Do I Have Your Attention? – English Lyrics

• By: Laura Cox
• Album: Trouble Coming

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw energy and modern rock sound of Laura Cox's "Do I Have Your Attention?". This song is a masterclass in direct, powerful English, perfect for learning vocabulary around themes of 'attitude,' 'excess,' and 'rebellion' (e.g., 'full-throttle,' 'reckless dare,' 'calling out phoniness'). Its clear, sing-along chorus and punchy delivery make the words easy to catch and practice.

[English]

I'm looking for fun and destruction.

Do I have your attention?

I'm looking for fun and destruction.

Do I have your attention?

How much you want it back?

Will I push the pedal to the metal?

How much you wanna change?

I can't take it anymore

And my power's gonna hit the floor.

I swear you've been winning,

I'm looking for fun and destruction.

Do I have your attention?

I'm looking for fun and destruction.

Do I have your attention?

I swear you've been winning,

Take it all your making

Do I have your attention?

Just trying to make it

I swear you've been winning,

I swear you've been winning,

I swear you've been winning,

I swear you've been winning,

I see the music in the mirror

Try it in your mirror,

Message in the mirror,

Message in the mirror.

I'm looking for fun and destruction.

Do I have your attention?

Do I have your attention?

Do I have your attention?

Do I have your attention?

Do you wanna change?

If I fail it's working

This is not a test.

Do you wanna change?

If my heart still beating,

Just one chance.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement
destruction /dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/ C1	noun - the act of destroying something
attention /əˈten.ʃən/ B2	noun - notice, interest or awareness
push /pʊʃ/ A2	verb - to apply force to move something away noun - the act of pushing
pedal /ˈped.əl/ B2	noun - a lever pressed by the foot to operate a machine verb - to operate with a pedal
metal /ˈmet.əl/ B2	noun - a solid material that is typically hard and conducts electricity
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	verb - to make or become different noun - the act or result of making or becoming different
power /ˈpaʊ.ər/ B1	noun - ability or capacity to do something
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the ground or bottom surface of a room
swear /swer/ B2	verb - to make a solemn promise or use offensive language
win /wɪn/ A1	verb - to achieve victory in a contest or competition
winning /ˈwɪn.ɪŋ/ B2	adjective - successful in a competition noun - the act of winning
mirror /ˈmɪr.ər/ A2	noun - a reflective surface that shows an image
message /ˈmes.ɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a piece of information sent or given to someone
music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds arranged in time
test /test/ A2	noun - an examination of knowledge or performance
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - an opportunity or possibility
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
beat /biːt/ A2	verb - to strike repeatedly or pulsate
fail /feɪl/ B1	verb - to not succeed

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm looking for fun and destruction.

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with 'am' + 'looking' to indicate an action happening now or in the near future.

• Do I have your attention?

  ➔ Present Simple Question

  ➔ This is a simple present tense question using the auxiliary verb 'do' for emphasis and to form a yes/no question.

• How much you want it back?

  ➔ Interrogative Structure with 'How much'

  ➔ The sentence uses 'how much' to ask about quantity or degree, followed by the verb 'want' in its base form.

• I can't take it anymore

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can' in Negative Form

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used in its negative form 'can't' to express inability or strong emotion.

• I swear you've been winning,

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect continuous tense with 'have been' + 'winning' to emphasize ongoing action up to the present.

• If I fail it's working

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a type 1 conditional sentence using 'if' + present simple, followed by present simple to indicate a likely result.