Symmetry
Little Boots Lyrics
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And the left to my right
The blood to my veins
And the dark to my light
The stop to my start
And the constant beat of my heart
The sun to my moon
The hot to my cold
And the black to my white
The rain to my thunderclouds
And the truth in my lies
So tell me what you want to see
'Coz everything I want to be
Is there in your reflection
Shining out right back at me
So love me in perfect symmetry
Be my everything
If you just love me in perfect symmetry
Only you can make me feel complete
In perfect symmetry
Be my everything
If you just love me in perfect symmetry
Only you can make me feel complete
So tell me your dreams and
I'll tell you all my fears
So ask me your questions
I'll tell you what you want to hear
You're the high to my low
And the give to my take
The shadow I cast
And the echo I make
The calm to my storm
And the lesson in my mistakes
So tell me what you want to see
You're everything I want to be
Just love me in perfect symmetry
Be my everything
If you just love me in perfect symmetry
Only you can make me feel complete
In perfect symmetry
Be my everything
If you just love me in perfect symmetry
Only you can make me feel complete
So tell me your dreams
And I'll tell you my fears
So ask me your questions
What you want to hear
In this song, Little Boots is describing the perfect balance that exists between two people in a romantic relationship. The lyrics focus on how the person she is singing to is the complement to her being, completing her in every way possible. She uses a series of metaphors to describe this balance, comparing it to light and dark, the left and the right, the give and the take, the rain and the thunderclouds, the truth and the lies, and the high and the low. The chorus repeats the idea of loving in perfect symmetry, being each other's everything, and how only the other person can make them feel complete.
In the verses, she emphasizes the importance of communication in a relationship. She asks the other person to tell her their dreams and fears, and promises to do the same. She encourages the other person to ask her questions, telling them that she will answer with what they want to hear. This type of openness and honesty is necessary for the perfect balance and symmetry that she desires in the relationship to exist.
Line by Line Meaning
You're the night to my day
You complete me like night completes day
And the left to my right
You complete me like left completes right
The blood to my veins
You are like blood in my veins - essential to my existence
And the dark to my light
You complete me by being my opposite, my darkness to my light
The stop to my start
You give contrast to my beginnings
And the constant beat of my heart
You are always with me, like the beat of my heart
The sun to my moon
You complete me like the sun complements the moon
And the stars in my sky
You complete me like the stars complete the sky
The hot to my cold
You complement me like heat complements cold
And the black to my white
You complement me like black complements white
The rain to my thunderclouds
You complement me like rain complements thunderclouds
And the truth in my lies
You are the truth to my lies
So tell me what you want to see
Tell me about your desires
'Coz everything I want to be
Because I want to be what you want
Is there in your reflection
You are my inspiration
Shining out right back at me
You inspire me to be a better me
So love me in perfect symmetry
Love me for who I am and who we are together
Be my everything
Be my reason to wake up in the morning and my motivation throughout my day
If you just love me in perfect symmetry
If we love each other equally, we can be the perfect pair
Only you can make me feel complete
You have the power to make me whole
So tell me your dreams and
Tell me about what makes you happy
I'll tell you all my fears
I'll be vulnerable with you
So ask me your questions
Ask me anything you want to know
What you want to hear
I'll be honest and tell you what you want to know
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ANUROOP PILLAI, ROY EDWARD KERR, VICTORIA HESKETH
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