You Dropped A Bomb On Me – English Lyrics

• By: The Gap Band

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in its culture, and "You Dropped A Bomb On Me" by The Gap Band is a perfect example of the vibrant energy of early 80s funk. The song's repetitive chorus and clear, emotive vocals make it easy to follow along and pick up on the nuances of a story about love and betrayal. Its infectious rhythm and iconic synth effects are a gateway to understanding a pivotal era in American music.

[English]

(FUNKY MUSIC)

♪ YOU WERE THE GIRL THAT CHANGED MY WORLD ♪

♪ YOU WERE THE GIRL FOR ME ♪

♪ YOU LIT THE FUSE ♪

♪ I STAND ACCUSED ♪

♪ YOU WERE THE FIRST FOR ME ♪

♪ BUT YOU TURNED ME OUT BABY ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BABY YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BUT YOU TURNED ME ON BABY ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BABY YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ YOU WERE MY THRILLS ♪

♪ YOU WERE MY PILLS ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ YOU TURN ME OUT YOU TURN ME ON ♪

♪ YOU TURNED ME LOOSE THEN YOU TURNED ME WRONG ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BABY YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BUT YOU TURNED ME OUT BABY ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BABY YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ JUST LIKE ADAM AND EVE ♪

♪ SAID YOU'D SET ME FREE ♪

♪ YOU TOOK ME TO THE SKY I'D NEVER BEEN SO HIGH ♪

♪ YOU WERE MY PILLS ♪

♪ YOU WERE MY THRILLS ♪

♪ YOU WERE MY HOPE BABY YOU WERE MY SMOKE ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB HEY ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BABY YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BUT YOU TURNED ME OUT BABY ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BABY YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BUT YOU TURNED ME ON BABY ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BABY YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME BABY ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BABY YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ WE WERE IN MOTION FELT LIKE LOTION ♪

♪ YOU WERE THE GIRL FOR ME ♪

♪ YOU WERE THE FIRST EXPLOSION TURNED OUT TO BE CORROSION ♪

♪ YOU WERE THE FIRST FOR ME ♪

♪ BUT YOU TURNED ME OUT BABY ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BABY YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ WHOA OH OH BABY ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BABY YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ I WON'T FORGET WHAT YOU DONE TO ME BABY ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BABY YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ BABY YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ I WON'T FORGET IT ♪

♪ I WON'T FORGET IT ♪

(FUNKY UPBEAT MUSIC)

♪ YOU TURNED ME OUT THEN YOU TURNED ME ON ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ YOU TURNED ME OUT THEN YOU TURNED ME ON ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ YOU TURNED ME OUT THEN YOU TURNED ME ON ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ YOU TURNED ME ON BABY ♪

♪ YOU TURNED ME OUT THEN YOU TURNED ME ON ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ YOU TURNED ME OUT THEN YOU TURNED ME ON ♪

♪ YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME ♪

♪ YOU TURNED ME OUT THEN YOU TURNED ME ON ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
changed /tʃeɪndʒd/ A2	verb - made or became different.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features.
fuse /fjuːz/ B2	noun - a safety device with a thin wire that melts if too much current passes through it verb - join or blend to form a single entity
accused /əˈkjuːzd/ B2	adjective - (of a person) charged with but not yet convicted of a crime. verb - allege that someone has done something wrong or illegal.
bomb /bɒm/ B1	noun - an explosive device verb - attack (a place or person) with bombs
thrills /θrɪlz/ B2	noun - a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure
pills /pɪlz/ A2	noun - a small round mass of solid medicine for swallowing whole
loose /luːs/ B1	adjective - not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached verb - set free; release
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not under the control or power of someone else; able to do or say what you want verb - release (someone or something) from confinement or servitude
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space visible from the earth.
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great vertical extent
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
smoke /smoʊk/ A2	noun - a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance.
motion /ˈmoʊʃən/ B1	noun - the action or process of moving or being moved
explosion /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/ B2	noun - a violent and destructive shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by explosives.
corrosion /kəˈroʊʒən/ C1	noun - the gradual destruction of a material by chemical reaction with its environment.
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - fail to remember

Key Grammar Structures

• YOU WERE THE GIRL THAT CHANGED MY WORLD

  ➔ Relative Clause with "that"

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" introduces a clause that provides more information about the noun "girl". In this case, it specifies which girl the speaker is referring to: the one who changed his world.

• YOU LIT THE FUSE, I STAND ACCUSED

  ➔ Simple Past Tense (Lit), Passive Voice (Stand Accused)

  ➔ "Lit" is the past tense of "light", indicating a completed action in the past. "Stand accused" uses passive voice, meaning the subject (I) is the recipient of the action, not the performer.

• BUT YOU TURNED ME OUT BABY, YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME

  ➔ Simple Past Tense, Idiomatic Expression ("Turned me out"), Prepositional Phrase ("on me")

  ➔ "Turned me out" is an idiom, meaning to reject or disappoint someone. "Dropped a bomb on me" uses a prepositional phrase to indicate the target of the action.

• YOU WERE MY THRILLS, YOU WERE MY PILLS

  ➔ Simple Past Tense (Were), Metaphor

  ➔ Using "were" to describe the girl as "thrills" and "pills" is a metaphor, comparing her to sources of excitement and relief/comfort.

• YOU TURN ME OUT, YOU TURN ME ON

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (Habitual action), Contrasting Meanings

  ➔ Simple present used to describe habitual or characteristic actions. The contrasting phrases "turn me out" (reject) and "turn me on" (excite) highlight the conflicting nature of the relationship.

• YOU TOOK ME TO THE SKY, I'D NEVER BEEN SO HIGH

  ➔ Simple Past (Took), Past Perfect Conditional (I'd never been)

  ➔ "Took" describes a completed action in the past. "I'd never been so high" uses the past perfect conditional to describe a state that was only possible because of the action described in the first clause. It implies *if* you hadn't taken me to the sky.

• WE WERE IN MOTION, FELT LIKE LOTION

  ➔ Past Continuous (were in motion), Simile (felt like lotion)

  ➔ "Were in motion" describes an ongoing action in the past. "Felt like lotion" is a simile, comparing the feeling to the smoothness and ease of lotion, using "like" for direct comparison.

• YOU WERE THE FIRST EXPLOSION TURNED OUT TO BE CORROSION

  ➔ Past Simple (were), "Turned out to be" (phrasal verb + infinitive of purpose)

  ➔ The phrase "turned out to be" indicates a result or consequence that was different from what was initially expected. The infinitive phrase "to be corrosion" further describes the nature of that result.