There are at least two artists under the name JLS:
1. JLS (Jack the Lad … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two artists under the name JLS:
1. JLS (Jack the Lad Swing), an English boy band
2. JLS (Jodio Loco Sucio), a Dominican rock band

1. JLS (an initialism of Jack the Lad Swing) are a British boyband from London, who were runners-up in the fifth series of ITV reality talent show The X Factor in 2008, coming second to Alexandra Burke. The group consists of Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Jonathan "JB" Gill, and Oritsé Williams. The group have currently sold over 1.3 million albums worldwide.

Following their appearances on The X Factor, JLS signed to Epic Records, and enjoyed continued chart success throughout 2009. Their first two singles "Beat Again" and "Everybody in Love" both went to number-one on the UK Singles Chart. The band's self-titled debut album was released on 9 November 2009, and has since sold over one million copies in the UK. JLS won the awards for British Breakthrough and British Single ("Beat Again") at the 2010 BRIT Awards.

In 2010, JLS signed an American record deal with Jive Records, and released "Everybody in Love" as their debut US single. "The Club Is Alive", the lead single from their second studio album, was released in the UK in July 2010, and earned the band their third number-one on the UK Singles Chart.

Songfacts reports that She Makes Me Wanna, the first single from JLS' third album was serviced to radio stations on May 25, 2011 and was debuted by the band at the Capital Summertime Ball on June 12. It was released as a digital download on July 24, 2011.

2. JLS (Jodio Loco Sucio) is a rock band from the Dominican Republic, formed in 1992 and currently based in Zaragoza, Spain. The band’s name in Spanish means “crazy fucked-up dirtbag”.

Only Making Love
JLS Lyrics

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It's funny how things work out
When you think there locked down
Funny that you were taken for granted, yeah
Guess I was feeling love
But you didn't care too much

And all of this time has been wasted
It's like you're guilty of the worst lovers crime

You shot me right down on the frontline
You took the best things out of me
But in time it'll heel
I'll be just fine, I'll be alright

What am I gonna do
What am I gonna say
I never thought that you
Were playing a game with me
You don't know how it feels
When you think you've got something
Then it is taken away
All you got left to say
You said it was only making love, oh oh
You said it was only making love, oh oh
Oh

I ain't gonna scream and shout
Just gonna walk right out
Even though my heart feels like breaking
You've taken so much out of me
Sometimes it was hard to see
Didn't know the truth or whether you were faking

It's like you're guilty of the worst lovers crime
You shot me right down on the frontline
You took the best things out of me
But in time it'll heal
I'll be just fine, I'll be alright

What am I gonna do
What am I gonna say
I never thought that you
Were playing a game with me
You don't know how it feels
When you think you've got something
Then it is taken away
All you got left to say
You said it was only making love, oh oh
You said it was only making love, oh oh
You said it was only making love, oh oh
Oh

That's what you said
This love is dead
I'm not gonna be waiting for you
Only making love
I know that I've gotta leave
You're not making it easy

What am I gonna do
What am I gonna say
I never thought that you
Were playing a game with me
You don't know how it feels
When you think you've got something
Then it is taken away
All you got left to say
You said it was only making love, oh oh
You said it was only making love, oh oh
You said it was only making love, oh oh

You said it was only making love, oh oh
Oh oh oh

Overall Meaning

The song "Only Making Love" is a track by former British boy band, JLS released in 2009. The song presents a theme of heartbreak, betrayal and frustration in a relationship that failed its expectation. The song opens with an observation about how things can change unexpectedly, and how one can be blindsided even when they believed everything was clear. The second verse talks about the constant feeling of love that one participant in a relationship feels despite the lack of effort from their partner. The chorus introduces the theme of deception when the partner who wasn't contributing enough to the relationship claims that they were "only making love." The song ends with the singer getting ready to leave the relationship because he had been taken for granted, and the trust was broken.

Line by Line Meaning

It's funny how things work out
It's ironic how things happen unexpectedly

When you think there locked down
When you believe something is secure and certain

Funny that you were taken for granted, yeah
It's ironic that you were underappreciated

Guess I was feeling love
I think I was in love

But you didn't care too much
However, you didn't reciprocate my feelings.

And all of this time has been wasted
All the time we spent together was a waste

It's like you're guilty of the worst lovers crime
It feels like you committed the gravest sin a lover can do

You shot me right down on the frontline
Your actions hurt me emotionally

You took the best things out of me
You took away the best parts of me

But in time it'll heel
Despite the pain, I will heal

I'll be just fine, I'll be alright
I'll be okay eventually

What am I gonna do
I don't know what to do

What am I gonna say
I'm not sure what to say

I never thought that you
I didn't expect you

Were playing a game with me
To toy with my emotions and affections

You don't know how it feels
You have no idea how it feels

When you think you've got something
When you believe you have someone's love

Then it is taken away
Then it is suddenly gone

All you got left to say
All you have left to say

You said it was only making love, oh oh
You claimed it was just sex and nothing more

I ain't gonna scream and shout
I won't yell or protest

Just gonna walk right out
I'll leave calmly

Even though my heart feels like breaking
Despite my heartache

Sometimes it was hard to see
Sometimes it was difficult to tell

Didn't know the truth or whether you were faking
I wasn't sure if your feelings and actions were genuine or not

That's what you said
That's what you claimed

This love is dead
Our love is over and gone

I'm not gonna be waiting for you
I won't wait for you anymore

Only making love
It was only sex for you

I know that I've gotta leave
I know I have to go

You're not making it easy
You're making it difficult for me to leave

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JONATHAN GILL, PAUL MEEHAN, ORITSE WILLIAMS, TIMOTHY WOODCOCK

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