Cupid – English Lyrics

• By: Daniel Powter

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with Daniel Powter's uplifting song "Cupid"! Its clear and repetitive chorus makes it easy to sing along and practice common English phrases related to love and relationships. The song's narrative of a lifelong romance provides a wonderful context for understanding storytelling in lyrics.

[English]

Hey oh oh oh

Hey oh oh oh

Hey oh oh oh

You're the perfect part of me

You're the oxygen I breathe

You're a superstar

A work of art

It's electricity

You're a yes in a world of no's

You're the Beatles to my Stones

It's a sweet romance

A spotlight dance

Girl you shake me to my bones

But every now and then I'll start to slip away

I gotta' hear you say

Take me out spin me around

We can laugh when we both fall down

Let's get stupid dancing with cupid tonight

When I sing out of key

Still play air guitar for me

Let's get stupid dancing with cupid tonight

Don't feel all kind of right

Hey oh oh oh

Hey

And when we fight we fight

And it ain't a pretty site

Well it's not complex

It's the make up sex

Though we always get that right

Well they don't make a pill

That can give me the thrill

When you look at me

Then I hear you say

Take me out spin me around

We can laugh when we both fall down

Let's get stupid dancing with cupid tonight

When I sing out of key

Still play air guitar for me

Let's get stupid dancing with cupid tonight

Don't feel all kind of right

It's quite clear to me

That we were always meant to be

You're my bird

Baby I'm your bee

You got me a to z

Take me out spin me around

We can laugh when we both fall down

Let's get stupid dancing with cupid tonight

When I sing out of key

Still play air guitar for me

Let's get stupid dancing with cupid tonight

Don't feel all kind of right

Let's get stupid dancing with cupid tonight

Don't feel all kind of right

Let's get stupid dancing with cupid tonight

Don't feel all kind of right

Hey Oh oh oh

Hey Oh oh oh

Hey Oh oh oh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Cupid /ˈkjuːpɪd/ B1	noun - (Roman mythology) the god of love, usually represented as a naked winged boy with a bow and arrows. noun - (figurative) a person who brings lovers together.
stupid /ˈstjuːpɪd/ A2	adjective - silly or not intelligent; showing a lack of thought or good judgment.
dance /dɑːns/ A1	verb - to move your body to the sound of music. noun - a series of steps and movements that you make to music; an occasion when people dance.
romance /ˈrəʊmæns/ B1	noun - a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love; a love affair.
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - (of a taste or smell) pleasant and containing a lot of sugar; (of a person or thing) pleasant and attractive.
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move something quickly up and down or from side to side; to tremble. verb - (idiomatic, in the lyrics: 'shake me to my bones') to affect someone deeply or disturb them.
bones /bəʊnz/ A2	noun - the hard, white parts inside the body of a person or animal.
oxygen /ˈɒksɪdʒən/ B1	noun - a chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen is in the air and water and is necessary for most animals and plants to live.
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to take air into and send it out from your lungs.
superstar /ˈsuːpəstɑːr/ B1	noun - a very famous and successful actor, entertainer, or sports player.
electricity /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/ B1	noun - a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices. noun - (figurative) a strong feeling of excitement or tension.
complex /ˈkɒmpleks/ B1	adjective - involving a lot of different but connected parts; difficult to understand or analyze.
thrill /θrɪl/ B2	noun - a sudden feeling of great excitement, pleasure, or fear. verb - to make someone feel very excited and pleased.
spin /spɪn/ A2	verb - to turn around and around quickly; to make something turn around and around quickly.
laugh /lɑːf/ A1	verb - to make the sounds and movements of your face that show you are happy or amused. noun - the act or sound of laughing.
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop down from a higher position to a lower position. verb - (in the lyrics: 'fall down') to drop to the ground.
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to use physical force or weapons to try to defeat another person or group; to argue. noun - an act of fighting or an argument.
sight /saɪt/ B1	noun - the ability to see; something that is seen, especially something impressive or unpleasant.
make up /ˈmeɪk ʌp/ B2	noun - (make-up sex) sex that happens after an argument or disagreement, as a way of reconciling. verb - (make up with someone) to become friends again after an argument.
key /kiː/ B1	noun - (in music) a set of musical notes that are based on a particular note, forming a scale or a piece of music.

Key Grammar Structures

• You're the perfect part of me

  ➔ Present simple tense with contractions

  ➔ The contraction 'You're' (You are) is used to describe a permanent quality.

• You're a yes in a world of no's

  ➔ Apostrophe for possession

  ➔ The apostrophe in 'no's' indicates possession, meaning 'of the no's'.

• It's electricity

  ➔ Contraction of 'It is'

  ➔ 'It's' is a contraction of 'It is', used to describe a state or condition.

• When I sing out of key

  ➔ Present simple tense in a subordinate clause

  ➔ The present simple 'sing' is used in a subordinate clause introduced by 'When'.

• Let's get stupid dancing with cupid tonight

  ➔ Let's contraction for suggestion

  ➔ 'Let's' is a contraction of 'Let us', used to make a suggestion.

• Though we always get that right

  ➔ Conjunctive adverb 'Though'

  ➔ 'Though' is used to introduce a contrasting idea.

• You got me a to z

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'got'

  ➔ 'Got' is used here in the sense of 'understand' or 'have completely'.

• Hey Oh oh oh

  ➔ Interjection

  ➔ 'Hey' and 'Oh' are interjections used to express emotion or to get attention.