Born in Odense, Denmark, MØ was just seven when the Spice Girls inspired her to make music. In her teenage years, she sang in the punk duo MOR and looked up to Kim Gordon as a "big hero and role model". Then in her early twenties, she "fell in love" with hip-hop. All of these influences led to her dreamy electro-pop vibe as MØ, which means "maiden" or "virgin" in Danish.
In 2012, she and Ronni Vindahl began to collaborate on her first tracks. Glass was released in Janurary 2013, and Pilgrim followed in March. MØ was recognized as P3s Uundgåelige (P3 Unavoidable), a label given to rising artists by Danish radio station DR P3, as Pilgrim charted on the Danish Singles Chart. In November, she released her debut EP, Bikini Daze. Finishing out the year, she won the P3 Guld award in December.
In March 2014, she released her album No Mythologies to Follow and began touring in Europe and North America. It was supported by singles Don't Wanna Dance, Say You'll Be There (Spice Girls cover), and Walk This Way. In October 2014, she was featured on Iggy Azalea's single Beg For It and performed on Saturday Night Live — her first entry on the US Billboard charts peaking at #27. In 2015, MØ contributed vocals to Lean On, the Major Lazer and DJ Snake dancehall hit that reached #4 on the US Billboard and topped several other charts around the world.
In 2016, MØ released two singles for her upcoming second studio album — both Kamikaze and Final Song charted in several countries, with the latter reaching #1 on the UK charts. Cold Water, featuring Justin Bieber and MØ, was another Major Lazer track that reached 2 on the Billboard charts in August.
Say You'll Be There
MØ Lyrics
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But now we're going round in circles, tell me will this deja vu never end?
Now you tell me that you've fallen in love
Well I never ever thought that would be
This time you gotta take it easy throwing far too much emotions at me
But any fool can see they're falling, gotta make you understand
All that joy can bring, this I swear
And all that I want from you
Is a promise you will be there
Say you will be there
Say you will be there
Won't you sing it with me?
If you, put two and two together you will see what our friendship is for
If you can't work this equation then
I guess I'll have to show you the door
There is no need to say you love me,
It would be better left unsaid
I'm giving you everything
All that joy can bring, this I swear
And all that I want from you
Is a promise you will be there
Yeah, I want you
Any fool can see they're falling, gotta make you understand
I'll give you everything on this I swear
Just promise you'll always be there
I'm giving you everything
All that joy can bring, this I swear (Yes I swear)
And all that I want from you
Is a promise you will be there
Yes I swear
The lyrics to MØ's song "Say You'll Be There" are about a complicated relationship that has been going around in circles, yet the singer is still hopeful that things will work out. The first verse talks about how the two had agreed to be friends after having a similar conversation, but now they are back to where they started. The chorus then declares the singer's willingness to give everything she can to the other person and asks for a promise that they will always be there for her. The second verse talks about how the other person has fallen in love, and while the singer never expected it, they need to take it easy and not throw too many emotions at her. The bridge indicates that if the other person can't understand the meaning of their friendship, the singer will have to show them the door.
Overall, the lyrics speak to the importance of communication in a relationship, as well as the desire for commitment and reliability from the other person.
Line by Line Meaning
Last time that we had this conversation I decided we should be friends
After our last talk, I thought it would be best to stay friends.
But now we're going round in circles, tell me will this deja vu never end?
We seem to keep going back and forth without making any progress, will this ever change?
Now you tell me that you've fallen in love, Well I never ever thought that would be. This time you gotta take it easy throwing far too much emotions at me.
I never would have guessed that you'd fall in love with me, but you need to calm down and not overwhelm me with your emotions.
But any fool can see they're falling, gotta make you understand
It's clear to anyone that we're falling in love, I need to make sure you realize this too.
I'm giving you everything, All that joy can bring, this I swear
I'm willing to give you everything that will make you happy, I promise.
And all that I want from you, Is a promise you will be there
The only thing I want from you is a commitment that you'll be there for me.
Say you will be there, Say you will be there, Won't you sing it with me?
Please say that you'll be there for me and sing it with me as well.
If you, put two and two together you will see what our friendship is for. If you can't work this equation then I guess I'll have to show you the door
If you can figure out that our friendship can be more than that, then that's great. But if not, then I may have to end things.
There is no need to say you love me, It would be better left unsaid
You don't have to say that you love me, it's better to leave it unsaid for now.
Yeah, I want you
I want you in my life.
Just promise you'll always be there
Just promise that you'll always be in my life.
Yes I swear
I'm serious about this, I swear.
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
Written by: Karen Marie Ørsted
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@MsFiorella01
Say you'll be there
I'm giving you everything all that joy can bring this I swear
Last time that we had this conversation I decided we should be friends
Yeah,
but now we're going round in circles, tell me will this deja vu never end?
Oh
Now you tell me that you've fallen in love,
well I never ever thought that would be
This time you gotta take it easy throwing far too much emotions at me
But any fool can see they're falling, I gotta make you understand
I'm giving you everything all that joy can bring this I swear
(I give you everything)
And all that I want from you is a promise you will be there
Say you will be there
(Say you will be there)
Won't you sing it with me
If you, put two and two together you will see what our friendship is for
(Oh)
If you can't work this equation then I guess I'll have to show you the door
There is no need to say you love me,
It would be better left unsaid
I'm (I'm) giving you everything (I give you everything)
all that joy can bring this I swear (yes I swear)
and (and) all that I want from you (all I want from you) is a promise
(is a promise) you will be there
Yeah, I want you
Any fool can see they're falling, gotta make you understand
I'll give you everything on this I swear
Just promise you'll always be there
I'm giving you everything (I m giving you everything)
all that joy (all that joy can bring) can bring this I
swear (yes I swear)
and all that I want from you (all that I want from you) is a promise
(I want you to promise you'll) you
will be there (always be there)
I'm giving you everything (I m giving you everything) all that joy
(all that joy can bring) can bring this I swear (yes I swear)
and all that I want from you (all that I want from you) is a promise
(I want you to promise you'll)
you will be there (always be there)
@greenlight5338
Last time that we had this conversation I
Decided we should be friends, yeah
But now we're going round in circles
Tell me will this deja vu never end?
Now you tell me that you've fallen in love
Well I never ever thought that would be
This time you gotta take it easy throwing far
Too much emotions at me
But any fool can see they're falling
I gotta make you understand
I'm giving you everything all that joy can bring
This I swear
And all that I want from you is a promise
You'll be there
Say you will be there
Won't you sing it with me
If you put two and two together you
Will see what our friendship is for
If you can't work this equation then
I guess I'll have to show you the door
There is no need to say you love me
It would be better left unsaid
I'm giving you everything
All that joy can bring, this I swear
And all that I want from you
Is a promise you'll be there
Yeah I want you
Any fool can see they're falling
Gotta make you understand
I'll give you everything on this I swear
Just promise you'll always be there
I'm giving you everything
All that joy can bring, this I swear
And all that I want from you
Is a promise you will be there
@Jeniestra
I am a HUGE fan of the Spice Girls, and Say You'll Be There is my favorite song from them. I usually hate covers, but this one is awesome. Way to go MØ!
@crichy
I've just discovered MØ today and I feel like I've missed out so fucking much. I'm in love.
@carriemoreno5647
sweet0pie Join the club! :)
@maelhive864
sweet0pie one of the best
@ellensakawai8322
No and I've just discovered her today lol bit late hey
@thayanemlucas
This is gold
@MsFiorella01
Say you'll be there
I'm giving you everything all that joy can bring this I swear
Last time that we had this conversation I decided we should be friends
Yeah,
but now we're going round in circles, tell me will this deja vu never end?
Oh
Now you tell me that you've fallen in love,
well I never ever thought that would be
This time you gotta take it easy throwing far too much emotions at me
But any fool can see they're falling, I gotta make you understand
I'm giving you everything all that joy can bring this I swear
(I give you everything)
And all that I want from you is a promise you will be there
Say you will be there
(Say you will be there)
Won't you sing it with me
If you, put two and two together you will see what our friendship is for
(Oh)
If you can't work this equation then I guess I'll have to show you the door
There is no need to say you love me,
It would be better left unsaid
I'm (I'm) giving you everything (I give you everything)
all that joy can bring this I swear (yes I swear)
and (and) all that I want from you (all I want from you) is a promise
(is a promise) you will be there
Yeah, I want you
Any fool can see they're falling, gotta make you understand
I'll give you everything on this I swear
Just promise you'll always be there
I'm giving you everything (I m giving you everything)
all that joy (all that joy can bring) can bring this I
swear (yes I swear)
and all that I want from you (all that I want from you) is a promise
(I want you to promise you'll) you
will be there (always be there)
I'm giving you everything (I m giving you everything) all that joy
(all that joy can bring) can bring this I swear (yes I swear)
and all that I want from you (all that I want from you) is a promise
(I want you to promise you'll)
you will be there (always be there)
@MSTARLIGHT06
the moment i heard dis i felt in love with it
@nanabalbino8901
porra, um dos melhores cover das maravilhosas spices que eu já ouvi
@keithryan4173
WHAT THE FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUCK this is everything. this was my fav spice girls song and this is so good