Intergalactic – English Lyrics

• By: Beastie Boys

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the Beastie Boys' "Intergalactic," a groundbreaking song that showcases a unique blend of hip-hop and electronic sounds, making it an excellent track for language learners. Its clear, vocoder-enhanced lyrics, coupled with infectious beats and pop culture references, offer an engaging way to explore contemporary English vocabulary and rhythmic phrasing. The song's playful and confident delivery makes learning an enjoyable journey through another dimension of language and music.

[English]

(foreboding orchestral music)

(moves into playful hiphop beat)

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Another dimension, another dimension ♪

♪ Another dimension, another dimension ♪

♪ Another dimension, another dimension ♪

♪ Another dimension, another dimension ♪

♪ Another dimension, another dimension ♪

♪ Another dimension ♪

♪ Well now, don't you tell me to smile ♪

♪ You stick around I'll make it worth your while ♪

♪ My number's beyond what you can dial ♪

♪ Maybe it's because we're so versatile ♪

♪ Style, profile, I said ♪

♪ It always brings me back when I hear 'Ooh, child' ♪

♪ From The Hudson River out to the Nile ♪

♪ I run the marathon to the very last mile ♪

♪ Well, if you battle me I feel reviled ♪

♪ People always sayin' my style is wild ♪

♪ You've got gall, you've got guile (guile) ♪

♪ Step to me I'm a rap-o-phile ♪

♪ If you want to battle you're in denial ♪

♪ Comin' from Uranus to check my style ♪

♪ Go ahead, put my rhymes on trial ♪

♪ Cast you off into exile ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Jazz and AWOL, that's our team ♪

♪ Step inside the party, disrupt the whole scene ♪

♪ When it comes to beats, well, I'm a fiend ♪

♪ I like my sugar with coffee and cream ♪

♪ Well, I gotta keep it going keep it going (full steam) ♪

♪ Too sweet to be sour to nice to be (mean) ♪

♪ Well, on the tough-guy style I'm not too keen ♪

♪ Trying to change the world, I'mma plot and scheme ♪

♪ Mario C. likes to keep it clean (clean) ♪

♪ Gonna shine like a sunbeam (beam) ♪

♪ Keep on rappin', 'cause that's my dream (dream) ♪

♪ Thank Moe Dee for 'Sticking to Themes' ♪

♪ Now when it comes to envy y'all is green ♪

♪ Jealous of the rhyme and the rhyme routine ('tine) ♪

♪ Another dimension, new galaxy ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ We're from the family tree of old school hip-hop ♪

♪ Kick off your shoes and relax your socks ♪

♪ The rhymes are spread just like a pox ♪

♪ 'Cause the music is loud like an electric shock ♪

♪ I am known to do the wop (wop) ♪

♪ Also known for the Flintstone Flop (flop) ♪

♪ Tammy D gets biz on the crops (crop) ♪

♪ Beastie Boys known to let the beat ♪

♪ Mmm, drop ♪

♪ Now when I wrote graffiti my name was Slop ♪

♪ If my rap's soup, my beats is stock ♪

♪ Step from the table when I start to chop ♪

♪ I'm a lumberjack DJ Adrock ♪

♪ If you try to knock me you'll get mocked ♪

♪ I'll stir fry you in my wok ♪

♪ Your knees'll start shakin' and your fingers pop ♪

♪ Like a pinch on the neck of Mr. Spock ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic ♪

♪ Another dimension, another dimension ♪

♪ Another dimension, another dimension ♪

♪ Another dimension, another dimension ♪

♪ Another dimension, another dimension ♪

♪ Another dimension, another dimension ♪

♪ Another dimension, another dimension ♪

♪ Do it ♪

(monster cries out)

(fire blazes)

(engine hums)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dimension /dɪˈmenʃən/ B2	noun - a measurable or conceivable extent of space
versatile /ˈvɜːrsətaɪl/ C1	adjective - able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities
profile /ˈprəʊfaɪl/ B1	noun - an outline of something, especially a head
marathon /ˈmærəθən/ B2	noun - a long-distance race
reviled /rɪˈvaɪld/ C1	verb - criticize fiercely
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - not controlled or tamed
guile /ɡaɪl/ C1	noun - sly or cunning intelligence
denial /dɪˈnaɪəl/ B2	noun - the action of declaring something is not true
exile /ˈeksˌaɪl/ C1	noun - the state of being banished from one's native land
fiend /fiːnd/ B2	noun - a cruel or wicked person
scheme /skiːm/ B1	verb - make a plan, typically a secret and often dishonest one
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - give off bright light
envy /ˈenvɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck
routine /ruːˈtiːn/ B1	noun - a sequence of actions regularly followed
galaxy /ˈɡæləksi/ B2	noun - a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction
kick /kɪk/ A1	verb - strike or propel with the foot
shock /ʃɒk/ B1	noun - a sudden and disturbing surprise
stir /stɜːr/ A2	verb - move or cause to move slowly and continuously