Love Bites – English Lyrics

• By: Judas Priest

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dark and captivating world of Judas Priest's "Love Bites," a song that blends heavy metal with themes of danger and desire. Explore how the band uses vivid imagery and metaphor to create a thrilling narrative, perfect for intermediate English learners looking to expand their vocabulary with evocative and figurative language.

[English]

(tense music)

♪ When you feel safe ♪

♪ When you feel warm ♪

♪ That's when I rise ♪

♪ That's when I crawl ♪

♪ Gliding on mist ♪

♪ Hardly a sound ♪

♪ Bringing the kiss ♪

♪ Evils abound ♪

♪ In the dead of night ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ In the dead of night ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ Into your room ♪

♪ Where in deep sleep ♪

♪ There you lie still ♪

♪ To you I creep ♪

♪ Then I descend ♪

♪ Close to your lips ♪

♪ Across you I bend ♪

♪ You smile as I sip ♪

♪ Now you are mine ♪

♪ In my control ♪

♪ One taste of your life ♪

♪ And I own your soul ♪

♪ Softly you stir ♪

♪ Gently you moan ♪

♪ Lust's in the air ♪

♪ Wake as I groan ♪

♪ In the dead of night ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ In the dead of night ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ In the dead of night ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ In the dead of night ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ Love bites you ♪

♪ Invites you ♪

♪ To feast in the night ♪

♪ Excites you ♪

♪ Delights you ♪

♪ It drains you to white ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ You knew at first sight ♪

♪ You'd enjoy my attack ♪

♪ That with my first bite ♪

♪ There'd be no turning back ♪

♪ So come in my arms ♪

♪ I strike any hour ♪

♪ I will return ♪

♪ To trap and devour ♪

♪ In the dead of night ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ In the dead of night ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ In the dead of night ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ In the dead of night ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

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♪ Love bites ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

♪ Love bites ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• When you feel safe

  ➔ Present Simple in Conditional Context

  ➔ The phrase uses the Present Simple ('feel') to describe a general condition or recurring situation, typical in conditional sentences.

• That's when I rise

  ➔ Contraction and Present Simple

  ➔ The contraction ('That's') combines 'that' and 'is', while 'rise' is in the Present Simple to indicate a specific action tied to a condition.

• Gliding on mist

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective

  ➔ 'Gliding' is a present participle used to describe the subject ('I') in a continuous action, functioning as an adjective.

• In the dead of night

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase for Time

  ➔ The prepositional phrase ('In the dead of night') specifies a particular time, emphasizing the setting of the action.

• You smile as I sip

  ➔ Present Simple with 'as' for Simultaneity

  ➔ The use of 'as' connects two simultaneous actions ('smile' and 'sip') in the Present Simple, showing they occur at the same time.

• Now you are mine

  ➔ Present Simple with Adverb of Time

  ➔ The adverb 'now' modifies the verb 'are' in the Present Simple, indicating a change of state at the moment of speaking.

• Softly you stir

  ➔ Adverb Modifying Verb

  ➔ The adverb 'softly' modifies the verb 'stir', describing the manner in which the action is performed.

• Love bites you

  ➔ Subject-Verb Inversion in Emphasis

  ➔ The inversion of 'bites you' to 'you bites' emphasizes the object ('you') and the action ('bites') for dramatic effect.