Once You've Tasted Love – English Lyrics

• By: Take That

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the early sound of Take That with "Once You've Tasted Love," a vibrant dance-pop track from their debut album. This song offers a glimpse into the group's beginnings and the musical landscape of the early 90s, exploring themes of love and new experiences.

[English]

[00:18.96][00:11.28][00:03.70]Love. Once you've tasted love

Don't be sold a dream. Remember how the past has been

Don't be led to believe thias one's for you

Calculate your needs. I see there's room to plant your seeds

Don't decide till you see how the others have grown

Once you've tasted love it is just the beggining of a new world

Once you've tasted love there's no way you can give in

Once you've tasted love

Still too early to know. Give them time and they will grow

Don't believe that the first's the one for you

Most will grow to be tall, others will break and fall

Keep your eye on the strongest head of them all

Once you've tasted love it is just the beggining of a new world

Once you've tasted love it is just the beggining

Your head is spinning

Once you've tasted love

Once you've tasted love it is just the beggining of a new world

Once you've tasted love there's no way you can give in

Can't control your mind and your head is still spinning

Once you've tasted love is just the beggining

Once you've tasted love

Once you've tasted love, you know is good

Come taste my love

You know you should

RAP: Came into my world and the badness dissapeared

Take my hand, don't be afraid, I'm gonna work off all your fears

It feels so nice to be with you. Us two, we feel like a glove

When I see your eyes I realise you too have tasted love

Once you've tasted love, you know it's good

Come taste my love

You know you should

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tasted /ˈteɪstɪd/ A2	verb - to perceive the flavor of something by eating or drinking
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment
beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the starting point of something
sold /soʊld/ A2	verb - to exchange something for money
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
calculate /ˈkælkjəˌleɪt/ B1	verb - to determine the amount or number of something mathematically
needs /niːdz/ A1	noun - a requirement or necessity
plant /plænt/ A1	verb - to place a seed or plant in the ground to grow noun - a living organism that typically grows in a permanent site
seeds /siːdz/ A2	noun - a flowering plant's unit of reproduction
grown /ɡroʊn/ A2	verb - to develop and increase in size or maturity
spinning /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ B1	verb - to rotate rapidly
control /kənˈtroʊl/ A2	verb - to exercise authority or direction over
fears /fɪrz/ A1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ A2	verb - to cease to be visible or to exist
realize /ˈriəlaɪz/ B1	verb - to become fully aware of something

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't be sold a dream.

  ➔ imperative passive

  ➔ In the imperative, the passive form "be sold" is used to tell someone not to be deceived.

• Remember how the past has been.

  ➔ present perfect

  ➔ "has been" is the present perfect of "be", showing a state that started in the past and continues now.

• Don't be led to believe this one's for you.

  ➔ passive infinitive

  ➔ "be led" is a passive infinitive used after "to" to express what is expected of someone.

• Don't decide till you see how the others have grown.

  ➔ until + present simple for future reference

  ➔ "till you see" uses the present simple "see" after "till" to talk about a future moment.

• Once you've tasted love it is just the beginning of a new world.

  ➔ present perfect + simple present

  ➔ "you've tasted" (present perfect) shows a past action with present relevance; "it is" (simple present) states a general truth.

• Most will grow to be tall, others will break and fall.

  ➔ future simple with "will"

  ➔ "will grow", "will break" use "will" + base verb to talk about future predictions.

• Keep your eye on the strongest head of them all.

  ➔ superlative adjective

  ➔ "strongest" is the superlative form of "strong", used to compare one item as the most extreme among all.

• When I see your eyes I realise you too have tasted love.

  ➔ present simple + present perfect

  ➔ "see" is present simple for a habitual action; "have tasted" is present perfect showing a past experience relevant now.

• Can't control your mind and your head is still spinning.

  ➔ negative modal verb (can’t)

  ➔ "Can't" is the negative form of the modal verb "can", expressing inability.