I Dont Wanna Live Forever
Zayn Taylor Swift Lyrics


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Been sitting eyes wide open behind these four walls, hoping you'd call
It's just a cruel existence like it's no point hoping at all

Baby, baby, I feel crazy
Up all night, all night and every day
Give me something, oh, but you say nothing
What is happening to me?
I don't wanna live forever, 'cause I know I'll be living in vain
And I don't wanna fit wherever
I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home

I'm sitting eyes wide open and I got one thing stuck in my mind
Wondering if I dodged a bullet or just lost the love of my life, oh

Baby, baby, I feel crazy
Up all night, all night and every day
I gave you something, but you gave me nothing
What is happening to me?

I don't wanna live forever, 'cause I know I'll be living in vain
And I don't wanna fit (fit, babe) wherever (wherever)
I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home

I've been looking sad in all the nicest places
Baby, baby, I feel crazy
I see you around in all these empty faces
Up all night, all night and every day
I've been looking sad in all the nicest places
Give me something, oh, but you say nothing
Now I'm in a cab, I tell 'em where your place is
What is happening to me?

I don't wanna live forever, 'cause I know I'll be living in vain
And I don't wanna fit wherever
I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home





I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home
Until you come back home

Overall Meaning

The song ‘I Don't Wanna Live Forever’ is a collaboration between Zayn and Taylor Swift, released in December 2016 as a single for the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades Darker. The song is an emotional ballad about unrequited love and the deep longing of being with someone that has left.


The first verse shows the desperation the singer of the song is feeling as she waits for her lover to call, sitting behind the walls with wide-open eyes. She has lost hope and sees no point in waiting anymore. Then she expresses the turmoil she is going through, feeling crazy and unable to sleep, and asking what has happened to her. The pre-chorus shows the pain she is going through and how she doesn't want to live without her lover, wanting to call his name until he comes back.


The chorus is the most memorable part of the song where Zayn and Taylor Swift express their deepest feelings. They don't want to live forever because they know they will be living in vain and want their lover back. They don't want to fit in anywhere else except with their lover, and they will keep calling their name until their lover comes back home.


The second verse expresses the regret the singer is feeling, wondering if she dodged a bullet or lost the love of her life, and again showing she feels crazy and can't sleep. In the bridge, she expresses her desire to see her lover’s face even in the nicest places, but she only sees his face in lonely places. The song ends with the singer wanting to keep calling her lover's name until he comes back home.


Line by Line Meaning

Been sitting eyes wide open behind these four walls, hoping you'd call
I have spent a lot of time sitting here looking at these walls, alert and waiting for your call to come.


It's just a cruel existence like there's no point hoping at all
It seems like life has become unbearable and pointless, and holding on to hope does not make sense.


Baby, baby, I feel crazy, up all night, all night and every day
I feel crazy and restless, unable to sleep or rest during the day or night.


Give me something, oh, but you say nothing What is happening to me?
I want something from you, but you are not giving it to me. I am confused about what is going on.


I don't wanna live forever, 'cause I know I'll be living in vain
Living indefinitely without you does not seem meaningful or fulfilling to me.


And I don't wanna fit wherever I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home
I don't want to belong anywhere else, just want to keep calling your name until you return home to me.


I'm sitting eyes wide open and I got one thing stuck in my mind Wondering if I dodged a bullet or just lost the love of my life, oh
I am constantly thinking about whether I narrowly avoided a bad situation or lost the person I loved the most.


I gave you something, but you gave me nothing What is happening to me?
I have given you something of myself, but you are not reciprocating. I am unsure of what is going on with us.


I've been looking sad in all the nicest places
Even when I am surrounded by beauty and luxury, I am still feeling sad and empty inside.


I see you around in all these empty faces
I perceive you in the faces of strangers, all of whom seem to lack any real connection.


Now I'm in a cab, I tell 'em where your place is What is happening to me?
I am in a taxi, giving directions to your place, still feeling perplexed and unsure of my situation.


I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home Until you come back home
All I want to do is repeatedly call out your name in the hope that you will return to me and we will be together again.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JACK MICHAEL ANTONOFF, SAM DEW, TAYLOR SWIFT

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@lDevl3

Been sitting, eyes wide open
Behind these four walls, hoping you'd call
It's just a cruel existence
Like there's no point hoping at all

Baby, baby, I feel crazy
Up all night, all night and every day
Give me something
Oh, but you say nothing
What is happening to me?

I don't wanna live forever
'Cause I know I'll be living in vain
And I don't wanna fit wherever
I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home

I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home

I'm sitting, eyes wide open
And I got one thing stuck in my mind
Wondering if I dodged a bullet
Or just lost the love of my life, ooh

Baby, baby, I feel crazy
Up all night, all night and every day
I gave you something
But you gave me nothing
What is happening to me?

I don't wanna live forever
'Cause I know I'll be living in vain
And I don't wanna fit (fit, babe) wherever (wherever)
I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home

I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home

I've been looking sad in all the nicest places
(Baby, baby, I feel crazy)
I see you around in all these empty faces
(Up all night, all night and every day)

I've been looking sad in all the nicest places
(Give me something, oh, but you say nothing)
Now I'm in a cab, I tell 'em where your place is
(What is happening to me?)

I don't wanna live forever
'Cause I know I'll be living in vain
And I don't wanna fit wherever
I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home

I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home

I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home

I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home
Until you come back home



@khuzairihalim3733

"I Don't Wanna Live Forever"
(with Taylor Swift)

[Zayn:]
Been sittin' eyes wide open behind these four walls, hopin' you'll call
It's just a cruel existence like it's no point hopin' at all

Baby, baby, I feel crazy
Up all night, all night and every day
Give me somethin', oh, but you say nothin'
What is happenin' to me?

I don't wanna live forever
'Cause I know I'll be livin' in vain
And I don't wanna fit wherever
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home

[Taylor Swift:]
I'm sittin' eyes wide open and I got one thing stuck in my mind
Wondering if I dodged a bullet or just lost the love of my life

Baby, baby, I feel crazy
Up all night, all night and every day
I gave you something, but you gave me nothing
What is happening to me?

[Zayn & Taylor Swift:]
I don't wanna live forever
'Cause I know I'll be livin' in vain
And I don't wanna fit (fit, babe) wherever (wherever)
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home

I've been looking sad in all the nicest places
(Baby, baby, I feel crazy)
I see you around in all these empty faces
(Up all night, all night and every day)
I've been looking sad in all the nicest places
(Give me somethin', oh, but you say nothin')
Now I'm in a cab, I tell him where your place is
What is happenin' to me?

[Zayn:]
I don't wanna live forever
'Cause I know I'll be livin' in vain
And I don't wanna fit wherever
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home

[Taylor Swift & Zayn:]
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
Until you come back home



@lol-dk1lm

[Zayn:]
Been sittin' eyes wide open behind these four walls, hopin' you'll call
It's just a cruel existence like it's no point hopin' at all

Baby, baby, I feel crazy
Up all night, all night and every day
Give me somethin', oh, but you say nothin'
What is happenin' to me?

I don't wanna live forever
'Cause I know I'll be livin' in vain
And I don't wanna fit wherever
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home

[Taylor Swift:]
I'm sittin' eyes wide open and I got one thing stuck in my mind
Wondering if I dodged a bullet or just lost the love of my life

Baby, baby, I feel crazy
Up all night, all night and every day
I gave you something, but you gave me nothing
What is happening to me?

[Zayn & Taylor Swift:]
I don't wanna live forever
'Cause I know I'll be livin' in vain
And I don't wanna fit (fit, babe) wherever (wherever)
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home

I've been looking sad in all the nicest places
(Baby, baby, I feel crazy)
I see you around in all these empty faces
(Up all night, all night and every day)
I've been looking sad in all the nicest places
(Give me somethin', oh, but you say nothin')
Now I'm in a cab, I tell him where your place is
What is happenin' to me?

[Zayn:]
I don't wanna live forever
'Cause I know I'll be livin' in vain
And I don't wanna fit wherever
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home

[Taylor Swift & Zayn:]
I just wanna keep callin' your name
Until you come back home
until you come back home



All comments from YouTube:

@fireprooflou5933

the fact that taylor made a blanket for zayn and gigi's child 🥺

@al1nakan

Yuup their friendship😍😍😍

@shereebradley1163

What!!!

@steffiacosta2193

What? I didn’t know that 🥺

@ashutoshtrikha8013

not blanket, a teddy she knitted outta her dress

@aarya1107

@@ashutoshtrikha8013 that's adorable

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@ranzbenedictgaray4582

One direction: History song: "We could live forever"
Zayn Malik: "I don't wanna live forever"

@kabaktyga119

Kinda true

@ghostsquadron4

lol but true 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@izzyd4728

It hurtssss :(

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