Never Felt A Love Like This – English Lyrics

• By: Galantis, Hook N Sling, Dotan
• Album: CHURCH

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I was lost in a love that was built to lose

I know, I know all the nights I would lie

Try to hide the truth

Got too scared to be lonely

But scared of something new

Pain and darkness surround me

I see a light in you

All I, all I know I never felt a love like this (yeah)

All I, all I know I never felt a love like this

And it's keeping me awake

I haven't slept for days (yeah)

All I, all I know I never felt a love like this

A love like, like, like this

...

Say goodbye to the past

It's a victory

And I, and I feel the start of a rush

Taking over me

Got too scared to be lonely

But scared of something new

Pain and darkness surround me

I see a light in you

All I, all I know I never felt a love like this (yeah)

All I, all I know I never felt a love like this

And it's keeping me awake

I haven't slept for days (yeah)

All I, all I know I never felt a love like this

A love like, like, like this

...

All I, all I know I never felt a love like this (yeah)

All I, all I know I never felt a love like this

A love like, like, like this

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong emotional attachment
lost /lɒst/ A2	verb - failed to keep or retain; misplaced adjective - confused or without direction
built /bɪlt/ B1	verb - constructed or assembled
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to fail to keep or to misplace
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of or to have knowledge about
nights /naɪts/ A2	noun - periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise
lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to tell an untruth
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to conceal or keep out of sight
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - a fact or reality that is true
scared /skɛəd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ B2	adjective - feeling sad because one has no company
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - recently made, discovered or begun
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical or emotional suffering
darkness /ˈdɑːknəs/ B2	noun - the state of having little or no light
surround /səˈraʊnd/ B2	verb - to encircle or be all around something
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - visible illumination that makes things visible
awake /əˈweɪk/ B1	adjective - not sleeping; conscious
victory /ˈvɪktəri/ B2	noun - the act of winning or succeeding in a competition or conflict
rush /rʌʃ/ B2	noun - a sudden strong feeling or a rapid movement
start /stɑːt/ A2	noun - the beginning of an event or activity

Key Grammar Structures

• a love that was built to lose

  ➔ Relative Clause + Passive Voice

  ➔ The phrase "that was built" is a relative clause in the passive voice, describing "a love". "to lose" is an infinitive of purpose, indicating the intended outcome.

• I would lie

  ➔ "Would" for Past Habits

  ➔ "Would" is used here to describe a repeated action or habit in the past. It's similar to 'used to' but often implies a more regular or characteristic past behavior.

• Try to hide

  ➔ Verb + To-Infinitive

  ➔ The verb "try" is followed by a "to-infinitive" ("to hide") to express an attempt or effort to do something.

• Got too scared to be lonely

  ➔ "Get" + Adjective (change of state) & "Too" + Adjective + Infinitive

  ➔ "Got" (past simple of "get") + "scared" indicates a change in state or becoming. The structure "too + adjective + to-infinitive" means excessively, making the action impossible or undesirable.

• never felt

  ➔ Present Perfect with "Never"

  ➔ The Present Perfect tense ("felt") is used with "never" to indicate an experience that has not occurred at any point up to the present.

• it's keeping me awake

  ➔ Present Continuous + "Keep + Object + Adjective"

  ➔ "It's keeping" is Present Continuous. The structure "keep + object + adjective" means to cause someone or something to remain in a particular state.

• haven't slept for days

  ➔ Present Perfect with "For" (Duration)

  ➔ The Present Perfect tense ("haven't slept") is used with "for days" to express an action or state that started in the past and continues up to the present, indicating its duration.

• Say goodbye

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb "Say" is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or instruction.

• Taking over me

  ➔ Present Participle Phrase (Adverbial)

  ➔ "Taking over me" is a present participle phrase, functioning adverbially to describe a concurrent action or consequence related to the main verb "feel" or the noun "rush". It also contains the phrasal verb "take over".