Dancing with the Enemy – English Lyrics

• By: Descendants Wicked Wonderland - Cast
• Album: Descendants: Wicked Wonderland

Lyrics & Translation

Unlock the rhythm of English with ‘Dancing with the Enemy.’ This song is a fantastic tool for learners to practice fast-paced, rhythmic phrasing and idiomatic expressions related to conflict and teamwork, all within the engaging context of a modern musical.

[English]

♪ Listen up to me team ♪

♪ I know how this go ♪

♪ There's no referees ♪

♪ No control, stay on your toes ♪

♪ Fake 'em out, never let 'em see ♪

♪ Which way you gon' go ♪

♪ That's the way you win this thing ♪

♪ Win this thing ♪

♪ Think fast, counterattack ♪

♪ Push 'em up against the wall ♪

♪ Step back, don't overreact ♪

♪ I'm ready to risk it all ♪

♪ That's the way you win this thing ♪

♪ Win this thing ♪

(upbeat music continues)

♪ Let's show them who wants it more ♪

♪ There's an all-out battle on this dance floor ♪

♪ Throw out the rules ♪

♪ Yeah, just let 'em go ♪

♪ Follow your heart and trust that it knows ♪

♪ The beat's a trance, there's no strategy ♪

♪ When you're dancing, dancing ♪

♪ With the enemy ♪

♪ Watch out ♪

♪ It's a vibe, it's a feelin' ♪

♪ Move your body like a villain ♪

♪ Blow the roof off the ceiling ♪

♪ That's exactly how we get 'em, come on ♪

♪ Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it ♪

♪ Do it, do it, do it, do it now ♪

♪ Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it ♪

♪ Do it, do it, do it, do it now ♪

♪ This is impossible ♪

♪ We're never makin' it out ♪

♪ Gotta jump over obstacles ♪

♪ Get up when you're knocked down ♪

♪ I can try if you want me to ♪

♪ Even though it feels wrong ♪

♪ Tell them opps to bring it on ♪

♪ Bring it on ♪

♪ Step it up, think with your gut ♪

♪ Hit 'em high when they go low ♪

♪ This seems crazy to me ♪

♪ But I kinda like it though ♪

♪ Time to lock into the zone ♪

♪ To the zone ♪

(upbeat music continues)

♪ There's no rules in love and war ♪

♪ It's an all-out battle on the dance floor ♪

♪ Throw out the rules ♪

♪ Yeah, just let 'em go ♪

♪ Follow your heart and trust that it knows ♪

♪ The beat's a trance, there's no strategy ♪

♪ When you're dancing, dancing ♪

♪ With the enemy ♪

♪ Switch it up ♪

(members panic) (upbeat music continues)

- [Member] Oh, what's happening?

(villain laughs) (upbeat music continues)

♪ Throw out the rules ♪

♪ Yeah, just let 'em go ♪

♪ Just let 'em go ♪

♪ Follow your heart and trust that it knows ♪

♪ Trust that it knows ♪

♪ The beat's a trance, there's no strategy ♪

♪ When you're dancing, dancing ♪

♪ With the enemy ♪

♪ It's a vibe, it's a feelin' ♪

♪ Move your body like a villain ♪

♪ Blow the roof off the ceiling ♪

♪ That's exactly how we get 'em, come on ♪

♪ Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it ♪

♪ Do it, do it, do it, do it now ♪

♪ Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it ♪

♪ Do it, do it, do it, do it now ♪

♪ Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it ♪

♪ Do it, do it, do it, do it now ♪

(villain groans)

- Yeah.

(upbeat music continues)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
referee /ˌref.əˈriː/ B2	noun - A person who is in charge of a sports game and who makes certain that the rules are followed.
control /kənˈtroʊl/ A2	noun - The power to make decisions about how something is managed.
counterattack /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.ə.tæk/ C1	verb - To attack someone who has attacked you.
overreact /ˌoʊ.vɚ.riˈækt/ B2	verb - To react too strongly to something.
battle /ˈbæt̬.əl/ A2	noun - A fight or a struggle between two groups.
trance /træns/ C1	noun - A state of mental daze or suspended animation.
strategy /ˈstræt̬.ə.dʒi/ B1	noun - A detailed plan for achieving success.
enemy /ˈen.ə.mi/ A2	noun - A person who hates or wants to harm another.
vibe /vaɪb/ B2	noun - The mood or atmosphere of a place or situation.
villain /ˈvɪl.ən/ B2	noun - A bad person, especially in a book or film.
ceiling /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ A2	noun - The inside surface of a room that is above your head.
impossible /ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ A2	adjective - Unable to be done or to happen.
obstacle /ˈɒb.stə.kəl/ B2	noun - Something that blocks you so that movement is difficult.
gut /ɡʌt/ B2	noun - Instinct or intuition.
crazy /ˈkreɪ.zi/ A2	adjective - Stupid or not reasonable.

Key Grammar Structures

• There's no referees / No control, stay on your toes

  ➔ Existential 'There is' / Imperative mood

  ➔ "There's" introduces the subject, while "stay" is an imperative verb giving a direct instruction.

• Which way you gon' go

  ➔ Future intention using 'going to' (colloquial contraction)

  ➔ "Gon'" is a contraction of "going to", used here to ask about a planned future action.

• I'm ready to risk it all

  ➔ Adjective + infinitive structure

  ➔ The adjective "ready" is followed by the infinitive "to risk" to express preparedness for an action.

• There's an all-out battle on this dance floor

  ➔ Prepositional phrase of place

  ➔ "on this dance floor" defines the specific location where the "battle" is occurring.

• Follow your heart and trust that it knows

  ➔ Subordinate clause with implied 'that'

  ➔ The verb "trust" is followed by a subordinate clause "(that) it knows", where "that" can be omitted.

• When you're dancing, dancing with the enemy

  ➔ Present participle in a temporal clause

  ➔ "Dancing" acts as the action occurring during the time established by the "When" clause.

• We're never makin' it out

  ➔ Present continuous for a future sense

  ➔ "Makin' it out" is an idiomatic phrase; the continuous tense is used to describe a sense of ongoing failure or situation.

• I can try if you want me to

  ➔ First conditional / Modal verb 'can'

  ➔ The "if" clause presents a condition, while "can" expresses ability or willingness to perform the action.