Give It 2 Me – English Lyrics

• By: Madonna, Pharrell
• Album: Hard Candy

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Madonna's iconic dance track "Give It 2 Me," a high-energy collaboration with Pharrell Williams that's more than just a party song. Uncover the layers of meaning behind its infectious beat, from its message of perseverance to Madonna's own reflection on her enduring career. Learn how this song became a self-empowerment anthem and a celebration of pushing boundaries.

[English]

What are you waiting for

Nobody's gonna show you how

Why wait for someone else to do what you can do right now

Got no boundaries and no limits

If there's excitement put me in it

If it's against the law, arrest me

If you can handle it, undress me

Don't stop me now

Don't need to catch my breath

I can go on and on and on

When the lights go down

And there's no one left

I can go on and on and on

Give it to me, yeah

No one's gonna show me how

Give it to me, yeah

No one's gonna stop me now

They say that a good thing never lasts

And then it has to fall

Those are the people that did not amount to much at all

Give me the baseline, and I'll shake it

Give me a record and I'll break it

There's no beginning and no ending

Give me a chance to go and I'll take it

Don't stop me now

Don't need to catch my breath

I can go on and on and on

When the lights go down

And there's no one left

I can go on and on and on

Give it to me, yeah

No one's gonna show me how

Give it to me, yeah

No one's gonna stop me now

Watch this

Get stupid, get stupid

Get stupid, get stupid

Get stupid, get stupid

Get stupid, get stupid

Get stupid, don't stop it

Don't stop me now

Don't need to catch my breath

I can go on and on and on

When the lights go down

And there's no one left

I can go on and on and on

Give it to me, yeah

No one's gonna show me how

Give it to me, yeah

No one's gonna stop me now

You're only here to win

Get what they say

You're only here to win

Get what they do

They'd do it too ,If they were you

You've done it all before ,This ain't nothing new

Give it to me, yeah

No one's gonna show me how

Give it to me, yeah

No one's gonna stop me now

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Key Grammar Structures

• What are you waiting for

  ➔ Present continuous question

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense to ask about an action happening now or in the near future. Here, "are waiting" is the present continuous form of the verb.

• If there's excitement put me in it

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence, used for likely or real conditions. The structure is "if + present simple, future simple". Here, "there's excitement" is present simple, and "put me in it" is future simple.

• I can go on and on and on

  ➔ Present simple for repeated actions

  ➔ The present simple tense is used here to express an action that is repeated or habitual. "Can go" indicates ability, and the repetition emphasizes continuity.

• Give it to me, yeah

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or make requests. "Give it to me" is a direct command, and "yeah" adds emphasis or agreement.

• No one's gonna show me how

  ➔ Contraction and future with 'gonna'

  ➔ The contraction "No one's" is short for "No one has". "Gonna" is an informal way to say "going to", indicating future intention. The sentence expresses a strong negation of future possibility.

• Get stupid, get stupid

  ➔ Imperative mood repetition

  ➔ The imperative mood is repeated for emphasis. "Get stupid" is a command that is repeated to stress the action or to create a rhythmic effect.

• You're only here to win

  ➔ Present simple with 'only' for emphasis

  ➔ The present simple tense is used with "only" to emphasize the purpose or limitation. "You're only here to win" stresses that winning is the sole purpose.