ecstasy – English Lyrics

• By: Fireboy DML, Seun Kuti
• Album: adedamola

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the passionate world of "Ecstasy" by Fireboy DML and Seun Kuti, a song that beautifully blends Afrobeat rhythms with heartfelt lyrics about love's overwhelming joy. This track offers a fantastic opportunity to explore the language of emotions and discover how music can express the deepest human connections.

[English]

Ecstasy, that is what I'm feeling when you're next to me

Tell me what to do, just like a recipe

You know what you're doing to me mentally

But eventually, I want you sexually

My hands on your body like a wheel cuisine

You can call it love or call it destiny

But when I'm with you, baby, it's ecstasy

Mm, mm

All the butterflies wey dey my belly when they start to fly

Na the paradise wey dey your body I dey visualize

And I don realize when I'm lookin' deep into your eyes

All I feel is ecstasy (ecstasy)

...

(Ecstasy)

Ogologo, baby, I been calling your phone

Put your body on my body, and tell me I be your own

The feeling you be giving me be driving me outta zone

See my medulla oblongata, e dey scatter go

Nwatago, you cannot do this all alone

If I touch your body, you go dey miss me when I'm gone

Cannot do this all alone, cannot kiss me through the phone

Wanna let you know, every day I wan dey make you moan

Dey with me 'til evening, baby, jọwọ, ma i lọ o

Hold me like a convo, press me like a piano

I been on the road, and I have been on my own

I just need some

(Ecstasy)

That is what I'm feeling when you're next to me (ay, ay)

Tell me what to do, just like a recipe

You know what you're doing to me mentally

But eventually, I want you sexually

My hands on your body like a wheel cuisine

You can call it love or call it destiny

But when I'm with you, baby, it's ecstasy

Mm-mm

All the butterflies wey dey my belly when e start to fly

Na the paradise wey dey your body I dey visualize

And I don realize when I'm lookin' deep into your eyes

All I feel is ecstasy (ecstasy...)

...

(Ecstasy, ecstasy)

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(Ecstasy, ecstasy)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ecstasy /ˈɛkstəsi/ B2	noun - an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement noun - a drug, especially MDMA
recipe /ˈrɛsɪpi/ A2	noun - a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish noun - a method or procedure for achieving something
mental /ˈmɛntəl/ B1	adjective - relating to the mind
sexual /ˈsɛkʃuəl/ B1	adjective - relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical union or reproduction
cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ B2	noun - a style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment
destiny /ˈdɛstɪni/ B1	noun - the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future; fate
butterflies /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/ B1	noun (plural) - an insect with large, often brightly coloured wings noun (idiomatic, plural) - a fluttering sensation in the stomach, caused by nervousness or excitement (e.g., 'butterflies in the belly')
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B1	noun - an ideal or idyllic place or state; heaven
visualize /ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz/ B2	verb - form a mental image of; imagine
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B1	verb - become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly verb - achieve (something desired or anticipated); bring into being
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the whole physical structure of a person or animal
zone /zəʊn/ B1	noun - an area or stretch of land having a particular characteristic, purpose, or use noun - a state of intense concentration or focus (informal)
medulla oblongata /mɪˌdʌlə ˌɒblɒŋˈɡɑːtə/ C2	noun - the continuation of the spinal cord within the skull, forming the lowest part of the brainstem and containing control centers for the heart and lungs
scatter /ˈskætər/ B1	verb - throw in various random directions; disperse
moan /məʊn/ B2	verb - make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or pleasure noun - a long, low sound of suffering or pleasure
convo /ˈkɒnvəʊ/ B2	noun (informal) - a conversation
piano /piˈænəʊ/ A2	noun - a large musical instrument with a keyboard
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone or something)
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - come into contact with (something) noun - an act of touching something
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - touch with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting noun - a touch with the lips

Key Grammar Structures

• Ecstasy, that is what I'm feeling when you're next to me

  ➔ Nominal Relative Clause & Temporal Clause

  ➔ The phrase "what I'm feeling" acts as a noun, meaning 'the thing that I am feeling'. The "when" clause "when you're next to me" specifies the time this feeling occurs.

• Tell me what to do, just like a recipe

  ➔ Embedded Question with Infinitive & Simile

  ➔ "what to do" is an embedded question using an infinitive, functioning as the object of 'tell'. "just like a recipe" is a simile, comparing the instructions to a recipe.

• You can call it love or call it destiny

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can' & Parallel Structure

  ➔ The modal verb "can" indicates that the listener has the option or possibility to name the feeling either 'love' or 'destiny'. The repetition of "call it" creates a parallel structure.

• Na the paradise wey dey your body I dey visualize

  ➔ Nigerian Pidgin English: 'Na' (It is) & Progressive Aspect ('dey')

  ➔ "Na" is a Nigerian Pidgin English equivalent of 'It is' or 'It's'. "wey dey" functions as a relative clause 'that is in'. "I dey visualize" indicates the progressive aspect, meaning 'I am visualizing'. This structure emphasizes 'the paradise'.

• And I don realize when I'm lookin' deep into your eyes

  ➔ Nigerian Pidgin English: Present Perfect ('don') & Informal Present Continuous

  ➔ "I don realize" is Nigerian Pidgin English for 'I have realized' (present perfect tense), indicating a completed action with present relevance. "I'm lookin'" is an informal way of saying 'I am looking' (present continuous).

• If I touch your body, you go dey miss me when I'm gone

  ➔ First Conditional & Nigerian Pidgin English Future Progressive

  ➔ This is a first conditional sentence, describing a likely future outcome based on a present condition ('If I touch...'). "you go dey miss me" is Nigerian Pidgin English for 'you will be missing me' (future progressive tense).

• Wanna let you know, every day I wan dey make you moan

  ➔ Informal 'Wanna', Causative Verb & Nigerian Pidgin English Desire/Habitual Aspect

  ➔ "Wanna" is an informal contraction of 'want to'. "let you know" uses the causative verb 'let' (allow someone to do something). "I wan dey make you moan" is Nigerian Pidgin English for 'I want to be making you moan' or 'I want to make you moan every day', expressing a strong desire or habitual intention.

• Hold me like a convo, press me like a piano

  ➔ Imperative Verbs & Similes

  ➔ "Hold me" and "press me" are imperative verbs, giving direct commands. "like a convo" and "like a piano" are similes, using 'like' to compare actions to familiar objects/concepts.

• I been on the road, and I have been on my own

  ➔ Contrast: Nigerian Pidgin English Present Perfect vs. Standard English Present Perfect

  ➔ This line presents a direct contrast: "I been on the road" is Nigerian Pidgin English for 'I have been on the road' (using 'been' without 'have'), while "I have been on my own" is standard English present perfect. This highlights dialectal variation in expressing the same tense.