The Dead Dance – English Lyrics

• By: Lady Gaga

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the eerie world of Lady Gaga's 'The Dead Dance,' a song about resilience and rebirth, released alongside her appearance in 'Wednesday' Season 2. Discover how Gaga blends dark pop with disco, and learn how the song's themes of overcoming hardship through dance can empower you to express yourself .

[English]

Like the words of a song, I hear you call

Like a thief in my head, you criminal

...

You stole my thoughts before I dreamed them

And you killed my queen with just one pawn

This goodbye is no surprise

This goodbye won't make me cry

Can I keep on dancin' until I'm dead

I'm dancin' until I'm dead, I'm dancin' until I'm dead

Yeah, I'll keep on dancin' until I'm dead (dead)

I'll dance until I'm dead (dead, dead, dead)

'Cause when you killed me inside, that's when I came alive

Yeah, the music's gonna bring me back from death

I'm dancin' until I'm dead (dead)

I'll dance until I'm dead (dead, dead, dead, dead)

You've created a creature of the night

...

Now I'm haunting your air, your soul, your eyes

This goodbye is no surprise (Is no surprise)

This goodbye won't make me cry

Can I keep on dancin' until I'm dead

I'm dancin' until I'm dead, I'm dancin' until I'm dead

Yeah, I'll keep on dancin' until I'm dead (dead)

I'll dance until I'm dead (dead, dead, dead)

'Cause when you killed me inside, that's when I came alive

Yeah, the music's gonna bring me back from death

I'm dancin' until I'm dead (dead)

I'll dance until I'm dead (dead, dead, dead, dead)

Do the dead dance (dead)

(The dead dance)

Do the dead dance (dead)

(The dead dance)

Do the dead dance (dead)

(The dead dance)

Do the dead dance (dead)

But l'm alive on the dance floor

And I'm dancin' until I'm dead (dead)

I'm dancin' until l'm dead, I'm dancin' until I'm dead

Yeah, I'll keep on dancin' until I'm dead (dead)

I'll dance until I'm dead

'Cause when you killed me inside, that's when I came alive

Yeah, the music's gonna bring me back from death

I'm dancin' until I'm dead (dead)

I'll dance until I'm dead, dead

(Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to speak loudly to get someone's attention
thief /θiːf/ B1	noun - a person who steals
criminal /ˈkrɪmɪnəl/ B2	noun - a person who commits a crime
stole /stoʊl/ A2	verb - past of steal; took something without permission
thoughts /θɔːts/ B1	noun - ideas in the mind
dreamed /driːmd/ B2	verb - past of dream; to experience thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep
killed /kɪld/ B2	verb - to cause death
queen /kwiːn/ B1	noun - a female monarch
pawn /pɔːn/ B2	noun - a chess piece or someone used as collateral
goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A2	noun - a farewell expression
surprise /səˈpraɪz/ B1	noun - an unexpected event or fact
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - an activity of moving rhythmically to music
dead /dɛd/ A2	adjective - not alive
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B1	adjective - living, not dead
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - art of arranging sounds in a pleasing way

Key Grammar Structures

• Like the words of a song, I hear you call

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'Like the words of a song' is a simile, comparing the way the speaker hears the call to the words of a song, using 'like' to make the comparison.

• You stole my thoughts before I dreamed them

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The verb 'stole' is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• And you killed my queen with just one pawn

  ➔ Past Simple with 'just'

  ➔ The use of 'just' with the past simple 'killed' emphasizes the minimal effort or means used to achieve the action.

• This goodbye is no surprise

  ➔ Present Simple with 'is'

  ➔ The present simple 'is' is used to state a fact or a general truth about the goodbye not being surprising.

• I'm dancin' until I'm dead

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future

  ➔ The present continuous 'I'm dancin'' is used to describe an action that will continue into the future until a specific point (until I'm dead).

• 'Cause when you killed me inside, that's when I came alive

  ➔ Past Simple with 'when'

  ➔ The use of 'when' with the past simple 'killed' and 'came' indicates a specific time in the past when two actions occurred simultaneously.

• Do the dead dance (dead)

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'Do the dead dance' is in the imperative mood, giving a direct command or instruction to perform the action.

• But I'm alive on the dance floor

  ➔ Present Simple with 'be'

  ➔ The present simple 'I'm' (contraction of 'I am') with 'be' is used to state a current state or condition (alive on the dance floor).