Where Is The Love
John Legend Lyrics


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Ooh
Yeah

I see you sitting, staring into your coffee cup
Looking at you and you're barely looking up
Oh, I wish I knew what you were thinking
It's like you've got some secret you are keeping
It's not something that you're talking, talking 'bout
But I can feel the love is running out
You acting like, like nothing has changed
Oh, but nothing is, nothing's the same

Where is your heart?
Where did it go?
Where is that you I used to know?
Where is that look I used to see?
Where is your heart?
It's not with me
It's not with me

You know it's over but you don't know what to say
You're next to me but still a million miles away
Silent echo of the words unspoken
Still together yet we're still so broken
You wanna go but it's so hard to take that step
You don't know how to leave but you've already left
You're acting like, like nothing is wrong
Oh, but something is, something is gone

Where is your heart?
Where did it go?
Where is that you I used to know?
Where is that look I used to see?
Where is your heart?
It's not with me
It's not with me

Maybe I wasn't meant to keep it
Maybe you, you've got your reason
But it's, it's killing me

Where is your heart?
Where did it go?
Where is that you I used to know?
Where is that look I used to see? yeah
Where is your heart?
It's not with me
It's not with me





It's not with me

Overall Meaning

In the song 'Where Is The Love', John Legend sings about the struggle of being in a relationship where love is fading away. He describes a situation where he sees his partner staring into the coffee cup and feels there is a secret that is being kept from him. Legend wonders where the love and affection have gone, and if his partner's heart is still with him. He expresses the complicated process of breaking up, knowing that it's over but not knowing what to say or how to leave. In the end, he acknowledges that maybe he wasn't meant to keep the love and that his partner may have had their own reasons for the love fizzling out, but regardless, it's hurting him.


Line by Line Meaning

I see you sitting, staring into your coffee cup
I notice that you are lost in thought while looking at your coffee, as if something is bothering you


Looking at you and you're barely looking up
I see that you are avoiding eye contact and not engaging with me


Oh, I wish I knew what you were thinking
I regret not being able to understand what you are going through because you are keeping it secret


It's like you've got some secret you are keeping
It seems like there is something bothering you that you are not willing to share


It's not something that you're talking, talking 'bout
You are not willing to discuss whatever is bothering you with me


But I can feel the love is running out
I sense that the affection between us is fading away


You acting like, like nothing has changed
You are pretending that everything is the same between us, even though it's not


Oh, but nothing is, nothing's the same
Our relationship has changed, and things are not as they used to be


Where is your heart?
I wonder where your love and affection have gone


Where did it go?
I am curious about where your love and devotion for me have disappeared to


Where is that you I used to know?
I miss the person that you used to be when our love was strong and passionate


Where is that look I used to see?
I miss the way you used to look at me with passion and adoration in your eyes


You know it's over but you don't know what to say
You realize that our relationship is coming to an end, but you're not sure how to express it


You're next to me but still a million miles away
Even though you are physically close to me, emotionally, you are far away


Silent echo of the words unspoken
There are things that we both want to say but are not saying, and the silence is deafening


Still together yet we're still so broken
Even though we are still in a relationship, we are emotionally damaged and unhappy


You wanna go but it's so hard to take that step
You want to leave the relationship, but it's difficult to make the decision and take action


You don't know how to leave but you've already left
You are emotionally distant, and your heart is no longer in the relationship even though you are still physically present


You're acting like, like nothing is wrong
You are pretending that there is nothing wrong between us, even though it's evident that something is not right


Oh, but something is, something is gone
There is something missing in our relationship, and the love and passion that used to exist between us have disappeared


Maybe I wasn't meant to keep it
Perhaps I was never meant to hold on to this relationship, and it's time to let it go


Maybe you, you've got your reason
Maybe you have your own reasons for why you are emotionally distant, and I need to respect and accept that


But it's, it's killing me
Even though I understand that it's time to let go, the thought of losing you is still devastating to me


Where is your heart?
I am still wondering where your love and devotion have gone, even though I may never know the answer


It's not with me
I understand that your heart is no longer with me, and I need to accept that our relationship is over




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Written by: Diane Warren

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Susan T

Where is the love?
(Where is the love?)
Where is the love?
(Where is the love?)
Where is the love?
(Where is the love?)
Where is the love?

Where is the love?
You said you'd give to me
Soon as you were free
Will it ever be?
Where is the love?

You told me that you didn't love them
That you were gonna say goodbye
But if you really didn't mean it
Why did you have to lie?

Where is the love?
You said was mine, all mine
Till the end of time
Was it just a lie?
Where is the love?

If you would have a sudden change of heart
I wish that you would tell me so
Don't leave me hanging on the promise there
¡You gotta let me go!

Doo doo doo doo...

Ohhh

Oh how I wish I never met you
I guess it must have been my fate
To fall in love with someone else in love
All I can do is! wait¡

That's all I can do, oh

Where is the love
(Where is the love?)
Where is the love?
(Where is the love?)
Where is the love?
(Where is the love?)
Where is the love?...

Doo doo doo



All comments from YouTube:

Kayky Luiz

Ficou ótima na voz dos dois ,amoooo.

kenshinkarou

Love, love, LOVE this duet!

Mecia Gotcha

Me too they should’ve definitely made this a real track

Cassiana Palmeira

Amo❤

Michael James

Saw the show the night before this in Boston. Such a treat to see Corinne Bailey Rae and John Legend. Would love to see her in concert again! They were both awesome.

Susan T

Where is the love?
(Where is the love?)
Where is the love?
(Where is the love?)
Where is the love?
(Where is the love?)
Where is the love?

Where is the love?
You said you'd give to me
Soon as you were free
Will it ever be?
Where is the love?

You told me that you didn't love them
That you were gonna say goodbye
But if you really didn't mean it
Why did you have to lie?

Where is the love?
You said was mine, all mine
Till the end of time
Was it just a lie?
Where is the love?

If you would have a sudden change of heart
I wish that you would tell me so
Don't leave me hanging on the promise there
¡You gotta let me go!

Doo doo doo doo...

Ohhh

Oh how I wish I never met you
I guess it must have been my fate
To fall in love with someone else in love
All I can do is! wait¡

That's all I can do, oh

Where is the love
(Where is the love?)
Where is the love?
(Where is the love?)
Where is the love?
(Where is the love?)
Where is the love?...

Doo doo doo

Fruits of Life

Wow! Fantastic duo!

Andre Glenn

Its great to hear this again. My wife and I were at this concert

Sergio Camurça

love this song!

Gabrielle Roby

One of my favs ❤

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