Love Thy Enemies – English Lyrics

• By: Future

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Love my enemies, love my enemies, oh, oh

Makin' love to the enemy, makin' love to the enemy, oh, oh, oh

Roses, roses, I sent, they forever died, oh

Chosen, frozen, livin' in paradise, woah

I've been possessed, they wanna take my soul

Save my flesh, I'm in need of your cure

Tracin' back to orbit is where we met, met

You wasn't considerate to how I was feelin', yeah

I don't wan' explain this to my children

I need to find the words without soundin' foolish

Call it temporary illusions, yeah

Treat me like property, what you pursuin'

I need angels, I need angels, yeah

I need answers, who I can trust?

Fighting through breakups, revelation

Complicated obligations

Roses, roses, I sent, they forever died, oh

Chosen, frozen, livin' in paradise, woah

Love thy enemy

Walk through the valley of the shadow of death, oh, oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
enemies /ˈɛnəmiz/ B1	noun - people who are hostile or opposed to you
roses /ˈroʊzɪz/ A2	noun - a type of flower known for its fragrance and beauty
paradise /ˈpærəˌdaɪs/ B2	noun - a place of perfect happiness and peace
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a person
flesh /flɛʃ/ B2	noun - the soft tissue of the body, especially that of a human or animal
cure /kjʊr/ B2	noun - a means of healing or restoring health verb - to restore health by treating a disease or injury
orbit /ˈɔːrbɪt/ C1	noun - the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a planet or star verb - to move in an orbit around something
temporary /ˈtɛmpərəri/ B2	adjective - lasting for only a short period of time
illusion /ɪˈluːʒən/ C1	noun - a false perception or belief
property /ˈprɒpəti/ B2	noun - something owned; a possession
angels /ˈeɪndʒəlz/ A2	noun - spiritual beings believed to act as messengers of God
revelation /ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən/ C1	noun - a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed
valley /ˈvæli/ B1	noun - a low area of land between hills or mountains
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1	noun - a dark shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
death /dɛθ/ A2	noun - the permanent end of life
chosen /ˈtʃoʊzən/ B2	adjective - selected; picked out for a particular purpose
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ B1	adjective - turned into ice; very cold
complicated /ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - complex; difficult to understand or deal with
trust /trʌst/ A2	verb - to rely on someone or something with confidence noun - confidence in the reliability or integrity of a person or thing

Key Grammar Structures

• Love my enemies, love my enemies, oh, oh

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb "Love" at the start functions as a command, telling someone to love the enemies.

• Makin' love to the enemy, makin' love to the enemy, oh, oh, oh

  ➔ Present participle (gerund) in colloquial form

  ➔ "Makin'" is a colloquial contraction of "making"; it works as a present participle describing an ongoing action.

• I've been possessed, they wanna take my soul

  ➔ Present perfect passive; modal verb + infinitive

  ➔ "I've been possessed" uses the present perfect of the verb "be" + past participle "possessed" to form a passive meaning "I have become possessed". "wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to" (modal + infinitive).

• Save my flesh, I'm in need of your cure

  ➔ Imperative mood; idiom "in need of"

  ➔ "Save" is an imperative verb giving a command. The phrase "in need of" functions as an idiom meaning "requiring"; here it is used with "I'm" to say "I require your cure".

• Trace back to orbit is where we met, met

  ➔ Linking verb + relative adverb clause

  ➔ "is" serves as a linking verb connecting the subject "Trace back to orbit" with the clause "where we met". The relative adverb "where" introduces the location of the meeting.

• You wasn't considerate to how I was feelin', yeah

  ➔ Past simple negative (colloquial); prepositional phrase with gerund

  ➔ "wasn't" is a colloquial contraction of "was not" used with the subject "you" (non‑standard). The phrase "to how I was feelin'" combines the preposition "to" with a gerund‑like form "feelin'" to express the manner of feeling.

• I don't wan' explain this to my children

  ➔ Negation with auxiliary "do" + infinitive; colloquial "wan'" for "want"

  ➔ "don't" is the negative form of the auxiliary "do" followed by the base verb "explain". "wan'" is a colloquial shortening of "want" used before the infinitive "to explain".

• Call it temporary illusions, yeah

  ➔ Imperative with object complement

  ➔ "Call" is an imperative verb. "it" is the direct object, and "temporary illusions" functions as an object complement describing what "it" should be called.

• Walk through the valley of the shadow of death, oh, oh

  ➔ Imperative with prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Walk" is an imperative verb giving a command. The prepositional phrase "through the valley of the shadow of death" tells where the action should take place.