Love & Hate – English Lyrics

• By: Michael Kiwanuka

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the profound depths of Michael Kiwanuka's "Love & Hate," a captivating soul anthem that transcends language barriers with its raw emotion and universal themes of self-discovery and resilience. Its rich lyrical landscape, combined with Kiwanuka's powerful vocals and intricate instrumentation, offers a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to complex emotions, personal struggles, and societal commentary, making it a perfect song for immersive language learning.

[English]

[CHUCKLING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ (Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ Standing now - (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ Calling all the people here to see the show ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ Calling all my demons now to let me go ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ I need something, give me something wonderful ♪

♪ Ba-ba-badum-bum Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ I believe - (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ She won't take me somewhere I'm not supposed to be ♪

♪ Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ You can't steal the things that God has given me ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ No more pain and no more shame and misery ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum, budum, budum) ♪

♪ You can't take me down ♪

♪ You can't break me down ♪

♪ You can't take me down ♪

♪ (Budum, budum) - Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ (Budum, budum) - You can't take me down ♪

♪ You can't break me down ♪

♪ You can't take me down ♪

♪ (Budum, budum) - Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Love and hate - (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ How much more are we supposed to tolerate? ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ Can't you see there's more to me than my mistakes? ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum) ♪

♪ Sometimes I get this feeling, makes me hesitate ♪

[OVER SPEAKER]: ♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ (Budum, budum, ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ I believe - (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ She won't take me somewhere I'm not supposed to be ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ You can't steal the things that God has given me ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ No more pain and no more shame and misery ♪

♪ Ba-ba-badum-bum, budum, budum ♪

♪ You can't take me down ♪

♪ You can't break me down ♪

♪ You can't bring me down ♪

♪ (Budum, budum) - Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum You can't take me down ♪

♪ You can't break me down ♪

♪ You can't take me down ♪

♪ (Budum, budum) - Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum - (Ba-ba) ♪

♪ I can see that place of trouble ♪

♪ (I can't stay away) ♪

♪ And I'm on the verge - (I can't stay away) ♪

♪ Ba-ba-badum-bum, budum, budum - (I can't stay away) ♪

♪ For the love of everybody - (I can't stay away) ♪

♪ I need something more - (I can't stay away) ♪

♪ Ba-ba-badum-bum, budum, budum - (I can't stay away) ♪

♪ Now I feel some days of trouble ♪

♪ (I can't stay away) - I'm in the house of war ♪

♪ (I can't stay away) - Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ (I can't stay away) - Budum, budum, ba-ba ♪

♪ For the love of everybody - (I can't stay away) ♪

♪ Look behind the wall - (I can't stay away) ♪

♪ Ba-ba-badum-bum, budum, budum ♪

♪ Ba-ba-badum ♪

[OVER SPEAKERS]: ♪ Budum, budum ♪

♪ Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Standing now - (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ Calling all the people here to see the show ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ Calling all my demons now to let me go ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum) ♪

♪ I need something, give me something wonderful ♪

♪ Ba-ba-badum-bum, budum, budum ♪

♪ Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ (Budum, budum) - Whoa ♪

♪ (Budum, budum) - You can't bring me down ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ (Budum, budum) - You can't bring me down ♪

♪ (Budum, budum) - Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ (Budum, budum) ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum) - Whoa ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum) - Whoa ♪

♪ You can't bring me down - (Budum, budum) ♪

♪ (Ba-ba-badum-bum) - Whoa, now ♪

♪ You can't bring me down - (Budum, budum) ♪

♪ Whoa - (Ba-ba-badum-bum, budum) ♪

♪ You can't bring me down - (Budum, budum) ♪

♪ Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

♪ Budum, budum, Ba-ba-badum-bum ♪

[MUSIC FADES OUT]

[MICHAEL]: Alright. - [MAN]: What did you think?

[MICHAEL]: That was nice. I feel like maybe that one...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel affection for
hate /heɪt/ A1	noun - intense dislike; hatred verb - to feel intense dislike for
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively.
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	noun - a public performance or exhibition verb - to allow or cause to be visible.
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B2	noun - an evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell.
something /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ A1	noun - a thing that is not exactly known or specified
wonderful /ˈwʌndərfl/ B1	adjective - inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvelous.
steal /stiːl/ A2	verb - to take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.
God /ɡɒd/ A1	noun - (in Christianity and other monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the Supreme Being.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.
misery /ˈmɪzəri/ B2	noun - a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body.
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ B1	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong.
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction.
trouble /ˈtrʌbl/ A2	noun - difficulty or problems.
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups within a country.
wall /wɔːl/ A1	noun - a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land.

Key Grammar Structures

• You can't break me down

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb (can't break)

  ➔ Expresses ability or inability to do something in the present or future.

• Love and hate

  ➔ Conjunction (and) connecting two nouns

  ➔ Uses the coordinating conjunction 'and' to link two related ideas or nouns.

• You can't take me down

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb (can't take)

  ➔ Expresses inability or resistance to being defeated or harmed.

• How much more are we supposed to tolerate?

  ➔ Question form with modal verb + infinitive (are supposed to)

  ➔ Asks about the extent to which a certain expectation or obligation is to be met.

• No more pain and no more shame and misery

  ➔ Repetition of 'no more' + noun for emphasis

  ➔ Uses the phrase 'no more' repeatedly to emphasize the desire to end pain, shame, and misery.

• I believe she won't take me somewhere

  ➔ Contraction of 'she will not' (won't) + verb + indirect object

  ➔ Shows the future intention or expectation with a negative form and a modal verb contraction.

• How much more are we supposed to tolerate?

  ➔ Question form with modal verb + infinitive (are supposed to)

  ➔ Asks for the extent or amount that is expected or acceptable.