Dynamite – English Lyrics

• By: Sean Paul, Sia

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪♪♪

♪[SIA] DYNAMITE, OH, DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ YOU AND ME ARE MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ DYNAMITE, OH, DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ SO TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS, BABY ♪

♪ DYNAMITE, OH, DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ LIGHT ME UP AND SET ME FREE ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] BIDI-BANG-BANG-BANG ♪

♪ BABY GIRL, YOU'RE THE BOMB, DIDDY BOMB ♪

♪ THE ONLY ONE FOR ME (STRAIGHT) ♪

♪ OVER AND OVER I TELL YOU THIS, GIRL ♪

♪ THAT YOU NO MISS NO DAY (NO TIME) ♪

♪ LOVIN' YOUR STYLE AND YOUR PROFILE, GIRL ♪

♪ AND THE WAY HOW YOU GET BUSY (DO IT, GIRL) ♪

♪ DRIVIN' ME WILD, GIRL ♪

♪ THE WAY HOW YOU SET IT UP, BLOW IT UP FOR ME (BOOM BAM) ♪

♪ [Sia] WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] GIRL, WHEN THE RIDDIM, IT A BEBBLE ♪

♪ AND THE GYAL A TURN REBEL AND WE TURN IT UP TO ANOTHER LEVEL ♪

♪ VIBES THEM VERY MEMORABLE ♪

♪ TURN UP BASS AND TREBLE ♪

♪ NOBODY DOH MISERABLE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE WHEN YOU KEEP PRESS IT BACK, GIRL (WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH) ♪

♪ YOU A BLOW UP THE SPOT, GIRL (WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH) ♪

♪ MEK WE RESET THE CLOCK, GIRL (WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH) ♪

♪ WHEN YOU KEEP PRESS IT BACK, GIRL OVER AND OVER ♪

♪ [SIA] DYNAMITE, OH, DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] BOMB, DIDDY BOMB ♪

♪ [SIA] YOU AND ME ARE MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ DYNAMITE, OH, DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] BLAST IT ♪

♪ [SIA] SO TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS, BABY ♪

♪ DYNAMITE, OH, DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ LIGHT ME UP AND SET ME FREE ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] BIDI-BANG-BANG-BANG GYAL WANT TO BE ♪

♪ [SIA] FREE ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] NOTHIN' DOH WRONG, GYAL WANT TO BE ♪

♪ [SIA] FREE ♪

♪ WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] HEAR ME, GYAL, WHEN YOU SWING SO ♪

♪ ME LOVE HOW YOU DOIN' THAT ALL DAY ♪

♪ LOVE HOW YOU MOVIN' YOUR BODY SHAPE ♪

♪ SHAKE IT ONLY FOR ME (STRAIGHT FIRE) ♪

♪ SEE IT DEH GIRL, ME NUH WANT YOU FI FRET ♪

♪ WE'LL BE DOIN' THIS ALL NIGHT (HUH) ♪

♪ CHAMPAGNE A BUSS ♪

♪ AMOUNT A BOTTLE WHEN WE POPPIN', IT'S LIKE DYNAMITE (BOOM BAM) ♪

♪ [Sia] WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ GYAL, WHEN WE TOUCH INNA THE STREET ♪

♪ AND WE FRESH HEAD TO FEET TELL THE DJ TURN UP THE BEAT ♪

♪ AM AIN'T GOIN' IN TONIGHT 'TIL THE MORNIN' LIGHT ♪

♪ AND THE GIRL DEM WE HAVE THEM WHOLE HEAP (SEE IT) ♪

♪ 'CAUSE WHEN YOU KEEP PRESS IT BACK, GIRL (WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH) ♪

♪ YOU A BLOW UP THE SPOT, GIRL (WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH) ♪

♪ MEK WE RESET THE CLOCK, GIRL (WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH) ♪

♪ WHEN YOU KEEP PRESS IT BACK, GIRL ♪

♪ OVER AND OVER ♪

♪ [SIA] DYNAMITE, OH, DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] BOMB, DIDDY BOMB ♪

♪ [SIA] YOU AND ME ARE MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ DYNAMITE, OH, DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] BLAST IT ♪

♪ [SIA] SO TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS, BABY ♪

♪ DYNAMITE, OH, DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪♪♪

♪ [SIA] DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ LIGHT ME UP AND SET ME FREE ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] BIDI-BANG-BANG-BANG GYAL WANT TO BE ♪

♪ [SIA] FREE ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] NOTHIN' DOH WRONG, GYAL WANT TO BE ♪

♪ [SIA] FREE ♪

♪ WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] BECAUSE TONIGHT, TONIGHT ♪

♪ WE SURE FI SHOT FROM THE DANCE FLOOR TO THE BEDROOM ♪

♪ SUITE WE LOCK ♪

♪ GIMME LITTLE MORE AH THE LOVE ♪

♪ WE NAH GO STOP ♪

♪ BRACE IT UP, MY GIRL, THE BOMB FI DROP, DROP ♪

♪ WHEN YOU KEEP PRESS IT BACK, GIRL (WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH) ♪

♪ YOU A BLOW UP THE SPOT, GIRL (WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH) ♪

♪ MEK WE RESET THE CLOCK, GIRL (WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH) ♪

♪ WHEN YOU KEEP PRESS IT BACK, GIRL ♪

♪ OVER AND OVER ♪

♪ [SIA] DYNAMITE, OH, DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] DO THE TING, DO THE TING ♪

♪ [SIA] YOU AND ME ARE MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ DYNAMITE, OH, DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] YOU'RE THE QUEEN, I'M THE KING ♪

♪ [SIA] SO TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS, BABY ♪

♪ DYNAMITE, OH, DYNAMITE, OH ♪ (BOOM-BOOM-BOOM) ♪

♪ LIGHT ME UP AND SET ME FREE ♪ (BIDI-BANG-BANG-BANG) ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] GYAL WANT TO BE ♪

♪ [SIA] FREE ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] NOTHIN' DOH WRONG, GYAL WANT TO BE ♪

♪ [SIA] FREE (BIDI-BANG-BANG-BANG) ♪

♪ [SIA] WE'RE DYNAMITE, OH ♪

♪ FREE ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] NOTHIN' DOH WRONG, GYAL WANT TO BE ♪

♪ [SIA] FREE ♪

♪ [SEAN PAUL] GYAL A GET THE LOVIN' NON-STOP, YOW ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dynamite ˈdʌɪnəˌmaɪt B2	noun - a high‑explosive material; something that is extremely powerful or exciting
bomb bɑːm A2	noun - an explosive device; a person or thing that is outstandingly good or attractive (slang) verb - to explode or cause something to explode
blast blæst B1	noun - a powerful rush of air or an explosion; a great time verb - to explode or to emit a sudden burst of sound or air
reset riːˈsɛt B2	verb - to set again or return to an original state
clock klɑːk A2	noun - a device that measures and shows time
press prɛs B1	verb - to apply force or pressure to something noun - journalists collectively; the act of printing news
vibe vaɪb B2	noun - a feeling, atmosphere, or mood, especially positive
memorable ˈmɛm(ə)rəbəl B2	adjective - worth remembering; notable
bass beɪs B1	noun - the low‑frequency tones in music; a bass instrument
treble ˈtrɛbəl B2	noun - the high‑frequency tones in music
champagne ʃæmˈpeɪn B2	noun - a sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France
bottle ˈbɒt(ə)l A2	noun - a container, typically of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck
queen kwiːn A2	noun - the female monarch of a kingdom; a woman regarded as preeminent
king kɪŋ A2	noun - the male monarch of a kingdom; a man regarded as preeminent
wild waɪld B1	adjective - untamed; uncontrolled; exciting or intense
shake ʃeɪk B1	verb - to move back and forth quickly; to disturb
body ˈbɒd.i A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
shape ʃeɪp A2	noun - the external form or outline of something
level ˈlɛv.əl B1	noun - a particular height, amount, or degree; a stage verb - to make something even or flat; to equalize

Key Grammar Structures

• You and me are meant to be

  ➔ be meant to + infinitive (passive‑like construction)

  ➔ The phrase "are **meant** to" expresses a purpose or destiny that is planned for the subject.

• So take me in your arms, baby

  ➔ Imperative verb + object + prepositional phrase

  ➔ "**Take** me in your arms" is a direct command; the verb “take” is in the imperative mood.

• When you keep press it back, girl

  ➔ Zero conditional (when + present simple) + phrasal verb

  ➔ "**When** you keep press it back" uses "when" to talk about a regular or repeated situation; the verb phrase "keep press" is a phrasal verb meaning “continue to press”.

• We'll be doing this all night

  ➔ Future continuous (will be + -ing)

  ➔ "**We'll be doing**" predicts an ongoing action that will happen throughout a future time period.

• Over and over I tell you this, girl

  ➔ Present simple for habitual action + adverbial phrase "over and over"

  ➔ "**I tell** you this" uses the simple present to show a repeated habit; "over and over" reinforces the frequency.

• The only one for me

  ➔ Superlative with "the only" + noun phrase

  ➔ "**The only** one for me" emphasizes that there is no other suitable person; "only" functions as a superlative adjective.

• We'll reset the clock, girl

  ➔ Future simple with modal "will" + base verb

  ➔ "**We'll reset**" contracts "we will reset"; it states a definite future action.

• You're the bomb, diddy bomb

  ➔ Metaphorical noun phrase (noun as compliment) using "be"

  ➔ "**You're the bomb**" uses the noun “bomb” metaphorically to mean “awesome” or “exciting”.

• Love how you're moving your body shape

  ➔ "how" + subject + verb (exclamatory / indirect question)

  ➔ "**how** you're moving your body shape" introduces an exclamation that emphasizes admiration; "how" functions like “the way that”.

• We'll turn it up to another level

  ➔ Phrasal verb "turn up" + prepositional phrase "to another level"

  ➔ "**turn it up**" means to increase volume or intensity; "to another level" indicates raising it beyond the current state.