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(soothing music) 00:03
♪ Mama been laid off ♪ 00:15
♪ Papa been laid off ♪ 00:18
♪ My brother's been laid off ♪ 00:20
♪ For more than two years now ♪ 00:23
♪ Ooh, can't get a job ♪ 00:26
♪ Billy can't get a job ♪ 00:29
♪ Ooh, they gotta listen to the blues ♪ 00:32
♪ Help them to strive ♪ 00:38
♪ Help them to move on ♪ 00:41
♪ Help them to have some future ♪ 00:44
♪ Help them to live long ♪ 00:47
♪ Help them to live life ♪ 00:50
♪ Help them to smile ♪ 00:53
♪ Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues ♪ 00:56
♪ Papa been laid off ♪ 01:01
♪ Mama been laid off ♪ 01:04
♪ Billy can't get a job ♪ 01:07
♪ For too long, too long ♪ 01:10
♪ Don't let them lose ♪ 01:13
♪ We gotta give them a chance ♪ 01:16
♪ It's gonna come back on everyone ♪ 01:19
♪ If you don't make them dance ♪ 01:22
♪ Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues ♪ 01:25
♪ There's nothing sacred ♪ 01:36
♪ Breathing hatred ♪ 01:39
♪ Oh yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 01:42
♪ We have to face it ♪ 01:48
♪ No one can take it ♪ 01:50
♪ And feel no pain ♪ 01:54
♪ Why, why ♪ 02:12
♪ One day we're gonna wake up ♪ 02:23
♪ And the ghetto's all around ♪ 02:29
♪ All over my friend ♪ 02:35
♪ Have you ever seen a man break down ♪ 02:40
♪ Do you know how that feels ♪ 02:47
♪ To walk the street with your head held high ♪ 02:58
♪ There's nothing sacred ♪ 03:10
♪ Breathing hatred ♪ 03:13
♪ We have to face it ♪ 03:21
♪ No one can take it ♪ 03:24
♪ And feel no pain ♪ 03:28
♪ Oh, did you ever see a man break down ♪ 03:36

Feel No Pain – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the elegant world of Sade with 'Feel No Pain.' This song is a perfect study for English learners to observe the use of emotive adjectives and the nuances of 'understated' expression, making it a beautiful gateway to understanding soulful, poetic communication.

[English]
(soothing music)
♪ Mama been laid off ♪
♪ Papa been laid off ♪
♪ My brother's been laid off ♪
♪ For more than two years now ♪
♪ Ooh, can't get a job ♪
♪ Billy can't get a job ♪
♪ Ooh, they gotta listen to the blues ♪
♪ Help them to strive ♪
♪ Help them to move on ♪
♪ Help them to have some future ♪
♪ Help them to live long ♪
♪ Help them to live life ♪
♪ Help them to smile ♪
♪ Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues ♪
♪ Papa been laid off ♪
♪ Mama been laid off ♪
♪ Billy can't get a job ♪
♪ For too long, too long ♪
♪ Don't let them lose ♪
♪ We gotta give them a chance ♪
♪ It's gonna come back on everyone ♪
♪ If you don't make them dance ♪
♪ Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues ♪
♪ There's nothing sacred ♪
♪ Breathing hatred ♪
♪ Oh yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ We have to face it ♪
♪ No one can take it ♪
♪ And feel no pain ♪
♪ Why, why ♪
♪ One day we're gonna wake up ♪
♪ And the ghetto's all around ♪
♪ All over my friend ♪
♪ Have you ever seen a man break down ♪
♪ Do you know how that feels ♪
♪ To walk the street with your head held high ♪
♪ There's nothing sacred ♪
♪ Breathing hatred ♪
♪ We have to face it ♪
♪ No one can take it ♪
♪ And feel no pain ♪
♪ Oh, did you ever see a man break down ♪

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