The Harder They Come
Paul Oakenfold Lyrics


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[Nelly:]
ohhh

[Tricky:]
The harder they come!

[Nelly:]
Maybe love is not for me
Maybe lovers dream things
That I don't dream
Tricky:
Ahh, maybe
Nelly:
Maybe oh, maybe

Tricky:
???

[ Nelly:]
Maybe you were just a little boy
[Tricky:]
Maybe
[Nelly:]
After gave you the pride and joy
[Tricky:]
The given pride
[Nelly:]
Maybe I should set you free

[Tricky:]
The harder they come

[Nelly:]
The harder they come
The harder they fall
[Tricky:]
So you come
[Nelly:]
Baby I would rather not go there at all
[Tricky:]
??
[Nelly:]
The harder they come
The harder they fall
[Tricky:]
Illusion
[Nelly:]
Baby i would rather not come here at all

[Tricky:]
See me come around
The harder they come
You don't see
Cause you don't fear
A scratch of me
Here up there
?? ?? ??
True love
Harder they come
Change your shake
?? ?? ??
I wish we make
You can find straight
??? ???

[Nelly:]
Oh, the harder they come
The harder they fall
Baby maybe I would rather not go there at all
The harder they come
The harder they fall

The harder they come
The harder they fall
Tricky:
See you come around
[Nelly:]
Baby I would rather not go there at all
The harder they come
The harder they fall

Tricky:
See you come around

Harder they come

(x4:)
[Nelly:]
Come here at all
Tricky:
See you come around

[Nelly:]
O-ohhh, ye-ah

[Tricky:]
The harder they come
??

[Nelly:]
Oh, yeah, baby i would rather not
I would rather not




I would rather not go there
Oh, take me as your prisoner

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Paul Oakenfold's song The Harder They Come is a fusion of two distinct styles, with Nelly Furtado's soulful singing providing an emotional counterpoint to Trick's rapped verses. The song talks about love and relationships that do not go as planned. Nelly shares her doubts about love, suggesting that maybe it is not meant for her, that she does not dream the same dreams that lovers dream. She wonders if she should set her lover free, believing in the notion that the harder they come, the harder they fall. The phrase "the harder they come" implies that the more someone tries to hold on, the harder it is to keep a relationship alive. The romantic entanglement that Tricky speaks about in his portions of the song, on the other hand, is difficult to comprehend. He speaks of a scratch of him that isn't evident, implying that he is not significant in the grand scheme of things. He speaks of true love, and how it is difficult to come by, suggesting that the harder they come, the easier it is for things to fall apart.


Line by Line Meaning

Maybe love is not for me
I am beginning to think that love is not meant for me


Maybe lovers dream things
Perhaps those in love dream of things that I don't usually dream of


That I don't dream
I do not have such dreams as people in love usually have


Ahh, maybe
Perhaps you are right


Maybe oh, maybe
There is a possibility, maybe


Maybe you were just a little boy
I am beginning to think that maybe you were just a boy


Maybe
It's a possibility


After gave you the pride and joy
After I gave you everything you wanted and made you happy


The given pride
I gave you pride for something you did


Maybe I should set you free
Perhaps I should let you go


The harder they come
The more difficult the situation becomes


The harder they come The harder they fall
The more difficult the situation becomes, the tougher it is to handle


So you come
So this is what it has come to


Baby I would rather not go there at all
I would rather not do that


Illusion
What we once had was only an illusion


Baby i would rather not come here at all
I would rather not have to deal with this situation


See me come around
You can see me coming back


You don't see
You do not realize it


Cause you don't fear
It is because you are not afraid


A scratch of me
I am not a threat to you at all


Here up there
It does not matter where


True love Harder they come
True love is difficult to find


Change your shake
You need to change your approach


I wish we make
I wish we could make things work between us


You can find straight
You can find the right path


Oh, take me as your prisoner
Oh, keep me under your control


See you come around
I know you will come back sometime


O-ohhh, ye-ah
Oh, yes


The harder they come
The more difficult the situation becomes


Oh, yeah, baby i would rather not I would rather not I would rather not go there
I would rather not do that




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: NELLY FURTADO, ADRIAN THAWS, PAUL OAKENFOLD, ANDY GRAY

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Comments from YouTube:

Александр Ефимов

1 раз смотрю этот клип, хотяя песня всегда очень нравилась!!!! Перфекто!!!!!

ulises gonzalez

wow escuchando en 2021 excelente cancion para mi uno de los mejores productores de todos los tiempos paul oakenfold

Shweta Makhija

Stirs up my soul and emotions!

bobo baggins

Wish they made a music video with Nelly furtado

Miguel Angel Ruiz Jaimes

Excelente Video !!!!!!!

den ten

evokes nostalgia for the past. 2008. 1998.

Carlos Bueno

Prefiro a Nelly Furtado

Vitesse

Yea I was like wtf? Who is that singer

Alex Vallejo

suena mejor con la voz de Nelly Furtado muy cierto

den ten

As if no one exists and everyone is extinct.

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