Dark Horse – English Lyrics

• By: Katy Perry, Juicy J
• Album: PRISM

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

("Dark Horse" by Katy Perry)

♪ Yeah y'all know what it is ♪

♪ Katy Perry ♪

♪ Juicy J ♪

♪ Uh huh let's rage ♪

♪ I knew you were ♪

♪ You were gonna come to me ♪

♪ And here you are ♪

♪ But you better choose carefully ♪

♪ 'Cause I I'm capable of anything ♪

♪ Of anything and everything ♪

♪ Make me your Aphrodite ♪

♪ Make me your one and only ♪

♪ But don't make me your enemy ♪

♪ Your enemy your enemy ♪

♪ So you wanna play with magic ♪

♪ Boy you should know what you're fallin' for ♪

♪ Baby do you dare to do this ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse ♪

♪ Are you ready for ready for ♪

♪ A perfect storm perfect storm ♪

♪ 'Cause once you're mine once you're mine ♪

♪ There's no going back ♪

♪ Mark my words ♪

♪ This love will make you levitate ♪

♪ Like a bird like a bird without a cage ♪

♪ But down to earth ♪

♪ If you choose to walk away don't walk away ♪

♪ It's in the palm of your hand now baby ♪

♪ It's a yes or a no no maybe ♪

♪ So just be sure before you give it all to me ♪

♪ All to me give it all to me ♪

♪ So you wanna play with magic ♪

♪ Boy you should know what you're fallin' for ♪

♪ Baby do you dare to do this ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse ♪

♪ Are you ready for ready for ♪

♪ A perfect storm perfect storm ♪

♪ 'Cause once you're mine once you're mine ♪

♪ There's no going back ♪

♪ Uh she's a beast ♪

♪ I call her Karma ♪

♪ She eat your heart out like Jeffrey Dahmer ♪

♪ Be careful try not to lead her on ♪

♪ Shawty heart is on steroids ♪

♪ 'Cause her love is so strong ♪

♪ You might fall in love when you meet her ♪

♪ If you get the chance you better keep her ♪

♪ She's sweet as pie but if you break her heart ♪

♪ She turn cold as a freezer ♪

♪ That fairy tale ending with a knight in shining armor ♪

♪ She can be my Sleeping Beauty ♪

♪ I'm gon' put her in a coma ♪

♪ Damn I think I love her ♪

♪ Shawty so bad I'm sprung and I don't care ♪

♪ She ride me like a roller coaster ♪

♪ Turn the bedroom into a fair ♪

♪ Her love is like a drug ♪

♪ I was tryna hit it and quit it ♪

♪ But lil' mama so dope ♪

♪ I messed around and got addicted ♪

♪ So you wanna play with magic ♪

♪ Boy you should know what you're fallin' for ♪

♪ Baby do you dare to do this ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse ♪

♪ Are you ready for ready for ♪

♪ A perfect storm perfect storm ♪

♪ 'Cause once you're mine once you're mine ♪

♪ There's no going back ♪

(panting)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
capable /ˈkeɪpəbl/ B2	adjective - having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ A2	noun - the power of apparently influencing events or people by supernatural means.
dare /dɛər/ B1	verb - to have the courage to do something.
storm /stɔːrm/ B1	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
mine /maɪn/ A2	pronoun - belonging to or associated with the speaker.
mark /mɑːrk/ A2	verb - to make a visible mark on something.
levitate /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/ C1	verb - rise and hover in the air without any visible means of support.
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn.
palm /pɑːm/ A2	noun - the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
beast /biːst/ B1	noun - an animal, especially a large or dangerous one.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body.
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature.
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey.
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power.
addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ B2	adjective - physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance.
strong /strɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks.

Key Grammar Structures

• I knew you were ♪ You were gonna come to me ♪

  ➔ Past Simple with 'were' for emphasis

  ➔ The use of 'were' instead of 'was' adds emphasis and a poetic tone to the sentence.

• 'Cause I I'm capable of anything ♪ Of anything and everything ♪

  ➔ Emphasis with repetition and 'of'

  ➔ Repetition of 'anything' and the use of 'of' emphasize the speaker's limitless capabilities.

• Make me your Aphrodite ♪ Make me your one and only ♪

  ➔ Imperative mood for commands

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give direct commands or requests, as in 'Make me your Aphrodite.'

• So you wanna play with magic ♪ Boy you should know what you're fallin' for ♪

  ➔ Contractions and present continuous

  ➔ Contractions like 'wanna' and the present continuous 'you're fallin'' create a casual, conversational tone.

• 'Cause once you're mine once you're mine ♪ There's no going back ♪

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ Repeating 'once you're mine' emphasizes the finality and irreversibility of the situation.

• She's sweet as pie but if you break her heart ♪ She turn cold as a freezer ♪

  ➔ Simile and conditional sentence

  ➔ The simile 'sweet as pie' compares her to something pleasant, while the conditional sentence describes a potential outcome.

• Damn I think I love her ♪ Shawty so bad I'm sprung and I don't care ♪

  ➔ Interjection and slang

  ➔ The interjection 'Damn' expresses strong emotion, while 'Shawty' and 'sprung' are slang terms.