Eurythmix – English Lyrics

• By: Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ Who's that girl ♪

♪ I love dreams ♪

♪ Tell me ♪

♪ Sweet dreams are made of this ♪

♪ Who am I to disagree ♪

♪ I travel the world and the seven seas ♪

♪ Everybody's looking for something ♪

♪ Some of them want to use you ♪

♪ Some of them want to get used by you ♪

♪ Some of them want to abuse you ♪

♪ Some of them want to be abused ♪

♪ But there's just one thing ♪

♪ Ooh, yeah ♪

♪ And I really wanna know ♪

♪ Who's that girl ♪

♪ Runnin' around with you ♪

♪ Tell me, who's that girl ♪

♪ Runnin' around with you ♪

♪ Tell me ♪

♪ I need a man ♪

♪ Tell me ♪

♪ I need a man ♪

♪ Tell me ♪

♪ I need a man ♪

♪ Listen to Beethoven ♪

♪ I need a man ♪

♪ Listen to Beethoven ♪

Take a girl like that

♪ Take a girl ♪

And put her in a natural setting

Put her in a setting

♪ It's natural ♪

Like a cafe, for example

♪ In a cafe ♪

Along comes the boy

Looking for trouble

♪ Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex crime ♪

With a girl

And a boy

Looking for trouble

Huh

♪ Doo doo doo, boop, boop ♪

♪ Doo, doo doo, boop, boop ♪

♪ Doo, doo doo, boop, boop ♪

♪ 1984 ♪

♪ Doo, doo doo, boop, boop ♪

♪ Doo, doo doo, boop, boop ♪

♪ Doo, doo doo, boop, boop ♪

♪ 1984 ♪

♪ I'll pull the bricks down ♪

♪ One by one ♪

♪ Julia ♪

♪ When winter leaves her branches bare ♪

♪ And icy breezes chill the air ♪

♪ Oh, Julia ♪

♪ The freezing snow lies everywhere ♪

♪ My darling ♪

♪ Will we still be there ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Thorn in my side ♪

♪ You know that's all you ever were ♪

♪ I shoulda known better ♪

♪ But I got what I deserved ♪

♪ To run away from you ♪

♪ To run, run, run, run ♪

♪ Is all that I could do ♪

♪ Love is a stranger in an open car ♪

♪ To tempt you in ♪

♪ And drive you far away ♪

♪ And love, love, love is a dangerous drug ♪

♪ You have to receive it ♪

♪ And you still can't get enough of the stuff ♪

♪ It's guilt-edged, glamorous and sleek by design ♪

♪ You know, it's jealous by nature ♪

♪ False and unkind ♪

♪ It's hard and restrained ♪

♪ And it's totally cool ♪

♪ It wrenches you up ♪

♪ And you're left like a zombie ♪

♪ It's all right ♪

♪ Baby's comin' back ♪

♪ And I don't really care where he's been, no ♪

♪ It's all right ♪

♪ Baby's comin' back ♪

♪ And I won't turn him around this time ♪

♪ There's a new way out if you're ready to hear ♪

♪ We're gonna make it clear ♪

♪ What you need is revival ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Revival ♪

♪ R-E-V-I-V-A-L ♪

♪ It's gonna lift you right up ♪

♪ From your prison cell ♪

♪ Play it out loud ♪

♪ Like a ringing bell ♪

♪ You go ♪

♪ R-E-V-I-V-A-L ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ I saved the world today ♪

♪ And everybody's happy now ♪

♪ The bad thing's gone away ♪

♪ And everybody's happy now ♪

♪ The good thing's here to stay ♪

♪ Please let it stay ♪

♪ Here comes the rain again ♪

♪ Raining in my head like a tragedy ♪

♪ Tearing me apart like a new emotion ♪

♪ So, baby, talk to me ♪

♪ Like lovers do ♪

♪ Would I lie to you ♪

♪ Would I lie to you, honey ♪

♪ Honey, would I lie to you ♪

♪ Now, would I say somethin' that wasn't true ♪

♪ I'm askin' you, sugar ♪

♪ Would I lie to you ♪

♪ Da da doo da da da-da da ♪

♪ Da da ♪

♪ Da da, yeah ♪

♪ No-one on Earth could feel like this ♪

♪ I'm thrown and overblown with bliss ♪

♪ It's an orchestra of angels ♪

♪ And they're playing with my heart, yeah ♪

♪ Angel ♪

♪ My angel ♪

♪ Fly over me ♪

♪ Angel ♪

♪ Angel ♪

♪ My angel ♪

♪ Fly over me ♪

♪ Angel ♪

♪ Now, there was a time ♪

♪ When we used to say ♪

♪ That behind every great man ♪

♪ There had to be a great woman ♪

♪ Sisters are doin' it for themselves ♪

♪ My mother told me good ♪

♪ My mother told me strong ♪

♪ She said, be true to yourself ♪

♪ And you can't go wrong ♪

♪ But there's just one thing that you must understand ♪

♪ You can fool with your brother ♪

♪ But don't mess with a missionary man ♪

♪ Don't mess with a missionary man ♪

♪ Don't mess with a missionary man ♪

♪ Don't mess with a missionary man ♪

♪ There was a woman in the jungle and a monkey on a tree ♪

♪ The missionary man, he was following me ♪

♪ He said, stop what you're doing ♪

♪ Get down upon your knees ♪

♪ I've a message for you ♪

♪ That you better believe ♪

♪ When tomorrow comes ♪

♪ Wait till tomorrow comes, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ When tomorrow comes ♪

♪ Wait till tomorrow comes, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ When tomorrow comes ♪

♪ Wait till ♪

♪ Stars are burnin' bright ♪

♪ C'mon now, darlin' ♪

♪ Our luck is good tonight ♪

♪ Let's hear it for the ♪

♪ King and queen ♪

♪ Of America ♪

♪ Hear it for the ♪

♪ King and queen ♪

♪ Of America ♪

♪ And it feels ♪

♪ Like ♪

♪ I'm 17 again ♪

♪ Yeah, it feels ♪

♪ Like ♪

♪ I'm 17 again ♪

♪ Lookin' from the outside in ♪

♪ Some things never change ♪

♪ You have placed a chill ♪

♪ In my heart ♪

♪ Ah-ah ♪

♪ You have placed a chill ♪

♪ In my heart ♪

♪ You say why ♪

♪ You say why ♪

♪ You say why ♪

♪ Don't ask me why ♪

♪ I don't love you any more ♪

♪ I don't think I ever did ♪

♪ And if you ever had any kind of love for me ♪

♪ You kept it all so well hid ♪

♪ I've got a life ♪

♪ Though it refuses to shine ♪

♪ I've got a life ♪

♪ It ain't over ♪

♪ It ain't over ♪

♪ Got a life ♪

♪ I've got a way ♪

♪ It's the only thing that's mine ♪

♪ Got a way ♪

♪ All I'm askin' for ♪

♪ Is tenderness ♪

♪ A little tenderness ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Ah-ah, oh ♪

♪ Sweet dreams are made of this ♪

♪ Who am I to disagree ♪

♪ I travel the world and the seven seas ♪

♪ Everybody's looking for something ♪

♪ Sweet dreams are made of this ♪

♪ Who am I to disagree ♪

♪ I travel the world and the seven seas... ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
travel /ˈtrævəl/ A2	verb - to go from one place to another
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth and all life on it
seas /siːz/ A2	noun - large bodies of saltwater
use /juːz/ A2	verb - to employ for a purpose
abuse /əˈbjuːs/ B2	verb - to treat with cruelty or violence
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something
listen /ˈlɪsn/ A2	verb - to pay attention to sound
natural /ˈnætʃərəl/ B1	adjective - existing in or caused by nature
trouble /ˈtrʌbl/ A2	noun - difficulty or problems
crime /kraɪm/ B2	noun - an act committed in violation of the law
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
lie /laɪ/ B1	verb - to say something that is not true
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ B1	noun - a supernatural being
strong /strɒŋ/ A2	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks

Key Grammar Structures

• Some of them want to use you / Some of them want to get used by you

  ➔ Active vs. Passive Voice (with "get-passive")

  ➔ This contrasts the active voice ("want to use you") where the subject performs the action, with the "get-passive" voice ("want to get used by you") where the subject receives the action, often implying a less formal context or a focus on the process/result.

• I shoulda known better

  ➔ Modal verb of regret ("should have" + past participle)

  ➔ "Should have known better" (contracted to "shoulda known better") expresses regret about a past action or lack of action, indicating that something different or wiser ought to have been done.

• To tempt you in / And drive you far away

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The infinitives "to tempt" and "to drive" explain the purpose or function of the preceding noun/description – what it does or is intended to do.

• And you're left like a zombie

  ➔ Passive voice with "be left" (resultative passive)

  ➔ This uses the passive voice to describe the state or condition the subject ("you") is in after an action, focusing on the result rather than the agent.

• And I don't really care where he's been, no

  ➔ Indirect question (embedded question) + Present Perfect

  ➔ "Where he's been" is an indirect question embedded within the main clause "I don't really care." It uses question word order within a statement, and "he's been" (he has been) is present perfect, indicating an action that started in the past and continues or has relevance to the present.

• Would I lie to you

  ➔ Rhetorical question with conditional modal "would"

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question using "would" to imply a strong negative answer (e.g., "Of course I wouldn't lie to you"). It often suggests a hypothetical situation to emphasize a point.

• There had to be a great woman

  ➔ Past obligation/necessity ("had to be")

  ➔ "Had to be" expresses a past obligation or necessity, indicating that something was unavoidable or required.

• That you better believe

  ➔ "Had better" (strong advice/warning) + Relative clause

  ➔ "You better believe" (short for "you had better believe") is a strong recommendation or warning, suggesting that it's important to do or accept something. "That you better believe" functions as a relative clause modifying "message."

• You kept it all so well hid

  ➔ Colloquial/Archaic past participle ("hid" instead of "hidden")

  ➔ While "hidden" is the standard past participle of "hide," "hid" is sometimes used colloquially or in older English as a past participle. This shows a non-standard but understandable usage.

• All I'm askin' for / Is tenderness

  ➔ Reduced relative clause + Inversion (or cleft sentence structure)

  ➔ "All I'm askin' for" is a reduced form of "All that I am asking for." The structure "All + [relative clause] + is/are + [noun/noun phrase]" emphasizes the single thing desired or needed, often leading to a form of inversion where the predicate comes after the "all" clause.