Love Is My Religion – English Lyrics

• By: Lenny Kravitz
• Album: Blue Electric Light

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful sounds of Lenny Kravitz's "Love Is My Religion," a powerful anthem that transcends musical genres to deliver a universal message. This song, with its blend of rock and funk, offers a unique opportunity to explore English through evocative lyrics that speak to peace, unity, and the enduring power of love in a confused world. Its clear and heartfelt message makes it an excellent choice for language learners to connect with profound themes while enhancing their English comprehension and vocabulary.

[English]

Too much confusion in the world today

And everybody's on their side, tryin' to find a way

How we're losing 'cause we're going blind

We've forgotten how to feel, we're not even kind

Cussin' and fightin', we're beaten and frightened

For all that we know

It's an illusion, and we're gone when it's time to go

It's all so crazy, but I shine the light

Oh, don't you understand?

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

(Love is my god) love is my god

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

I'll keep believing and I'll never stop

There's so much hatred going 'round today

We stoke the fire with our words and the things we say

Don't let your evil infiltrate your mind

'Cause the time is comin' soon, can't you read the signs?

Warrin' and shakin', our planet is bakin' in front of your nose

And the conclusion's comin' fast, so stay on your toes

I may sound crazy and you're probably right

Oh, but you'll understand

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

(Love is my god) love is my god

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

I'll keep believing and I'll never stop

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

(Love is my god) love is my god

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

I'll keep believing and I'll never stop

...

Too much confusion in the world today

Whoa, c'mon, world

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

(Love is my god) love is my god

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

I'll keep believing and I'll never stop

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

(Love is my god) love is my god

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

I'll keep believing and I'll never stop

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

(Love is my god) love is my god

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

I'll keep believing and I'll never stop

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

(Love is my god) love is my god

(Love is my religion) love is my religion

Just keep believing, it's all that we've got

...

Key Grammar Structures

• Too much confusion in the world today

  ➔ Quantifier 'much' + noun. Present simple for states.

  ➔ Using "much" before the uncountable noun "confusion" to express the amount. The sentence uses the present simple tense to describe a state.

• And everybody's on their side, tryin' to find a way

  ➔ Present continuous tense, possessive pronoun.

  ➔ The present continuous tense 'is trying' is used to describe an action happening now. 'Their' is a possessive pronoun.

• How we're losing 'cause we're going blind

  ➔ Present continuous, conjunction 'because'.

  ➔ Uses the present continuous 'are losing' to depict an ongoing action. 'Cause (because)' is a conjunction to explain the reason.

• We've forgotten how to feel, we're not even kind

  ➔ Present perfect tense, intensifier 'even'.

  ➔ The present perfect 'have forgotten' indicates an action completed in the past with relevance to the present. 'Even' intensifies the degree.

• It's all so crazy, but I shine the light

  ➔ Adverb 'so', conjunction 'but', present simple.

  ➔ The adverb 'so' emphasizes the adjective 'crazy'. 'But' introduces a contrasting idea. The present simple 'shine' is used to express a habitual action.

• Warrin' and shakin', our planet is bakin' in front of your nose

  ➔ Gerunds, present continuous, prepositional phrase.

  ➔ Gerunds ('Warrin', shakin') used as nouns. Present continuous 'is baking'. Prepositional phrase 'in front of your nose'.

• And the conclusion's comin' fast, so stay on your toes

  ➔ Present continuous, adverb, imperative.

  ➔ Present continuous 'is coming'. Adverb 'fast'. Imperative 'stay'.

• I may sound crazy and you're probably right

  ➔ Modal verb 'may', adjective, adverb.

  ➔ The modal verb 'may' indicates possibility. 'Crazy' is an adjective. 'Probably' is an adverb.