Lasting Lover
Lasting Lover Lyrics
I don't know why I can't quite
Get you out my sight
You're always just behind
Each thought across my mind
Keep crawling back to where we last
Left our love on hold
I'm always out for more
So what you waiting for?
[Pre-Chorus]
Wait, before you burn me to the ground
Please stay till the beat of our heart runs out
[Chorus]
I don't wanna let go, let go
'Cause I've been tryna hold on for so long
I feel like I'm lost without a trace
Take my heart and run away
She said, "I've been looking for a lasting lover"
Save me, save me
From every single heartache, heartache
I feel like I'm lost without a trace
Take my heart and run away
She said, "I've been looking for a lasting lover"
She said, "I've been looking for a lasting lover"
[Verse 2]
One by one and two by twice
I've watched all my loves
Move on to something more
Up and out the door
[Pre-Chorus]
Caught in-between every passing hour
Oh, please stay until the taste of your love turns sour
[Chorus]
I don't wanna let go, let go
'Cause I've been tryna hold on for so long
I feel like I'm lost without a trace
Take my heart and run away
She said, "I've been looking for a lasting lover"
Save me, save me
From every single heartache, heartache
I feel like I'm lost without a trace
Take my heart and run away
She said, "I've been looking for a lover"
[Bridge]
So let me know, did we ever mean anything at all?
So let me know, did we ever mean anything at all?
I feel like I'm lost without a trace
Take my heart and run away
She said, "Didn't hurt me"
Ooh, I feel like I'm lost without a trace
Take my heart and run away
She said, "I've been looking for a lasting lover"
[Outro]
I've been looking for a lasting lover
Oh, I've been looking for a lasting lover
About
“Lasting Lover” is a song where James contemplates to his partner about their relationship, how it’s progressed, and all of things they should’ve done, and can be doing.
The backing track doesn’t feature much, but in the end, the sample of MGMT’s Time to Pretend acts as sort of a release from the tension built throughout the song.
Q&A
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Speaking to Official Charts in September 2020, Sigala revealed how he ended up with the Lewis Capaldi-penned track:
We got sent the song as Lewis felt it wasn’t quite right for him to release, so it actually arrived to me as an acoustic track. From there, it has been a really fun challenge to turn what was originally a ballad into a dance track. I have wanted to work with James [Arthur] for ages, and his voice suited the track perfectly, so it all came together really nicely!
Speaking to Official Charts in September 2020, Sigala said:
Funnily enough, when I added the sample I didn’t even know it was MGMT! I played it on keys and it fitted over the track perfectly, and I loved it lots – but I had no idea where the inspiration had come from… I was in the studio calling a friend and singing it down the phone trying to work out what it was. I was really happy when I realised it was MGMT cos that song is obviously such a cult record, and it all fit together so well. From there it was fairly straight forward to get sample clearance as they luckily loved the version.
- 3.Head & Heart
- 4.Lighter
- 7.Lasting Lover
- 9.I Got You
- 12.Me & U
- 14.Don’t Need Love
- 17.Say My Name
- 18.Cooler Than Me
- 19.Lose You
- 20.Wicked Game
- 25.Rabbit Hole
- 27.Come Together
- 28.Moving
- 29.Step It Up
- 31.Details
- 32.All 4 Love
- 34.Both of Us
- 35.Won’t Give Up
- 36.Hot Shot
- 37.Deep End
- 38.Mvinline
- 39.Ode To Ibiza
- 40.Play It By Ear
