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Oh, the first flush of youth was upon you when our eyes first met 00:31

And I knew that to you and into your life I had to get 00:37

Oh, I felt light-headed at the touch of this stranger's hand 00:43

An assault my defenses systematically failed to withstand 00:50

'Cause you came at a time 00:55

When the pursuit of one true love in which to fall 00:57

Was the be all and end all 01:03

Love is only a feeling (drifting away) 01:06

When I'm in your arms, I start believing (it's here to stay) 01:12

But love is only a feeling 01:18

Anyway 01:23

01:26

Oh, the state of elation that this unison of hearts achieved 01:41

I had seen, I had touched, I had tasted, and I truly believed 01:47

That the light of my life would tear a hole right though each cloud 01:53

That scudded by 01:58

Just to beam on you and I 02:01

Love is only a feeling (drifting away) 02:04

When I'm in your arms, I start believing (it's here to stay) 02:10

But love is only a feeling 02:16

Anyway 02:20

02:23

Anyway 02:26

02:29

Love is only a feeling (drifting away) 02:46

And we gotta stop ourselves believing (it's here to stay) 02:52

'Cause love is only a feeling 02:58

Anyway 03:03

03:04

Love Is Only A Feeling

The Darkness

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Lyrics:

[English]

Oh, the first flush of youth was upon you when our eyes first met

And 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

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
youth /juːθ/ B2	noun - the period of life when a person is young
met /mɛt/ A2	verb - past tense of 'meet', to come into the presence or company of someone
knew /nuː/ A2	verb - past of 'know', to be aware of
felt /fɛlt/ A2	verb - past of 'feel', to experience emotion or physical sensation
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	noun - the act of making contact with something verb - to come into contact with
assault /əˈsɔːlt/ B2	noun - a physical attack verb - to physically attack
pursuit /pərˈsuːt/ B2	noun - the act of chasing or seeking after something
believed /bɪˈliːvd/ B1	verb - past of 'believe', to accept as true
tear /tɪər/ B2	verb - to rip or split apart
cloud /klaʊd/ B1	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor in the sky
beam /biːm/ B2	verb - to shine or glow brightly

Vocabulary

Meanings

youth

/juːθ/

noun
- the period of life when a person is young

met

/mɛt/

verb
- past tense of 'meet', to come into the presence or company of someone

knew

/nuː/

verb
- past of 'know', to be aware of

felt

/fɛlt/

verb
- past of 'feel', to experience emotion or physical sensation

touch

/tʌtʃ/

noun
- the act of making contact with something

verb
- to come into contact with

assault

/əˈsɔːlt/

noun
- a physical attack

verb
- to physically attack

pursuit

/pərˈsuːt/

noun
- the act of chasing or seeking after something

believed

/bɪˈliːvd/

verb
- past of 'believe', to accept as true

tear

/tɪər/

verb
- to rip or split apart

cloud

/klaʊd/

noun
- a visible mass of condensed water vapor in the sky

beam

/biːm/

verb
- to shine or glow brightly

Grammar:

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.
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.
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.
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.
But love is only a feeling.

➔ Present simple tense

➔ The phrase "love is only a feeling" states a general truth.
And we gotta stop ourselves believing.

➔ Informal contraction and modal verb

➔ The phrase "we gotta" is an informal way of saying "we have to".