Flashdance What A Feeling – English Lyrics

• By: Irene Cara

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English through the empowering and iconic song, 'Flashdance... What a Feeling'! This 80s anthem is not only a fantastic way to practice vocabulary related to dreams and emotions, but its clear and powerful lyrics make it easy to follow along. The song's uplifting message of perseverance is a universal theme that makes learning with it both fun and inspiring.

[English]

First when there's nothing

But a slow glowing dream

That your fear seems to hide

Deep inside your mind

All alone I have cried

Silent tears full of pride

In a world made of steel

Made of stone

...

Well, I hear the music

Close my eyes

Feel the rhythm

Wrap around

Take a hold of my heart

What a feeling

Being's believing

I can have it all

Now I'm dancing for my life

Take your passion

And make it happen

Pictures come alive

You can dance right through your life

...

Now I hear the music

Close my eyes

I am rhythm

In a flash

It takes hold of my heart

What a feeling

Being's believing

I can have it all

Now I'm dancing for my life

Take your passion

And make it happen

Pictures come alive

You can dance right through your life

What a feeling

...

What a feeling (I am music now)

Being's believing (I am rhythm now)

Pictures come alive

You can dance right through your life

What a feeling (I can really have it all)

What a feeling (Pictures come alive when I call)

I can have it all (I can really have it all)

Have it all (Pictures come alive when I call)

(Call, call, call, call, what a feeling)

I can have it all (Being's believing)

Being's believing (take your passion)

(Make it happen) Make it happen

(What a feeling) What a feeling

(Being's believing) Heaven

(Take your passion) Heaven

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of images or events seen or imagined while sleeping
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or a physical sensation
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - art of arranging sounds in a pleasing sequence
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - organ that pumps blood
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living beings
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
passion /ˈpæʃən/ B1	noun - strong enthusiasm or love for something
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout or make a sound to get attention
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B1	adjective - living; not dead
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B2	verb - to accept as true
happen /ˈhæpən/ B1	verb - to take place or occur
happen /ˈhæpən/ B1	verb - to take place or occur