Lyrics & Translation
Explore the depths of love and emotion with The Darkness's "Love Is Only A Feeling," a glam rock power ballad that questions the very essence of love. Delve into the nuances of this song and discover the lyrical genius and musical complexity that makes it a timeless exploration of human emotion.
[English]
Oh, the first flush of youth was upon you when our eyes first metAnd I knew that to you and into your life I had to get
Oh, I felt light-headed at the touch of this stranger's hand
An assault my defenses systematically failed to withstand
'Cause you came at a time
When the pursuit of one true love in which to fall
Was the be all and end all
Love is only a feeling (drifting away)
When I'm in your arms, I start believing (it's here to stay)
But love is only a feeling
Anyway
Oh, the state of elation that this unison of hearts achieved
I had seen, I had touched, I had tasted, and I truly believed
That the light of my life would tear a hole right though each cloud
That scudded by
Just to beam on you and I
Love is only a feeling (drifting away)
When I'm in your arms, I start believing (it's here to stay)
But love is only a feeling
Anyway
Anyway
Love is only a feeling (drifting away)
And we gotta stop ourselves believing (it's here to stay)
'Cause love is only a feeling
Anyway
Key Vocabulary
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youth /juːθ/ B2 |
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met /mɛt/ A2 |
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knew /nuː/ A2 |
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felt /fɛlt/ A2 |
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touch /tʌtʃ/ A2 |
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assault /əˈsɔːlt/ B2 |
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pursuit /pərˈsuːt/ B2 |
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believed /bɪˈliːvd/ B1 |
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tear /tɪər/ B2 |
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cloud /klaʊd/ B1 |
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beam /biːm/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Oh, the first flush of youth was upon you when our eyes first met.
➔ Past simple tense
➔ The phrase "was upon you" indicates a completed action in the past.
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An assault my defenses systematically failed to withstand.
➔ Past simple tense with a relative clause
➔ The phrase "failed to withstand" shows a past action that did not succeed.
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When the pursuit of one true love in which to fall was the be all and end all.
➔ Noun phrase and relative clause
➔ The phrase "the pursuit of one true love" acts as a subject in the sentence.
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When I'm in your arms, I start believing.
➔ Present simple tense and present continuous tense
➔ The phrase "I'm in your arms" uses the present continuous to describe an ongoing action.
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But love is only a feeling.
➔ Present simple tense
➔ The phrase "love is only a feeling" states a general truth.
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And we gotta stop ourselves believing.
➔ Informal contraction and modal verb
➔ The phrase "we gotta" is an informal way of saying "we have to".
