Tokyo – English Lyrics

• By: Bebe Rexha
• Album: DIRTY BLONDE

Lyrics & Translation

Explore 'Tokyo' to pick up travel-related vocabulary and phrases about escape and independence. The song’s clear, rhythmic pronunciation makes it a fantastic tool for learners to practice pop-style vocal phrasing while connecting with the universal feeling of wanting a fresh start.

[English]

作词 : Bleta Rexha/John Morgan/William Lansley/Lewis Jankel/Jake Torrey/Sarah Hudson

作曲 : Bleta Rexha/John Morgan/William Lansley/Lewis Jankel/Jake Torrey/Sarah Hudson

Got a kiss from a girl in Tokyo

Where did she come from? I don't know

Cross my heart, I would cross the globe

For a kiss from a girl in Tokyo

Kiss from a girl in Tokyo

...

Where did she come from? I don't know

Cross my heart, I would cross the globe

For a kiss from a girl in Tokyo

For a kiss from a girl in Tokyo

...

There was this blonde bitch, yeah, she was a bad bitch

Said she was a fan, might have been a little damaged

Then she told me, "Bebe, I really like your music"

Whatchu doing after? Maybe we can do shit, yeah

...

Got her dripping wet, she was filling up a bucket

Feeling kind of freaky like my boyfriend in Nantucket

I'm out in Tokyo, so my attitude is, "**** it"

I'll take her to Shibuya, she'll be screaming that she love it

...

Got a kiss from a girl in Tokyo

Where did she come from? I don't know

Cross my heart, I would cross the globe

For a kiss from a girl in Tokyo

Kiss from a girl in Tokyo

...

Where did she come from? I don't know

Cross my heart, I would cross the globe

For a kiss from a girl in Tokyo

...

Don't stop, don't stop, don't stop

Give it to me

...

For a kiss from a girl in Tokyo

For a kiss from a girl in Tokyo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - touching with the lips as a sign of love or greeting verb - to touch with the lips
globe /ɡloʊb/ B1	noun - the earth
blonde /blɒnd/ A2	adjective - having pale yellow hair
damaged /ˈdæmɪdʒd/ B2	adjective - emotionally or physically harmed
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds combined in a pleasing way
dripping /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb - to let fall in drops
bucket /ˈbʌkɪt/ A2	noun - an open container with a handle
freaky /ˈfriːki/ C1	adjective - unusual, strange, or sexually unconventional
attitude /ˈætɪtjuːd/ B2	noun - a settled way of thinking or feeling
screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ B1	verb - to cry out loudly
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the center of emotion

Key Grammar Structures

• Where did she come from?

  ➔ Wh- question with auxiliary verb 'did'

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "did" is used to form past tense questions.

• I would cross the globe

  ➔ Conditional mood with 'would'

  ➔ "Would" here expresses a hypothetical action or willingness under certain conditions.

• Might have been a little damaged

  ➔ Modal perfect: 'might have' + past participle

  ➔ This structure is used to express speculation about a past event: "might have "damaged".

• She told me, 'Bebe, I really like your music'

  ➔ Direct speech

  ➔ Direct speech uses "quotation marks" to report the exact words spoken.

• Whatchu doing after?

  ➔ Informal contraction and present continuous for future

  ➔ "Whatchu" is a contraction of "what are you", and the "present continuous" is used here for a near future plan.

• She was filling up a bucket

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ The "past continuous" (was + -ing) describes an ongoing action in the past.

• She'll be screaming that she love it

  ➔ Future continuous and relative clause

  ➔ "Future continuous" (will be -ing) predicts an action in the future, followed by a "that" clause.

• Don't stop

  ➔ Imperative mood (negative)

  ➔ The negative imperative is used to give a command or request to "not" do something.