Lips
The xx Lyrics


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Just your love
Just your shadow
Just your voice
And my soul
Just your love
Just your shadow
Just your voice
And my soul
Just your lips

My name on your lips
You're wearing my lungs
Drowned in oxygen
Now you've set the scene
High on intimacy
Drawing me a bath

Ooh
I don't wanna know the way down
Ooh
I don't wanna know the way down

Just your love
I just want it all
Just your shadow
Just your voice
I just want it all
And my soul
In my head, in my veins
In the way you give and take
In the way that you weigh
On my body, on my brain

Chemistry is rare in a three time affair
There's no guarantees
Working through the seasons, pressed up against the ceiling
Pushing down on me

Ooh
I don't wanna know the way down
Ooh
I don't wanna know the way down

Just your love
I just want it all
Just your shadow
Just your voice
I just want it all
And my soul
In my head, in my veins
In the way you give and take
In the way that you weigh
On my body, on my brain

Just your neck
Just your eyes
Just your desire
Just your love and my soul
Just your love
Just your shadow
Just your voice
And my soul
Just your love
Just your shadow
Just your voice




And my soul
I don't wanna know the way down

Overall Meaning

In the song "Lips" by The xx, the lyrics are about the intensity of a romantic relationship. The singer talks about wanting nothing but the love, shadow, and voice of their partner and how they feel drowned in oxygen when they are with them. The chorus, "I don't wanna know the way down," suggests that the singer is afraid of losing this feeling and falling out of love with their partner. The lyrics mention the physical sensations such as the weight of the partner on the singer's body and how the chemistry of their relationship is rare. The singer mentions that they are working through the seasons with their partner, wanting to hold onto this feeling as long as possible.


One interesting fact about this song is that it features Romy Madley Croft on lead vocals, who also provides the guitar riffs throughout the song. Additionally, Jamie xx produced the song and also contributed to the songwriting process along with Oliver Sim and Croft. The song was a part of their third studio album "I See You" which was released in 2017.


The music video for "Lips" features artistic shots of the band members and various people interacting with each other, emphasizing the theme of intimacy and relationships. Another interesting fact is that the band performed this song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2017. The song was also featured on an episode of the hit TV show "Grey's Anatomy" in 2018.


The instrumentation of the song is minimalistic, featuring the signature atmospheric and echoing sounds that The xx are known for. The chords of the song consist of mostly basic guitar and bass progressions with the occasional keyboard and percussion sound. There is a subtle beat in the background of the song that becomes more prominent towards the end, emphasizing the building tension of the lyrics.


Chords:
Verse -
C#m - A - B - A


Pre-Chorus -
E - A - C#m - B


Chorus -
A - B - C#m - B


Bridge -
E - A - C#m - B


Outro -
C#m - A - B - A


Line by Line Meaning

Just your love
The singer desires nothing but the love of their partner.


Just your shadow
The singer is content just being near their partner and having their presence cast a shadow over them.


Just your voice
The sound of the partner's voice is all the singer needs to comfort them.


And my soul
The singer puts their entire being into the relationship.


Just your lips My name on your lips
The singer wants their partner's lips and the feeling of being spoken to exclusively by them.


You're wearing my lungs Drowned in oxygen
The intensity of the relationship is overwhelming and takes the singer's breath away.


Now you've set the scene High on intimacy Drawing me a bath
The partner has created a romantic atmosphere and drawn a bath for the singer, heightening the intimacy.


Ooh I don't wanna know the way down
The singer is scared of the possibility of the relationship ending or going downhill.


Just your neck Just your eyes Just your desire
The singer desires everything about their partner, including their neck, eyes, and desires.


In my head, in my veins In the way you give and take In the way that you weigh On my body, on my brain
The partner is always on the singer's mind and affects their entire being, both physically and mentally.


Chemistry is rare in a three time affair There's no guarantees Working through the seasons, pressed up against the ceiling Pushing down on me
The relationship is complicated and uncertain, and the partners must work hard to make it last despite external pressures.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Romy Anna Madley Croft, Oliver David Sim, James Thomas Smith, David A. Lang

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@itzelvargas7277

Just your love
Just your shadow
Just your voice
And my soul
Just your love
Just your shadow
Just your voice
And my soul
Just your lips

My name on your lips
You're wearing my lungs
Drowned in oxygen
Now you've set the scene
High on intimacy
Drawing me a bath

Ooh
I don't wanna know the way down
Ooh
I don't wanna know the way down

Just your love
I just want it all
Just your shadow
Just your voice
I just want it all
And my soul
In my head, in my veins
In the way you give and take
In the way that you weigh
On my body, on my brain

Chemistry is rare in a three time affair
There's no guarantees
Working through the seasons, pressed up against the ceiling
Pushing down on me

Ooh
I don't wanna know the way down
Ooh
I don't wanna know the way down

Just your love
I just want it all
Just your shadow
Just your voice
I just want it all
And my soul
In my head, in my veins
In the way you give and take
In the way that you weigh
On my body, on my brain

Just your neck
Just your eyes
Just your desire
Just your love and my soul
Just your love
Just your shadow
Just your voice
And my soul
Just your love
Just your shadow
Just your voice
And my soul
I don't wanna know the way down



All comments from YouTube:

@christianramirez333

This album was ahead of its time

@Ritsukaberry

This is one of my favorite songs of this album so far. I really like this album a lot.

@gayboyelliott

You see, these are the kind of songs that should be played around the media giving things a stir and different feel. To me this kind of music touches you subconsciously. Its a consistent flow of bliss. It reminds me of being on a road trip watching the sunset sleep, gradual movements. All you see is the horizon, clouds paddling, and a glare of sunshine fading between a valley of mountain tops.

@SharkRockstar

Deep 🤤

@Neruala26

this song enters gently; it's pleading but is exactly what falling in love feels like...euphoric, frightening, risky, gauzy, dreamlike, ecstatic. the most pleasurable pain. we want to stay suspended in that weightless web forever...the xx captures that moment perfectly. xx

@Wowee2012

Your comment gives me life.

@eileenhernandez1274

Agreed

@michellealexis8625

I love this

@youinsilence

Lauren Eve ♥
risky

@Neruala26

This is the most exciting time in a couples’ story. When you’re one with someone and give your heart freely, because that’s all we can do. I want to believe this feeling can last forever but love is a journey that can be harrowing at times and pure pleasure and we as couples are far too quick to throw each other away in this age of always constantly updating. There are some rock solid marriages that have had the same ups and downs but the couple were brave enough to move through their matters...the dark moments aren’t necessarily the end. BUT NEVER allow yourself to be.constantly patronised, made to feel unworthy of love, etc etc. My love of 12 years pulledthe plug on our marriage 2 weeks ago. Never saw it coming. I’m trying to free him, give him wings, but my memories of something that seemed so gorgeously destined to both of us, constantly creep in and the sad young twenty six year old I was when we met, keeps sobbing and begging me to not let go. His mind is made up and I won’t nor cannot change his mind so my heart tells him to go in grace, and may his days be blessed. I’m no victim or casualty of love. Your heart must be broken to let love in. It IS scary, Risky, Exciting. And we march courageously into the world with gratitude for having loved someone so greatly at all 💗

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