Murs' debut single, "Please Don't Let Me Go" charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, after releasing it on 27 August, beating Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" to the #1 spot. Olly's debut album followed his second official single "Thinking of Me", which charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts, and a week later Murs debut album, Olly Murs, charted at number two on the UK Albums Chart.
Private
Olly Murs Lyrics
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And we've both had a bit too much
I can see in your eyes (your eyes)
You're in the mood I know you're wanting some (wa-wanting some)
You're trying to kiss me and touch me
You're all up in my face
But we're in public, so stop it, cause I don't do PDA
No need to make a scene
We gotta cover it up, gotta get up to get down
If you know what I mean
Keep it private baby
Don't need no people watching
Us now maybe
Yeah, we should keep it private
Believe I'm ready
But we should keep it on the low
Low
Tryna be honest (honest)
It's just that I've been through this all before
You already know I want it (want it)
So let me do the things you like to do behind closed doors
Behind closed doors
You're trying to kiss me and touch me
You're all up in my face
But we're in public, so stop it, cause I don't do PDA
I know you know me but there's no need
No need to make a scene
We gotta cover it up, gotta get up to get down
If you know what I mean
Keep it private baby
Don't need no people watching
Us now maybe
Yeah, we should keep it private
Believe I'm ready
But don't tell anybody
No no no
We should keep it private baby
Don't need no people watching
Us now maybe
Yeah, we should keep it private
Believe I'm ready
But we should keep it on the low, low
Let's keep it on the low
Let's keep it on the low, low, low
Let's keep it on the low (low, low)
Let's keep it on the low (low)
Let's keep it on the low
Let's keep it on the low
Ain't nobody gotta know
Let's keep it on the low
You know I know, I know baby
We should keep it private baby
Don't need no people watching
Us now maybe
Yeah, we should keep it private
Believe I'm ready
But don't anybody no no oh oh
We should keep it private baby
Don't need no people watching
Us now maybe
Yeah, we should keep it private
Believe I'm ready
But we should keep it on the low, oh, low oh
The lyrics of Olly Murs's song "Private" convey the desire to keep a romantic encounter discreet and hidden from public view. The song starts by acknowledging that it has been a long night and both parties involved have had a bit too much to drink. The singer can sense in the other person's eyes that they are in the mood and looking for some intimate connection.
However, despite the attraction and chemistry between them, they find themselves in a public setting. The singer expresses their discomfort with public displays of affection (PDA) and states that they don't engage in such behavior. The singer believes that even though the other person knows them well, there is no need to make a scene and draw attention. They suggest covering up their desires and finding a private space to act upon them, using the phrase "gotta get up to get down" to imply the need for privacy.
Throughout the song, the singer reiterates the need to keep their relationship clandestine and away from prying eyes. They express a willingness and readiness to engage in a private encounter, but they emphasize the importance of keeping it on the down low, away from the eyes of others.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: UZOECHI OSISIOMA EMENIKE, TOM BARNES, PETER NORMAN CULLEN KELLEHER, BENJAMIN ALEXANDER KOHN, OLLY MURS
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