City Rhythm – English Lyrics

• By: Shakatak
• Album: 1985

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English through the cool and sophisticated sounds of Shakatak's "City Rhythm." The song's clear vocals and evocative lyrics about the sights and sounds of the city make it a great and enjoyable way to expand your vocabulary. Its classic 80s jazz-funk groove is what makes this song a timeless piece of music.

[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

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rhythm /ˈrɪð.əm/ B2	noun - a strong, regular, repeated pattern of sounds or movements
city /ˈsɪt.i/ A1	noun - a large town
dancing /ˈdæn.sɪŋ/ B1	verb (gerund) - moving to music or rhythm
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to perceive by touch or emotion
head /hɛd/ A1	noun - the upper part of the body
moving /ˈmuː.vɪŋ/ B1	verb (gerund) - to change position or location
overhead /ˈoʊ.vər.hed/ B2	adverb / adjective - above head or above ground
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air using wings verb - to go quickly or directly
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun / verb - audible vibration, noise verb - to produce noise
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to speak loudly to someone
dream /driːm/ B1	noun / verb - a series of images or thoughts while sleeping
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or style of doing something
leave /liːv/ B1	verb - to go away from a place

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.

• 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.

• In our dreams we fly away to follow

  ➔ Infinitive verb 'to follow' indicating purpose

  ➔ The infinitive form 'to follow' expresses purpose or intention.

• 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'.

• 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.