Danse Macabre – English Lyrics

• By: Duran Duran
• Album: Danse Macabre

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the English language through Duran Duran's 'Danse Macabre,' a song that perfectly captures the spooky yet playful spirit of Halloween. Its theatrical lyrics and iconic synth-pop sound offer a fun way to learn descriptive vocabulary and cultural references associated with this festive tradition. This track is special as it showcases a legendary band embracing their darker influences while still creating an irresistibly catchy tune.

[English]

Halloween girl seize the fray

Brothers and sisters, lead the way

Shackled to the rhythm, your soul is weighed

So you better get down on your knees and pray

Comin' up for The Hawsker Mad-Bull

Jumpin' on the hot seat, lyin' in the dead pool

Delivery quake, expensive mistake

The damage, the damage, the damage, the damage

Hey, no way

Some ghost jive in an AC Cobra

Auto-da-fé

Get dirty up on the Danse Macabre

Hey, no way

I had you down for the cat's pyjamas

Auto-da-fé

Get dirty up on the Danse Macabre

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind diggin' down the gold mine

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind diggin' down the gold mine

For heaven's sake

To know your karma

Liberate your

Danse macabre

Zombie in the back room, nuns in the bed

Kids in KISS make-up, toasting the bread

An Elvis' moans a lone Natty Dread

With death in the living room, offering a head

Are you watching? Are you watching?

Collars and chains and cuffs are matching

Kami-kaze stag-do, twist and shout

At Sudan Archives on a girls' night out

Hey, no way

Some ghost jive in an AC Cobra

Auto-da-fé

Get dirty up on the Danse Macabre

Hey, no way

I had you down for the cat's pyjamas

Auto-da-fé

Get dirty up on the Danse Macabre

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind diggin' down the gold mine

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind diggin' down the gold mine

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind diggin' down the gold mine

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind diggin' down the gold mine

(For heaven's sake, don't know your karma) If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind diggin' down the gold mine

(Liberate your Danse Macabre) If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind diggin' down the gold mine

(For heaven's sake, don't know your karma) If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind diggin' down the gold mine

(Liberate your Danse Macabre) If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind, if you don't mind

If you don't mind...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
seize /siːz/ B2	verb - to take possession of something suddenly or forcefully
shackled /ˈʃækld/ B2	adjective - restrained with chains or shackles
weighed /weɪd/ B1	verb - to measure the weight of verb - to burden or oppress
damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ B1	noun - physical harm caused to something verb - to cause harm to
ghost /ɡoʊst/ A2	noun - the spirit of a dead person
jive /dʒaɪv/ B2	noun - lively dance
dirty /ˈdɜːrti/ A2	adjective - covered or marked with an unclean substance
pyjamas /pəˈdʒɑːməz/ A2	noun - loose-fitting clothes worn for sleeping
mine /maɪn/ A1	noun - a place where valuable minerals are extracted
heaven /ˈhevən/ A2	noun - a place of eternal bliss
karma /ˈkɑːrmə/ B2	noun - the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence
liberate /ˈlɪbəreɪt/ B2	verb - to set free
zombie /ˈzɒmbi/ A2	noun - a reanimated corpse
toast /toʊst/ A2	verb - to celebrate with a drink
offering /ˈɒfərɪŋ/ B1	noun - something presented as a gift
collars /ˈkɒlərz/ A2	noun - the part of a shirt or coat that surrounds the neck
chains /tʃeɪnz/ A2	noun - a series of connected links
twist /twɪst/ A2	verb - to turn or wind something

Key Grammar Structures

• Comin' up for The Hawsker Mad-Bull

  ➔ Present continuous for future arrangements.

  ➔ The phrase "Comin' up" indicates an arrangement or plan that is going to happen soon.

• Get dirty up on the Danse Macabre

  ➔ Imperative form for giving commands.

  ➔ The phrase "Get dirty" serves as a command suggesting action.

• If you don't mind, diggin' down the gold mine

  ➔ Conditional sentences for polite requests.

  ➔ The phrase "If you don't mind" introduces a condition under which a request is made respectfully.

• Are you watching?

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Are you watching?" is used to inquire about a current action happening at this moment.