Make Love – English Lyrics

• By: Keri Hilson

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful R&B sounds of Keri Hilson's "Make Love" to explore expressions of intimacy and vulnerable emotion in English. This downtempo ballad offers a rich vocabulary for discussing romance and connection, making it an excellent song for language learners to appreciate subtle lyrical nuances and heartfelt delivery.

[English]

(door closes)

(door closes)

(gentle music)

♪ Love, love, love ♪

♪ Love, love, love ♪

♪ Love, love, love ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Love, love, love ♪

♪ Love, love, love ♪

♪ Love ♪

♪ Love ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Tonight we're gonna do something different ♪

♪ Tonight we're gonna touch a little different ♪

♪ I'm gonna wait on you, hand and foot ♪

♪ Like the king you are baby ♪

♪ Just lay back and I'll show you the way ♪

♪ 'Cause tonight we're gonna kiss a little different ♪

♪ I'm gonna make your body feel a little different ♪

♪ I hope your ready, ready, ready ♪

♪ Ready for love ♪

♪ Oh, 'cause we gon' make ♪

♪ Love, love, love ♪

♪ Love, love, love ♪

♪ Love, love, love ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Oh, we gon' make ♪

♪ Love, love, love ♪

♪ Love, love, love (Oh, baby) ♪

♪ Love (Love, love, love, love) ♪

♪ Love ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ I see it in your eyes that you're surprised now ♪

♪ I'm gonna put this thing on you, I'll blow your mind out ♪

♪ And just watch how your body shake ♪

♪ Don't stop it, just let it shake ♪

♪ I'll control your body tonight ♪

♪ 'Cause I know nobody ever touch your body like me... ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• Tonight we're gonna do something different

  ➔ Future tense with 'be going to'

  ➔ The phrase "we're gonna" is a contraction of "we are going to," which is used to express a planned future action. Here, it indicates that the speaker intends to do something different.

• I'm gonna wait on you, hand and foot

  ➔ Future tense with 'be going to'

  ➔ Similar to the previous example, "I'm gonna" is a contraction of "I am going to," emphasizing the speaker's intention to wait on the listener attentively.

• Just lay back and I'll show you the way

  ➔ Imperative mood and future tense

  ➔ The phrase "Just lay back" is in the imperative mood, giving a command. "I'll show" is a future tense with 'will,' indicating a promise or offer.

• I hope your ready, ready, ready

  ➔ Present simple in a wish

  ➔ The phrase "I hope your ready" uses the present simple to express a wish or desire. The repetition of "ready" emphasizes the importance of the state.

• 'Cause tonight we're gonna kiss a little different

  ➔ Future tense with 'be going to'

  ➔ Similar to previous examples, "we're gonna" indicates a planned future action, here referring to kissing in a different way.

• I'll control your body tonight

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase "I'll control" uses 'will' to express a future action, indicating the speaker's intention to take charge of the listener's body.

• Don't stop it, just let it shake

  ➔ Imperative mood with negative command

  ➔ The phrase "Don't stop it" is a negative command in the imperative mood, instructing the listener not to interrupt the action. "Just let it shake" is another command, emphasizing permission.