don't you want to hold the gun?

Don't you want to?

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Sunlight falls onto his eyes

But he don't stir or turn

Messages on the answerphone

But none will be returned

Monday morning, lousy morning

What a day to see

In the evening I will hear it

On the BBC

Don't you want to?

Don't you want to be the one?

Don't you want to?

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Don't you want to?

Don't you want to hold the gun?

Don't you want to?

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Don't you want to?

Don't you want to be the one?

Don't you want to?

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Don't you want to?

Don't you want to hold the gun?

Don't you want to?

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
naughty /ˈnɔːti/ A2	adjective - badly behaved
concentrate /ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪt/ A2	verb - to focus attention
relate /rɪˈleɪt/ B1	verb - to understand or connect with someone
manic /ˈmænɪk/ B2	adjective - showing wild excitement or mental instability
cracking /ˈkrækɪŋ/ B1	adjective - excellent
eyeliner /ˈaɪˌlaɪnər/ B1	noun - cosmetic for outlining the eyes
glitter /ˈɡlɪtər/ A2	noun - sparkling particles
neon /ˈniːɒn/ B1	noun - bright colored gas in lamps
lust /lʌst/ B2	noun - strong desire
superstar /ˈsuːpərstɑːr/ A2	noun - very famous person
stir /stɜːr/ A2	verb - to move slightly
answerphone /ˈænsərfəʊn/ B1	noun - telephone machine for recording messages
lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ B1	adjective - very bad
finer /ˈfaɪnər/ A2	adjective - of high quality
genes /dʒiːnz/ B2	noun - units of heredity

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't you want to be the one?

  ➔ Negative question with do-support (present simple)

  ➔ In this line, the structure "Don't you" is a negative question formed with 'do' in the present simple. The contraction "Don't" stands for "Do not".

• Don't you want to hold the gun?

  ➔ Negative question with do-support (present simple)

  ➔ Same pattern as the previous line: the phrase "Don't you" forms a negative question using the present simple with the auxiliary "do".

• So we put on our eyeliner

  ➔ Conjunction 'so' to express result (coordinating conjunction)

  ➔ In this line, the coordinating conjunction "so" signals a consequence or result of the previous idea, linking to the action that follows.

• Life at night is always finer

  ➔ Be + adjective (predicative)

  ➔ The sentence uses a linking verb 'is' with an adjective 'finer' in the subject complement position.

• Neon streets are full of lust

  ➔ Be + predicative phrase ('full of' + noun)

  ➔ Here, 'are full of' functions as a predicative phrase describing the streets.

• Teenage kids and Soho Dolls, They make you want to cry

  ➔ Causative verb 'make' + object + bare infinitive (make + you + want) + to-infinitive

  ➔ Here, the verb 'make' causes a change in the subject: 'They make you want to cry' uses 'make' + object + bare infinitive construction (with the inner verb 'want' and the infinitive 'to cry').

• Sunlight falls onto his eyes

  ➔ Subject + verb (simple present) + directional preposition 'onto'

  ➔ The sentence uses a simple present with a directional preposition; 'onto' indicates motion towards a surface.

• I will hear it on the BBC

  ➔ Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ This sentence uses the simple future with the auxiliary verb 'will' to express a future action.

• Daddy says I'm good for nothing

  ➔ Reported speech with omission of 'that' (I am)

  ➔ The clause after 'says' is reported speech; the word 'that' is omitted in informal English, and the contraction "I'm" represents "I am".