Borders – English Lyrics

• By: Saint Jhn, Lenny Kravitz
• Album: Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the universal language of emotional connection with 'Borders' by SAINt JHN and Lenny Kravitz. This song offers a great opportunity to learn English through its clear and repetitive chorus, which touches on the universal themes of love, vulnerability, and overcoming past hurts. Its smooth R&B style makes it easy to listen to and understand, allowing you to pick up new vocabulary related to emotions and relationships.

[English]

Baby dance closer

Baby come close to me

Don't create borders

Take me in comfortably

Don't be difficult

Baby girl, who hurt you?

Don't be miserable

Baby, let me love you

Baby dance closer

Baby come close to me

Don't create borders

Take me in comfortably

Don't be difficult

Baby girl, who hurt you?

Don't be miserable

Baby, let me love you

I'm tryna find my God these days

I pray to God we all behave

I just been on my Harly ways

I just been on a gnarly wave

I got a place in Hollywood

Further than where we thought we would

Told Lee he'd be a millionaire

I'm 'bout to make my promise good

I'm gettin' closer to the dream, girl, I'm tryin'

Damn all that fear, I can fly

Top off, hands in the sky

Champagne pain for the diet

Damn and it ain't even Friday

Bet he got a Porsche on the highway

Top off, hands in the sky

Pray don't nobody violate

Baby come close to me

Don't create borders

Take me in comfortably

Don't be difficult

Baby girl, who hurt you?

Don't be miserable

Baby, let me love you

Baby dance closer

Baby come close to me

Don't create borders

Take me in comfortably

Don't be difficult

Baby girl, who hurt you?

If this isn't love

You should let me love you

I just want you sometimes, no lie

When the lies is good

You don't wanna hear the truth sometimes, sometimes

I don't wanna just aim, I don't wanna be shootin' blind, true crime

Even if it ain't right right now

The illusion's fine, oh my

You hear that I'm on the way, you know the dress

Keep the lights on

I know you want me to stay

Cause I feel the same when the nights gone

And on the chance you don't

You should know I try

Keep your borders closed, but keep an open mind

Baby come close to me

Don't create borders

Take me in comfortably

Don't be difficult

Baby, girl who hurt you?

Don't be miserable

Baby, let me love you

Baby dance closer

Baby come close to me

Don't create borders

Say what you want from me

Don't be difficult

Baby girl, who hurt you?

If this isn't love

You should let me love you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - infant; a term of endearment
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for
border /ˈbɔːr.dɚ/ B1	noun - boundary separating areas verb - to lie along the edge of
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain noun - pain or injury
difficult /ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/ B2	adjective - hard to do or understand
miserable /ˈmɪz.ə.rə.bəl/ B2	adjective - extremely unhappy
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - series of thoughts during sleep; aspiration verb - to imagine or aspire
fly /flaɪ/ B1	verb - to move through the air noun - an insect that flies
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse above the earth
champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ B2	noun - sparkling wine from the Champagne region
Porsche /pɔːrʃeɪ/ B2	noun - German sports car brand
highway /ˈhaɪ.weɪ/ B1	noun - major public road
God /ɡɒd/ A2	noun - supreme deity
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to speak to a deity
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality of being true
lie /laɪ/ B1	noun - false statement verb - to tell an untruth
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the element of thought verb - to care about
open /ˈoʊ.pən/ B1	adjective - not closed
keep /kiːp/ B1	verb - to retain
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't create borders

  ➔ Imperative sentence using 'Don't' + base verb

  ➔ 'Don't' is a contraction of 'do not' used for negative commands.

• Baby dance closer

  ➔ Imperative sentence with an imperative verb

  ➔ 'Dance' is in the base form, used here as an imperative to tell someone to dance.

• Take me in comfortably

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'Take' + object + adverb

  ➔ 'Take' is used as an imperative verb instructing someone to accept or receive comfortably.

• Who hurt you?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence using 'who' as a question word

  ➔ 'Who' is used as a question word to inquire about the person responsible for hurting someone.

• If this isn't love, you should let me love you

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'if' + present tense, modal verb 'should'

  ➔ 'If' introduces a conditional clause, and 'should' is used to give advice or express obligation or expectation.

• Keep the lights on

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'Keep' + object + adverb

  ➔ 'Keep' is used as an imperative verb instructing to maintain or continue something, with 'on' as an adverb indicating continuation.

• Say what you want from me

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'Say' + object + indirect question

  ➔ 'Say' is used as an imperative verb instructing someone to communicate or state something, with the following phrase being an indirect question.