Her first UK exposure came after several collaborations with British singer Craig David. In 2009, she also auditioned for BBC talent competition 'Your Country Needs You' – to select the United Kingdom's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest – but withdrew her application.
In 2009, she signed a recording contract with Jay-Z's label Roc Nation and relocated to America. The How We Do (Party) Songfacts reports that when Ora visited Clear Channel with Jay-Z to present music and videos from her debut release, the executives were so enthused by what they heard that they organised for How We Do (Party) to be immediately premiered on DJ JJ's afternoon show on New York's top hit music station WHTZ (Z100). Her debut album ORA was released on 26th August, 2012.
In December 2015, Ora filed a lawsuit against Roc Nation, seeking release from the label and citing that the contract she signed in 2008 is "unenforceable", due to California's "seven-year rule." The complaint stated that she's "only been permitted to release one album despite creating multiple additional records for release" and that her relationship with Roc Nation is "irrevocably damaged." Her complaint also pointed out a breach of contract, reporting that Roc Nation breached the recording agreement by improperly taking twenty percent commission of her income. In January 2016, Roc Nation filed a counter-lawsuit against Ora for breaking her recording contract. They reached a settlement in May 2016. In June 2016, it was reported that she signed a new record deal with Atlantic Records and Warner Music Group.
Ora's second studio album, Phoenix, was released in November 2018. The lead single, "Your Song", reached the UK top ten; and the subsequent singles, "Anywhere" and "Let You Love Me", reached the top five in the UK. "Let You Love Me" allowed Ora to become the first British female solo artist to have thirteen top ten songs in the United Kingdom. Phoenix was supported by the "Phoenix World Tour" which began March 1st, 2018 and commenced July 16th, 2019.
In September 2019, Ora revealed she had begun work on her third studio album.
For You
Rita Ora Lyrics
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I don't know what you did
But you did something to me
All of my doubts have disappeared
I'd had enough, I'd given up
Watched all my friends get married
Lonely under the chandelier
Wasn't ready for love
Just a beat in my heart with no use
On the bench watching out
But it's clear to me now
All this time I was waiting for you
For you, for you
For you, for you
I was waiting for you
Now you're here by my side
Look at you smiling at me
Sun in the sky don't shine so bright (shine so bright)
Finally, I believe in all these love stories
They will come find you when it's time
Always kept up my guard
Wasn't ready for love
Just a beat in my heart with no use
On the bench watching out
But it's clear to me now
All this time I was waiting for you
For you, for you (oh yeah, oh, I was waiting for you)
For you, for you (yeah, I was waiting, I was waiting, yeah, I was waiting for you, yeah)
I was waiting for you
I was waiting, I was waiting for ya
I was waiting, I was waiting for you
I was waiting, I was waiting for ya
I was waiting, I was waiting for you
Always kept up my guard
Wasn't ready for love
Just a beat in my heart with no use
On the bench watching out
But it's clear to me now
All this time I was waiting for you, for you, yeah
I was waiting
I was waiting for you
I was waiting, I was waiting for ya (hey)
I was waiting, I was waiting for you (you know I was waiting for you)
I was waiting, I was waiting for ya (yeah yeah, oh yeah)
I was waiting, I was waiting for you
The song "For You" by Rita Ora and Liam Payne is a beautiful love song with compelling lyrics. The first verse begins with "In your eyes, I'm alive, inside you're beautiful, something so unusual." This describes how the person feels alive and beautiful when they look into their partner's eyes. The next line "Gone with the thought of you, changing what I thought I knew" means that every fear and worry vanish when they think about their partner. The pre-chorus states "I'm free as a bird when I'm flying in your cage, I'm diving in deep and I'm riding with no brakes" and talks about how they feel free while being in love, even though they are vulnerable. The chorus "Been waiting for a lifetime for you, Been breaking for a lifetime for you, Wasn't looking for love 'til I found you" means that they were waiting for their perfect partner, and now they have found them, they will always be theirs.
The second verse is more passionate, with "Skin to skin, breathe me in, feeling your kiss on me, lips are made of ecstasy." This describes their physical closeness and how they feel during intimate moments. The second pre-chorus and chorus are the same as the first, with the striking last line "You've got me now." The song ends with repeating the chorus and a final line that brings the focus onto the present "Wasn't looking for love 'til I found you."
Overall, the lyrics talk about how the person was not expecting to find love, but their partner has changed everything for them. They describe the feeling of being vulnerable and how they feel alive and free. The lyrics are poetic and evoke powerful emotions, making this a beautiful and moving love song.
Line by Line Meaning
In your eyes, I'm alive
Your eyes make me feel like I'm truly living
Inside you're beautiful
Your inner beauty shines through and captivates me
Something so unusual
Our connection and relationship is different and special
In your eyes
I see a reflection of myself and the love you have for me
I know I'm home (yeah)
Being with you makes me feel like I belong and have found my home
Every tear, every fear
All of my past hurts and fears disappear when I think of you
Gone with the thought of you
The thought of you erases all of my pain and sorrow
Changing what I thought I knew
My perception of love and life has changed now that I'm with you
I'll be yours for a thousand lives
I am devoted to you and will love you for many lifetimes to come
I'm free as a bird
Being with you gives me the freedom and joy of a bird
When I'm flying in your cage
The safety and security of our love is like a cage that I am happy to be in
I'm diving in deep
I am fully immersed in our love and relationship
And I'm riding with no brakes
I am going all in without hesitation, despite the potential risks
And I'm bleeding in love
My heart is overflowing with love for you, to the point where it hurts
You're swimming in my veins
Your love is in every part of me, it is the essence of my being
You got me now
You have captured my heart and soul, and I am now yours completely
Been waiting for a lifetime for you
I have been waiting and searching for someone like you my whole life
Been breaking for a lifetime for you
All of the hurt and pain I have experienced before you was worth it to find you
Wasn't looking for love 'til I found you
I never expected to find love until you came into my life
Ooh na-na ayy
Vocalization of excitement and joy
Skin to skin
Our intimacy and physical closeness is intense and intimate
Breathe me in
I want you to fully experience me and my love for you
Feeling your kiss on me
Your passionate and loving touch leaves a physical and emotional impression on me
Lips are made of ecstasy
Your kisses bring me immense joy and pleasure
Lyrics © Budde Music Publishing GmbH, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: Johannes Burger, Kilian Wilke, Rene Mueller, Sophie Tweed-Simmons
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Lyrics
In your eyes I'm alive
Inside you're beautiful
Something so unusual
In your eyes, I know I'm home, yeah
Every tear, every fear
Gone with the thought of you
Changing what I thought I knew
I'll be yours for a thousand lives
I'm free as a bird when I'm flying in your cage
I'm diving in deep and I'm riding with no brakes
And I'm bleeding your love when you're swimming in my veins
You've got me now
Been waiting for a lifetime for you
Been breaking for a lifetime for you
Wasn't looking for love till I found you
Oh, na-na, yeah
For love, till I found you, oh
Skin to skin, breathe me in
Feel with your kiss on me
Lips are made of ecstasy
I'll be yours for a thousand lives
(For a thousand lives)
I'm free as a bird when I'm flying in your cage (So lost)
I'm diving in deep and I'm riding with no brakes (No, no)
And I'm bleeding your love when you're swimming in my veins
You've got me now
Been waiting for a lifetime for you
Been breaking for a lifetime for you
Wasn't looking for love till I found you
Oh, na-na, yeah
For love, till I found you, oh
Been waiting for a lifetime for you
Been breaking for a lifetime for you
Wasn't looking for love till I found you
Oh, na-na, yeah
For love, till I found you, oh
I'm free as a bird when I'm flying in your cage
I'm diving in deep and I'm riding with no brakes
I'm bleeding your love when you're swimming in my veins
You've got me now
Been waiting for a lifetime for you
Been breaking for a lifetime for you
Wasn't looking for love till I found you
Oh, na-na, yeah
For love, till I found you, oh
Been waiting for a lifetime for you
Been breaking for a lifetime for you
Wasn't looking for love till I found you
Oh, na-na, yeah
For love, till I found you, oh
Wasn't looking for love till I found you
Oh, na-na, yeah
For love, till I found you, oh
@somi41936
Wake up, O servants of God
How long will you run after the mortal life? Do you not see your fathers and forefathers and the people around you die?
What do you think !!!! You kill, commit adultery, harm, and betray, then there is no reckoning !! No, by God, we will ask about the small and the big. By God, we will ask about what we have spent our life in this world, death is the beginning, a paradise for the one who has done righteousness, and a fire for those who follow the desires. When you travel to a strange country, even if for a week, you study that place to learn everything about it. As for the permanent real life, no one searches for the truth after death?
They say nothing, hahaha, how is nothing? And who killed where is justice ?? Really !! You think that the criminal and the good are equal
Is Satan blinded by your insight to make with God another god, but God is one god, and if they are more than one, why does not all God go to what He created, and all of them sought a way to the throne
O servants of God, but your God is but one God, my Lord, your Lord, the Lord of your fathers, the Lord of Jesus and Muhammad, the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, and the Lord of the East and the West, and what is between them if you are reason
I say what all the messengers and prophets brought and they all came with one message monotheism (There is no god but God) I say what Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Lot, David, Solomon, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad and all the messengers brought
Zabur, Torah, Bible, Book of Wisdom, what do you think !!! My names are based on imagination. They are books that were revealed to the prophets, but where are they? Ask your monks, loved ones, and priests, where is the truth in it? They changed and corrupted and spoiled
Really, the Torah says worship another god. The Bible says Worship another god
O servants, because of the distortion, God revealed the Qur’an to His Messenger Muhammad and saved it from distortion, so that it remains an argument for you all
Who wants to know the whole truth, the reality of this world, the reality of existence and the reality of the Hereafter, and who wants to get out of the darkness of desires to real life to the light
Whoever wants to know the truth of the Torah and the Bible, let him read the Qur’an. It is impossible for anyone to read the Qur’an and say this is not from God, and I defy
Because it is the right of certainty
@muazzamjuraeva3969
In your eyes, I'm alive
Inside you're beautiful
Something so unusual
In your eyes
I know I'm home (yeah)
Every tear, every fear
Gone with the thought of you
Changing what I thought I knew
I'll be yours for a thousand lives
I'm free as a bird
When I'm flying in your cage
I'm diving in deep
And I'm riding with no brakes
And I'm bleeding in love
You're swimming in my veins
You got me now
Been waiting for a lifetime for you
Been breaking for a lifetime for you
Wasn't looking for love 'til I found you
Ooh na-na ayy
For love, 'til I found you (oh)
Skin to skin
Breathe me in
Feeling your kiss on me
Lips are made of ecstasy
I'll be yours for a thousand lives (for a thousand lives)
I'm free as a bird
When I'm flying in your cage (so lost)
I'm diving in deep
And I'm riding with no brakes (no no)
And I'm bleeding in love
You're swimming in my veins
You've got me now (now)
Been waiting for a lifetime for you
Been breaking for a lifetime for you
Wasn't looking for love 'til I found you
Ooh na-na ayy
For love, 'til I found you (oh)
Been waiting for a lifetime for you
Been breaking for a lifetime for you
Wasn't looking for love 'til I found you
Ooh na-na ayy
For love, 'til I found you (oh)
I'm free as a bird
When I'm flying in your cage
I'm diving in deep
And I'm riding with no brakes
I'm bleeding in love
You're swimming in my veins
You've got me now
Been waiting for a lifetime for you
Been breaking for a lifetime for you
Wasn't looking for love 'til I found you
Ooh na-na ayy
For love, 'til I found you (oh)
Been waiting for a lifetime for you (oh yeah)
Been breaking for a lifetime for you
Wasn't looking for love 'til I found you
Ooh na-na ayy
For love, 'til I found you (oh)
Wasn't looking for love 'til I found you
Ooh na-na ayy
For love, 'til I found you (oh)
@CreepsterMusic
Lyrics:
[Verse 1: Rita Ora]
In your eyes, I'm alive
Inside you're beautiful
Something so unusual in your eyes
I know I'm home (yeah)
Every tear, every fear
Gone with the thought of you
Changing what I thought I knew
I'll be yours for a thousand lives
[Pre-Chorus: Rita Ora]
I'm free as a bird when I'm flying in your cage
I'm diving in deep and I'm riding with no brakes
And I'm bleeding in love, you're swimming in my veins
You've got me now
[Chorus: Rita Ora]
Been waiting for a lifetime for ya
Been breaking for a lifetime for ya
Wasn't lookin' for love till I found you (oh na-na, yea)
For love, 'til I found you (oh)
[Verse 2: Liam Payne]
Skin to skin
Breathe me in
Feel with your kiss on me
Lips are made of ecstasy
I'll be yours for a thousand lives (for a thousand lives)
[Pre-Chorus: Liam Payne & Rita Ora]
I'm free as a bird when I'm flying in your cage (so lost)
I'm diving in deep and I'm riding with no brakes (no no)
And I'm bleeding in love, you're swimming in my veins
You've got me now (now now)
[Chorus: Rita Ora]
Been waiting for a lifetime for ya
Been breaking for a lifetime for ya
Wasn't lookin' for love 'til I found you (oh na-na, yea)
For love, 'til I found you (oh)
Been waiting for a lifetime for ya
Been breaking for a lifetime for ya
Wasn't lookin' for love till I found you (oh na-na, yea)
For love, 'til I found you (oh)
[Pre-Chorus: Rita Ora]
I'm free as a bird when I'm flying in your cage
I'm diving in deep and I'm riding with no brakes
And I'm bleeding in love, you're swimming in my veins
You've got me now
[Chorus: Liam Payne & Rita Ora & Both]
Been waiting for a lifetime for ya
Been breaking for a lifetime for ya
Wasn't looking for love 'til I found you (Ooh na-na, yea)
For love, 'til I found you (oh)
Been waiting for a lifetime for ya (oh yeah)
Been breaking for a lifetime for ya
Wasn't looking for love 'til I found you
(Ooh na-na, yea)
For love, 'til I found you (oh)
[Outro: Liam Payne & Rita Ora]
Wasn't lookin' for love 'til I found you (Ooh na-na, yea)
For love 'til I found you (oh)
@LiamPayneOfficial
I've seen a lot of love for this video recently, thanks to everyone that's still listening in 2020! 🙌🏼
@mdmbovina3214
💖
@deeptayanghosh8069
🔥🔥
@hollyh7978
You deserve the recognition this song is still so good ❤❤
@orlaithmcgeough3596
LOVE YOU LIAM 🥰🥰😉😍😍
@catalinaortega3802
this song is so good you’re so amazingly talented liam!!
@camlora6771
Niall Horan: Ashe
Liam Payne: Rita Ora
Louis Tomlinson: Bebe Rexha
Zany Malik: SIA
Harry: Styles
@agustinaalvarenga1210
The comment I was looking for
@maraki12os
Hotel trivago 😂😂😂😂 sorry i had to
@ChrizzyYeahh
Harry: Lizzo