Éléphant
Nicole Kidman Ewan McGregor and Jamie Allen Lyrics


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Love is a many splendored thing
Love lifts us up where we belong
All you need is love!

Please, don't start that again

All you need is love
A girl has got to eat

All you need is love

Or she'll end up on the streets

All you need is love

Love is just a game

I was made for loving you baby, you were made for loving me

The only way of loving me baby, is to pay a lovely fee

Just one night, give me just one night

There's no way, 'cause you can't pay

In the name of love, one night in the name of love

You crazy fool, I won't give in to you

Don't leave me this way
I can't survive without your sweet love, oh baby
Don't leave me this way

You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs

I look around me and I see, it isn't so, oh no

Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs

Well what's wrong with that? I'd like to know
'Cause here I go again!
Love lifts us up where we belong
Where eagles fly, on a mountain high

Love makes us act like we are fools
Throw our lives away, for one happy day

We could be heroes! Just for one day

You, you will be mean

No I won't!

And I, I'll drink all the time

We should be lovers

We can't do that

We should be lovers, and that's a fact

Though nothing, will keep us together

We could steal time

Just for one day
We could be heroes, forever and ever
We could be heroes, forever and ever
We could be heroes

Just because I will always love you

I

Can't help loving you

How wonderful life is





Now you're in the world

Overall Meaning

The Elephant Love Song Medley is a duet that takes us through the ups and downs of a romantic relationship. The lyrics oscillate between the two characters, with Ewan claiming that all they need is love while Nicole is pragmatic, pointing out that she needs to eat. Ewan's character seems to be more committed to the relationship, while Nicole's seems dubious, insisting that love is just a game and that the only way to love her is to pay her. Ewan begs for just one night, while Nicole is resolute that she won't give in.


The song is catchy, with each line blending seamlessly into the next. The lyrics are a patchwork of several classic love songs, including "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles, "I Was Made for Lovin' You" by Kiss, and "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston. The effect is a sort of nostalgic longing for the romance of old, blended with the more modern cynicism of relationships.


Line by Line Meaning

Love is a many splendored thing
Love is a delightful and wonderful thing


Love lifts us up where we belong
Love takes us to a place where we feel our best


All you need is love
Love is the only essential thing in life


Please don't start that again
Please do not repeat that idea once more


A girl has got to eat
Everyone must attend to their basic human needs, including eating


She'll end up on the street
If a girl does not attend to her basic needs, she will have no place to live


Love is just a game
Love is a trivial activity


I was made for loving you baby
I was created to love you, darling


You were made for loving me
You were created to love me


The only way of loving me baby
The only way to love me, my dear


Is to pay a lovely fee
Is to provide compensation for your love


Just one night
Only one evening together


There's no way
There is no possibility


Cause you can't pay
Because you are unable to provide compensation


In the name of love
For love's sake


One night in the name of love
One evening devoted to love


You crazy fool
You are foolish and illogical


I won't give in to you
I will not submit to your wishes


Don't leave me this way
Do not depart from me in this manner


I can't survive without your sweet love
I am unable to live without your lovely affection


Oh baby don't leave me this way
Please do not leave me in such a manner, my dear


You think that people would have enough of silly love songs
You feel that people would become tired of trivial love songs


I look around me and I see it isn't so, oh no
When I examine my surroundings, I see that is not the case


Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs
Some individuals wish to inundate the world with trivial love songs


Well what's wrong with that
What is the problem with that idea?


Cause here I go again
I am beginning once more


Where the eagles fly
Where the majestic birds soar through the sky


On a mountain high
Atop a towering mountain peak


Love makes us act like we are fools
Love can make us behave foolishly


Throw our lives away
Discard our entire existence


For one happy day
For a single day of contentment


We can be heroes
We have the potential to become heroic


Just for one day
Only for a solitary day


Forever and ever
Eternally


Just because I, and I will always love you
Simply because I will always love you


You, you will be mean
You, my dear, will be cruel


No I won't
No, I will not be cruel


And I, I'll drink all the time
And I, in turn, will drink excessively


We should be lovers
We ought to be romantic partners


Though nothing will keep us together
Despite the fact that nothing will prevent our separation


We could steal time
We could take time for ourselves


How wonderful life is now
Life is currently so fantastic


You're in the world
You are here among us




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Phil Collins, David Bowie, Paul Francis Webster, Andy Scott, Trevor Griffin, Will Jennings, Cary Gilbert, Leon Huff, Kenneth Gamble, Bernie Taupin, Dolly Parton, Bono, Paul Stanley, Vini Poncia, Desmond Child, John Lennon, Paul McCartney

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