I Let Love In – English Lyrics

• By: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the dark side of love with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in "I Let Love In." This song delves into the complexities of relationships, offering a stark and honest perspective on love's potential for torment. Learn about the lyrical depth and the musical composition that creates a cinematic experience, inviting you to reflect on your own experiences with love and regret.

[English]

Despair and deception, love's ugly little twins

Came a-knocking on my door, I let them in

...

Darling, you're the punishment for all of my former sins

I let love in, I let love in

...

The door it opened just a crack but love was shrewed and bold

My life flashed before my eyes, it was a horror to behold

A life sentence sweeping confetti from the floor of a concrete hole

I let love in, I let love in

I let love in, I let love in

...

Well, I've been bound and gagged and I've been terrorized

And I've been castrated and I've been lobotomized

But never has my tormentor come in such a cunning disguise

I let love in, I let love in

I let love in, I let love in

...

Oh Lord, tell me what I done?

Please, don't leave me here alone

Where are my friends?

My friends are gone

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Oh Lord, tell me what I done

Please, don't leave me here alone

Where are my friends?

My friends are gone

I let love in, I let love in

So if you're sitting all alone and hear a-knocking at you door

And the air is full of promises, well buddy, you've been warned

Far worse to be love's lover than the lover that love has scorned

...

I let love in, I let love in

Yeah, I let love in, I let it in

I let love in, babe, I let love in

I let love in, I let love in

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
despair /dɪˈspɛər/ B2	noun - the complete loss or absence of hope verb - to lose hope
deception /dɪˈsɛpʃən/ B2	noun - the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid
twins /twɪnz/ A2	noun - two children or animals born at the same birth
punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ B1	noun - the imposition of a penalty for an offense
sin /sɪn/ A2	noun - an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law
horror /ˈhɔːrər/ B2	noun - a feeling of great fear, shock or disgust
tormentor /tɔːˈmɛntɔːr/ C1	noun - someone who inflicts severe mental or physical suffering
disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ B2	noun - a means of altering appearance to conceal identity verb - to conceal or alter the appearance of
cunning /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ C1	adjective - showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion
bound /baʊnd/ B1	verb - to tie or fasten something tightly adjective - constrained or obligated
gagged /ɡæɡd/ C1	verb - to prevent someone from speaking by stuffing something in the mouth
terrorized /ˈtɛr.ə.raɪzd/ C1	verb - to fill with terror; to frighten severely
castrated /ˈkæs.tr eɪ.tɪd/ C1	verb - to remove the testicles of a male animal or to deprive someone of power
lobotomized /ˈlɒb.ə.tə.maɪzd/ C2	verb - to surgically destroy part of the brain, historically to treat mental illness
concrete /ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/ B1	noun - a hard building material made from cement, water and aggregate adjective - specific; real; not abstract
confetti /kənˈfɛt.i/ B2	noun - small pieces of colored paper thrown at celebrations
hole /hoʊl/ A2	noun - an opening or gap in a surface
opened /ˈoʊ.pənd/ A2	verb - to cause something to become not closed
let /lɛt/ A1	verb - to allow or permit