Lyrics & Translation
"City Rhythm" by Shakatak is an instrumental-heavy jazz-funk track that offers a delightful entry into the genre's characteristic sounds and phrasing. Its repetitive yet captivating rhythmic and melodic patterns provide an excellent opportunity to attune your ear to the nuances of English jazz-funk music and experience a sense of escapism through its smooth, city-inspired grooves.
[English]
City rhythm dancing in my head (City rhythm dancing in my head)We can feel the city rhythm moving overhead (city rhythm moving overhead)
Up above us of sight and far away
In our dreams we fly away to follow
Do you hear what I hear?
There's a sound in the night
Do you see what I see?
As we turn down the light
We don't need anybody here at all
They just get in our way
In my dream I am the one you call
Slowly we're dancing away
City rhythm dancing in my head (City rhythm dancing in my head)
We can feel the city rhythm moving overhead (city rhythm moving overhead)
Up above us of sight and far away
In our dreams we fly away to follow
Do you hear what I hear?
Is it all in my mind?
Do you see what I see?
As we leave them behind
Far below people dancing all around
I can hear you call
Just one voice rising up above the sound
And into my dream you can fall
City rhythm dancing in my head (City rhythm dancing in my head)
We can feel the city rhythm moving overhead (city rhythm moving overhead)
Up above us of sight and far away
In our dreams we fly away to follow
City rhythm dancing in my head (City rhythm dancing in my head)
We can feel the city rhythm moving overhead (city rhythm moving overhead)
Up above us of sight and far away
In our dreams we fly away to follow
We don't need anybody here at all
They just get in our way
And in my dreams I am the one you call
Slowly we're dancing away
City rhythm dancing in my head (City rhythm dancing in my head)
We can feel the city rhythm moving overhead (city rhythm moving overhead)
Up above us of sight and far away
In our dreams we fly away to follow
City rhythm dancing in my head (City rhythm dancing in my head)
We can feel the city rhythm moving overhead (city rhythm moving overhead)
Up above us of sight and far away
In our dreams we fly away to follow
Key Vocabulary
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rhythm /ˈrɪð.əm/ B2 |
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city /ˈsɪt.i/ A1 |
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dancing /ˈdæn.sɪŋ/ B1 |
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feel /fiːl/ A2 |
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head /hɛd/ A1 |
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moving /ˈmuː.vɪŋ/ B1 |
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overhead /ˈoʊ.vər.hed/ B2 |
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fly /flaɪ/ A2 |
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sound /saʊnd/ A2 |
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fly /flaɪ/ A2 |
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call /kɔːl/ A2 |
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dream /driːm/ B1 |
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way /weɪ/ A1 |
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leave /liːv/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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We can feel the city rhythm moving overhead
➔ Modal verb 'can' + base verb 'feel'
➔ 'Can' is used to express ability or possibility, followed by the base form of the main verb.
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We don't need anybody here at all
➔ Negative form of 'need' with 'do not' + base verb
➔ 'Do not' + base verb forms the negative in the present simple tense.
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In our dreams we fly away to follow
➔ Infinitive verb 'to follow' indicating purpose
➔ The infinitive form 'to follow' expresses purpose or intention.
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And into my dream you can fall
➔ Modal verb 'can' + base verb 'fall'
➔ 'Can' is used to express ability or possibility, followed by the base form of 'fall'.
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In our dreams we fly away to follow
➔ Infinitive 'to follow' indicating purpose
➔ The infinitive 'to follow' shows the purpose or goal of flying away in dreams.
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