Padam Padam – English Lyrics

• By: Kylie Minogue
• Album: Tension II

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the infectious world of Kylie Minogue's "Padam Padam," a song that revitalized her career and became a global phenomenon. Explore how this dance-pop track, with its simple yet captivating lyrics and heartbeat-inspired title, sparked a cultural moment and topped charts worldwide. Discover the rhythm of 'Padam Padam' and expand your understanding of contemporary English expressions through this sensational hit.

[English]

You look like fun to me

You look a little like somebody I know

And I can tell you how this ends

I’ll be in your head all weekend

Shivers and butterflies

I get the shivers when I look into your eyes

And I can tell that you’re all in

Cause I can hear your heart beating

Padam Padam

Padam Padam

I hear it and I know

Padam Padam

I know you wanna take me home

Padam

And get to know me close

Padam Padam

When your heart goes

Padam Padam

I hear it and I know

Padam Padam

I know you wanna take me home

Padam

And take off all my clothes

Padam Padam

When your heart goes

Padam

This place is crowding up

I think it’s time for you to take me out this club

And we don’t need to use our words

Wanna see what’s underneath that t-shirt

Shivers and cold champagne

I get the shivers every time you say my name

And I can tell that you’re all in

‘Cause I can hear your heart beating

‘Cause I can hear your heart beating

Padam Padam

I hear it and I know

Padam Padam

I know you wanna take me home

Padam

And get to know me close

Padam Padam

When your heart goes

Padam Padam

I hear it and I know

Padam Padam

I know you wanna take me home

Padam

And take off all my clothes

Padam Padam

When your heart goes

Padam

Key Grammar Structures

• You look like fun to me

  ➔ Simile with 'like'

  ➔ Compares a person to an abstract concept ('fun') using "like" to suggest similarity

• I can tell you how this ends

  ➔ Modal verb 'can'

  ➔ Expresses ability/certainty. "Can" shows the speaker's confidence in predicting the outcome

• I'll be in your head all weekend

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ "Will + base verb" expresses a definite future state. The contraction "I'll" is common in informal contexts

• I get the shivers when I look into your eyes

  ➔ Time clause with 'when'

  ➔ Shows cause-effect relationship. The "when" clause establishes a repeated reaction to a specific trigger

• I know you wanna take me home

  ➔ Informal contraction 'wanna'

  ➔ Colloquial reduction of "want to". "Wanna" reflects casual speech common in song lyrics

• And get to know me close

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'get to'

  ➔ "Get to + verb" means to have the opportunity to do something. Implies gradual intimacy development

• I think it’s time for you to take me out this club

  ➔ Impersonal expression 'it's time for...'

  ➔ Used to indicate a moment for action. The structure shifts focus from the speaker to the situation

• Wanna see what’s underneath that t-shirt

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of subject)

  ➔ Subject "I" is omitted before "wanna", common in informal speech for immediacy and rhythm

• Cause I can hear your heart beating

  ➔ Present participle as adjective

  ➔ "Beating" describes "heart" by showing ongoing action. Creates sensory imagery