Only Have Eyes 42 – English Lyrics

• By: Janelle Monáe
• Album: The Age of Pleasure

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the smooth, R&B grooves of Janelle Monáe's "Only Have Eyes 42," a track from her album "The Age of Pleasure" that offers a candid and sensual exploration of modern love and personal freedom. This song's clear, evocative lyrics and contemporary sound make it an excellent choice for English language learners to immerse themselves in authentic expressions of romance and pleasure, enhancing both their vocabulary and cultural understanding through music.

[English]

I like to love with my eyes closed

I try not to lead with my ego

Everything happened in slo-mo

But we all smiled and said, "It's alright"

'Cause you're the one, you're the one

Double the fun, triple the time for love

You're the one, you're the one

You suck the words from my tongue, that's when I knew

I only (I only), I only (I only)

I only have eyes for two (I only have eyes for two)

I only (I only), I only (I only)

I only have eyes for two

Remember we sipped from the same glass?

She bit your neck and I liked that

We said some things we can't take back

I'm happy it's out in the open

'Cause you're the one, you're the one

Double the fun, triple the time for love

'Cause you're the one, you're the one

You suck the words from my tongue, that's when I knew

I only (I only), I only (I only)

I only have eyes for two (I only have eyes for two)

I, I only (I only), I only (I only)

I only have eyes for two

Yeah, I only have eyes

Yeah, I only have eyes for two, for two

Yeah, I only have eyes

Said I only have eyes, said I only have eyes

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone noun - an intense feeling of affection
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs used for seeing
closed /kloʊzd/ A2	adjective - not open
lead /liːd/ B1	verb - to guide or direct
ego /ˈiːɡoʊ/ B2	noun - a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance
smiled /smaɪld/ A2	verb - to have a happy or pleased expression on one's face
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - units of language
tongue /tʌŋ/ B1	noun - the fleshy organ in the mouth used for tasting and speaking
glass /ɡlæs/ A1	noun - a container for drinking
neck /nek/ A1	noun - the part of the body connecting the head to the torso
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	adjective - not closed or sealed

Key Grammar Structures

• I like to love with my eyes closed

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose/Adverbial Infinitive

  ➔ The infinitive "to love" expresses the purpose of liking. The sentence means 'I like to do something (love) with the purpose of loving with my eyes closed'.

• Everything happened in slo-mo

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The verb "happened" is in the simple past tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• But we all smiled and said, "It's alright"

  ➔ Coordinating Conjunction (But) and Simple Past Tense

  ➔ "But" connects two independent clauses. "Smiled" and "said" are in the simple past tense.

• You suck the words from my tongue, that's when I knew

  ➔ Relative Clause (that's when I knew)

  ➔ "That's when I knew" is a relative clause modifying the preceding action (sucking the words from my tongue). "That's when" introduces a time-related connection.

• Remember we sipped from the same glass?

  ➔ Simple Past Tense, Interrogative Form

  ➔ "Sipped" is in the simple past tense, and the sentence is in the form of a question.

• She bit your neck and I liked that

  ➔ Simple Past Tense, Pronoun 'that' as an Object Pronoun

  ➔ "Bit" and "liked" are in the simple past tense. "That" refers back to the whole action of her biting his neck and acts as the object of the verb "liked".

• We said some things we can't take back

  ➔ Relative Clause (we can't take back)

  ➔ "We can't take back" is a relative clause modifying "some things". It implies "some things *that* we can't take back". The relative pronoun *that* is omitted here but is understood.