Love & Hate

• By: Michael Kiwanuka

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel affection for
hate /heɪt/ A1	noun - intense dislike; hatred verb - to feel intense dislike for
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively.
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	noun - a public performance or exhibition verb - to allow or cause to be visible.
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B2	noun - an evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell.
something /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ A1	noun - a thing that is not exactly known or specified
wonderful /ˈwʌndərfl/ B1	adjective - inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvelous.
steal /stiːl/ A2	verb - to take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.
God /ɡɒd/ A1	noun - (in Christianity and other monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the Supreme Being.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.
misery /ˈmɪzəri/ B2	noun - a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body.
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ B1	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong.
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction.
trouble /ˈtrʌbl/ A2	noun - difficulty or problems.
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups within a country.
wall /wɔːl/ A1	noun - a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land.

Grammar:

• You can't break me down

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb (can't break)

  ➔ Expresses ability or inability to do something in the present or future.

• Love and hate

  ➔ Conjunction (and) connecting two nouns

  ➔ Uses the coordinating conjunction 'and' to link two related ideas or nouns.

• You can't take me down

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb (can't take)

  ➔ Expresses inability or resistance to being defeated or harmed.

• How much more are we supposed to tolerate?

  ➔ Question form with modal verb + infinitive (are supposed to)

  ➔ Asks about the extent to which a certain expectation or obligation is to be met.

• No more pain and no more shame and misery

  ➔ Repetition of 'no more' + noun for emphasis

  ➔ Uses the phrase 'no more' repeatedly to emphasize the desire to end pain, shame, and misery.

• I believe she won't take me somewhere

  ➔ Contraction of 'she will not' (won't) + verb + indirect object

  ➔ Shows the future intention or expectation with a negative form and a modal verb contraction.

• How much more are we supposed to tolerate?

  ➔ Question form with modal verb + infinitive (are supposed to)

  ➔ Asks for the extent or amount that is expected or acceptable.