DA DA DANCE – English Lyrics

• By: BABYMETAL, Tak Matsumoto
• Album: METAL GALAXY

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move the body to music, rhythm, or in a pattern of steps
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images, ideas, or emotions occurring during sleep or in the mind verb - to experience dreams during sleep or to imagine something desirable
revoultion /rɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/ C1	noun - a drastic and far-reaching change in way of thinking or acting
killer /ˈkɪ.lər/ C2	noun - a person or thing that kills
spectacular /spekˈtæk.jʊ.lər/ C1	adjective - impressive to look at, remarkable
passion /ˈpæʃ.ən/ B2	noun - a strong and barely controllable emotion
glow /ɡloʊ/ B2	verb - to produce a steady light without flame noun - a soft, steady light
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to emit light, to be bright by reflecting light

Key Grammar Structures

• Show me Show me ホントのココロ

  ➔ Imperative form + object pronoun 'me' to give a command or request.

  ➔ 'Show me' is a command asking to reveal or demonstrate something to the speaker.

• Get up! Get up! Get up!

  ➔ Imperative form repeated for emphasis, encouraging someone to stand up.

  ➔ Repeated imperative 'Get up!' is used to strongly motivate or command someone to stand or rise.

• おとぎ話ばかりじゃ イヤ

  ➔ Use of 'ばかり' to indicate 'nothing but' or 'just' + negative 'じゃ' (casual form of 'では') to express dislike.

  ➔ 'ばかり' means 'nothing but' or 'just' and emphasizes exclusivity or simplicity, combined with 'じゃ' to express negative feelings or dislike.

• 夢物語ばかりじゃ イヤ

  ➔ Similar to previous, using 'ばかり' to mean 'nothing but' + 'じゃ' for negative expression.

  ➔ Uses 'ばかり' to indicate 'nothing but' or 'just' for dreams or fantasies, with 'じゃ' expressing it's undesirable.

• いざ踊れ！

  ➔ Imperative verb form '踊れ' (dance!), giving command or encouragement to dance.

  ➔ '踊れ' is the imperative form of '踊る' (to dance), used here to command or motivate to dance.