Ring the Alarm – English Lyrics

• By: August Alsina

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of R&B with August Alsina's 'Ring the Alarm,' a song that ignites passion and explores the depths of physical attraction. With its vivid lyrics and smooth melodies, this track offers a chance to learn the language of desire and explore the nuances of intimate expression.

[English]

Let's raise the temperature raise the temperature

Burning up in this room

Wanna turn it up in this room

Let's make it here let's move

It's burning up in this room

And we ain't even started home

What we gon' do now that

I got you in the mood

I'm gonna lay you down and dedicate

My time to you

I hear you saying no word

Your voice is getting higher

I put your legs over my shoulders

I'm on that Red Bull so

We ain't getting tired

We're burning down the bed

Burning down the sheets

Burning down the mattress girl

Can you feel the heat

We're burning down the carpet

Burning down the floor

Burning down the walls

See the smoke under the door

So baby won't you ring the alarm ring the alarm

Nine one one until we hear the sirens sound

We got the bedroom burning down

Girl your body's on fire

You screaming higher than Mariah

Got a feeling like a hundred degrees in this bed

And it's gonna get harder to breathe in here soon

I hear you saying no word

Your voice is getting higher

I put your legs over my shoulders

What you got on is motivation

I'm inspired

We're burning down the bed

Burning down the sheets

Burning down the mattress girl

Can you feel the heat

We're burning down the carpet

Burning down the floor

Burning down the walls

See the smoke under the door

So baby won't you ring the alarm ring the alarm

Nine one one until we hear the sirens sound

We got the bedroom burning down

Key Grammar Structures

• Let's raise the temperature

  ➔ Imperative with 'let's'

  ➔ "Let's" + base verb (raise) suggests a joint action proposal

• What we gon' do now that I got you in the mood

  ➔ Informal contraction + causal 'now that'

  ➔ "Gon'" = informal 'going to'. "Now that" introduces a causal clause

• I'm gonna lay you down

  ➔ Informal future with 'gonna'

  ➔ "Gonna" = informal contraction of 'going to' for future intention

• I hear you saying no word

  ➔ Verbs of perception + object + -ing form

  ➔ After perception verbs ("hear"), the structure is object + present participle ("saying")

• We ain't getting tired

  ➔ Informal negation + present continuous

  ➔ "Ain't" = informal negation of 'am/is/are not'. Continuous form shows ongoing action

• Can you feel the heat

  ➔ Modal verb for ability + sensory verb

  ➔ "Can" expresses physical/mental ability. "Feel" is a stative verb for senses

• See the smoke under the door

  ➔ Imperative for direct command

  ➔ Base verb "See" at start creates urgent command (implied subject 'you')

• So baby won't you ring the alarm

  ➔ Negative question for persuasion

  ➔ "Won't you" in requests implies urgency/desperation (softer than imperative)

• You screaming higher than Mariah

  ➔ Elliptical present continuous

  ➔ Omitted auxiliary "are" ("You are screaming") common in informal speech/lyrics