Tempo – English Lyrics

• By: Valley
• Album: Lost in Translation

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the catchy rhythms of 'Tempo' by Valley! This track is a fantastic way to learn conversational English related to timing, synchronization, and emotional longing, all while enjoying a modern synth-pop sound that makes language learning feel like a party.

[English]

We can change the tempo

I like it when we go slow

The way you movin'

The way you move is so pro

Like 98 you Michael in Chicago (lets go)

We can change the tempo

I like it when we go slow

The way you movin'

The way you move is so pro

Like 98 you Michael in Chicago (lets go)

Sunday morning (mwah) kiss the sky

Watch the sun rise in your eyes, yeah

Should we stay in park, should we drive?

Your touch is timeless, cut from the finest

Oooh

You're like the shot 'fore the buzzer go

Oooh

The world could stop just because of you

In this time and space I

Got nothing but patience, ooh-woah

We can change the tempo

I like it when we go slow

The way you movin'

The way you move is so pro

Like 98 you Michael in Chicago (lets go)

Every single day is a ride, woah

You're my parachute to survive on

Bubbles effervess from the Sprite

The lights are flashin, yeah, you pull me back in

Oooh

You're like the shot 'fore the buzzer go

Oooh

The world could stop just because of you

In this time and space I

Got nothing but patience, ooh-woah

We can change the tempo

I like it when we go slow

The way you movin'

The way you move is so pro

Like 98 you Michael in Chicago (lets go)

We can change the tempo

I like it when we go slow

The way you movin'

The way you move is so pro

Like 98 you Michael in Chicago (lets go)

Put us in a frame, hall of fame, yeah

I would run to Vegas, take your name, oh

This is not a spark, it's a flame

Long as I'm with you, it's something I'm into, yeah

(I think I'd like to stop dancing now, and go to Denny's)

We can change the tempo

I like it when we go slow

The way you movin'

The way you move is so pro

Like 98 you Michael in Chicago (lets go)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tempo /ˈtɛmpoʊ/ B2	noun - The speed at which a passage of music is or should be played.
pro /proʊ/ B2	adjective - Professional; highly skilled or competent.
timeless /ˈtaɪmləs/ C1	adjective - Not affected by the passage of time or changes in fashion.
finest /ˈfaɪnɪst/ A2	adjective - Of very high quality.
buzzer /ˈbʌzər/ B2	noun - An electrical device that makes a buzzing noise.
patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ B1	noun - The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry.
parachute /ˈpærəʃuːt/ B2	noun - A cloth canopy that allows a person or thing to descend slowly to the ground.
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ A2	verb - Continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.
bubbles /ˈbʌbəlz/ A2	noun - Thin liquid films enclosing a volume of gas.
effervess /ˌɛfərˈvɛs/ C2	verb - To give off bubbles of gas.
flashin /ˈflæʃɪn/ A2	verb - To shine in a bright but brief, sudden way.
frame /freɪm/ A2	noun - A rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something.
spark /spɑːrk/ B2	noun - A small fiery particle thrown off from a fire.
flame /fleɪm/ A2	noun - A hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire.
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	verb - Move in a rhythmic way to music.

Key Grammar Structures

• The way you movin' / The way you move is so pro

  ➔ Noun clause (Subject)

  ➔ "The way you move" acts as the subject of the sentence, followed by the linking verb 'is'.

• You're like the shot 'fore the buzzer go

  ➔ Prepositional phrase of comparison

  ➔ "Like" is used here as a preposition to compare the person to a high-stakes basketball shot.

• The world could stop just because of you

  ➔ Modal verb (Possibility)

  ➔ "Could" indicates a theoretical possibility or hypothetical situation.

• I would run to Vegas, take your name

  ➔ Conditional 'would' (Hypothetical result)

  ➔ "Would" is used here to describe a desired future action that is contingent on their relationship.

• Long as I'm with you, it's something I'm into

  ➔ Conjunction (Condition)

  ➔ "Long as" (short for 'As long as') introduces a condition required for the following statement to be true.

• I think I'd like to stop dancing now

  ➔ Infinitive phrase

  ➔ "To stop dancing" functions as the object of the phrase 'would like'.

• Got nothing but patience

  ➔ Idiomatic expression (Negation)

  ➔ "Nothing but" is an idiom meaning 'only'. It emphasizes the singular focus on patience.