Where Is The Love
SWV Lyrics


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(Where is the love)
Where
(That you promised me)
That you promised me
(Or are those days and the nights that we spent just a fantasy)
Just a fantasy
(Where is the love)
Where is the love
(That you said we would share)
(Why did I wake up this morning to find that you were not there)

You picked a fine time to tell me that you did not love me
(You did not love me baby)
And after all this time I thought that you were only thinkin' of me
Sometimes I feel like I could sit right down and just (cry)
But all that I can do tonight is wonder as I ask myself why




(Where is the love)
Where is the love hey hoey hey

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to SWV's song "Where Is The Love" are a lament from a woman to a man who has broken his promise of love. The song starts with the chorus questioning where the love is that he had promised her. She wonders if the memories of their time together were just a fantasy. She questions where the love is that he said they would share and why she woke up without him there.


The first verse then reveals that the man has told her that he does not love her anymore. This revelation comes as a surprise to the woman who had thought he was only thinking of her. The second half of the verse expresses the woman's sadness and feelings of defeat. She feels like she could sit down and cry and wonders why the love they had promised each other has disappeared.


Overall, the song is a powerful expression of heartbreak and disappointment. The woman feels like she has been let down by the man she trusted and loved. The lyrics touch on themes of betrayal, loneliness, and despair. However, the woman's determination to find out where the love went gives the song a sense of strength and resilience.


Line by Line Meaning

(Where is the love)
Asking where the love has gone.


Where
Questioning the whereabouts of the love.


(That you promised me)
Referring to the love that was promised.


That you promised me
Referencing the love that was promised earlier.


(Or are those days and the nights that we spent just a fantasy)
Asking if the time they spent together was only in their imagination.


Just a fantasy
Reflecting on the possibility that their past time could have been fake.


(Where is the love)
Continuation of asking for the current location of the love.


Where is the love
Continuing the search for the love.


(That you said we would share)
Referring to the love that was supposed to be mutually shared.


(Why did I wake up this morning to find that you were not there)
Questioning why the person they love is not present.


You picked a fine time to tell me that you did not love me
Expressing frustration that the other person chose a bad time to say they do not love them.


(You did not love me baby)
Restating that they were not loved back.


And after all this time I thought that you were only thinkin' of me
Feeling deceived as they thought the other person only had eyes for them.


Sometimes I feel like I could sit right down and just (cry)
Admitting to feeling emotional over the situation.


But all that I can do tonight is wonder as I ask myself why
Feeling helpless and unable to do anything but ask questions.


(Where is the love)
Final plea for the love that seems to have disappeared.


Where is the love hey hoey hey
Final cry for the love they seek.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GORDON CHAMBERS, HERB MIDDLETON, BRIAN ALEXANDER MORGAN

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