Stairway To Heaven
Sedaka Neil Lyrics


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Climb up, way up high
Climb up, way up high
Climb up, way up high

Well a, well a, well a, heavenly angel
I want you for my girl
When I kissed your sweet, sweet lips
I knew that you were out of this world

I'll build a stairway to heaven
I'll climb to the highest star
I'll build a stairway to heaven
Cause heaven is where you are

Well a, well a, well a, over the rainbow
That's where I'm gonna climb
Way up high where the bluebirds fly
I'm gonna love you all the time

I'll build a stairway to heaven
I'll climb to the highest star
I'll build a stairway to heaven
Cause heaven is where you are

I'll build a stairway to heaven
I'll climb to the highest star
I'll build a stairway to heaven
Cause heaven is where you are

Well a, well a, well a, I gotta be going
Gonna leave the world behind
Every day in a heavenly way
You're gonna drive me outta my mind

I'll build a stairway to heaven
I'll climb to the highest star
I'll build a stairway to heaven
Cause heaven is where you are

I'll build a stairway to heaven
Cause heaven is where you are

Clim up, way up high




Clim up, way up high
Clim up, way up high...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of this song speak to the singer's longing for a woman who he considers to be a heavenly angel that is out of this world. He tells her that he will build a stairway to heaven so that he can climb to the highest star where she is and be with her. He dreams of reaching the place where the bluebirds fly and where he will love her all the time. As the song progresses, the singer becomes more desperate in his pursuit of this woman and declares that every day, in a heavenly way, she drives him out of his mind. The song ultimately ends with the singer promising to build a stairway to heaven because that is where she is.


The lyrics of this song are layered with religious symbolism and references to the concept of heaven, which in this context can be interpreted as a metaphor for the feeling of love and transcendence. This interpretation is supported by the repetition of the phrase "heaven is where you are," which suggests that the singer sees this woman as more than just a mortal being and that being with her is akin to being in a state of grace.


Line by Line Meaning

Climb up, way up high
Neil Sedaka urges his beloved to climb up a stairway to heaven that he will build for her, rising way up high into the sky.


Well a, well a, well a, heavenly angel
Neil Sedaka addresses his beloved as a heavenly angel with a sense of awe and wonder.


I want you for my girl
Neil Sedaka declares his love and desire for his beloved woman to be his girlfriend.


When I kissed your sweet, sweet lips I knew that you were out of this world
Neil Sedaka expresses the intensity of the love and passion he feels for his girlfriend, stating that her kiss made it clear that she was special and unique, like someone from another world.


I'll build a stairway to heaven I'll climb to the highest star I'll build a stairway to heaven Cause heaven is where you are
Neil Sedaka vows to build a stairway to reach the heavens and the highest stars, just to be with his beloved and be where she is - in heaven.


Well a, well a, well a, over the rainbow That's where I'm gonna climb Way up high where the bluebirds fly I'm gonna love you all the time
Neil Sedaka imagines climbing over the rainbow, where he will reach a place where bluebirds fly and express that he will love his girlfriend all the time.


Well a, well a, well a, I gotta be going Gonna leave the world behind Every day in a heavenly way You're gonna drive me outta my mind
Neil Sedaka explains that he has to leave the earthly world behind and join his beloved in heaven, as being with her in a heavenly way is making him crazy with love and desire.


I'll build a stairway to heaven Cause heaven is where you are
Neil Sedaka reiterates that he will build a stairway to heaven, where he will be with his beloved, for she is the source of heaven itself.


Clim up, way up high Clim up, way up high Clim up, way up high...
Neil Sedaka repeats his invitation for his beloved to climb up high on the stairway to heaven to be with him, singing the closing lines of the song.




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant

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