JUMP – English Lyrics

• By: Ciara, Coast Contra

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Ciara's "JUMP," a high-octane dance anthem designed to ignite your spirit. Through its infectious rhythms and confident lyrics, this song offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in English, especially the language of celebration and movement. Explore how Ciara's dynamic vocal delivery and Coast Contra's energetic contributions create a truly special and empowering musical experience that encourages you to embrace confidence and hit the dance floor.

[English]

Hey.

Okay, y'all.

We live in here.

Trying to see here.

I see we got a lot of people in the house already.

I'm so excited for today.

I'm excited for this moment.

It's finally here.

This is a big, big day.

Super, super special time for your girl.

I just want to thank y'all first of all for tuning in.

Um, but this moment is special for so many reasons.

You guys know I've been giving you all a little taste of Jump,

um, you know, over the past month and some change.

And I couldn't wait for this day to finally be here.

And this song is so special to me for so many reasons.

Um, just considering the timing of the where we've all been in this world and,

um, the time of creativity for me,

I was able to, uh,

do everything that I hoped for for this project, for this song.

I just want to make the world dance, y'all know I keep saying that,

but that's really important to me,

that's really my goal is to make the world dance and have

the best time you could possibly have when you hear this song,

when you hear my music in general,

because music is that powerful that it,

you know, it can inspire us, it can make us feel something that we

need to feel or that we didn't know we needed.

Um, it's just, music is just that powerful.

And then of course, when you can dance with music,

it just takes things, things up to another level.

I call dance a universal language that connects us all,

that brings us all together and allows us to relate sometimes with each other,

allows us to communicate and connect with each other,

allows us to be free, allows us to be light.

And, um, that was important to me.

And I worked with my friend Theron on this project

and with this song in particular, this was actually one of the last songs I recorded on my project.

I'm kind of giving you guys a little inside scoop.

But it was one of the last songs that I recorded on the project,

and it was one that I felt like I needed the most

as far as energy and tempo goes.

And I was like, "Theron, we've done everything that I want to do so far,

but I'm missing this one vibe."

And, um, he played me this track

by Sam, Samner, Samser, sorry, and Sean Smalls.

And when he played me this beat, I was like, "Yo,

this right here is crazy.

It is exactly what I wanted.

It is the exact BPMs that I wanted."

And, um, we started right in the record.

Actually, I was at Russ's last game of the season.

He balled out in that game, by the way.

Um, he was making that thing jump on the field, um, with football.

But it was, um, a really, really special moment.

I was like, "I want to create a song that is going to play in in spaces like this.

I want to make."

I feel like some of my best music is what I call stadium music.

It's also what I call ghetto pop.

It's songs that can play in the hood and beyond.

And that's always been important to me from day one.

And so we were talking about different words we wanted to play with.

And we start playing around with jump.

And then literally, Theron and I, after the game,

we left, we flew on the plane back home,

and when we're on the plane, we were finishing up the record.

We were like in the zone. We started creating the record and by time we landed, the song was finished.

And it was just special.

And I was like, this is exactly what I want.

And now, while we're really here today is we're talking about the video,

Um, which I am, I'm over the moon about.

I, I have to tell you guys, I put so much into this video.

We shot this thing for about four days.

Three solid days for sure.

There was a fourth day on the calendar that we filmed as well.

And it was just special energy.

I worked with my good friend and probably favorite director of all time, that's Dave Meyers.

And he was just, he's always so much fun to work with.

Firstly, he's a good human being.

Um, but we just had so much fun and it actually took us about like,

I don't know, two months to like have the treatment where we wanted it to be.

Like every part of this process was very specific.

My girl, J Make A Kratt, you guys know,

um, J, aka Jam Session, she's my creative director

and also was a lead choreographer, choreographer for this video.

Um, she and I really took our time to down the dance details.

As you guys know me, I, I, I feel very blessed that I can kind of do it all on the dance floor,

and I wanted to make sure I did everything that was,

you know, the ultimate way I could express myself as an artist,

an art form, um, through a video.

And, you know, we, we making that thing jump for sure.

Like I said to you guys, you know, this is CC 2.0.

I'm back on the hood again.

Yes, sir.

Um, but there I'm also busting with the fellas.

Um, you know, I, I wanted to kind of make sure I showcased that part of me too.

And, you know, there's a lot of, um, you know, footwork in this video.

There's a lot of sauce up in this thing.

I'm busting with the boys how CC does it, how I like to do it.

And, um, that was pretty awesome too.

So, um, yeah, I'm trying to think of more details for you guys.

We have about 14 looks in this video.

I think at least 14 looks in this video.

And, uh, it was crazy getting changed so fast, but it was worth it.

I literally drove my, my glam team crazy,

but at the same time, we're all excited because it was a dream for all of us,

a dream come true for all of us creatively.

So, I know I'm saying a whole lot and I see a lot of comments coming through.

I know we don't have that much time left before the video drops.

Hey. I'm so excited.

But I gotta see what you guys are talking about.

So, someone said, "Give us some killer vibes and steps."

Yes, I did. I worked with some amazing dancers.

They're shouting out Colin Carter, my stylist.

Shout out to Yolanda.

You guys know Yoli is my best friend.

I've known since I was 16 years old.

And she killed the makeup.

Caesar, you guys know, I've known him for at least 15 years.

Um, they're both my boos.

They both drive me crazy, if I must tell y'all.

But it's really all true passion and love.

So, you know, the craziness, I can take it because we're always on the same page about what we want to do creatively.

And I think this video was a dream come true for my whole creative team.

You guys know, I've also known Jamaica since I was like 15 years old.

Um, you know, my team is like family to me.

So yes, shout out to the glam squad.

Yes, someone said, "Shout out to the whole entire glam team."

Someone said, "I can't wait already."

Yes, we, we about to turn this thing up, y'all.

Let me see what's some more questions.

Let's see if my team has shot me over some.

Let me see here.

Oh, a lot of people are asking me, "What it takes to dance with me?" Right?

Um, well, you guys, I'll tell you, a lot of my dancers that I've used,

not all, but a good bit of my dancers also sign with really great agencies.

Um, so you guys gotta look out for the great agencies.

But I will tell you, I like raw talent.

So, I'm also that girl that I will discover something dope online.

So keep on posting up your dance videos of you jamming out, showcasing your talent because you never know who's watching.

And I just love, um, you know, I love when I see something special that hasn't, someone that hasn't had a chance to do it yet, and I get to put them on the map.

So there are opportunities like that.

There is, oh my gosh,

in the video, I have, oh my goodness.

I gotta make sure I show love to everybody.

Hold on. Let me see here.

Let me see. Oh, the inspiration behind the looks.

Okay, hold on, let me give you guys some, some tea, though.

Because in this video, I also, I want to look up so I can make sure I get all my names right.

Um, but I also, I gotta shout out a couple of people.

I want to shout out Arthur Peyton Silver from Club Cardio.

All I'm saying is in this video, y'all better get ready to sweat.

Cuz you definitely gonna do that.

And the fun thing is that Club Cardio is like a super special wave that's happening,

um, in the south especially, and we pull out the cardio blocks in this video.

So you'll see that fun as well, which is super amazing.

And so, Arthur Peyton just came in with incredible vibes and energy.

And put me on to something new.

And shout out to Jamaica for finding him.

Again, that's another moment, raw talent.

I was like, I love that movement.

Jamaica showed it to me, and I was like, I need that in the video.

So that happened.

And then shout out to, uh, Josh Smith, my boy.

You'll see me rocking with Josh.

Um, and marvelous in the video.

I'm rocking with the fellas on the wire, so that's really fun.

And then shout out to Destiny as well.

Um, Destiny is again, some more raw talent.

Um, that, uh, you'll see in the video.

We, we, she, Destiny, all I gotta say is she gonna make that thing jump, queen.

She just, it just was amazing energy when she came on set.

Um, shout out to Todd Williamson as well, the WSSU Powerhouse cheerleaders along with the coaches, Sheila and Tevin.

Now, let me tell you guys, the WSSU cheerleaders are amazing.

And I got to kind of revisit like the young CC, you know what I'm saying?

I'm still young, but the super, super young CC.

Um, I got to like have some fun with the cheerleading in this video.

And so I've been wanting to it for a long time.

So that was another dream come true of mine.

And then I got to shout out Coast Contra.

Coast Contra, I actually, that is another great example.

What's so beautiful about this video is that now that I'm talking about it and reminding myself,

a lot of my talent in this video is raw.

Coast Contra, as some of you guys may know, they are just an incredible group.

And Hip Hop group.

And I, when I saw them and I saw clips of them online, I was like, what is that?

Like I literally had to play the tape over a few times.

I'm like, this is special.

It reminded me of underground Hip Hop.

And it reminded me of, it was nostalgic for me.

It took me to a place that I feel like we don't have a lot of in Hip Hop anymore.

And I wanted to put some of that flavor in this record.

I had the song already ready to roll, but I'm like, wait a minute, I want to try something dope.

And this is unexpected for me because I didn't even know I was gonna end up,

you know, connecting with this group and like, learning about this group, the way that I did.

And I'm like, I want to try something different.

I want to, I want to bring the boys, bring Coast onto the record with me and see how we can, just see what happens.

And so I DM the boys, and they got back to me right away, and they were saying how much they, you know, loved and, you know, loved my work as an artist.

And they were just showing me so much love and the love was mutual, because I love again, I love the way that they're creating right now.

I think that they're special.

I think that Hip Hop doesn't have them right now.

And so, um, it was just amazing.

We got together a little like almost a week or so after we connected.

And the energy was crazy when we got together.

And we talked about the record.

I played them the song. They loved it right away.

And literally, probably about three days later, they were in the studio,

um, recording their verse on the record.

And when they sent it over, I was like, that's crazy.

I was actually riding with Russ in the car.

He was going to practice, um, in Denver, and I was on the way to the airport.

And I just remember us going like, this is special.

Like, what is this?

And then of course, Theron loved it.

Somebody saying, "We got one minute left!"

Hey, it's about to hit the fan. Hey, about to hit the fan. Hey, about to hit the fan. Hey.

Okay, let me see. What other questions we had before this video goes down?

Oh, Russ in the background, he's helping me.

Okay guys, just to let you know, Russ be on it.

So, um, favorite looks.

Ooh, that's hard.

I love the one where I'm dancing on top of the car, with the CC shorts.

It's very throwback.

I just gotta tell y'all, I brought, I brought the CC, CC out in this video.

She did.

I'm also rocking Tupac in the opening scene.

It's 6:00. I gotta stop talking.

I'm gonna talk to you more after the video on my, um, stories.

Or yes, on my shorts, just look out for all that fun stuff.

You guys are amazing.

Enjoy the video.

I don't even know how I'm supposed to do this, but I think I have to exit so you guys can see it.

We don't want to miss the moment.

I'm so excited!

We get to watch it together!

Make that thing jump!

Uh-uh.

Make that thing, uh-uh, uh-uh.

Okay, love you guys.

Bye!

I hope you enjoyed the video.

What'd you say, boo?

We're watching!

On YouTube. They're, I'm watching right now.

Oh my gosh.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push yourself off the ground using your legs
dance /dɑːns/ A1	verb - to move your body to music noun - a series of movements that match the rhythm of music
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - sounds that are arranged in a way that is pleasant or exciting
special /ˈspeʃəl/ A2	adjective - not ordinary or usual
energy /ˈenərdʒi/ B1	noun - the physical and mental effort that you use to do something
create /kriˈeɪt/ B1	verb - to make something new exist or happen
video /ˈvɪdiəʊ/ A1	noun - a recording of moving images and sound
excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling very happy and enthusiastic
powerful /ˈpaʊərfəl/ B1	adjective - having a lot of power or strength
tempo /ˈtempəʊ/ B2	noun - the speed at which music is played
vibe /vaɪb/ C1	noun - a mood or atmosphere created by a particular person, place, or thing
choreographer /ˌkɒriˈɒɡrəfər/ C1	noun - someone who creates dances
talent /ˈtælənt/ B1	noun - a natural ability to do something well
connect /kəˈnekt/ B1	verb - to join or link together
universal /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəl/ C1	adjective - existing everywhere or involving everyone
inspired /ɪnˈspaɪərd/ B2	adjective - feeling excited and having new ideas because of something
stadium /ˈsteɪdiəm/ B1	noun - a large sports ground with rows of seats for spectators
ghettos /ˈɡetəʊz/ C2	noun - parts of a city where people of a particular race or class live, separately from others
creative /kriˈeɪtɪv/ B2	adjective - producing or using original and unusual ideas

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm so excited for today. I'm excited for this moment.

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe actions happening now or around now. Here, it emphasizes the speaker's current emotional state.

• This is a big, big day. Super, super special time for your girl.

  ➔ Emphasis with Reduplication

  ➔ Reduplication of adjectives ('big, big', 'super, super') is used to emphasize the intensity or importance of the day and the moment.

• I just want to thank y'all first of all for tuning in.

  ➔ Informal Contractions

  ➔ The contraction 'y'all' is an informal way to address a group of people, common in spoken English, especially in certain dialects.

• I was able to do everything that I hoped for for this project, for this song.

  ➔ Past Simple with 'was able to'

  ➔ The phrase 'was able to' is used to express capability in the past, indicating that the speaker successfully achieved their goals for the project and song.

• I just want to make the world dance, y'all know I keep saying that.

  ➔ Present Simple for Habits

  ➔ The present simple tense with 'keep saying' is used to describe a habitual action, emphasizing that the speaker frequently expresses this desire.

• Music is that powerful that it can inspire us, it can make us feel something.

  ➔ Emphasis with 'that'

  ➔ The use of 'that' after 'powerful' emphasizes the degree of music's impact, highlighting its ability to inspire and evoke emotions.

• I call dance a universal language that connects us all.

  ➔ Relative Pronoun 'that'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' is used to introduce a clause that describes the noun 'dance', explaining its role as a universal language.

• And I worked with my friend Theron on this project and with this song in particular.

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase 'on this project'

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'on this project' indicates the specific context or scope of the collaboration, clarifying what the speaker and Theron worked on together.

• We have about 14 looks in this video. I think at least 14 looks in this video.

  ➔ Approximation with 'about' and 'at least'

  ➔ The words 'about' and 'at least' are used to express approximation, indicating that the exact number of looks is not precise but is around 14.

• I hope you enjoyed the video. What'd you say, boo?

  ➔ Contraction in Informal Speech

  ➔ The contraction 'What'd' (What did) is used in informal speech to ask for a response, creating a casual and friendly tone.