Low Blow – English Lyrics

• By: Kylie Minogue
• Album: Golden

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Tug on my heart with a cheap little string

Shots at the bar but I know it's a sting

Oh darling, those puppy dog eyes are doing that thing

I try to resist but I don't stand a chance

Wrapped 'round your finger, now I'm ready to dance

Oh darling, the next thing I know is I'm all in your hands

Baby you know how to get to me

(Yeah, we've been here before)

Just look at the state you got me in

(Stop and give me some more)

Uh oh, uh oh, I can't say no

Uh oh, uh oh, I can't say no

Swinging your lasso at my rodeo

You're pulling me in with another low blow

When I wanna leave, you know what song to play

A little heartbeat, my hips start to sway

Oh darling, I hate to admit that you've blown me away

Baby you know how to get to me

(Yeah, we've been here before)

Just look at the state you got me in

(Stop and give me some more)

Uh oh, uh oh, I can't say no

Uh oh, uh oh, I can't say no

Swinging your lasso at my rodeo

You're pulling me in with another low blow

Mmm mmm, now sing with me

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh

(O oh oh, oh oh oh)

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh

(O oh oh, oh oh oh)

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh

(O oh oh, oh oh oh)

Oh, oh, oh, ah

Uh oh, uh oh, I can't say no

Uh oh, uh oh, I can't say no

Swinging your lasso at my rodeo

You're pulling me in with another low blow

Uh oh, uh oh, I can't say no

Uh oh, uh oh, I can't say no

Swinging your lasso at my rodeo

You're pulling me in with another low blow

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tug /tʌɡ/ B1	verb - to pull something sharply or abruptly
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the centre of emotions
string /strɪŋ/ A2	noun - a thin piece of cord or thread
sting /stɪŋ/ B1	noun - a sharp wound caused by a stinger verb - to wound or hurt with a stinger
darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ B2	noun - a beloved person; a term of affection
puppy /ˈpʌpi/ A2	noun - a young dog
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B2	verb - to fight against or oppose
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - an opportunity or possibility
wrapped /ræpt/ B2	verb - enclosed or covered tightly
finger /ˈfɪŋɡər/ A1	noun - any of the five digits on a hand
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2	adjective - prepared for something
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a performance of rhythmic movement
lasso /ˈlæsoʊ/ B2	noun - a looped rope used to catch livestock
rodeo /roʊˈdeɪoʊ/ B2	noun - a competition involving riding and handling cattle or horses
pulling /ˈpʊlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to exert force to move something toward oneself
low /loʊ/ A2	adjective - situated below the usual level; not high
blow /bloʊ/ B1	noun - a strong gust of wind or a hit verb - to move air out of the mouth; to strike forcefully
heartbeat /ˈhɑːrtˌbit/ B2	noun - the regular pulsation of the heart
sway /sweɪ/ B2	verb - to move gently back and forth

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby you know how to get to me

  ➔ Embedded Question

  ➔ Clause starting with "how to" functions as a noun phrase. Acts as the object of "know", equivalent to "the way to affect me emotionally".

• Swinging your lasso at my rodeo

  ➔ Gerund Phrase

  ➔ "Swinging" (gerund) begins a phrase describing continuous action. Metaphorically means persistent romantic pursuit.

• I try to resist but I don't stand a chance

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive / Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ 1. "Try" followed by infinitive "to resist" 2. "don't stand a chance" = hopeless situation

• Wrapped 'round your finger, now I'm ready to dance

  ➔ Past Participle Phrase / Adjective + Infinitive

  ➔ 1. "Wrapped" (past participle) describes subject state 2. "ready to" = adjective + infinitive

• When I wanna leave, you know what song to play

  ➔ Interrogative Word + Infinitive / Contraction

  ➔ 1. "what song to play" = embedded question structure 2. "wanna" = informal contraction of "want to"

• You're pulling me in with another low blow

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ "are pulling" describes an ongoing manipulative action. Form: [be] + [verb-ing].

• I hate to admit that you've blown me away

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive / Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ 1. "hate" + infinitive "to admit" 2. "you've blown" = present perfect emphasizes completed action with current impact.

• Oh darling, those puppy dog eyes are doing that thing

  ➔ Demonstrative Adjective / Present Continuous

  ➔ 1. "those" specifies particular eyes 2. "are doing" shows current emotional manipulation.