Hands Up – English Lyrics

• By: Hardwell, Afrojack, MC Ambush

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the electrifying energy of Dutch electronic music with "Hands Up" by Hardwell, Afrojack, and MC Ambush. This festival anthem is a perfect entry point to understanding the dynamics of big room and electro house. The simple, yet powerful English lyrics from MC Ambush provide a great opportunity for language learners to pick up energetic phrases commonly used in live music settings. What makes this song special is the masterful fusion of Hardwell's euphoric breakdowns and Afrojack's signature "dirty Dutch" synth sounds, creating a track that's both instantly memorable and quintessentially representative of the peak era of mainstage electronic music.

[English]

Throw your hands up while

Throw your hands up while

Throw your hands up while

Throw your hands up while

Throw your hands up while

Throw your hands up while

Throw your hands, throw your hands, throw your hands, throw your hands

Throw your hands, throw your hands, throw your hands, throw your hands

Throw your hands up while I kill the shit

Throw your hands up while I kill the shit

Throw your hands up while I kill the shit

Throw your hands up while I kill the shit

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
throw /θroʊ/ A1	verb - to send or propel something through the air with force
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm
up /ʌp/ A1	adjective - toward the sky or at an angle from the horizontal
while /waɪl/ A1	noun - a period of time
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of a living organism verb - to stop or end something
shit /ʃɪt/ B1	noun - excrement adjective - used to express anger, frustration, or surprise

Key Grammar Structures

• Throw your hands up while

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase "Throw your hands up" uses the imperative mood to give a direct command or instruction.

• Throw your hands, throw your hands

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The repeated phrase "Throw your hands" is used to emphasize the action and create a rhythmic effect.

• while I kill the shit

  ➔ Subordinate Clause with 'while'

  ➔ The phrase "while I kill the shit" is a subordinate clause that indicates the action happening simultaneously with the main action.