Monday, January 2, 2012

The Time Warp

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a cult movie classic from 1975. It is a musical parody of B horror and science fiction movies.  It tells the story of a newlywed [1] couple (including a very young Susan Sarandon) who get a flat tire [2]on a secluded country road in the middle of a storm. Of course, the closest sign of civilization is a scary mansion on the top of a hill. The couple go to the mansion seeking help and find themselves immersed in mayhem [3]!


You can still see the movie today in theaters, especially on university campuses. The cult following of this movie is so great that the public doesn’t only watch the movie, but participates in it as well. Some audience members dress up [4] as their favorite character [5], and dance and sing on stage in front of the screen. And there are various rituals that are performed at certain movie cues [6]. For example during the opening church scene, the audience throws rice. Even movie virgins go through [7]an initiation ceremony!

The best-known song from this musical is The Time Warp [8]. This song is often played at parties and discos. The song even has its own dance moves, as you can see in the video from the movie. Enjoy!


The Time Warp 
It's astounding [9], time is fleeting [10]
Madness [11] takes its toll
But listen closely, not for very much longer
I've got to keep control

I remember doing the Time Warp
Drinking those moments when
The blackness would hit me and the void [12] would be calling
Let's do the time warp again...
Let's do the time warp again!

Chorus

It's just a jump to the left
And then a step to the right
With your hands on your hips [13]
You bring your knees in tight
But it's the pelvic thrust [14] that really drives you insane [15],
Let's do the Time Warp again!

It's so dreamy, oh fantasy free me
So you can't see me, no not at all
In another dimension, with voyeuristic intention
Well-secluded, I see all
With a bit of a mind flip [16]
You're there in the time slip [17]
And nothing can ever be the same
You're spaced out [18] on sensation, like you're under sedation
Let's do the Time Warp again!

Chorus

Well I was walking down the street just a-having a think
When a snake of a guy gave me an evil wink [19]
He shook me up [20], he took me by surprise
He had a pickup truck and the devil's eyes.
He stared  [21] at me and I felt a change
Time meant nothing, never would again
Let's do the Time Warp again!

Chorus


[1] recién casados, [2] neumático desinflado, [3] caos, [4] espectadores se disfrazan, [5] personaje, [6] indicaciones, [7] experimentan, [8] alabeo de tiempo, [9] asombroso, [10] fugaz, [11] locura, [12] vacio, [13] caderas, [14] empuje pélvico, [15] demente, [16] perder la chaveta, [17] resbalón, [18] desconectado, [19] guiño, [20] me sacudió, [21] mirar fijamente

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