Shot In The Dark – English Lyrics

• By: AC/DC
• Album: POWER UP

Lyrics & Translation

Learning English can be an electrifying experience with AC/DC's "Shot In The Dark." The song's straightforward, repetitive chorus and classic rock and roll themes of having a good time make it easy to sing along and pick up common phrases. Its raw energy and clear, powerful vocals offer a fun and accessible way to engage with the language of rock music.

[English]

(lights humming)

(amp buzzing)

(upbeat rock music)

♪ I need a pick me up ♪

♪ A Rollin' Thunder truck ♪

♪ I need a shot of you ♪

♪ A tattooed lady wild ♪

♪ Like a mountain ride ♪

♪ I got a hunger, that's the loving truth ♪

♪ You got a long night coming ♪

♪ And a long night pumping ♪

♪ You got the right position ♪

♪ The heat of transmission ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ Make you feel all right ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ All through the whole night ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ Yeah, electric sparks ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ Beats a walk in the park, yeah ♪

(upbeat rock music)

♪ Blast it on the radio ♪

♪ Breaking on the TV show ♪

♪ Send it out on all the wires ♪

♪ And if I didn't know any better ♪

♪ Your mission is to party ♪

♪ Till broad daylight ♪

♪ You got a long night coming ♪

♪ And a long night going ♪

♪ You got the right position ♪

♪ The heat of transmission ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ Make you feel all right ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ All through the whole night ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ Yeah, еlectric spark ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ Beats a walk in thе park, yeah ♪

♪ My mission is to hit ignition ♪

(upbeat rock music)

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ Make you feel all right ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ All through the whole night ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ Yeah, electric sparks ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ Beats a walk in the park, yeah ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ Ooh, a shot in the dark ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ Make you feel all right ♪

♪ A shot in the dark ♪

♪ Beats a walk in the park, yeah ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shot /ʃɒt/ B1	noun - a single discharge of a firearm; an attempt verb - to fire a gun or take a picture
dark /dɑːk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light noun - the absence of light; darkness
electric /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/ B2	adjective - relating to electricity; exciting or thrilling
spark /spɑːk/ B1	noun - a small, glowing particle emitted from something burning verb - to emit sparks or to start a reaction
walk /wɔːk/ A1	noun - the act of moving on foot at a moderate speed verb - to move by putting one foot in front of the other
park /pɑːk/ A1	noun - a public green area for recreation
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create, produce or cause something to happen
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or a physical sensation
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or important
heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - the quality of being hot; thermal energy
transmission /trænsˈmɪʃən/ C1	noun - the act of sending something from one place to another; a gearbox
radio /ˈreɪdi.oʊ/ B1	noun - a device that receives or broadcasts audio signals
mission /ˈmɪʃən/ B2	noun - an important task that someone is sent to do
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering for entertainment verb - to celebrate with a party
ignition /ɪɡˈnɪʃən/ C1	noun - the act of setting something on fire or starting an engine
wild /waɪld/ B1	adjective - uncontrolled, untamed; fierce
truck /trʌk/ A2	noun - a large motor vehicle for transporting goods
mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ B1	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
hunger /ˈhʌŋɡər/ B1	noun - a feeling of needing food; strong desire

Key Grammar Structures

• I need a pick me up

  ➔ Simple Present Tense for expressing needs or desires

  ➔ The phrase "I need" uses the simple present tense to state a current desire or requirement.

• You got a long night coming

  ➔ Present perfect tense with "got" to express possession or experience

  ➔ Here, "got" indicates possession, similar to "have," showing the subject will experience a long night.

• Make you feel all right

  ➔ Imperative sentence with omitted subject

  ➔ The verb "Make" starts an imperative phrase commanding or offering an effect; the subject "you" is the object here.

• Blast it on the radio

  ➔ Imperative form used for commands or requests

  ➔ "Blast" is an imperative verb suggesting the listener should play something loudly on the radio.

• And if I didn't know any better

  ➔ Second conditional with past simple for hypothetical situations

  ➔ "If I didn't know" expresses an unreal or hypothetical situation contrary to present facts.

• Your mission is to party

  ➔ Simple present with infinitive as complement

  ➔ "Is to party" uses the infinitive after 'to be' to describe the purpose or role of the mission.

• Beats a walk in the park

  ➔ Simple present tense used for general truths or emphatic statements

  ➔ "Beats" is used to strongly affirm that something is better than "a walk in the park," a metaphor for something easy.