Dancing With The Devil... The Art Of Starting Over – English Lyrics

• By: Demi Lovato

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the English language through the powerful and honest storytelling of Demi Lovato's "Dancing With The Devil... The Art Of Starting Over." This album offers a unique opportunity to learn vocabulary related to struggle, resilience, and self-acceptance. The raw and direct lyrics make it an accessible and moving way to connect with the language on a deeper level.

[English]

Tell me what you want, what you like, it's okay

I'm a little curious too

Tell me if it's wrong, if it's right, I don't care

I can keep a secret, can you?

Got my mind on your body and your body on my mind

Got a taste for the cherry, I just need to take a bite

Don't tell your mother

Kiss one another

Die for each other

We're cool for the summer

...

Take me down into your paradise

Don't be scared, 'cause I'm your body type

Just something that we wanna try

'Cause you and I, we're cool for the summer

Tell me if I won, if I did, what's my prize?

I just wanna play with you too

Even if they judge, fuck it, I'll do the time

I just wanna have some fun with you

Got my mind on your body and your body on my mind

Got a taste for the cherry, I just need to take a bite

Don't tell your mother

Kiss one another

Die for each other

We're cool for the summer

...

Take me down into your paradise

Don't be scared, 'cause I'm your body type

Just something that we wanna try

'Cause you and I, we're cool for the summer

We're cool for the summer

We're cool for the summer

Shh, don't tell your mother

Got my mind on your body and your body on my mind

Got a taste for the cherry, I just need to take a bite

(Take me down)

Take me down into your paradise

Don't be scared, 'cause I'm your body type

Just something that we wanna try (Wanna try)

'Cause you and I (You and I)

We're cool for the summer

(Take me down)

We're cool for the summer

(Don't be scared)

'Cause I'm your body type (Just something)

Just something that we wanna try

'Cause you and I (You and I)

We're cool for the summer

We're cool for the summer

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire for noun - a desire or need
like /laɪk/ A1	verb - to enjoy or approve of
care /keər/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that thinks, reasons, feels, and remembers
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
taste /teɪst/ A2	noun - the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth verb - perceive or experience the flavor of
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - a thing that is wanted or required
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting noun - an act of kissing
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionable or attractive
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B1	noun - an ideal or idyllic place or state
scared /skeərd/ A2	adjective - afraid; frightened
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B2	verb - to form an opinion about someone or something
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement

Key Grammar Structures

• Tell me what you want, what you like, it's okay

  ➔ Indirect questions (embedded questions)

  ➔ The structure "Tell me + what/who/where/when/how + subject + verb" is used to form indirect questions. Instead of directly asking "What do you want?", it's embedded as part of a larger sentence: "Tell me what you want." This is more polite and less direct.

• I can keep a secret, can you?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ A tag question is a short question at the end of a statement. It is used to confirm information or to invite agreement. In this case, "I can keep a secret" is the statement, and "can you?" is the tag. Since the statement is positive, the tag is negative (or vice versa).

• Got my mind on your body and your body on my mind

  ➔ Parallel structure

  ➔ Parallel structure uses the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. Here, "my mind on your body" and "your body on my mind" have the same grammatical structure: possessive pronoun + noun + preposition + possessive pronoun + noun.

• I just need to take a bite

  ➔ Modal verb of necessity

  ➔ "Need to" expresses necessity or obligation. It indicates that the speaker feels it is essential to take a bite.

• Don't tell your mother

  ➔ Imperative sentence

  ➔ An imperative sentence gives a command or instruction. Here, it's a negative command, starting with "Don't" + base form of the verb.

• Take me down into your paradise

  ➔ Imperative sentence (request)

  ➔ While imperative sentences usually give commands, they can also be used to make a strong request or invitation. Starting a sentence with a verb in its base form indicates an imperative. The implied subject is "you".

• 'Cause you and I, we're cool for the summer

  ➔ Informal contraction + Subject-verb agreement (with pronoun repetition for emphasis)

  ➔ "'Cause" is an informal contraction of "because". The subject-verb agreement is "you and I, we're", where "we're" is a contraction of "we are". The pronoun "we" is repeated for emphasis; while grammatically correct, it's more common in informal speech or song lyrics to add emphasis to the subject.