New Ride – English Lyrics

• By: WayV
• Album: Give Me That

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ride /raɪd/ A2	noun - a journey in a vehicle or on an animal verb - to travel in a vehicle or on an animal
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - not existing before; recently made, invented, or discovered
vibe /vaɪb/ B1	noun - (informal) a person's emotional state or the atmosphere of a place as communicated to and felt by others
cruise /kruːz/ B1	verb - to travel at a moderate, economical speed
involved /ɪnˈvɒlvd/ B2	adjective - included in an activity, event, or situation
engine /ˈɛndʒɪn/ A2	noun - a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion
mesmerised /ˈmɛzməraɪzd/ C1	adjective - having someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else
understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ A1	verb - to perceive the meaning of (something); grasp
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - (informal) extremely enthusiastic or excited
limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ B1	noun - a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass
profound /prəˈfaʊnd/ C1	adjective - (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense
acceleration /ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃən/ B2	noun - increase in the rate or speed of something
speed /spiːd/ A2	noun - the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate
moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ B1	noun - the light of the moon
mood /muːd/ A2	noun - a temporary state of mind or feeling
destination /ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən/ B1	noun - the place to which someone or something is going or being sent
heartbeat /ˈhɑːrtbiːt/ B1	noun - the pulsation of the heart

Key Grammar Structures

• 月光被放大 it's a mood yeah

  ➔ Passive Voice (被 bèi)

  ➔ The particle "被" (bèi) in "月光**被**放大" is used to indicate the **passive voice**, showing that the subject ("月光" - moonlight) is the recipient of the action ("放大" - magnified).

• 想到你笑臉 can't wait

  ➔ Modal Verb (can't) for strong desire

  ➔ "**can't wait**" is a common idiom expressing strong anticipation or eagerness, indicating an inability to wait due to excitement. "Can't" is the negative form of the modal verb "can."

• I'ma pick you up in my new ride and we riding

  ➔ Colloquial Future ('I'ma') and Reduced Present Continuous

  ➔ "**I'ma**" in "**I'ma** pick you up" is a colloquial contraction of "I am going to," indicating future action. "**we riding**" is a reduced form of "we are riding," indicating an ongoing or future action.

• 馳騁在無人地帶

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase of Location (在 zài)

  ➔ The preposition "**在**" (zài) in "馳騁**在**無人地帶" is used here to indicate the location or sphere where the action ("馳騁" - galloping/racing) takes place, meaning "in" or "at" an unmanned area.

• 趕不上心跳節拍

  ➔ Result Complement (不上 bù shàng)

  ➔ The result complement "**不上**" (bù shàng) in "**趕不上**心跳節拍" indicates that the action ("趕" - to catch up) fails to achieve its intended goal or reach a certain standard, meaning "unable to catch up with."

• 臉上泛紅著溫熱

  ➔ Aspect Particle (著 zhe) for continuous state

  ➔ The aspect particle "**著**" (zhe) in "臉上泛紅**著**溫熱" is used after a verb or adjective ("泛紅" - to blush/flush red) to indicate a continuous state, an ongoing action, or the result of an action that persists.

• Do what you wanna do now

  ➔ Relative Clause / Colloquial Contraction ('wanna')

  ➔ "**what you wanna do**" functions as a **noun clause** (a type of relative clause) serving as the object of "Do." "**wanna**" is a colloquial contraction of "want to."

• Wanna be your lover 是否今晚實現?

  ➔ Yes/No Question using '是否' (shìfǒu)

  ➔ "**是否**" (shìfǒu) in "是否今晚實現" is a formal way to ask a **yes/no question** in Chinese, equivalent to "whether or not" or simply indicating an interrogative mood.

• Leaving me mesmerised

  ➔ Present Participle as Adverbial Phrase / Past Participle as Adjective

  ➔ "**Leaving**" in "**Leaving** me mesmerised" is a present participle functioning as an **adverbial phrase** of result or manner, describing how the subject's action impacts the speaker. "**mesmerised**" is a past participle acting as an **adjective** describing the speaker's state.

• 就讓速度慢了 tonight

  ➔ Causative Verb Construction ('就讓' jiù ràng) / Particle of Change of State ('了' le)

  ➔ "**就讓**" (jiù ràng) in "**就讓**速度慢了" means "just let" or "allow," indicating a **causative action**. The particle "**了**" (le) signifies a **change of state** or completion of an action, here indicating the speed "became slow."