Hit the Lights – English Lyrics

• By: Jay Sean, Lil Wayne
• Album: Hit the Lights

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Hit the lights, oh, oh, oh

Hit the lights, oh, oh, oh

Hit the lights, hit the lights

Hit the lights

Baby hold it, and let me holla at you baby for a moment

And if you with it, I'm with it, we'll keep it rollin'

And we'll be dancing and drinking until the morning

Until the morning, till the morning, till the morning, morning

Stars are going off

It's so hot there's girls just taking all their clothes off

So take a picture of this moment with your iPhone

'Cause I don't wanna forget tonight, night, night

Put your lighters in the air

Let 'em burn into the night

And let everybody know that you're with it and you're ready to go

So hit the lights, oh, oh, oh

Hit the lights, oh, oh, oh

Hit the lights

Tonight, tonight

So hit the lights, oh, oh, oh

Hit the lights, oh, oh, oh

Hit the lights, hit the light

Hit the lights

Come out the dark and let the DJ lead the way (way, way, way)

'Cause it's hot in the club now, so don't let it stop now

So hit the lights, hit the lights

Hit the lights

And everybody say oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

(Lil Wayne)

YMCMB, b****** call me Tunechi Li

All them b****** think they fly, and all 'em b****** flew to me

Hit the lights so you could see

My drink is strong and my hooka sweet

Understand the time is now, but time is up the future's bleak

This beat, it's stupid cupid

Love me, leave me in the morning

If you like your friend can join in

The wildest flower in the garden

Coolest n-gga in the party

Shades on, dreads long

Blood gang, red zone

And I'm with Jay Sean

Put ya lighters in the air

Let 'em burn into the sky

And let everybody know that you're with it and you're ready to go

So hit the lights, oh, oh, oh

Hit the lights, oh, oh, oh

Hit the lights

Tonight, tonight

So hit the lights, oh, oh, oh

Hit the lights, oh, oh, oh

Hit the lights, hit the light

Hit the lights

Come out the dark and let the DJ lead the way (way, way, way)

'Cause it's hot in the club now, so don't let it stop now

So hit the lights, hit the lights

Hit the lights

And everybody say oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Tell 'em low, tell 'em high

Light it up to the sky

Tell 'em low, tell 'em high

Light it up to the sky

So hit the lights, hit the lights

Hit the lights

Tonight, tonight

So hit the lights, hit the lights

Hit the lights

Hit the lights, hit the light

Hit the lights

Come out the dark and let the DJ lead the way (way, way, way)

'Cause it's hot in the club now, so don't let it stop now

So hit the lights, hit the lights

Hit the lights

And everybody say oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Tell 'em low, tell 'em high

Light it up to the sky

Tell 'em low, tell 'em high

Light it up to the sky

So hit the lights, hit the lights

Hit the lights

Tonight, tonight

So hit the lights, hit the lights

Hit the lights

Hit the lights, hit the light

Hit the lights

Come out the dark and let the DJ lead the way (way, way, way)

'Cause it's hot in the club now, so don't let it stop now

So hit the lights, hit the lights

Hit the lights

And everybody say oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lights /laɪts/ B1	noun - sources of illumination; lamps or bulbs
hit /hɪt/ B1	verb - to strike something with force noun - a successful song or a striking blow
night /naɪt/ A2	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
club /klʌb/ B1	noun - a place where people gather to dance, drink and listen to music
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light; not bright
DJ /ˌdiːˈdʒeɪ/ B2	noun - person who selects and mixes recorded music for an audience
burn /bɜːrn/ B1	verb - to be on fire; to produce flames
sky /skaɪ/ A2	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from Earth
ready /ˈrɛdi/ B1	adjective - prepared for something; willing to act
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a series of rhythmic movements performed to music
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it noun - a liquid that can be swallowed; a beverage
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A2	noun - the period of time from sunrise until noon
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a luminous point in the night sky; a famous person
picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ B1	noun - a visual representation made by drawing, painting, or photography
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B1	verb - to fail to remember
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having a high temperature; very warm
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A2	noun - female children or young women

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby hold it, and let me holla at you baby for a moment

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase 'hold it' and 'let me holla' use the present continuous tense to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking.

• And if you with it, I'm with it, we'll keep it rollin'

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ The sentence uses a Type 1 conditional to express a possible situation and its result ('if you with it, I'm with it').

• Until the morning, till the morning, till the morning, morning

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'till the morning' emphasizes the duration of the action.

• So take a picture of this moment with your iPhone

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase 'take a picture' is in the imperative mood, giving a direct command.

• Let 'em burn into the night

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ 'Let 'em' is a contraction of 'let them', commonly used in informal speech.

• Understand the time is now, but time is up the future's bleak

  ➔ Present simple vs. future simple

  ➔ The sentence contrasts the present simple ('is now') with the future simple ('future's bleak') to highlight different time frames.

• And everybody say oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

  ➔ Imperative mood with subject 'everybody'

  ➔ The phrase 'everybody say' uses the imperative mood to instruct a group of people.

• Tell 'em low, tell 'em high

  ➔ Apostrophe for contraction

  ➔ 'Tell 'em' is a contraction of 'tell them', using an apostrophe to replace the missing letters.