I Need Your Love
C. Harris Lyrics


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I need your love
I need your time
When everything's wrong
You make it right
I feel so high
I come alive
I need to be free with you tonight
I need your love

I need your love

I take a deep breath every time I pass your door
I know you're there, but I can't see you anymore
And that's the reason you're in the dark
I've been a stranger ever since we fell apart

And I feel so helpless here
Watch, my eyes are filled with fear
Tell me, do you feel the same?
Hold me in your arms again

I need your love
I need your time
When everything's wrong
You make it right
I feel so high
I come alive
I need to be free with you tonight
I need your love

I need your love

Now I'm dreaming, will ever find you now?
I walk in circles, but I'll never figure out
What I mean to you, do I belong?
I try to fight this but I know I'm not that strong

And I feel so helpless here
Watch, my eyes are filled with fear
Tell me, do you feel the same?
Hold me in your arms again

I need your love
I need your time
When everything's wrong
You make it right
I feel so high
I come alive
I need to be free with you tonight
I need your love

I need your love

All the years
All the times
You have never been to blame
And now my eyes are open
And now my heart is closing
And all the tears
All the lies
All the waste
I've been trying to make a change
And now my eyes are open

I need your love
I need your time
When everything's wrong
You make it right
I feel so high




I come alive
I need to be free

Overall Meaning

with you tonight
I need your love


In "I Need Your Love," a song by Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding, the lyrics follow a story of a person trying to fix a broken relationship. The singer expresses a need for their partner's love and time to help them through tough times. The chorus specifically emphasizes the desire to be with their partner to feel free and alive. The second verse highlights the pain of being separated from their partner, feeling lost and unsure of where they stand with them. It ends with them acknowledging their mistakes and wanting to make a change to repair the relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

I need your love
The singer is expressing their strong need and desire for the love of the person they are singing to.


I need your time
The singer is requesting the undivided attention of the person they love, they want them to be present and focused on the relationship.


When everything's wrong, You make it right
The person they love makes everything better and brings positive energy and light to the singer's life.


I feel so high
Being in love with this person brings the singer great joy and excitement.


I come alive
The singer feels more vibrant and alive when they are with the person they love.


I need to be free with you tonight
The singer wants to be unencumbered by anything or anyone else and completely focused on being with the person they love.


I take a deep breath every time I pass your door
The singer is nervous and excited when they are near the person they love.


I know you're there, but I can't see you anymore
The singer is aware that the person they love exists, but for some reason, they cannot see or be together with them.


And that's the reason you're in the dark
The person the singer loves is in a state of secrecy and inaccessibility, possibly due to emotional or physical distance.


I've been a stranger ever since we fell apart
Since a certain point in the past, the singer and the person they love have grown apart and become distant strangers.


And I feel so helpless here
The singer is feeling powerless and lost without the person they love.


Watch, my eyes are filled with fear
The singer is displaying their emotions through their eyes, which are currently reflecting fear.


Tell me, do you feel the same?
The singer is asking the person they love for reassurance that their feelings are mutual.


Hold me in your arms again
The singer yearns to be physically close to the person they love, to be held in their arms and feel safe and cared for.


Now I'm dreaming, will ever find you now?
The singer is wondering if they will ever be able to locate and reunite with the person they love.


I walk in circles, but I'll never figure out
The singer is trying to make sense of their current situation, but it seems endlessly complex and confusing.


What I mean to you, do I belong?
The singer is questioning their place in the life of the person they love, and whether they have a meaningful role to play.


I try to fight this but I know I'm not that strong
The singer is struggling to resist their feelings for the person they love, but knows that they ultimately cannot overcome them.


All the years, All the times, You have never been to blame
The singer acknowledges that the person they love is not at fault for their current situation, and has always treated them well.


And now my eyes are open
The singer is finally seeing the situation clearly and facing the reality of their love.


And now my heart is closing
Even though the singer's eyes are opening to the truth, their heart is beginning to shut down emotionally.


All the tears, All the lies, All the waste, I've been trying to make a change
The singer has been struggling with their emotions and the situation for a long time, and has put a lot of effort into trying to make things work.


I need to be free
The singer wants to have the freedom to express their love to the person they care about without fear or obstacles in the way.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Calvin Harris, Elena Goulding

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