Dance To This – English Lyrics

• By: Troye Sivan, Ariana Grande
• Album: Bloom

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/ B2	noun - a strong desire to do or achieve something.
premonition /ˌprem.əˈnɪʃ.ən/ C1	noun - a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours between sunset and sunrise.
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃ.ɪn/ A1	noun - a room in which food is cooked or prepared.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible; a source of illumination.
dynamite /ˈdaɪ.nə.maɪt/ B2	noun - a powerful explosive; (informal) someone or something with a very exciting or powerful quality.
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position, point, or area in space; a building or area of land.
radio /ˈreɪ.di.oʊ/ A2	noun - the broadcasting of programmes for the public to listen to; a device used for receiving broadcast radio signals.
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps. noun - a series of steps and movements that you make to music.
body /ˈbɒd.i/ A1	noun - the whole physical structure of a human being or an animal.
party /ˈpɑːr.t̬i/ A2	noun - a social gathering of people for entertainment or pleasure.
beloved /bɪˈlʌv.ɪd/ B2	adjective - dearly loved. noun - a person who is dearly loved.
lover /ˈlʌv.ər/ B1	noun - a person who is in a romantic or sexual relationship with someone.
sober /ˈsoʊ.bər/ B2	adjective - not drunk; serious, sensible, and solemn.
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest your mind and body by spending time in a state of unconsciousness. noun - a condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended.
ride /raɪd/ A2	noun - a journey made on horseback or on a bicycle, motorcycle, or in a vehicle. verb - to sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle).
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct your eyes in a particular direction; to appear or seem.
spend /spend/ A2	verb - to use or expend time, money, or energy.
start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - to begin to do something; to make something begin to happen.
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire or wish for (something) or to do (something).

Key Grammar Structures

• Say **we'll go** slow but we never **do**

  ➔ Future Simple and Pro-verb ('do')

  ➔ “we'll go” is a contraction of 'we will go,' indicating a future action or intention. The word “do” here is a pro-verb, replacing 'go slow' to avoid repetition.

• See me **spendin'** every night with you

  ➔ Perception Verb + Present Participle (Colloquial)

  ➔ After perception verbs like 'see,' you can use the “-ing” form (present participle) to describe an ongoing action. “Spendin'” is a colloquial shortening of 'spending.'

• You still **look like** dynamite

  ➔ Verb of Appearance + 'like'

  ➔ “Look like” is used to describe appearance or similarity, meaning 'to seem to be' or 'to resemble.'

• And I **wanna end up** on you

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction and Phrasal Verb

  ➔ “Wanna” is a common, informal contraction of 'want to.' “End up” is a phrasal verb meaning to eventually be in a particular place or situation.

• Oh, **don't need no** place to go

  ➔ Double Negative (Colloquial)

  ➔ While grammatically incorrect in standard English, “don't need no” is a common colloquialism for emphasis, meaning 'don't need any' or 'need no.' It creates a strong negative.

• **Don't take much** to start me

  ➔ Impersonal 'It' (Implied) / Ellipsis

  ➔ This is an informal expression. The full phrase would be 'It doesn't take much to start me,' where 'It' is an impersonal pronoun. The “Don't” implies 'It doesn't.'

• You know **we've already seen** all of the parties

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'Already'

  ➔ “We've” is a contraction of 'we have.' The present perfect tense (“have seen”) is used with “already” to describe an action completed before now, whose result is relevant to the present.

• Do **that thing we never do** sober

  ➔ Omission of Relative Pronoun

  ➔ This sentence omits the relative pronoun 'that' or 'which' (e.g., 'Do that thing *that* we never do sober'). This omission is common in informal English when the relative pronoun is the object of the clause.

• I **don't wanna sleep** tonight

  ➔ Negative Contraction + Colloquial Contraction

  ➔ “Don't” is a contraction of 'do not,' forming a negative statement. “Wanna” is an informal contraction of 'want to.' This line combines a common negative structure with colloquial speech.