Commercially, the song has topped the charts in Latvia, Poland and Serbia while reaching the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Lebanon, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom; as well as the top 20 in Germany and the United States. It was also the second-most successful electronic song of 2018 in the US. The single is certified Platinum or higher in fifteen countries worldwide, including Diamond in Brazil.
Wolves
Selena Gomez Lyrics
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One to love and one to lose
Sweet divine, a heavy truth
Water or wine, don't make me choose
I wanna feel the way that we did that summer night, night
Drunk on a feeling, alone with the stars in the sky
I've been running through the jungle
I've been running with the wolves
To get to you, to get to you
I've been down the darkest alleys
Saw the dark side of the moon
To get to you, to get to you
I've looked for love in every stranger
Took too much to ease the anger
All for you, yeah, all for you
I've been running through the jungle
I've been crying with the wolves
To get to you, to get to you, to get to you
Your fingertips trace my skin
To places I have never been
Blindly, I am following
Break down these walls and come on in
I wanna feel the way that we did that summer night, night
Drunk on a feeling, alone with the stars in the sky
I've been running through the jungle
I've been running with the wolves
To get to you, to get to you
I've been down the darkest alleys
Saw the dark side of the moon
To get to you, to get to you
I've looked for love in every stranger
Took too much to ease the anger
All for you, yeah, all for you
I've been running through the jungle
I've been crying with the wolves
To get to you, to get to you, to get to you
I've been running through the jungle
I've been running with the wolves
To get to you, to get to you
I've been down the darkest alleys
Saw the dark side of the moon
To get to you, to get to you
I've looked for love in every stranger
Took too much to ease the anger
All for you, yeah, all for you
I've been running through the jungle
I've been crying with the wolves
To get to you, to get to you, to get to you
Selena Gomez’s song “Wolves” is about the lengths someone will go to be with the person they love. The heavy blue in the eyes mentioned in the lyrics could represent a deep sadness or heaviness that one feels when they are separated from the person they love. The line “Water or wine, don’t make me choose” could mean that the person is willing to give up anything for their love, even the choice between what might be considered basic needs, such as water and wine. The person wants to feel the way they did during a specific summer night, a feeling of being alive, drunk on love and surrounded by the stars.
The lyrics also describe the person as running through the jungle and with the wolves to get to the person they love. This could symbolize the struggles and difficulties they have encountered while searching for their love, and the lengths they have gone to finally be with them. The line "took too much to ease the anger" might refer to the person engaging in self-destructive behavior in order to deal with the pain of separation from their love.
The repeated "to get to you" in the chorus drives home the point of the song: the person will do anything to be with the one they love, even if it means running through the jungle and crying with the wolves.
Line by Line Meaning
In your eyes, there's a heavy blue
Your eyes convey a sense of sadness or turmoil
One to love and one to lose
A feeling of ambivalence, torn between love and the possibility of heartbreak
Sweet divine, a heavy truth
A bittersweet acknowledgment of a harsh reality
Water or wine, don't make me choose
Indecision between two equally good choices
I wanna feel the way that we did that summer night, night
Yearning for a past experience of strong emotions and freedom
Drunk on a feeling, alone with the stars in the sky
A carefree, almost intoxicating experience of being in the moment
I've been running through the jungle
Metaphor for going through an arduous struggle to reach a goal
I've been running with the wolves
Metaphor for facing fears and embracing one's wild side
To get to you, to get to you
Driving force behind the struggle, goal is to reach the person addressed
I've been down the darkest alleys
A scary or dangerous path taken in search of reaching the goal
Saw the dark side of the moon
Experienced a difficult or hidden aspect of life
I've looked for love in every stranger
Desperation or confusion in searching for love
Took too much to ease the anger
Attempts to deal with negative feelings that may have hindered progress
All for you, yeah, all for you
Reaffirmation that the struggle has been for the person addressed
Your fingertips trace my skin
Intense physical and emotional connection between two people
To places I have never been
Exploration of new areas of intimacy or experience
Blindly, I am following
Unquestioning trust in the person addressed
Break down these walls and come on in
Request for the person addressed to become closer and more vulnerable
I've been crying with the wolves
Metaphor for experiencing pain and loss in pursuit of the goal
To get to you, to get to you, to get to you
Repetition of the goal to emphasize the importance and urgency of reaching it
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Alexandra Tamposi, Andrew Wotman, Brian Lee, Carl Austin Rosen, Louis Bell, Selena Gomez, Marshmello
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Thyagarajan.v
on Hands to Myself
Nice song.&.music
ELlieexoticbutters
on Good for You
at the begining it sounds like she said "im farting carots farting carots"