I Want You Back – English Lyrics

• By: BE:FIRST

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Ah, I’m so nervous.

Here we are at last.

Let’s do this.

It’s “I Want You Back.”

We’ve made it.

〜Vocal Warm-Up〜

What’s that?

Never heard that warm-up before!

Alright then, shall we have some fun?

Yeah, let’s!

It’s such a fun song,

so let’s play with it — with respect, and enjoy it in our own style.

Please listen — “I Want You Back.”

So much fun!

Thank you so much!

Really fun!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
nervous /ˈnɜː.vəs/ B1	adjective - feeling worried or afraid about something
fun /fʌn/ A2	noun - enjoyment or pleasure adjective - enjoyable or entertaining
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a piece of music with words that is sung
respect /rɪˈspekt/ B1	noun - a feeling of admiration for someone or something verb - to admire or have a high opinion of someone
style /staɪl/ B1	noun - a particular way of doing something or expressing oneself
listen /ˈlɪs.ən/ A1	verb - to pay attention to sound or speech
thank /θæŋk/ A1	verb - to express gratitude to someone
enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ A2	verb - to get pleasure from something
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in an activity for enjoyment verb - to perform music on an instrument
warm-up /ˈwɔːm.ʌp/ B1	noun - an activity that prepares you for physical exercise or performance

Key Grammar Structures

• Ah, I’m so nervous.

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'be + adjective' to describe a current emotional state.

  ➔ The phrase 'I’m so nervous' uses 'am' (present of 'be') plus the adjective 'nervous' to express a feeling happening right now.

• Here we are at last.

  ➔ Inversion used for emphasis and idiomatic expression meaning 'we have finally arrived'.

  ➔ The inversion in 'Here we are' places 'here' first for emphasis, common in spoken English for arrival or realization.

• Let’s do this.

  ➔ Use of 'let’s' (let us) for making a suggestion or encouraging action.

  ➔ The phrase 'Let’s do this' expresses motivation to begin together; 'let’s' invites group participation.

• We’ve made it.

  ➔ Present perfect tense used to show achievement or completion.

  ➔ ‘We’ve made it’ uses 'have made' to express that something has been successfully accomplished up to now.

• What’s that?

  ➔ Question form using 'what' as an interrogative pronoun.

  ➔ The contraction 'What’s' = 'What is', used to ask about unfamiliar things.

• Never heard that warm-up before!

  ➔ Elliptical sentence omitting the subject and auxiliary 'have', using past participle.

  ➔ The implied full sentence is 'I’ve never heard that warm-up before', but it’s shortened for casual speech.

• Shall we have some fun?

  ➔ Use of 'shall' in questions for polite suggestions or invitations.

  ➔ The phrase 'Shall we have some fun?' politely proposes shared enjoyment; 'shall we' is formal and friendly.

• Please listen — “I Want You Back.”

  ➔ Imperative sentence with polite marker 'please'.

  ➔ ‘Please’ makes the imperative ‘listen’ sound polite and respectful.

• Thank you so much!

  ➔ Expression of gratitude with intensifier 'so much'.

  ➔ ‘So much’ intensifies the feeling of appreciation in 'Thank you'.