Passion – English Lyrics

• By: Rod Stewart
• Album: Foolish Behaviour

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Rod Stewart's hit song "Passion" and explore the language of desire and emotion . This song, released in 1980, blends rock, pop, and disco elements to create an infectious and thought-provoking exploration of human passion . Learn how Stewart captures the intensity of emotions through vivid lyrics and a dynamic musical arrangement .

[English]

Somebody somewhere

In the heat of the night

Looking pretty dangerous

Running out of patience

...

Tonight in the city

...

You won't find any pity

Hearts are being twisted

Another lover cheated, cheated

...

In the bars and the cafes, passion

In the streets and the alleys, passion

A lot of pretending, passion

Everybody searching, passion

Once in love you're never out of danger

One hot night spent with a stranger

All you wanted was somebody to hold on to yeah

Passion, passion

Passion, passion

...

New York, Moscow, passion

Hong Kong, Tokyo, passion

Paris and Bangkok, passion

A lotta people ain't got, passion

Hear it in the radio, passion

Read it in the papers, passion

Hear it in the churches, passion

See it in the school yards, passion

Once in love you're never out of danger

One hot night spent with a stranger

All you wanted was somebody to hold on to yeah

Once in love you're never out of danger

One hot night spent with a stranger

All you wanted was somebody to hold on to

Somebody to hold on to

...

Alone in your bed at night, passion

It's half past midnight, passion

As you turn out your sidelight, passion

Ain't right, passion

There's no passion, there's no passion

There's no passion, I need passion

You need passion, We need passion

Can't live without passion

Won't live without passion

Can't live without passion

Even the president needs passion

Everybody I know needs some passion

Some people die and kill for passion

Nobody admits they need passion

Some people are scared of passion

Yeah passion

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
passion /ˈpæʃ.ən/ B2	noun - strong sexual or romantic feeling for someone noun - an intense interest or enthusiasm for something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - strong feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for someone
danger /ˈdeɪn.dʒər/ B1	noun - the possibility of harm or injury
stranger /ˈstreɪn.dʒər/ A2	noun - someone you do not know
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each 24 hours
heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - high temperature or warmth noun - intensity of feeling or emotion
hearts /hɑːrts/ A2	noun - plural of heart; the organ that pumps blood noun - plural of heart; the center of emotion or feeling
cheated /tʃiː.tɪd/ B1	verb - past tense of cheat; to deceive or trick someone
searching /ˈsɜː.tʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - present participle of search; to look for something
wanted /ˈwɒn.tɪd/ A1	verb - past tense of want; to desire or need something
hold /həʊld/ A1	verb - to have or keep in your hands or arms verb - to contain or be able to contain something
people /ˈpiː.pəl/ A1	noun - plural of person; human beings in general
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause someone or something to die
scared /skeəd/ A2	adjective - frightened or afraid
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive verb - to reside in a particular place
admit /ədˈmɪt/ B1	verb - to agree that something is true
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having a high temperature adjective - sexually attractive
alone /əˈləʊn/ A2	adjective - without other people
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture used for sleeping on

Key Grammar Structures

• Somebody somewhere

  ➔ Indefinite Pronouns

  ➔ The words 'somebody' and 'somewhere' are indefinite pronouns used to refer to unspecified people or places.

• Running out of patience

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ 'Running out of' is a phrasal verb meaning to exhaust a supply or resource, here referring to patience.

• Hearts are being twisted

  ➔ Passive Voice with Present Continuous

  ➔ The sentence uses the passive voice with the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.

• Once in love you're never out of danger

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a type 1 conditional sentence, indicating a general truth or a likely result.

• All you wanted was somebody to hold on to

  ➔ Past Simple with 'was'

  ➔ The past simple tense with 'was' is used to describe a completed action in the past.

• Can't live without passion

  ➔ Modal Verb (Can't)

  ➔ 'Can't' is a modal verb used to express inability or prohibition.

• Even the president needs passion

  ➔ Emphasis with 'Even'

  ➔ The word 'even' is used to add emphasis, highlighting the unexpectedness of the president needing passion.

• Some people die and kill for passion

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The sentence uses parallel structure with 'die and kill' to show two related actions.