Love Me Land – English Lyrics

• By: Zara Larsson

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the dreamy soundscape of Zara Larsson's 'Love Me Land,' a dance-pop anthem exploring the excitement of unexpected love. Dive into the lyrics and learn how Zara uses a 'geography-inspired metaphor' to describe the emotional journey of opening your heart again. Explore the language of love and freedom with this empowering track!

Key Grammar Structures

• Never thought I would love again

  ➔ Past simple + infinitive with would (future‑in‑the‑past)

  ➔ The phrase "I **would** love" shows a future action imagined from a past perspective.

• How dare you have lips like that

  ➔ Exclamatory question with "how dare" + subject + base verb

  ➔ The structure "How **dare** you" expresses strong criticism or disbelief.

• Touch me in the way that you do

  ➔ Relative clause with "that" referring to manner

  ➔ The clause "that **you do**" specifies the manner of "the way".

• No matter who's in the room

  ➔ Indefinite relative clause with "who's" (who is)

  ➔ "who's" stands for "who **is**" and introduces a clause that can refer to any person.

• I see you sweating when you feel it

  ➔ Verb of perception + object + present participle; adverbial clause with "when"

  ➔ "see" is followed by the object "you" and the **‑ing** form "sweating" to show a continuous action.

• Don't call me Mary

  ➔ Negative imperative with "don't" + base verb

  ➔ "Don't" is a contraction of "do not" and makes the command negative: **don't call**.

• Can't contain my bones

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" + bare infinitive

  ➔ "Can't" (cannot) expresses inability, followed directly by the verb **contain**.

• So when you feel it, go full out, baby

  ➔ Temporal clause with "when" + imperative main clause

  ➔ "when" introduces a condition of time; the main clause "**go** full out" is an imperative.