Stylo – English Lyrics

• By: Gorillaz

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying world of Gorillaz with "Stylo," a vibrant track that offers a fantastic opportunity to learn English through its rich and layered lyrics. This song, featuring soul legend Bobby Womack and rapper Mos Def, blends compelling storytelling with diverse musical styles. Learners can explore vocabulary related to technology, environmental awareness, and human emotion, all while experiencing the unique, collaborative artistry that makes Gorillaz so special and encourages deep listening and interpretation.

[English]

Love, electricity, shockwave central

Power on the motherboard, yes

Push up, overload, legendary heavy glow

Sunshine, thunder roll, keep this on

Yes the lantern burns frim and easy

And broadcast, so raw and neatly

Thunder roll, sunshine, work it out

Overload, overload, overload

Comin' up to the

Overload, overload, overload

Comin' up to the

Overload, overload, overload

Comin' up to the

Overload, overload, overload

Comin' up to the

Oh Stylo...

Go forth, blossom in your soul

When you know your heart is light

Electric is the love

When the mako flies up from

the bottom in your eyes

Then I know the twilight skies

are not so broken hearted

If its love is electric

It'll be flowing on the streets

Night after night

Just to get through the week

Sometimes it's hard

Right now

Sing yourself out of depression,

rise above

Always searching if

I know your heart

Electric is the love

There's only one way

Let it pray a little while longer

It's got a way of passing

through man and woman

In another world

In another world, in the universe

Right now

Here's what we got to do

If its love is electric

It'll be flowing on the streets

Night after night

Just to get through the week

Sometimes it's hard

That's what I'm talking about

Love, electricity,

shockwave central

Pummel on the motherboard,

yes

Push up, overload,

legendary heavy glow

Sunshine,

thunder roll,

keep this on

Yes the lantern burn,

burn that easy

And broadcast,

so raw and neatly

Thunder roll, sunshine,

work it out

Right now

...

Key Grammar Structures

• Love, electricity, shockwave central

  ➔ Noun phrase enumeration

  ➔ The line lists three nouns – "Love", "electricity" and "shockwave central" – separated by commas to form a single noun phrase.

• Power on the motherboard, yes

  ➔ Verbless clause (fragment)

  ➔ The line expresses a state without an explicit verb – the word "Power" functions as a noun‑like command.

• Push up, overload, legendary heavy glow

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ "Push" is a verb in the imperative, giving a direct command to the listener.

• Sunshine, thunder roll, keep this on

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ "keep" is an imperative verb telling someone to maintain something.

• Yes the lantern burns frim and easy

  ➔ Present simple (habitual / factual)

  ➔ "burns" is in the present simple, stating a factual or habitual action of the lantern.

• And broadcast, so raw and neatly

  ➔ Present simple (zero‑conditional style)

  ➔ "broadcast" is a present simple verb used like a general truth – something that happens repeatedly or inherently.

• Thunder roll, sunshine, work it out

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ "work" is an imperative verb urging the listener to solve or deal with something.

• When you know your heart is light

  ➔ Temporal subordinate clause (introduced by "when")

  ➔ "When" introduces a clause that expresses a condition of time; the verb "know" is in the present simple within this clause.

• If its love is electric, it'll be flowing on the streets

  ➔ First conditional (If + present simple, will + infinitive) + present progressive

  ➔ "If" introduces a real possible condition; "is" is present simple, and "will be flowing" uses the future simple with the progressive aspect to describe a likely ongoing action.