#WHERESTHELOVE – English Lyrics

• By: The Black Eyed Peas
• Album: Single

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into The Black Eyed Peas' "#WHERESTHELOVE" to explore a powerful message of peace and unity through its conscious hip-hop lyrics. This song offers an authentic way to understand English expressions related to social commentary, emotion, and calls to action, making it a meaningful piece for language learners interested in impactful storytelling.

[English]

People killin' people dyin'

Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'

Can you practice what you preachin'?

Would you turn the other cheek again?

Mama, mama, mama, tell us what the hell is goin' on

Can't we all just get along?

Father, father, father help us

Send some guidance from above

'Cause people got me, got me questioning

(Where's the love?)

Yo, what's going on with the world, momma?

(Where's the love?)

Yo, people living like they ain't got no mommas

(Where's the love?)

I think they all distracted by the drama

And attracted to the trauma, mamma

(Where's the love?)

I think they don't understand the concept

Or the meaning of karma

(Where's the love?)

Overseas, yeah, they trying to stop terrorism

(Where's the love?)

Over here on the streets the police shoot the people

Put the bullets in 'em

(Where's the love?)

But if you only got love for your own race

(Where's the love?)

Then you're gonna leave space for others to discriminate

(Where's the love?)

And to discriminate only generates hate

And when you hate then you're bound to get irate

Madness is what you demonstrate

And that's exactly how hate works and operates

Man, we gotta set it straight

Take control of your mind and just meditate

And let your soul just gravitate to the love

So the whole world celebrate it

People killin' people dyin'

Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'

Can you practice what you preachin'?

Would you turn the other cheek again?

Mama, mama, mama, tell us what the hell is goin' on

Can't we all just get along?

Father, Father, Father help us

Send some guidance from above

'Cause people got me, got me questioning

(Where's the love?)

It just ain't the same, old ways have changed

(Where's the love?)

New days are strange, is the world insane?

(Where's the love?)

Nation droppin' bombs killing our little ones

(Where's the love?)

Ongoing suffering as the youth die young

(Where's the love?)

Where's the love when a child gets murdered

Or a cop gets knocked down

Black lives, not now

Everybody matter to me

All races, y'all don't like what I'm sayin'?

Haterade, tall cases

Everybody hate somebody, guess we all racist

Black Eyed Peas do a song about love and y'all hate this

All these protest with different colored faces

We was all born with a heart

Why we gotta chase it?

And every time I look around

Every time I look up, every time I look down

No one's on a common ground

(Where's the love?)

And if you never speak truth then you never know how love sounds

(Where's the love?)

And if you never know love then you never know God, wow

(Where's the love?)

Where's the love y'all? I don't, I don't know

Where's the truth y'all? I don't know

People killin' people dyin'

Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'

Could you practice what you preach?

Would you turn the other cheek?

Father, Father, Father help us

Send some guidance from above

'Cause people got me, got me questioning

(Where's the love?)

(Where's the love?)

Love is the key

(Where's the love?)

Love is the answer

(Where's the love?)

Love is the solution

(Where's the love?)

They don't want us to love

(Where's the love?)

Love is powerful

(Where's the love?)

(Where's the love?)

My mama asked me why I never vote (Never vote)

'Cause policemen want me dead and gone (Dead and gone)

That election looking like a joke (Such a joke)

And the weed man still sellin' dope (Oh no)

Somebody gotta give these niggas hope (Give us hope)

All he ever wanted was a smoke (My gosh)

Said he can't breathe with his hands in the air

Layin' on the ground died from a choke

(Where's the love?)

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders

As I'm gettin' older y'all people gets colder

Most of us only care about money makin'

Selfishness got us followin' the wrong direction

Wrong information always shown by the media

Negative images is the main criteria

Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria

Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinemas

What happened to the love and the values of humanity?

(Where's the love?)

What happened to the love and the fairness and equality?

(Where's the love?)

Instead of spreading love we're spreading animosity

(Where's the love?)

Lack of understanding leading us away from unity

(Where's the love?)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kill /kɪl/ A1	verb - to cause the death of (a person, animal, or plant)
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
hurt /hɜːrt/ A1	verb - to cause physical pain or injury adjective - injured or wounded
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
preach /priːtʃ/ B2	verb - deliver a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church.
hell /hel/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire.
guidance /ˈɡaɪdns/ B2	noun - advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, especially as given by someone in authority.
question /ˈkwes.tʃən/ B1	verb - ask (someone) questions.
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
distract /dɪˈstrækt/ B2	verb - prevent (someone) from concentrating on something.
drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ B1	noun - an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances.
trauma /ˈtrɔːmə/ C1	noun - a deeply distressing or disturbing experience.
concept /ˈkɒnsept/ B2	noun - an abstract idea; a general notion.
karma /ˈkɑːrmə/ C1	noun - (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
terrorism /ˈterərɪzəm/ C1	noun - the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
shoot /ʃuːt/ A2	verb - hit, wound, or kill with a missile discharged from a gun or bow.
discriminate /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/ C1	verb - make an unjust or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age.
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - feel intense dislike for. noun - intense dislike; hatred.
irate /aɪˈreɪt/ C2	adjective - feeling or showing great anger.
madness /ˈmædnəs/ B2	noun - the state of being mentally ill; extreme foolishness.
meditate /ˈmedɪteɪt/ B2	verb - focus one's mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation.
gravitate /ˈɡrævɪteɪt/ C1	verb - move towards or be attracted to a place, person, or thing.
suffer /ˈsʌfər/ B1	verb - experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B2	verb - deliberately and unlawfully kill (someone). noun - the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true.
powerful /ˈpaʊərfl/ B1	adjective - having great power or strength.
joke /dʒoʊk/ B1	noun - a thing that someone says or does to cause amusement or laughter.
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - take air into the lungs and then expel it.
choke /tʃoʊk/ B1	verb - have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of available air.
weight /weɪt/ A2	noun - a body's relative mass or the quantity of material contained by it, giving rise to the downward force of gravity.
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ A2	noun - the part of the human body between the neck and the upper arm.
selfishness /ˈselfɪʃnəs/ B2	noun - the quality or state of being selfish.
direction /dəˈrekʃn/ A2	noun - a course along which someone or something moves.
image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.
criteria /kraɪˈtɪriən/ C1	noun - a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness.
infect /ɪnˈfekt/ B2	verb - affect (a person, organism, cell, etc.) with a disease-causing organism.
unity /ˈjuːnəti/ B2	noun - the state of being united or joined as a whole.
animosity /ˌænɪˈmɒsɪti/ C1	noun - strong hostility.
humanity /hjuːˈmænəti/ B2	noun - human beings collectively.
equality /iˈkwɒləti/ B2	noun - the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.
fairness /ˈfeərnəs/ B1	noun - impartial and just treatment or behavior without favouritism or discrimination.

Key Grammar Structures

• Can you practice what you preachin'?

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb + ing (can practice)

  ➔ Use of the **modal verb** 'can' to ask about ability or permission, combined with the **verb** in the **present participle** form to form a question.

• Would you turn the other cheek again?

  ➔ Conditional + base verb (would turn)

  ➔ Use of **conditional mood** ('would') with the **base form** of the verb to express hypothetical or polite requests.

• Send some guidance from above

  ➔ Imperative verb + noun phrase (send guidance)

  ➔ Use of **imperative mood** to give a direct command or request, here asking for guidance.

• Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'

  ➔ Present participle + noun / pronoun + verb (hurtin', cryin')

  ➔ Use of **present participle** (verb + ing) to form continuous or progressive aspect, indicating ongoing actions.

• People living like they ain't got no mommas

  ➔ Present participle + prepositional phrase (living like)

  ➔ Use of **present participle** to describe an ongoing state or manner, combined with a prepositional phrase.

• And attracted to the trauma, mamma

  ➔ Adjective + prepositional phrase (attracted to)

  ➔ Use of **adjective** to describe a state or characteristic, combined with **prepositional phrase** indicating attraction.

• And if you never speak truth then you never know how love sounds

  ➔ Conditional sentences ('if' + present simple + 'then')

  ➔ Use of **conditional sentence structure** with 'if' to express a hypothetical situation, indicating that lacking truth prevents understanding love.

• They don't want us to love

  ➔ Negative form of 'want' + object pronoun + infinitive ('to love')

  ➔ Use of **negative sentence** with 'want' to express a desire that is not supported or accepted.

• Love is the key

  ➔ Noun phrase (noun + definite article + appositive)

  ➔ Use of **noun phrase** with 'the' to emphasize that love is fundamental or central.