Put Your Hands Up – English Lyrics

• By: Matchbox Twenty
• Album: North

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You're wide awake

You're heart beats

Sister Mary in her burning dress with God in her feet

They take and take

But no more

Cause now you gonna show em what the night is really for

And leave your heart out on the dance floor

Put your hands up

It's all right

Singing oh-oh-oh-oh

Until the sun rise

And if you can't sleep

Do it all night

Singing oh-oh-oh-oh

And don't you ever fade away

Your life is full

Of hard days

You try to hold it down

But its more than you can take

Well those flashing lights

They shine down

It's hard as hell to try to keep your head in this town

So were gonna burn the place down

Put your hands up

It's all right

Singing oh-oh-oh-oh

Until the sun rise

And if you can't sleep

Do it all night

Singing oh-oh-oh-oh

And don't you ever fade away

Don't you ever fade away

Until the sun rise

Singing oh-oh-oh-oh

Singing oh-oh-oh

Singing oh-oh-oh-oh

Singing oh-oh-oh

Singing oh-oh-oh-oh

Singing oh-oh-oh

Singing oh-oh-oh-oh

Until the sun rise

Put your hands up

It's all right

Singing oh-oh-oh-oh

Until the sun rise

And if you can't sleep

Do it all night

Singing oh-oh-oh-oh

And don't you ever fade away

Don't you ever fade away

And don't you ever fade away

And put your hands up

Better put your hands up

Come put your hands up

Don't you ever fade away

Come put your hands up

Come put your hands up

Until the sun rise

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm, beyond the wrist, including the fingers and thumb
awake /əˈweɪk/ A2	adjective - not sleeping
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system; also, the emotional or moral nature of a person
beats /biːts/ A2	verb - (of a heart) pulsate or throb verb - strike (an object) repeatedly
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	adjective - on fire; alight; or (of a feeling) intense
dress /dres/ A1	noun - a one-piece garment worn by a woman or girl verb - put on clothes
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold verb - accept or receive (something offered or given) verb - endure or tolerate
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time between evening and morning
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps noun - a series of steps and movements that you perform to music
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room, on which one walks
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - true or correct as a fact; morally good, justified, or acceptable adverb - immediately; exactly
singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A1	verb - make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that the Earth orbits, which provides light and heat
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up noun - an act of moving upwards
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body inactive noun - a condition of body and mind typically occurring for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is inactive
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death; existence
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - solid, firm, or rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced adjective - difficult to do or understand; demanding a lot of effort or skill
flashing /ˈflæʃɪŋ/ B1	adjective - shining or sparkling intermittently; appearing suddenly and briefly
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible; also, a device producing illumination
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - gradually grow fainter, smaller, or less distinct; to lose color or brightness