Dancing Alone – English Lyrics

• By: Axwell /\ Ingrosso, RØMANS

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ SHE'S SHINING ♪

♪ IN A SEA OF PEOPLE, SEE HER SMILING ♪

♪ SOMETHING 'BOUT HER BODY CAUGHT MY EYES AND ♪

♪ I CAN'T SEEM TO LOOK AWAY ♪

♪ OH, SHE'S FLOATING ♪

♪ BUMPING INTO STRANGERS LIKE THEY'RE NOTHING ♪

♪ ACTING LIKE SHE KNOWS SHE'S HIDING SOMETHING, YEAH ♪

♪ I CAN'T TAKE MY EYES AWAY, NO ♪

♪ IT'S LIKE I'VE SEEN HER FACE BEFORE ♪

♪ I KNOW BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE ♪

♪ MY FRIENDS AIN'T WITH ME ANYMORE ♪

♪ OH, I'VE GOTTA KNOW ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ DID SHE COME ON HER OWN ♪

♪ SEEMS SO LOST ♪

♪ SO WHY DOES SHE KEEP ON DANCING ♪

♪ DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ DID SHE COME ON HER OWN ♪

♪ SEEMS SO LOST ♪

♪ SO WHY DOES SHE KEEP ON DANCING ♪

♪ DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪♪♪

♪ SHE'S HIDING ♪

♪ I'M LOOKING FOR HER EVERYWHERE ♪

♪ I'M TRYING ♪

♪ SPOT HER LIKE A PIN DROP IN THE SILENCE, YEAH ♪

♪ I CAN'T LET HER GET AWAY, NO ♪

♪ SOMEONE'S BEHIND ME ♪

♪ WE GO BACK TO BACK AND WE'RE COLLIDING ♪

♪ SUDDENLY I TURNED AROUND AND RIGHT THERE ♪

♪ SHE'S STARING BACK AT ME ♪

♪ IT'S LIKE I'VE SEEN HER FACE BEFORE ♪

♪ I KNOW BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE ♪

♪ MY FRIENDS AIN'T WITH ME ANYMORE ♪

♪ OH, I'VE GOT TO KNOW ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ DID SHE COME ON HER OWN ♪

♪ SEEMS SO LOST ♪

♪ SO WHY DOES SHE KEEP ON DANCING ♪

♪ DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ DID SHE COME ON HER OWN ♪

♪ SEEMS SO LOST ♪

♪ SO WHY DOES SHE KEEP ON DANCING ♪

♪ DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪♪♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE ♪

♪ DID SHE COME ON HER OWN ♪

♪ SEEMS SO LOST ♪

♪ SO WHY DOES SHE KEEP ON DANCING ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without other people; by oneself.
shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ B1	verb - giving out or reflecting light; gleaming.
smiling /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ A1	verb - forming one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression.
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the whole physical structure of a person or an animal.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight.
floating /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ B1	verb - resting or moving on the surface of a liquid or in the air without sinking.
strangers /ˈstreɪndʒərz/ A2	noun - people whom one does not know or is not familiar with.
hiding /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ A2	verb - putting or keeping out of sight; concealing.
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - have information or an understanding of something.
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts.
spot /spɒt/ B1	verb - see, notice, or recognize (someone or something), especially suddenly or with difficulty.
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - complete absence of sound.
colliding /kəˈlaɪdɪŋ/ B2	verb - striking with force; coming into conflict or disagreement.
staring /ˈsteərɪŋ/ B1	verb - looking fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin.
seem /siːm/ A2	verb - give the impression of being something or having a particular quality.
keep /kiːp/ A1	verb - continue (to do something). verb - to continue to have or hold (something).
caught /kɔːt/ A2	verb - attracted the attention of (past tense of catch, as in 'caught my eye'). verb - succeeded in trapping or apprehending (past tense of catch).

Key Grammar Structures

• SHE'S SHINING IN A SEA OF PEOPLE, SEE HER SMILING

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The use of 'SHINING' and 'SMILING' with 'is' indicates ongoing actions happening at the moment of speaking.

• SOMETHING 'BOUT HER BODY CAUGHT MY EYES AND

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ 'BOUT is a contraction of 'about', commonly used in informal speech.

• I CAN'T SEEM TO LOOK AWAY

  ➔ Modal Verb (Can't)

  ➔ 'Can't' expresses inability or impossibility in this context.

• ACTING LIKE SHE KNOWS SHE'S HIDING SOMETHING, YEAH

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense with 'Like'

  ➔ The use of 'ACTING' with 'like' describes a temporary or ongoing behavior.

• IT'S LIKE I'VE SEEN HER FACE BEFORE

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ 'I'VE SEEN' indicates an action that occurred in the past with results relevant to the present.

• WHY'S SHE DANCING ALONE

  ➔ Contraction (Why's)

  ➔ 'Why's' is a contraction of 'Why is', used in informal questions.

• DID SHE COME ON HER OWN

  ➔ Past Simple Tense (Did)

  ➔ 'Did' is used to form a question in the past simple tense.

• SO WHY DOES SHE KEEP ON DANCING

  ➔ Present Simple Tense with 'Does'

  ➔ 'Does' is used for third-person singular subjects in the present simple tense.