Need Your Love
Calvin Harris (ft. Ellie Goulding) 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
I feel so out of sea
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 go 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 never make it 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 were 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 it 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


The song I Need Your Love talks about the singer's desire for love and time from the person they are addressing in the song. Even though everything seems to be going wrong, the person they are singing to makes everything right. When they are together, the singer feels incredibly happy and alive. They want to be free with this person and so yearn for their love. However, it seems this person and the singer have fallen apart, and the singer can't see them anymore; hence they feel lost, scared, and helpless. The singer wonders if this person they need their love from feels the same way and belongs to them. The singer feels that they are not strong enough to fight the feeling and so again asks to be held in their arms.


The last verse reassures the listener that the person the singer is addressing is not to blame for their previous failed relationships. The singer acknowledges that they have been trying to make it right and is now open-minded and wants to change things. They once again request that they need the person's love and time to make things right in their life.


Line by Line Meaning

I need your love
The singer needs the love of the person they are singing about.


I need your time
The singer needs the time of the person they are singing about.


When everything's wrong
The singer is in a bad place in their life right now.


You make it right
The love of the person they are singing about helps them feel better.


I feel so high
The love of the person they are singing about makes them feel on top of the world.


I come alive
The singer feels like they are truly living when they're with the person they are singing about.


I need to be free with you tonight
The singer wants to be with the person they are singing about and feel completely free and open with them.


I need your love
The singer really needs the love of the person they are singing about.


I take a deep breath every time I pass your door
The singer gets excited at the thought of the person they are singing about.


I know you're there but I can't see you anymore
The singer can't see the person they are singing about anymore, but they know they exist.


And that's the reason you're in the dark
The person they are singing about is in the dark metaphorically, because they are not able to be seen by the singer.


I've been a stranger ever since we fell apart
Since the two have been apart, the singer feels like they don't really know the person anymore.


I feel so out of sea
The singer feels lost and uncertain without the person they are singing about.


Watch my eyes are filled with fear
The singer is afraid and vulnerable.


Tell me do you feel the same
The singer is questioning if the person they love feels the same way about them.


Hold me in your arms again
The singer wants to be comforted by the person they are singing about.


Now I'm dreaming, will ever find you now?
The singer wonders if they will ever find the person they are singing about or if they are just a dream.


I walk in circles but I never make it out
The singer feels like they are going in circles and not making progress without the person they are singing about.


What I mean to you, do I belong
The singer is questioning their place in the person's life and if they really love them.


I try to fight this but I know I'm not that strong
The singer is trying to move on from the person, but they are struggling because they feel so strongly towards them.


And I feel so helpless here
The singer feels completely helpless without the person they are singing about.


All the years
The singer is referring to all the time they've spent thinking about the person they are singing about.


All the times
The singer is referring to all their memories with the person they are singing about.


You were never been to blame
The person they are singing about was never at fault for their feelings or the situation.


And now my eyes are open
The singer has gained a new perspective.


And now my heart is closing
The singer is growing distant towards the person they are singing about.


And all the tears
The singer has shed tears over this situation.


All the lies
The singer has experienced dishonesty in some way in regards to the person they are singing about.


All the waste
The singer feels like they've wasted time and energy on this situation.


I've been trying to make it change
The singer has been actively trying to improve their situation with the person they are singing about.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ELLIE GOULDING, ADAM WILES

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@nomos_lol

This song was a huge hit when I was 21. I’m 29 now. Enjoy your 20’s.

Let me give you some advice.

1. Don’t worry about finding the right person. When I quit looking and caring. We met.

2. Do NOT get into debt over stupid stuff. (Medical, Education, etc.) is the exception.
I’m talking about credit card debt. If you can’t afford it. You don’t need it. Save up for it.

3. Save your money

4. Don’t listen to people who will bring you down. I did that and I am in the same place for the past several years.

5. Don’t waste your early 20’s on drinking. It’s not worth it because you finally can.

6. Have fun and enjoy life. (YOLO) haven’t heard that in years and I cringed at that. It’s true though . Everyday is a new experience, so enjoy life one day at a time.

Most of this has been repeated several times to people, but it wouldn’t be repeated if it wasn’t true. I hope you have a wonderful decade!



@macheriestore7547

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



@yerischerries3010

This song brings me back to easier times.
I remember I was 12 when I first heard this song. I was at summer camp, and I was waiting to be picked up by my mom.. there were songs playing in the background, and I was sick and tired of hearing them. They were overplayed on the radio, things like Best Day Of My Life. I was done hearing all these happy songs, because I had no way to consider myself happy.
Then, it played. This song played. Now don't get me wrong, I don't normally resonate with music, but this stood out to me, and it made me happy (from the lyrics, or at least what I could gather from them with my 12 year old brain) to know that people with so much talent are struggling. It made me feel like I wasn't alone (I was a pretty narcissistic kid, I thought I was too good for everyone else lol).
I don't know if any of you have ever had the feeling of something making you so truly happy, only to have it just taken away from you, but that's what happened to me. Of course, the song had to end, like every other song does. Over the years, I lost the song more and more. I couldn't find it, and I missed it. I wanted that feeling of nostalgia we all long for; the feeling that makes you happy.
It's taken 6 years, but I found it again. I really do miss those times, but like everything that's good, of course there's a downside to it as well. I was a kid who couldn't understand social tendencies. I was a kid who never joined in on anything. It was tough, but I miss it. 

Note that while I said they were easier times, they weren't better times. I found my way out of whatever was going on at that point, and now I'm doing well for myself, I'd say. I just want anyone who sees this to know; if you're struggling with anything, there's help, and it really does get better. It may take you a lot less time than I did. It may take you a month for you to find someone you really love that can help you to treat this, but it might also take you as long as I did to find any solution. 
All that matters is that people are here for you, and, well, I'm here, even if I have no idea who you are. I want you all to know that I don't care what type of person you are, or what's in your past. I care that you get better, and I support anything you may need to use to help you get there, whether it be medicine or your own willpower.

There is help. 
Much love, Brendan <3



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