Kina started playing shows at the age of four in front of her stuffed animals. Now she plays in front of people, though it wasn’t the quickest transition for the admittedly shy songstress. While attending college at USC, Kina often retreated to the secluded stairwells around campus where she could write and sing without being heard. Protected by their quiet confines, she found a safe haven and a creative outlet for her music. Armed with a guitar and a cup of tea, Kina wrote in every stairwell she came across. And it was within these stairwells that she developed her confidence as a songwriter and her poise as a performer.
In 2007, Kina joined YouTube, made a music video and entered herself into a contest. A few months later, her video for “Message From Your Heart” aired during the Superbowl and its 97 million viewers (or 194 million eyeballs, depending on how you’re keeping track) and she walked away with a record deal. Since then, Kina has regularly posted her songs on YouTube, amassing many millions of views, and toured throughout North America. Her songs have been heard on television shows such as ABC’s General Hospital and MTV’s College Life.
Valentine
Kina Grannis Lyrics
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It's a special day
We should celebrate and appreciate
That you and me found something pretty neat
And I know some say this day is arbitrary
But it's a good excuse
Put out love to use, baby
I will love you, I'll love you, I'll love you
Love
I don't need those things
I don't need no ring
I don't need anything
But you and me, 'cause in your company
I feel happy, oh, so happy and complete
And it's a good excuse
Put our love to use, baby
I know what to do, baby, I
I will love you, I'll love you, I'll love you
Yeah, it's a good excuse
Put our love to use, baby
I know what to do, baby, I
I will love you, I'll love you, I'll love you
So, won't you be my honey bee?
Giving me kisses all the time
Be mine, be my Valentine
So, won't you be my honey bee?
Giving sweet kisses all the time
Be mine, be my Valentine
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Be my Valentine
Kina Grannis's song Valentine is a beautiful ode to the feeling of love that has the power to light up any day. She starts by saying that love is a special day and it should be celebrated and appreciated. She acknowledges that while some people may view Valentine's Day as arbitrary, for her, it is a good excuse to shower her lover with love. She sings about how she and her lover have found something pretty neat and that she knows what to do to celebrate it.
In the next verse, she says that she doesn't need materialistic things like a ring or anything else, but all she needs is her lover's company because it makes her happy and complete. She uses the occasion of Valentine's Day as a perfect excuse to express her love, and she promises to love her partner with all her heart. The chorus expresses the desire for her partner to be her honey bee and keep giving her sweet kisses all the time, and she asks him to be her Valentine.
Line by Line Meaning
Love
The song is about love and its celebration.
It's a special day
Valentine's Day is a special day to appreciate love.
We should celebrate and appreciate
We should celebrate and be grateful for the love we have found.
That you and me found something pretty neat
We have found something special and unique in our love.
And I know some say this day is arbitrary
Some people may argue that Valentine's Day is a meaningless holiday.
But it's a good excuse
Even though some may think it's arbitrary, it's still a good excuse to celebrate love.
That I love to use baby I know what to do, baby, I
The singer loves to celebrate love and knows how to make the day special.
I will love you, I'll love you, I'll love you
The singer promises to love her partner completely on Valentine's Day.
Love
The song continues to celebrate love.
I don't need those things
The singer doesn't need material things to feel happy.
I don't need no ring
The singer doesn't need an engagement ring to feel complete in her relationship.
I don't need anything
All the singer needs is her partner's company to feel happy and complete.
But you with me 'cause in your company
The singer feels complete and happy when her partner is with her.
And it's a good excuse
It's still a good excuse to celebrate love even without material things.
So won't you be my honey bee giving me sweet kisses all the time
The singer asks her partner to be affectionate towards her and show her love.
Be mine, be my
The singer asks her partner to be hers on Valentine's Day.
Valentine
The song ends with the singer expressing her desire to have her partner as her Valentine.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Kina Grannis
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@KinaGrannis
happy valentine's day everyone! throwback to the original "valentine" music video-share it and spread some love today! <3
@gilbertencinias7498
Happy valentines day love ...I hope you are having a good day xoxoxo
@oussamakhoudali
Happy valentines day
tous le monde
@Justinmon
Good
@UzomaAzuonye
Good nostalgic music that set the mood for the day
@SrhirAli
(◕‿◕) Super !
@alyssaszeto
Does anyone else come back once a year to listen to this?
@sarahrozmiarek7717
Yes lol I love this song and video!
@salskiesangma1978
After 8 years
@AhmedHassan-rp9dt
Every year