Winwood released a new album "Nine Lives" on April 29, 2008, and started a tour with Tom Petty and others in May 2008.
Higher Love
Steve Winwood Lyrics
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Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
Without it, life is wasted time
Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk blind and we try to see
Falling behind in what could be
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
Worlds are turning and we're just hanging on
Facing our fear and standing out there alone
A yearning, and it's real to me
There must be someone who's feeling for me
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk blind and we try to see
Falling behind in what could be
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
Bring be a higher love
I could rise above on a higher love
I will wait for it
I'm not too late for it
Until then, I'll sing my song
To cheer the night along (bring it)
I could light the night up with my soul on fire
I could make the sun shine from pure desire
Let me feel that love come over me
Let me feel how strong it could be
Oh oh oh
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, oh oh (bring me)
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
I said, bring me
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (oh oh oh)
Bring me a higher love (whoa whoa whoa)
(Bring me higher love) bring me a higher love, oh oh
(Bring me higher love) bring me a higher love (bring it on)
There's that love, bring me higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (I said bring)
Bring me a higher love (oh yeah)
Bring me higher love
Bring me a higher love (higher, high, higher)
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
The lyrics to Steve Winwood's hit song Higher Love are an invitation for everyone to aspire to something beyond themselves. The song talks about a higher love that must exist either within the human heart or in the universe. The lyrics are encouraging people to introspectively explore their hearts to access this higher love. The failure to do so would make their existence meaningless. The message in the song is that when things look grim, and the world appears to be unfair, we need to try and figure out a way to rise above it.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Bring me a higher love." It's almost as though the singer is chanting a prayer, begging for someone to bring him a love that transcends the mundane. The singer expresses his need for a love that is stronger than fear or anything else that holds us back. The lyrics suggest an awareness of something beyond just ourselves, a knowledge that there is a love that raises us up and elevates our spiritual selves. The song's positive message and upbeat melody resonate with the listener and create a sense of hope and possibility.
Line by Line Meaning
Think about it, there must be higher love
Reflect on the idea that there must exist a love that transcends the mundane
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
This love could be found within oneself or in some higher, celestial plane
Without it, life is wasted time
Life is meaningless without this love
Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine
Both parties involved in the search for this higher love must look within themselves for answers
Things look so bad everywhere
There is hardship and suffering all around us
In this whole world, what is fair?
The question of fairness in a world full of suffering and struggle
We walk blind and we try to see
We are ignorant and struggling to understand the nature of existence
Falling behind in what could be
We are not progressing toward the realization of greater potential
Bring me a higher love
The repeated refrain of the song that represents the desire to attain this transcendent love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
The search seems never-ending and unfulfilled
Worlds are turning and we're just hanging on
The universe is in constant flux and we are barely keeping up with the changes
Facing our fear and standing out there alone
The journey to find this love is fraught with fear and anxiety, and we feel isolated
A yearning, and it's real to me
This longing for something higher is genuine and deeply felt
There must be someone who's feeling for me
The hope that this feeling is mutual and that there might be someone out there who understands
I will wait for it
A sense of patience and determination in continuing the search
I'm not too late for it
The hope that it is not too late to find this love
Until then, I'll sing my song
In the meantime, the singer will use music as a means of expressing this yearning
To cheer the night along (bring it)
The song is meant to uplift and inspire in the midst of darkness
I could light the night up with my soul on fire
The power of passion and desire to transform the darkness into light
I could make the sun shine from pure desire
The belief in the ability to manifest one's deepest desires
Let me feel that love come over me
The desire to experience this higher love firsthand
Let me feel how strong it could be
The hope that this love is powerful enough to overcome all obstacles
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
Repetition of the refrain representing the continued search for this love
I said, bring me
The insistence and determination in attaining this love
(Bring me higher love) bring me a higher love, oh oh
The appeal to something beyond oneself for the fulfillment of this desire
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Steve Winwood, Will Jennings
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Tim Thornton
Think about it, there must be higher love
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
Without it, life is wasted time
Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine
[Pre-Chorus]
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk blind and we try to see
Falling behind in what could be
[Chorus]
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, ohoh
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
[Verse 2]
Worlds are turning, and we're just hanging on
Facing our fear and standing out there alone
A yearning and it's real to me
There must be someone who's feeling for me
[Pre-Chorus]
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk blind and we try to see
Falling behind in what could be
[Chorus]
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, ohoh
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, ohoh
Bring me a higher love
I could rise above on a higher love
[Bridge 1]
I will wait for it
I'm not too late for it
Until then, I'll sing my song
To cheer the night along
Bring it
[Organ Solo 1]
[Bridge 2]
I could light the night up with my soul on fire
I could make the sun shine from pure desire
Let me feel that love come over me
Let me feel how strong it could be
[Organ Solo 2]
Oh
[Chorus]
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, ohoh
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
[Outro: Chaka Khan & (Steve Winwood)]
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, ohoh (bring me)
Bring me a higher love, (ohoh)
Bring me a higher love, (ohoh, bring me higher)
Bring me a higher love (Bring it)
Bring me a higher love (Oh, I said bring it)
Bring me a higher love (Awww!)
Bring me a higher love (Oh-oh-oh, bring me higher love)
Bring me a higher love, ohoh (Bring me higher love)
Bring me a higher love (Bring it on, higher love)
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (oh yes)
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
daniel 。
Think about it, there must be a higher love
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
Without it, life is wasted time
Look inside your heart, and I'll look inside mine
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk the line and try to see
Fallin' behind in what could be, oh
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, oh
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, oh
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love
Bring me a higher love
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, oh
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love
Bring me a higher love
Worlds are turnin', and we're just hanging on
Facing our fear, and standin' out there alone
A yearning, yeah, and it's real to me
There must be someone who's feeling for me
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk the line and try to see
Fallin' behind in what could be, oh
Bring me a higher love (oh my Lord)
Bring me a higher love, oh (oh)
Bring me a higher love (my Lord)
It's that higher love I keep thinking of
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, oh
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love
Bring me a higher love
oh, bring me love
(Bring me a higher love, oh) we need a higher love
(Bring me a higher love) bring me, bring me, yeah
A higher love I keep thinking of, oh
That love, that love (bring me a higher love)
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love (bring me a higher love)
Bring me higher love, oh
That love, that love (bring me a higher love)
Bring me higher love, love
A higher love I keep thinking of
Bring me a higher love (that love, that love)
(Bring me higher love, love)
Bring me a higher love (that love, that love)
(Bring me higher love) oh
Normu pipita
Piense en ello, debe haber un amor superior
Abajo en el corazón o escondido en las estrellas de arriba
Sin ella, la vida es un tiempo perdido
Mira dentro de tu corazón, yo miraré dentro del mío
Las cosas se ven tan mal en todas partes
En todo este mundo, ¿qué es justo?
Caminamos ciegos y tratamos de ver
Quedarse atrás en lo que podría ser
Tráeme un amor superior
Tráeme un amor superior
Tráeme un amor superior
¿Dónde está ese amor superior en el que sigo pensando?
Los mundos están girando y sólo estamos aguantando
Enfrentando nuestro miedo y de pie ahí fuera solo
Un anhelo, y es real para mí
Debe haber alguien que siente por mí
Las cosas se ven tan mal en todas partes
En todo este mundo, ¿qué es justo?
Caminamos ciegos y tratamos de ver
Quedarse atrás en lo que podría ser
Tráeme un amor superior
Tráeme un amor superior
Tráeme un amor superior
¿Dónde está ese amor superior en el que sigo pensando?
Tráeme un amor superior
Tráeme un amor superior
Traer un amor superior
Podría elevarme por encima de un amor superior
Lo esperaré
No llego tarde para eso
Hasta entonces, cantaré mi canción
Para animar la noche a lo largo de
Tráelo... oh tráelo
Podría iluminar la noche con mi alma en llamas
Podría hacer que el sol brille de puro deseo
Déjame sentir que el amor viene sobre mí
Déjame sentir lo fuerte que podría ser
Tráeme un amor superior
Tráeme un amor superior
Tráeme un amor superior
¿Dónde está ese amor superior en el que sigo pensando?
Dr. Beau Hightower
Absolute masterpiece. Love Winwood
Romantic Love Songs
My dad passed away yesterday and now I'm making a playlist with all the songs he loved and I remember him by. This is one of them. Thank you dad for showing me the greatest artists of all times. Loved, missed and never forgotten 🤘🔥
Marto Kamami
sorry for your loss...music will keep the good memories...!
Ted Anderson
Blessings. Just listened to it as a. Episcopalian priest played it during a meditation time ❤
Daniel Kandell
Praying that he is in Heaven with Jesus! God Bless you! ❤️🙏✝️
Mariah Shopten
My condolences for your loss. My dad passed away in 2005.
alan bucholz
sorry for your loss....dad knew good music,,,you are lucky to be raised by such a loving man... my condol
ences.
miarjay
This song does not age. It's engraved in my childhood memories and I appreciate it even more as an adult! Two of my favorite artists on one song! Classic!
Cerph
Chaka rips it, in the end- 3:50
Marcelo Bertolotti
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