Tonight + Basement Jaxx – English Lyrics

• By: PinkPantheress

Lyrics & Translation

Step into the vibrant world of PinkPantheress with "Tonight + Basement Jaxx"! This track is a perfect gateway for English learners, showcasing a unique blend of UK garage, drum and bass, and contemporary pop. You'll encounter modern colloquialisms and expressions of desire and vulnerability through catchy melodies and diaristic lyrics, all wrapped in an energetic beat. It's an ideal song to immerse yourself in current British music trends and conversational English.

[English]

Come on, what?

Come on

I waited all this time, now I guess it's time I can hold ya (like what?)

A million things I can say, but baby, I'll wait some longer (come on, what?)

I leave my bedroom with my posters of you up (it's like what?)

I do this all because you're my superstar (come on, my superstar)

I look at you and I wonder why it's so complicated (like what?)

You're talking out to a crowd of people who thought you hated (come on, what?)

Your friends will tell me you're too scared of coming up (it's like what?)

But tonight, why's it all emotional to me?

You want sex with me? (Uh-huh)

Come talk to me (come on)

You want sex with me? (Uh-huh)

Come talk to me (come on)

You want sex with me? (Huh?)

Come talk to me (come talk to me)

You want sex with me? (Huh?)

Come talk to me (come on)

Talk later, that's why I'm going tonight

You're hot, on fire, that's why I'm going tonight

Talk later, that's why you're going tonight (it's like what?)

Your sex on fire, that's where we're going tonight

Talk later, that's why I'm going tonight (like what?)

You're hot, on fire, that's why I'm going tonight

Talk later, that's why you're going tonight (it's like what?)

Your sex on fire, that's where we're going tonight

I waited all this time, now I guess this time I can hold ya (like what?)

A million things I can say, but baby, I'll wait some longer (come on, hold on, wait)

And how many hours can we stay up? You can ruin my makeup (it's like what?)

Yes, it's fine (let's bounce tonight)

You could even ruin my life (come on)

I look at you and I wonder why it's so complicated (like what?)

You're talking out to a crowd of people who thought you hated (come on, what?)

Anticipation makes me feel like throwing up (it's like what?)

But tonight, can you get ready? (Come on, what's going on?)

You want sex with me? (Uh-huh)

Come talk to me (come on)

You want sex with me? (Uh-huh)

Come talk to me (come on)

You want sex with me? (Huh?)

Come talk to me (come talk to me)

You want sex with me? (Huh?)

Come talk to me (come on)

Talk later, that's why I'm going tonight

You're hot, on fire, that's why I'm going tonight

Talk later, that's why you're going tonight (it's like what?)

Your sex on fire, that's where we're going tonight

...

Come on

I leave my bedroom with my posters of you up

Up, up, up, up

...

Tonight, why's it all emotional to me?

Come talk to me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ B1	noun - the night of the present day
sex /sɛks/ B1	noun - physical intercourse between people
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words noun - a conversation or discussion
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do something; wish for
go /ɡəʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another; travel
fire /ˈfaɪə(r)/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke verb - to make something produce flames or cause something to start burning
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in a place or remain inactive or in readiness until something happens
hold /həʊld/ A1	verb - to have or keep in the hands or arms
wonder /ˈwʌndə(r)/ A2	verb - to desire or be curious to know something
complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ B1	adjective - consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; detailed, intricate
scared /skeəd/ B1	adjective - frightened of something or someone
emotional /ɪˈməʊʃənl/ B1	adjective - relating to a person's emotions
hot /hɒt/ A2	adjective - having a high degree of heat or a high temperature
anticipation /ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ C1	noun - the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction
ruin /ˈruːɪn/ B1	verb - to reduce a building or place to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration noun - the physical destruction or disintegration of something
makeup /ˈmeɪkʌp/ B1	noun - cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change appearance
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
bounce /baʊns/ B1	verb - to move or cause something to move up and down or from side to side with a sudden quick movement
bedroom /ˈbɛdrʊm/ A2	noun - a room for sleeping in

Key Grammar Structures

• I waited all this time, now I guess it's time I can hold ya (like what?)

  ➔ Present Perfect + Future Simple

  ➔ The phrase uses the **Present Perfect** ('waited all this time') to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to the present, followed by **Future Simple** ('I guess it's time I can hold ya') to express a future action based on present assumptions.

• You're talking out to a crowd of people who thought you hated (come on, what?)

  ➔ Present Continuous + Past Simple

  ➔ The sentence uses the **Present Continuous** ('You're talking') to describe an action happening now, contrasted with **Past Simple** ('thought you hated') to refer to a completed past action.

• But tonight, why's it all emotional to me?

  ➔ Contraction + Present Simple

  ➔ The sentence uses a **contraction** ('why's' instead of 'why is') for informal speech, combined with **Present Simple** ('it all emotional to me') to express a general truth or current state.

• You want sex with me? (Uh-huh)

  ➔ Question Tag + Affirmative Response

  ➔ The sentence uses a **question tag** ('You want sex with me?') to seek confirmation, followed by an **affirmative response** ('Uh-huh') to agree with the statement.