Feel No Pain – English Lyrics

• By: Sade

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the elegant world of Sade with 'Feel No Pain.' This song is a perfect study for English learners to observe the use of emotive adjectives and the nuances of 'understated' expression, making it a beautiful gateway to understanding soulful, poetic communication.

[English]

(soothing music)

♪ Mama been laid off ♪

♪ Papa been laid off ♪

♪ My brother's been laid off ♪

♪ For more than two years now ♪

♪ Ooh, can't get a job ♪

♪ Billy can't get a job ♪

♪ Ooh, they gotta listen to the blues ♪

♪ Help them to strive ♪

♪ Help them to move on ♪

♪ Help them to have some future ♪

♪ Help them to live long ♪

♪ Help them to live life ♪

♪ Help them to smile ♪

♪ Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues ♪

♪ Papa been laid off ♪

♪ Mama been laid off ♪

♪ Billy can't get a job ♪

♪ For too long, too long ♪

♪ Don't let them lose ♪

♪ We gotta give them a chance ♪

♪ It's gonna come back on everyone ♪

♪ If you don't make them dance ♪

♪ Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues ♪

♪ There's nothing sacred ♪

♪ Breathing hatred ♪

♪ Oh yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ We have to face it ♪

♪ No one can take it ♪

♪ And feel no pain ♪

♪ Why, why ♪

♪ One day we're gonna wake up ♪

♪ And the ghetto's all around ♪

♪ All over my friend ♪

♪ Have you ever seen a man break down ♪

♪ Do you know how that feels ♪

♪ To walk the street with your head held high ♪

♪ There's nothing sacred ♪

♪ Breathing hatred ♪

♪ We have to face it ♪

♪ No one can take it ♪

♪ And feel no pain ♪

♪ Oh, did you ever see a man break down ♪