No Sugar Coated Love – English Lyrics

• By: Tape Machines, Jowen, SLCT

Lyrics & Translation

This song is an excellent resource for English learners to practice contemporary vocabulary regarding emotions and interpersonal boundaries. Its clear, rhythmic vocal delivery makes it ideal for improving listening comprehension of modern idiomatic expressions.

[English]

You and me

Everything that we've been through has made us strong

You won't believe

We've had our grey

But somewhere there's a light inside of us

It shows the way

Not looking for no, no, no heaven or gold

‘Cause I got you, I got you

Don't wanna show, show us off

But you're my all, all that I need

I'm telling you why

This ain't no madness

The smoke and the mirrors are memories now the sun has gone down

Like a river rushing way up above

This ain't, yeah this ain't

No sugar coated love

Yeah this ain't

No sugar coated love

This ain't, this ain't

No sugar coated love

I stay in bed

I still got the feeling that you're next to me

Stuck in my head

When lights go off

You're everything that I could ever want

Your touch so soft

Not looking for no, no, no heaven or gold

‘Cause I got you, I got you

Don't wanna show, show us off

But you're my all, all that I need

I'm telling you why

This ain't no madness

The smoke and the mirrors are memories now the sun has gone down

Like a river rushing way up above

This ain't, yeah this ain't

No sugar coated love

Yeah this ain't

No sugar coated love

This ain't, this ain't

No sugar coated love

Not tryna' sugarcoat but I'm flying so high

I don't even know if I'm coming down

You rock my boat when you hold me so tight

The world just disappear in front of my eyes

This ain't

No sugar coated love

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
strong /strɔːŋ/ A1	adjective - having physical power or mental toughness
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A2	noun - a place of supreme happiness
madness /ˈmædnəs/ B2	noun - the state of being mentally ill; wild behavior
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a surface that reflects an image
memory /ˈmɛməri/ A2	noun - something remembered from the past
river /ˈrɪvər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water
rushing /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/ B1	verb - moving with great speed
sugar-coated /ˈʃʊɡər koʊtɪd/ C1	adjective - presented in a way that makes it seem more pleasant than it is
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
stuck /stʌk/ B1	adjective - unable to move or get free
soft /sɔːft/ A2	adjective - easy to mold, cut, compress, or fold; not hard
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪər/ B1	verb - to cease to be visible
flying /ˈflaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - moving through the air
tight /taɪt/ A2	adjective - fixed, fastened, or held firmly

Key Grammar Structures

• Everything that we've been through has made us strong

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ We use "have been" to describe experiences that started in the past and continue to affect the present.

• Not looking for no, no, no heaven or gold

  ➔ Double Negative (Colloquial usage)

  ➔ Using "not" and "no" together for emphasis is common in songwriting, though it is grammatically incorrect in standard English.

• ‘Cause I got you, I got you

  ➔ Reduced causal conjunction

  ➔ ‘Cause is a shortened form of "because," used to introduce a reason in informal contexts.

• You're my all, all that I need

  ➔ Relative Clause (Reduced)

  ➔ The phrase "all that I need" implies "all [that] I need," where the relative pronoun "that" is the object.

• I still got the feeling that you're next to me

  ➔ Appositive Clause

  ➔ The clause "that you're next to me" acts as an appositive to explain the noun "feeling."

• You're everything that I could ever want

  ➔ Modal Verb (Could)

  ➔ "Could" is used here to express possibility or a hypothetical desire.

• I don't even know if I'm coming down

  ➔ Embedded Question (If-clause)

  ➔ The "if" clause acts as the object of the verb "know," functioning as an embedded question about a condition.

• The world just disappear in front of my eyes

  ➔ Present Simple for vivid narrative

  ➔ The writer uses the Present Simple to describe a subjective experience as if it is happening right now.