Love's On The Way – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Is it just me or is the world going crazy lately?
What's going on?
Can we not see the way were evolving, changing.
Something's gone wrong
'Cause every other day it's the same old story.
Broken record on repeat.
Another man dies and a child goes hungry while my brothers cry for peace
Here's another war song for the poor, singing freedom isn't free.
How can my heart not beat for these?
How can my heart not bleed for these?
Love called and asked about us,
Said she'd wondered where we'd gone
She's been lonely without us. She wants us to come back home
Don't you miss the way it used to be for you and me?
We won't you please...
Answer her call with me and say
Hey love we're on the way
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Oh we've been gone for way too long
Hey love we're on the way
I feel the changes coming on
And if you're ready follow me
We'll be the change we wanna see
Hey love we're on the way
Or is it far too late, and are we too far gone?
Maybe I'm numb to the news of violence
I just send another prayer.
Maybe we're used to this or clueless... or is it nobody cares?
'Cause every other day there's another killing and our children have to pay.
We act like if we ignore it maybe it'll go away
No, I'm not a superhero I just wanna save the day
Can't pretend everything's OK
Can't pretend everything's OK
Love called and asked about us,
Said she'd wondered where we'd gone
She's been lonely without us. She wants us to come back home
Don't you miss the way it used to be for you and me?
We won't you please...
Answer her call with me and say
Hey love we're on the way
Oh we've been gone for way too long
Hey love we're on the way
I feel the changes coming on
And if you're ready follow me
We'll be the change we wanna see
Hey love we're on the way
Or is it far too late, and are we too far gone?
So pardon me if I cross the line...
But standing round watching is just a waste of time
World won't change...
No the world won't change till we try... till we try
Hey love we're on the way
Oh we've been gone for way too long
Hey love we're on the way
I feel the changes coming on
And if you're ready follow me
We'll be the change we wanna see
Hey love we're on the way
Or is it far too late, and are we too far gone?
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Key Vocabulary
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evolve /ɪˈvɒlv/ B1 |
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peace /piːs/ A2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A2 |
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call /kɔːl/ A2 |
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longing /ˈlɒŋ.ɪŋ/ B2 |
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change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2 |
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pain /peɪn/ A2 |
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anger /ˈæŋ.ɡər/ B1 |
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hope /hoʊp/ A2 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A2 |
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dream /driːm/ A2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Is it just me or is the world going crazy lately?
➔ Question formation; Present Continuous for current trends/situations.
➔ The sentence uses an interrogative structure starting with "Is it just me or...?" to express doubt or questioning about a shared perception. The use of "going crazy" in the present continuous ("is going") emphasizes that this is a current and ongoing trend.
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Can we not see the way were evolving, changing.
➔ Modal verb "can" for ability/possibility in negative form; Present Continuous for actions in progress.
➔ The sentence "Can we not see..." uses the modal verb "can" in its negative form ("cannot" or "can not") to question the inability or unwillingness to perceive something. "Evolving" and "changing" are in the present continuous form, indicating that these processes are ongoing.
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Another man dies and a child goes hungry while my brothers cry for peace
➔ Present Simple for general truths/repeated actions; Conjunction "while" to show simultaneous events.
➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense ("dies," "goes," "cry") to describe events that happen repeatedly. The conjunction "while" connects two events happening at the same time, highlighting the contrast between suffering and the desire for peace.
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How can my heart not beat for these?
➔ Rhetorical question with modal verb "can"; Double negative for emphasis.
➔ This is a rhetorical question. The use of "can not" (double negative) strongly implies that the speaker's heart *must* beat for these people. It's a way of emphasizing their empathy and concern.
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Love called and asked about us, Said she'd wondered where we'd gone
➔ Past Simple for completed actions; Reported speech (indirect speech) with Past Perfect.
➔ "Love called and asked" are simple past actions. "Said she'd wondered where we'd gone" is reported speech. The speaker is reporting what "Love" said. The past perfect "she'd wondered" (she had wondered) indicates an action completed before the time of "Love's" call.
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Don't you miss the way it used to be for you and me?
➔ Question form with auxiliary "do"; "Used to" to describe past habits/states.
➔ The sentence asks if the listener misses a past condition. "Used to be" describes a state that was true in the past but is no longer true in the present. The question is formed using the auxiliary verb "do" in the negative form.
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And if you're ready follow me, We'll be the change we wanna see
➔ Conditional clause (Type 1) with "if"; Future Simple with "will"; Relative clause with "what/that" omitted.
➔ This sentence contains a conditional clause expressing a possible future scenario. "If you're ready" sets the condition. "We'll be the change we wanna see" shows the result if the condition is met. "We wanna see" is a relative clause where "that" or "what" is omitted (e.g., "the change that we wanna see").
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So pardon me if I cross the line...But standing round watching is just a waste of time
➔ Imperative ("pardon me"); Conditional clause (implied); Gerund as subject ("standing round watching").
➔ "Pardon me" is an imperative phrase used as a polite request for forgiveness. There's an implied conditional clause: "If I cross the line, pardon me." "Standing round watching" uses a gerund phrase as the subject of the sentence, emphasizing the action as a whole.
