Glow
Nelly Furtado Lyrics


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Alright, I'm ready (hey)

Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
How far can you go?
Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
How far can you go?
Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
Only you know how to make me
Glow, glow, glow, glow
I wanna go, and go, and go, and go

People say I've gone crazy ('cause I'm around you)
That I'm not the same lady ('cause I'm around you)
People say my eyes are hazy ('cause I'm around you)
People say I'm acting shady (when I am around you)
But I'd rather be your baby
Than sit around and do the same things (same things)
I am getting something out of it
I'm indebted to your good shit (and I can never get enough)

Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
How far can you go?
Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
How far can you go?
Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
Only you know how to make me
Glow, glow, glow, glow
I wanna go, and go, and go, and go

I don't know where I am
I don't know what you did
But I think that I may float away
I don't know what happened
I don't know where we went
But I think that I may die today
There's everybody else and then there's you
Baby, why you gotta be so good? (And I can never get enough)
And tonight you're on fire (so come around me)
I'm gonna never get tired

Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
How far can you go?
Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
How far can you go?
Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
Only you know how to make me
Glow, glow, glow, glow
I wanna go, and go, and go, and go

I don't gotta tell you what to do 'cause you're on it
I don't gotta let you in my world 'cause you rock it
I don't gotta tell you what to do 'cause you're on it
I don't gotta let you in my world 'cause you rock it
You rock it, you rock it, you rock it

Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
How far can you go?
Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
How far can you go?
Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
Only you know how to make me




Glow, glow, glow, glow
I wanna go, and go, and go, and go

Overall Meaning

In β€œGlow”, Nelly Furtado sings about the feeling of being alive, free, and glowing in the presence of someone special. The opening lines show Furtado asking that someone to make her glow, followed by the question, β€œHow far can you go?” The song’s tone is sensual and the chorus is catchy, with Furtado repeating the phrase β€œMake me glow,” insisting that only that person can make her feel that way.


Later, Furtado sings about how people around her have noticed a change since she has been in the presence of this person, almost as if she has gone crazy. However, she doesn't mind because she's finally getting something out of life and feeling indebted to this person for always being there. The bridge, β€œI don't know where I am, I don't know what you did,” seems to acknowledge that the feeling she has is almost like an out-of-body experience, and she's not entirely sure how they got to this point. In the end, the song emphasizes again how this person has the power to make her glow and that she always wants to be with them and never get tired.


Overall, β€œGlow” is about the feeling of overwhelming happiness and the discovery of the love of a lifetime that can make us glow literally and metaphorically.


Line by Line Meaning

Make me glow, glow, glow, glow
The singer wants the person to make her feel radiant and alive.


How far can you go?
The singer is curious about how much the other person can push her to feel alive and fulfilled.


Only you know how to make me
The singer believes that the person has a unique ability to evoke a feeling of radiance within her.


Glow, glow, glow, glow
This line is a repetition of the desire to feel a sense of luminescence.


I wanna go and go and go and go
The artist wants to keep going and pushing herself further, driven by the other person's ability to make her feel alive.


People say I've gone crazy ('cause I'm around you)
Others perceive the singer's change in behavior due to being in the presence of the other person.


That I'm not the same lady ('cause I'm around you)
Others see a significant change in the singer's personality when she is near the other person.


People say my eyes are hazy ('cause I'm around you)
The other person has a profound impact on the artist, and it manifests in her physical appearance.


People say I'm acting shady (when I am around you)
The artist's behavior is causing others to question her actions and motives when she is near the other person.


But I'd rather be your baby
The artist prefers being vulnerable and dependent on the other person.


Than sit around and do the same things (same things)
The singer would prefer to take risks and experience new things with the other person than remain stagnant.


I am getting something out of it
The artist is receiving some sense of fulfillment or positive experience from the relationship with the other person.


I'm indebted to your good shit (and I can never get enough)
The other person's actions and words have had a significant impact on the singer, and she feels like she owes them for it.


I don't know where I am
The singer is unsure of her surroundings, which could be due to feeling lost in the other person's presence or relationship.


I don't know what you did
The singer is uncertain of the other person's actions that have led her to feel so powerfully in their presence.


But I think that I may float away
The artist's experience of being in the other person's presence is so overwhelming that she feels like she could lose touch with reality and float away.


I don't know what happened
The artist is unclear on the events that brought her and the other person together or the effect it has had on her.


I don't know where we went
The singer is uncertain of where the relationship with the other person is headed or the direction it is taking her life.


But I think that I may die today
The singer's experience of being in the other person's presence is so powerful that it feels like it could overcome her completely.


There's everybody else and then there's you
The artist is indicating that the other person has a unique position in her life, and no one else can compare.


Baby, why you gotta be so good? (and I can never get enough)
The other person's positive impact is so immense that the artist can't get enough of it.


And tonight you're on fire (so come around me)
The other person is particularly radiant and inspiring, and the artist wants to be close to them.


I'm gonna never get tired
The singer feels like the other person's impact on her will never diminish or become tiresome.


I don't gotta tell you what to do 'cause you're on it
The artist has trust in the other person's ability to lead them in the right direction.


I don't gotta let you in my world 'cause you rock it
The singer knows that the other person's presence already has a significant impact on her life and world, so they don't need any additional access or permission.


You rock it, you rock it, you rock it
The singer is emphasizing how impactful and inspiring the other person is to her life.




Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group, ANTHEM ENTERTAINMENT LP, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Nelly Furtado, Nisan Stewart, Nate Hills, Timothy Mosley

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Comments from YouTube:

@fathurrahmanprasetiyo779

if only this thing was happens in 2006 i feel like Nelly just giving her time machine in her LOOSE era

@zerubabelgetahun3885

yooo

@imjoiry

impresionante, "Loose" en su Γ©poca fue un Γ©xito gigante a nivel mundial, y es increible como despuΓ©s de tanto tiempo varias canciones de este disco explotan nuevamente y han sido trend estos ΓΊltimos aΓ±os, solo demuestra la calidad y el gran impacto de este disco en la mΓΊsica pop, y como su legado permanece para seguir vigente generaciΓ³n tras generaciΓ³n, a pesar de que Nelly puso pausa a su carrera musical por tanto tiempo y los chicos de ahora no la reconozcan...

@jakub8860

Alabanza, honor, gloria y poder por los siglos sin fin al que estΓ‘ sentado en el trono y al Cordero.

@pablotobar8353

I just bought the "Loose" album a few months ago and now Nelly is revisiting this amazing era!!!! Wow!!! is bringing me back memories when I listen this album when I was 12 and I used to listening everytime when I went back from school. My childhood memories or should I say "Childhood Dreams" are coming back!!!!

@jakub8860

Alabanza, honor, gloria y poder por los siglos sin fin al que estΓ‘ sentado en el trono y al Cordero.

@DEVlN0

I love how this lyric video is totally in the style of the Loose cover! Amazing! <3

@charlesmiller6644

Que saudade! Volta, Nelly!

@tiagosampaioo

Sentindo cheiro de nova era vindo aí 😻

@robguimaraes

Tomara πŸ™Œ

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