Lyrics & Translation
Discover the passionate side of The All-American Rejects with "Dance Inside." This song offers a great opportunity to explore the emotive and descriptive language of love and intimacy in English. Its relatively clear and repetitive chorus makes it an accessible and engaging way to learn new vocabulary and understand how music can convey deep emotions. Delve into the lyrics to appreciate a different dimension of this iconic pop-punk band.
[English]
(crowd clapping in time with drum beat)(intro to "Dance Inside" by The All-American Rejects)
♪ You don't have to move ♪
♪ You don't have to speak ♪
♪ Lips for biting ♪
♪ You're staring me down ♪
♪ A glance makes me weak ♪
♪ And eyes for striking ♪
♪ You're twistin' me up ♪
♪ And you twist me for two ♪
♪ You brush so lightly ♪
♪ And time trickles down ♪
♪ I'm breathin' for two ♪
♪ You squeeze so tightly ♪
♪ I'll be fine, you'll be fine ♪
♪ This moment seems so long ♪
♪ Don't waste our precious time ♪
♪ We'll dance inside the song ♪
♪ What makes the one to shake you down ♪
♪ Each touch belongs to each new sound ♪
♪ Say now you want to shake me too ♪
♪ Move down to me, slip into you ♪
♪ She sinks through my mind ♪
♪ She sheds through her skin ♪
♪ Touch, sight tastes like fire ♪
♪ Hands do now what eyes no longer defend ♪
♪ The hands to fuel desire ♪
♪ I'll be fine, you'll be fine ♪
♪ This moment seems so long ♪
♪ Don't waste now, precious time ♪
♪ We'll dance inside the song ♪
♪ What makes the one to shake you down ♪
♪ Each touch belongs to each new sound ♪
♪ And now you want to shake me too ♪
♪ Move down to me, slip into you ♪
(upbeat pop-punk guitar melody)
♪ Ooh ooh ah ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ah ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ah ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ah ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ah ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ah ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ah ♪
♪ And I'll be fine, you'll be fine ♪
♪ Is this fine ♪
♪ I'm not fine ♪
♪ Give me pieces of things to stay awake ♪
♪ Things to stay awake ♪
♪ What makes the one to shake you down ♪
♪ Each touch belongs to each new sound ♪
♪ And now you want to shake me too ♪
♪ Move down to me, slip into you ♪
♪ What makes the one to shake you down ♪
♪ Each touch belongs to each new sound ♪
♪ And now you want to shake me too ♪
♪ Move down to me, slip into you ♪
♪ Move down to me, slip into you ♪
(upbeat pop-punk melody fades out)
(crowd cheering)
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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♪ You don't have to move ♪
➔ Present simple with 'don't have to'
➔ The phrase 'don't have to' is used to express lack of necessity or obligation in the present.
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♪ A glance makes me weak ♪
➔ Subject-verb agreement with 'makes'
➔ The verb 'makes' agrees with the singular subject 'a glance' in the third person.
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♪ And you twist me for two ♪
➔ Present simple with 'twist'
➔ The verb 'twist' is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual or general action.
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♪ I'm breathin' for two ♪
➔ Present continuous with contraction
➔ The contraction 'I'm' is used for 'I am', and 'breathin'' is a colloquial form of 'breathing'.
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♪ We'll dance inside the song ♪
➔ Future simple with 'will'
➔ The modal verb 'will' is used to express a future action or promise.
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♪ Move down to me, slip into you ♪
➔ Imperative mood
➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or instructions, as in 'move' and 'slip'.
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♪ Things to stay awake ♪
➔ Infinitive of purpose
➔ The infinitive 'to stay' is used to express purpose after 'things'.
