Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mars moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a musical career. In 2009, he co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons, responsible for various successful singles for Mars himself and other artists. He rose to fame in 2010 buoyed by the success of "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, both of which featured his vocals. That year, Mars released his debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans, which blended pop with reggae pop and R&B. It spawned the international number-one singles "Just the Way You Are", "Grenade", and "The Lazy Song". Drawing inspiration from disco, funk, rock, reggae and soul genres, his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), was his first number one on the Billboard 200. It amassed two Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits, "Locked Out of Heaven" and "When I Was Your Man".
In 2014, Mars was featured on Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk", which topped various music charts, spending a total of fourteen and seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, respectively. Mars's third studio album, the R&B-focused, 24K Magic (2016), received seven Grammy Awards, winning the major categories of Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. The album also yielded the top-five singles "24K Magic", "That's What I Like", his seventh Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, and a remix of "Finesse" featuring Cardi B. In 2021, Mars collaborated with Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic on the full-length album An Evening with Silk Sonic, whose single "Leave the Door Open" topped the Billboard Hot 100.
Mars has sold over 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has released eight number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 since his career launched in 2010, attaining his first five faster than any male artist since Elvis Presley. Mars became the first artist to receive five diamond certified songs in the United States. He was included in Music Week and Billboard magazine as one of the best songwriters of 2011 and 2013, respectively. Mars has received several awards and nominations, including 11 Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, nine American Music Awards, 10 Soul Train Awards and holds three Guinness world records. He appeared in Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, Forbes magazine's list of "30 Under 30" in 2013, and Forbes's Celebrity 100 in 2014, 2018, and 2019.
Locked Out Of Heaven
Bruno Mars Lyrics
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Oh, yeah, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh
Oh, yeah, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh
Never had much faith in love or miracles (miracles) uh
But swimming in your water is something spiritual (spiritual) uh
I'm born again every time you spend the night, uh
'Cause your sex takes me to paradise
Yeah, your sex takes me to paradise
And it shows, yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause you make me feel like, I've been locked out of Heaven
For too long, for too long
Yeah, you make me feel like, I've been locked out of Heaven
For too long, for too long
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh
Oh, yeah, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh
You bring me to my knees
You make me testify, uh
You can make a sinner change his ways, uh
Open up your gates 'cause I can't wait to see the light, uh
And right there is where I wanna stay, uh
'Cause your sex takes me to paradise
Yeah, your sex takes me to paradise
And it shows, yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause you make me feel like, I've been locked out of Heaven
For too long, for too long
Yeah, you make me feel like, I've been locked out of Heaven
For too long, for too long
Oh oh oh oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Can I just stay here?
Spend the rest of my days here?
Oh oh oh oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Can't I just stay here?
Spend the rest of my days here?
'Cause you make me feel like, I've been locked out of Heaven
For too long, for too long
Yeah, you make me feel like, I've been locked out of Heaven
For too long, for too long
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh
Oh, yeah, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh
In Bruno Mars's song "Locked Out of Heaven," we can see that the singer is expressing his love for a person who has made him feel something that he has never felt before. The first verse suggests that he has never believed in love or miracles and has never wanted to put his heart on the line for someone else. However, being with this person has given him something spiritual that has made him feel like he's born again every time they spend the night together. In the chorus, he explains that this person's sex takes him to paradise and has made him feel like he's been locked out of heaven for too long. He is grateful to this person for making him feel special and loved.
The second verse continues the theme of the first verse in expressing how this person has changed his ways. He proclaims that he is ready to change his sinful ways because of this person's influence. He refers to this person as the light and wants to stay with them forever. In the chorus, he repeats the idea that being with this person makes him feel like he's in paradise and has been locked out of heaven for too long. The bridge of the song is a plea to this person to let him stay with them and spend the rest of his days there.
Line by Line Meaning
One, two, one, two, three
Counting in to start the song
Oh yeah yeah
A cheerful exclamation
Never had much faith in love or miracles (miracles) uh!
I didn't believe in love or miracles, until I met you
Never wanna put my heart on the line, uh!
I never wanted to risk my heart getting broken in a relationship
But swimming in your water is something spiritual (spiritual) uh!
Being with you is like an incredibly powerful spiritual experience
I'm born again every time you spend the night, uh!
When we spend time together, I feel reborn and renewed
'Cause your sex takes me to paradise
Our physical intimacy takes me to a place of bliss
And it shows, yeah, yeah, yeah
Everyone can see the effect you have on me
'Cause you make me feel like, I've been locked out of Heaven
You make me feel like I've been missing out on an incredible experience
For too long, for too long
I've been missing out on this for a long time
You bring me to my knees
You have a powerful effect on me, reducing me to weakness
You make me testify, uh!
You make me want to shout my love and devotion to the world
You can make a sinner change his ways, uh!
The power of your love can cause even a sinner to reform
Open up your gates 'cause I can't wait to see the light, uh!
Let me experience your love fully, it's like seeing a light of truth
And right there is where I wanna stay, uh!
I never want to leave you, I want to stay with you forever
Can I just stay here?
I want to stay here with you
Spend the rest of my days here?
I want to spend the rest of my life with you
Oh oh oh oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Vocalization of joy and happiness
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ari Levine, Peter Gene Hernandez, Philip Martin II Lawrence
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Erik Thersthol
this is a freaking amazing remix <3 love it
Fauzie Kastari
best remix out there. Please send me an email of this copy please
Aleksandras Jurka
best bruno mars remix yesssss
takashi komuro
M A N I L A
Stomp's Playlist
Because i don't know if this song will get removed, that's why i make a 'TEST' channel to find out and in that way i won't screw up my main channels.
danilinho vazquez
i like
BMWdisciple
wtf this song is really good ?? U must be friend with grumpy cat
juncodelrio15
Fantasia : music envolved tráiler haven't the same remix :/ why ? :(
Cy Cooper
Not down with grumpy cat, just disappointed Cazzette would remix Bruno Mars. In case you didn't notice it belongs in the 1990's along with the Cherry Poppin' Daddies (and is boring music--see their performance at the 2012 Victoria's Secret fashion show).
Roch Nicolas
Why Stomplayliist -> TEST ?