Made to Love – English Lyrics

• By: John Legend
• Album: Love In The Future

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a journey of cultural and emotional discovery, and John Legend's "Made to Love" offers a beautiful starting point. The song's clear and heartfelt lyrics about a deep, destined love provide an accessible way to learn expressive vocabulary and romantic phrasing. What makes this song special for learners is its blend of straightforward sentiment with a rich and complex musical backdrop, allowing you to appreciate the nuances of soulful expression while expanding your English skills.

[English]

(soulful R&B music)

♪ I was sent here for you ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ You were sent for me too ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ Oh, I've never seen anything ♪

♪ In much more than you and me ♪

♪ Extraordinary machine ♪

♪ Oh, I've never loved, I've never loved ♪

♪ Never loved someone like this ♪

♪ All I know is ♪

♪ I was sent here for you ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ You were sent for me too ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

(singer vocalizing)

♪ All made for love, we were made to love ♪

♪ I was sent here for you ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ You were sent for me too ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ Oh, have you ever known ♪

♪ We laid your eyes on ♪

♪ The perfect work of art ♪

♪ I knew right from the start ♪

♪ Oh, I was never sure of a God before ♪

♪ But I know He must exist ♪

♪ He created this ♪

♪ I was sent here for you ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ You were sent for me too ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

(singer vocalizing)

♪ All made for love, we were made to love ♪

♪ I was sent here for you ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ You were sent for me too ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

♪ We were made to love ♪

(singer vocalizing)

♪ I was sent here for you ♪

♪ You were sent for me too ♪

♪ I was sent here for you ♪

♪ You were sent for me too ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• I was sent here for you

  ➔ Passive Voice (Past Simple)

  ➔ The subject "I" receives the action of being "sent," rather than performing it. This emphasizes the recipient of the action or when the doer is unknown/unimportant.

• We were made to love

  ➔ Passive Voice with Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "We were made" is in the passive voice, indicating that an external force created or designed them. The infinitive "to love" expresses the purpose or intention of that creation.

• Oh, I've never seen anything

  ➔ Present Perfect with "never"

  ➔ The "Present Perfect" tense (have/has + past participle) combined with "never" is used to talk about an experience that has not happened at any point up to the present.

• All I know is

  ➔ Noun Clause as Subject Complement (Implicit "that")

  ➔ "All I know" acts as the subject, and the implied "that" clause following "is" functions as the subject complement, providing more information about what "all I know" refers to.

• Oh, have you ever known

  ➔ Present Perfect (Interrogative with "ever")

  ➔ The "Present Perfect" in an interrogative form with "ever" is used to ask if someone has had a particular experience at any time in their life up to the present moment.

• We laid your eyes on

  ➔ Idiomatic Phrasal Verb ("lay eyes on")

  ➔ "Lay eyes on" is an idiom meaning to see or notice someone or something for the first time, often with a sense of wonder or recognition. "Laid" is the past tense of "lay."

• I knew right from the start

  ➔ Fixed Expression/Adverbial Phrase ("right from the start")

  ➔ "Right from the start" is a fixed adverbial phrase meaning from the very beginning. It emphasizes the immediacy or early timing of an event or realization.

• But I know He must exist

  ➔ Modal Verb of Deduction ("must")

  ➔ The modal verb "must" is used here to express a strong deduction or a logical conclusion based on evidence or belief. The speaker is highly confident that "He exists."

• I was never sure of a God before

  ➔ Adjective + Prepositional Phrase ("sure of") + Adverb of Time ("before")

  ➔ "Sure of" is a common adjective-preposition combination meaning certain about something. "Before" acts as an adverb of time, indicating a past period relative to the present.