Endless Love – English Lyrics

• By: Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the magic of 90s R&B with Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey's 'Endless Love.' This powerful duet not only showcases the incredible vocal talents of two music legends but also offers a beautiful exploration of heartfelt emotions through its timeless lyrics. For those learning English, the song's clear and expressive language provides a perfect opportunity to understand and articulate profound feelings of love and devotion.

[English]

My love

There's only you in my life

The only thing that's right

Oh yeah

My first love yeah

You're every breath that I take

You're every step I make

Oh

And I

And I

I want to share

All my love with you, hey yeah

No-one else will do mh

And your eyes your eyes, your eyes

They tell me how much you care

Oh, yes

You will always be

My endless love

...

Oh yeah

...

Two hearts

Two hearts that beat as one

Our lives have just begun

And forever forever

I'll hold you close in my arms

I can't resist your charms

No no no no no no no

And I

And I

I'd be a fool

For you, I'm sure

You know I don't mind no, you know I don't mind

'Cause baby you baby, baby, baby, baby

You mean the world to me, yeah

I know I've found in you

My endless love

...

Yeah yeah

Do do, do dooo, do do do

Whooooa

And I

I'd play the fool

For you, for you baby I'm sure

You know I don't mind you know I don't mind

Oh, yes

You'd be the only one

'Cause no-one can't deny

This love I have inside

And I'll give it all to you

My love my love, my love

My my my

My endless love

Mmh

My love

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection. verb - feel deep affection for.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - a material object that can be seen and touched.
first /fɜːrst/ A1	adjective - coming before all others in time or order.
breath /breθ/ A2	noun - the air taken into or expelled from the lungs.
step /step/ A1	noun - an act of lifting and putting down one's foot in walking. verb - move or proceed by lifting and setting down one's feet.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
hearts /hɑːrts/ A2	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the body by repeated contraction and dilation.
begun /bɪˈɡʌn/ B1	verb - past participle of begin
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - the upper limb of the human body, from the shoulder to the wrist.
charms /tʃɑːrmz/ B2	noun - the power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating.
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or is silly.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants.
one /wʌn/ A1	adjective - used to refer to a single person or thing. noun - the number 1.
inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ A2	noun - the inner side or surface of something.
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ B1	verb - refuse to admit the truth or existence of.

Key Grammar Structures

• There's only you in my life

  ➔ Existential 'There' + Singular Verb

  ➔ Uses "There's" (contraction of there is) to indicate existence of a singular subject "you" despite plural implications

• You're every breath that I take

  ➔ Defining Relative Clause

  ➔ "that I take" modifies "breath" as an essential descriptor using the relative pronoun "that"

• I want to share all my love with you

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive Pattern

  ➔ The verb "want" is directly followed by the infinitive "to share" without an object pronoun

• No-one else will do

  ➔ Future Simple for Strong Assertion

  ➔ "will do" expresses an absolute future truth/inevitability rather than a prediction

• They tell me how much you care

  ➔ Noun Clause as Object

  ➔ The clause "how much you care" functions as a single noun unit receiving the action of "tell"

• Two hearts that beat as one

  ➔ Simile with Relative Clause

  ➔ "that beat as one" contains both a relative clause modifying "hearts" and the simile "as one" showing equivalence

• I'll hold you close in my arms

  ➔ Future Simple + Adverb Placement

  ➔ The adverb "close" is placed between the object "you" and prepositional phrase "in my arms" for emotional emphasis

• I can't resist your charms

  ➔ Negative Modal Ability + Gerund

  ➔ "can't resist" shows inability, followed by gerund "your charms" functioning as noun phrase