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.

[English]

(rock music)

♪ I've done my share of workin' out ♪

♪ I wanna go some place where I can scream and shout ♪

♪ Show me the lights, where I can find ♪

♪ The only thing I need to give me peace of mind ♪

♪ I wanna go ♪

♪ I wanna go ♪

♪ I wanna go ♪

♪ hot rockin' ♪

♪ ♪ I wanna go ♪

♪ I wanna go ♪

♪ I wanna go ♪

♪ hot rockin' ♪

♪ Where is the spark ♪

♪ that kicks the air ♪

♪ Where is the energy that charges everywhere ♪

♪ I see the crowd ♪

♪ I hear the roar ♪

♪ I feel my body start to leave the ground and soar ♪

♪ I wanna go, I wanna go, I wanna go hot rockin' ♪

♪ I wanna go, I wanna go ♪

♪ I wanna go hot rockin' ♪

(rock music)

♪ I'm goin' out in search of the bright lights ♪

♪ Somehow I feel that tonight is the right night ♪

♪ I'm almost there I've got the vibration ♪

♪ It's coming strong from this generation ♪

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

♪ My pulse is hot, so don't try to stop me ♪

♪ 'Cause this is it and I'm hot rockin' ♪

♪ Don't let it stop ♪

♪ Don't let it end ♪

♪ Please let it carry on and on and on again ♪

♪ I get so high ♪

♪ Knocked off my feet, yeah ♪

♪ This is the only way I want, I want, I want, I want ♪

♪ I wanna go, I wanna go, I wanna go hot rockin' ♪

♪ I wanna go, I wanna go ♪

♪ I wanna go hot rockin' ♪

♪ It's all I want, it's all I crave ♪

♪ I just want to go hot rockin' ♪

(rock music)

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.