School – English Lyrics

• By: Madonna
• Album: Confessions On A Dance Floor: Part II

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Madonna's 'School,' a track that blends catchy pop with experimental electronic sounds. By studying this song, learners can explore playful English metaphors, imperative verbs used for instruction, and the rhythmic flow of modern dance-pop lyrics.

[English]

[music]

>> There's only one thing I like more than

sharing what I know with other people.

And that's learning.

>> [music]

>> Please, someone

teach me something I don't already know.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> I make love on a dance floor. I can make

love on a dance floor. Say that you're a

man, but you're not so. Tell me that you

love me, but you don't [music] know.

I can make love on a dance floor.

I can make love on a man's floor. Say

that you're a man, but you're not so.

Tell me that [music] you love me, but

you don't know. Don't

No. Don't know.

Don't know.

Don't know.

>> [music]

>> Once I had a masterpiece burning in the

fire.

Baby, you're put close, but you're also

a liar.

I need a blank canvas and I'll paint my

desire.

Can you feel [singing] my frame? I know

you'd love to be one.

>> I only need a few things.

>> [music]

>> It'd be so easy.

I think I need to show you the way.

Don't be my tomorrow.

>> [music]

>> I'd rather be your lover, lover.

>> [music]

[music]

>> School is in session.

>> [music]

>> School is in session.

>> [music]

>> Paint me with your memory in numbers for

eyes. [music]

I am not color blind and I won't go

behind.

If I was your [music and singing]

dealer, I would give you my cut. When

you have a vision and I think

[music and singing] we can dodge.

>> I only need a few things.

>> [music]

>> It would be so easy.

I think I'd need to show you the

way.

>> [music]

>> If you

want a lover,

I'd rather be a lover, lover. [music]

>> [music]

>> Nobody knows us.

>> [music]

>> You're never

alone in the dark.

Baby, I'm a arsonist.

Nobody knows

us.

>> [music]

>> I saw it all

before.

>> School is in session.

>> [music]

>> School is in session. [singing]

>> [music]

>> School is in session.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Everything that you don't [music] know.

Everything that

Everything that

>> [music]

>> I feel it in every cell.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sharing /ˈʃɛərɪŋ/ A2	verb - to have or use something with others
learning /ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/ A1	verb - to acquire knowledge or skill
masterpiece /ˈmæstərpis/ B2	noun - a work of outstanding artistry or skill
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be on fire
liar /ˈlaɪər/ A2	noun - a person who tells lies
canvas /ˈkænvəs/ B2	noun - a strong, coarse unbleached cloth for painting
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something
session /ˈsɛʃən/ B2	noun - a period devoted to a particular activity
memory /ˈmɛməri/ A2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores information
blind /blaɪnd/ A2	adjective - unable to see
dealer /ˈdiːlər/ B1	noun - a person who buys and sells goods
vision /ˈvɪʒən/ B2	noun - the ability to think about the future with imagination
dodge /dɒdʒ/ C1	verb - to avoid by a sudden quick movement
arsonist /ˈɑːrsənɪst/ C2	noun - a person who commits arson
cell /sɛl/ B1	noun - the smallest structural unit of an organism

Key Grammar Structures

• Please, someone teach me something I don't already know.

  ➔ Relative Clause (Object Pronoun Omission)

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' or 'which' is omitted after 'something'.

• Say that you're a man, but you're not so.

  ➔ Pro-form 'so'

  ➔ 'So' replaces the adjective 'a man' to avoid repetition.

• Once I had a masterpiece burning in the fire.

  ➔ Participle Clause (Active)

  ➔ 'Burning' functions as an adjective modifying 'masterpiece', indicating an ongoing action.

• I know you'd love to be one.

  ➔ Conditional 'would' (Hypothetical)

  ➔ 'Would love' expresses a hypothetical desire or preference.

• I'd rather be your lover, lover.

  ➔ Modal expression 'would rather' + bare infinitive

  ➔ 'Would rather' indicates a preference for one thing over another.

• If I was your dealer, I would give you my cut.

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical situation)

  ➔ Uses 'If + past tense' and 'would + verb' to describe an unreal scenario.

• You're never alone in the dark.

  ➔ Adverb of frequency 'never' placement

  ➔ 'Never' is placed after the verb 'to be' (you're).

• Everything that you don't know.

  ➔ Defining Relative Clause

  ➔ The clause 'that you don't know' defines the noun 'everything'.