Election Day – English Lyrics

• By: Arcadia
• Album: SO RED THE ROSE

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the sophisticated sounds of Arcadia's 'Election Day,' a unique blend of synth-pop and art-rock born from Duran Duran's creative break. Featuring cryptic lyrics and the iconic Grace Jones, this song offers a fascinating glimpse into the complexities of choice and desire, inviting listeners to interpret its rich, atmospheric layers while expanding their vocabulary.

[English]

Wild kind of look to the day

Opening eyes impale neon flickers

She moon she turning away

The city's her slave

He's eating his mistress

She's moody and gray

She's mean and she's reckless

So reckless

All over you as they say

Rumors are rife but yeah let them strike for

Hi guys, by the way

Are you aware you're being illegal?

Making your saviour behaviour look evil

Maximum big surprise

Your smile is something new

I pull my shirt off and pray

We're sacred and bound to suffer the heatwave

Pull my shirt off and pray

We're coming up on re-election day

Stretching my love down the way

To your invitation stretching my body

Use your intuitive play

'Cause maybe we have more play time than money

Maximum big surprise

She knows something new

I pull my shirt off and pray

I'm saving myself to suffer the heatwave

Pull my shirt off and pray

We're coming up on re-election day

By roads and backways

a lover's chance downwind

Cut open murmurs and sounds

becalm hands on the skin

I'm saving some time to slip away

We could die inside

Shouldn't be asking why

Wild and scheming

Could be my election day

Maximum big surprise

You know something new

I pull my shirt off and pray

We're sacred and bound to suffer this heatwave

Pull my shirt off and pray

We're coming up on re-election day

Re-election day

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
look /lʊk/ A1	noun - an act of directing one's gaze verb - to direct one's gaze
city /ˈsɪti/ A2	noun - a large town
slave /sleɪv/ B1	noun - a person who is owned by another
reckless /ˈrekləs/ B1	adjective - without regard for the consequences
rumors /ˈruːmərz/ B1	noun - gossip
evil /ˈiːvl/ B1	adjective - profoundly immoral and wicked noun - profound immorality and wickedness
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B1	noun - an unexpected event verb - to cause to feel surprise
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a facial expression showing pleasure verb - to form a smile
heatwave /ˈhiːtweɪv/ B1	noun - a period of unusually hot weather
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - feel deep affection for
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the end part of the arm beyond the wrist
skin /skɪn/ A2	noun - the outer covering of the body