Les chansons d'amour
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A cold with high-headed believers
I threw my hands in the air I said show me something
He said, if you dare come a little closer
Round and around and around and around we go
Ohhh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know
Something in the way you move
Makes me feel like I can't live without you
It takes me all the way
I want you to stay
It's not much of a life you're living
It's not just something you take, it's given
Round and around and around and around we go
Ohhh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know
Not really sure how to feel about it
Something in the way you move
Makes me feel like I can't live without you
It takes me all the way
I want you to stay
Ohhh the reason I hold on
Ohhh cause I need this hole gone
Funny all the broken ones but i'm the only one who needed saving
Cause when you never see the lights it's hard to know which one of us is caving
Not really sure how to feel about it
Something in the way you move
Makes me feel like I can't live without you
It takes me all the way
I want you to stay, stay
I want you to stay, oh
The song "Stay" by Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko is a melancholic ballad that speaks about the pain and desperation of someone who is deeply attached to another person. The opening line, "All along it was a fever, a cold with high-headed believers," can be interpreted as a metaphor for the feverish intensity and passion of love, which can sometimes be irrational and detached from reality. The singer asks for a sign, "I threw my hands in the air I said show me something," and is met with a response from the other person who says "if you dare come a little closer."
The chorus, "Not really sure how to feel about it, something in the way you move, makes me feel like I can't live without you, it takes me all the way, I want you to stay," illustrates the singer's inner conflict about their intense feelings towards the other person. They are torn between wanting to hold on to the relationship and feeling uncertain whether it is worth the pain they are experiencing. Later in the song, the singer reveals that they feel like the other person is their only hope of salvation, "Funny all the broken ones but I'm the only one who needed saving," and that they struggle to see the light at the end of the tunnel, "Cause when you never see the lights it's hard to know which one of us is caving."
In conclusion, "Stay" is a heart-wrenching song about the complexities of love and the desperation of wanting to hold on to someone who may not reciprocate those same feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
All along it was a fever
I have been consumed by a burning passion for you all along
A cold with high-headed believers
A sickness with stubborn people who believe they know what's best for me
I threw my hands in the air I said show me something
I surrendered and asked for a sign, a glimpse of hope
He said, if you dare come a little closer
He challenged me to take a risk and get closer to him
Round and around and around and around we go
We are stuck in a circle, going nowhere
Ohhh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know
I need you to be honest with me, to tell me what you feel
Not really sure how to feel about it
I'm confused and uncertain about my emotions
Something in the way you move
You have a special charisma that I find irresistible
Makes me feel like I can't live without you
You have become essential to my happiness
It takes me all the way
Your love takes me to the highest level of bliss
I want you to stay
I don't want you to leave me, ever
It's not much of a life you're living
You're not really living your life to the fullest
It's not just something you take, it's given
You have to earn your happiness, it's not something you can just take
Ohhh the reason I hold on
The reason I'm still clinging to hope
Ohhh cause I need this hole gone
Because I need to fill this void in my heart
Funny all the broken ones but i'm the only one who needed saving
It's ironic that many people who seem broken are not as needy as I am
Cause when you never see the lights it's hard to know which one of us is caving
When you're lost in the darkness, it's hard to tell who's stronger or weaker
I want you to stay, stay
I need you to stay, to be here with me
I want you to stay, oh
I need you to stay more than anything else in the world
Writer(s): nader mekdachi
Contributed by Kaelyn I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.