A performer since the age of seven (the age at which he joined the Broadway cast of Annie Get Your Gun), Nicholas made his songwriting debut in 2002, when a holiday tune he'd co-written with his father found its way onto a Broadway Christmas album. A contract with Columbia Records followed two years later. Nicholas began prepping for his solo career by writing material with his older brothers, Kevin and Joseph, who eventually climbed aboard as permanent partners. Nick's solo project thus blossomed into a full-fledged band, and the siblings aptly named themselves the Jonas Brothers.
It took several years for the Jonas Brothers to find an adoring audience. It's About Time, the band's 2006 debut, was a commercial flop, and Columbia Records dropped the group one year later. Signing with Hollywood Records in 2007, the band began attracting new fans -- most of them young and female -- by establishing a presence in the Disney world. They appeared on the network's television shows, earned their own series, starred in a made-for-TV movie with Disney starlet Demi Lovato, and sold close to two million copies of their self-titled sophomore album. They replicated that feat one year later with A Little Bit Longer and returned in 2009 with Lines, Vines and Trying Times. All of the albums featured heavy contributions from Nick, who not only led the songwriting process but also played a wide variety of instruments, from drums to keyboard to guitar.
Taking a rare break from the band, Nick Jonas began working with several other musicians on a side project in late 2009. Members from Prince's New Power Generation were recruited to join the lineup, including Michael Bland and Tommy Barbarella, and the group dubbed itself Nick Jonas & the Administration before making its debut in early 2010 with the album Who I Am. The record performed respectably, peaking at three on the U.S. charts on its way to sales of 151,000, but there were soon suggestions that Nick was planning to return to the Jonas Brothers fold. This didn't happen. A 2013 tour was scrapped just prior to its October launch and, soon afterward, the band split. Nick Jonas regrouped with a 2014 solo tour followed by the November release of an eponymous album. Over the course of 2014, Jonas gained momentum, generating the Top 10 single "Jealous," which also topped Billboard's dance charts, as did "Chains " and "Levels," a bonus track from 2015's Nick Jonas X2.
In the Summer of 2016, Jonas returned with a new full-length effort, Last Year Was Complicated, featuring production by Jason Evigan, Mattman & Robin, Sir Nolan, and others. Included on the album was "Close," a duet with Tove Lo, and "Bacon," featuring Ty Dolla $ign. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. Also around this time, Jonas returned to acting, starring in the erotic thriller Careful What You Wish For and the fraternity hazing drama Goat. In 2017, he released the singles "Remember I Told You," featuring Anne-Marie and Mike Posner, and "Find You." Also that year, he collaborated with Nicki Minaj on the track "Bom Bidi Bom" off the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack.
Higher Love
Nick Jonas Lyrics
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There must be higher love
Down in the heart
Or hidden in the stars above
Without it
Life is wasted time
Look inside your heart
I'll look inside mine
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair
We walk blind and we try to see
Falling behind, what could be
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, ohhh
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of
Worlds are turning
And we're just hanging on
Facing our fear
Standing out there alone
A yearning
And it's real to me
Must be someone who's routing for me
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair
We walk blind and we try to see
Falling behind, what could be
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, ohhh
Bring me a higher love
I could rise above on a higher love
I will wait for it
I am not too late for it
Until then, I'll sing my song
To cheer the night along
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, ohhh
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, ohhh
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of
Oh
Bring me a higher love
(Bring me a higher love)
Bring me a higher love, ohhh
(Woo!)
Bring me a higher love
(Bring me a higher love)
Bring me a higher love, ohhh
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, ohhh
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, ohhh
In Nick Jonas's song Higher Love, he is expressing his desire for a deeper and more meaningful kind of love that goes beyond just a romantic relationship. He believes that there must be something greater, a higher love that exists within every person's heart or even beyond in the stars. Without this higher love, life is just wasted time, and we are all just walking blindly and falling behind.
The chorus of the song is a plea to whoever is listening to bring him that higher love that he is constantly thinking of. It's a search for something that is beyond the material or superficial world. Jonas, in this song, is encouraging listeners to look inside their own hearts to find that higher love, because it's a yearning that is real and reflected in all of us.
In the end, the song ends on a hopeful note. Jonas sings that he will wait for that higher love and he knows that it's not too late. Until he finds it, he will continue singing his song to cheer the night along. The song is a beautiful reminder that there is more to life than the mundane and that everyone should keep searching for a higher connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Think about it
Take the time to consider this idea
There must be higher love
There is a greater love out there
Down in the heart
This love is located deep within oneself
Or hidden in the stars above
Or perhaps it is beyond our reach, in the celestial realm
Without it
If this love is absent
Life is wasted time
Our existence becomes meaningless
Look inside your heart
Take a moment for self-reflection
I'll look inside mine
And I will do the same
Things look so bad everywhere
Describing the current state of the world
In this whole world, what is fair
Questioning whether there is justice in the world
We walk blind and we try to see
We are trying to find our way despite feeling lost
Falling behind, what could be
Feeling like we are not reaching our full potential
Bring me a higher love
Requesting this greater love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of
Wondering where this love can be found
Worlds are turning
The world is constantly evolving
And we're just hanging on
We are struggling to keep up
Facing our fear
Confronting what scares us
Standing out there alone
Feeling isolated while doing so
A yearning
A strong desire
And it's real to me
This yearning is genuine
Must be someone who's routing for me
There must be someone who supports me
I could rise above on a higher love
Suggesting that this greater love could elevate them
I will wait for it
Will continue to pursue this love
I am not too late for it
Believing that it's not too late to find this love
Until then, I'll sing my song
In the meantime, I will continue to express myself
To cheer the night along
To bring light to the darkness
Bring me a higher love
Reiterating the desire for this greater love
Oh
Interjection expressing emotion
Contributed by Caleb W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@QuickCutsLit
I used to listen to this when I was 14 and now I am 24.
@elplanetadejeani
14 now 26 and still 💖
@ClaBillieJoeIsMyHero
I use to listen this song when I was 11, now I'm 18 and still remember every single song of Nick and the Jonas Brothers. I still love Him. Forever.
@jimenareyesdiaz2252
This song just popped out in my head out of nowhere and had to looked for it. So yeah 2020 and this still remains in my head ♥️
@DNel123
can everyone hear joe in the background :)
@dariojose5100
Yeah, I got it. 👌
@DaniLovesJonas
I'm addicted to this song :) Nick's solo album is amazing
@lorellelane
I was like "is that Joe?!" 😂
@patriciaperez1016
GOD is LOVE!<3
@94ilovemusic
i love how nick included his brothers in his album