In For The Kill – English Lyrics

• By: La Roux, Kanye West

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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We can fight our desires

Ooooh but when we start making fires

We get ever so hot

Ooooh whether we like it or not

They say we can love who we trust

Ooooh but what is love without lust?

Two hearts with accurate devotions

Ooooh but what are feelings without emotions?

I'm going in for the kill

I'm doing it for a thrill

Oh I'm hoping you'll understand

and not let go of my hand

I'm going in for the kill

I'm doing it for a thrill

Oh I'm hoping you'll understand

and not let go of my hand

I hang my hopes out on the line

Ooooh will they be ready for you in time?

If you leave them out too long

Ooooh they'll be withered by the sun

Full stops and exclamation marks

Ooooh my words stumble before I start

Oooooooh

How far can you send emotions?

Ooooh can this bridge cross the ocean?

I'm going in for the kill

I'm doing it for a thrill

Oh I'm hoping you'll understand

and not let go of my hand

I'm going in for the kill

I'm doing it for a thrill

Oh I'm hoping you'll understand

and not let go of my hand

Let's go to war to make peace

Let's be cold to create heat

I hope in darkness we can see

And you're not blinded by the light from me

Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh Ooooooooooh

I'm going in for the kill

I'm doing it for a thrill

Oh I'm hoping you'll understand

and not let go of my hand

Key Grammar Structures

• We can fight our desires

  ➔ Modal verb (can) for ability

  ➔ The word "can" is used to express ability or possibility.

• Ooooh but what is love without lust?

  ➔ Rhetorical question with inversion

  ➔ The sentence structure is inverted for emphasis, typical in rhetorical questions.

• I'm going in for the kill

  ➔ Present continuous for future action

  ➔ "I'm going" uses present continuous to indicate a planned future action.

• Ooooh will they be ready for you in time?

  ➔ Future with 'will' for uncertainty

  ➔ "Will they be ready?" uses 'will' to express uncertainty about the future.

• Let's go to war to make peace

  ➔ Let's for suggestion

  ➔ "Let's go" is a common way to make a suggestion or invitation.