Hot Rockin' – English Lyrics

• By: Judas Priest
• Album: Turbo

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the raw energy of heavy metal with Judas Priest's 'Hot Rockin''. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to learn English through its straightforward, repetitive, and anthemic lyrics. The vocabulary is centered around the exciting world of rock concerts and personal freedom, making it a fun and engaging way to pick up new phrases. What makes this song special is its pure, unadulterated celebration of the power of music and the thrill of live performance, a cornerstone of the heavy metal genre.

Key Grammar Structures

• I've done my share of workin' out

  ➔ Present Perfect with contraction & gerund

  ➔ "I've" is a contraction of "I have". "Workin'" is an informal contraction of "working", functioning as a gerund (a verb acting as a noun). The phrase indicates an action completed at an unspecified time in the past, with relevance to the present.

• Show me the lights, where I can find

  ➔ Relative Clause (defining)

  ➔ "where I can find" is a defining relative clause modifying "the lights". It specifies *which* lights the speaker wants to see – those *where* they can find something. The relative pronoun "where" introduces the clause and acts as the object of the verb "find".

• I wanna go, I wanna go, I wanna go hot rockin'

  ➔ Ellipsis & Informal Contraction

  ➔ The repetition of "I wanna go" demonstrates emphasis. The final phrase, "I wanna go hot rockin'", uses ellipsis – the verb phrase "wanna go" is understood from the previous repetitions. "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to".

• My blood is hot, from now on I'm set free

  ➔ Metaphor & Future with 'be going to' implied

  ➔ "My blood is hot" is a metaphor for feeling excited and passionate. "I'm set free" implies a future state of liberation. While not explicitly using "will" or "going to", the phrase suggests a decision or intention to be free from this point forward.