"To Be Loved" lyrics

"To Be Loved"

I built a house for love to grow
I was so young that it was hard to know
I'm as lost now as I was back then
Always make a mess of everything
It's about time that I face myself
All I do is bleed into someone else
Painting walls with all my secret tears
Filling rooms with all my hopes and fears

But oh my, oh my
I'll never learn if I never leap
I'll always yearn if I never speak

To be loved and love at the highest count
Means to lose all the things I can't live without
Let it be known that I will choose to lose
It's a sacrifice but I can't live a lie
Let it be known, let it be known that I tried

I'm so afraid but I'm open wide
I'll be the one to catch myself this time
Trying to learn to lean in to it all
Ain't it funny how the mighty fall?
Looking back I don't regret a thing
Yeah, I took some bad turns that I am owning
I'll stand still and let the storm pass by
Keep my heart safe 'til the time feels right

But oh my, oh my
I'll never learn if I never leap
I'll always yearn if I never speak

To be loved and love at the highest count
Means to lose all the things I can't live without
Let it be known that I will choose to lose
It's a sacrifice but I can't live a lie
Let it be known

Let it be known that I cried for you
Even started lying to you
What a thing to do
All because I wanted

To be loved and love at the highest count
Means to lose all the things I can't live without
Let it be known, known, known
That I will choose, I will lose
It's a sacrifice but I can't live a lie
Let it be known

Let it be known that I tried, that I tried
Let it be known that I tried


Thanks to Dan for adding these lyrics.
Writer(s): Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, Tobias Macdonald Jesso
Speaking with Oprah Winfrey in an interview featured on the two-hour CBS special called "Adele: One Night Only" which premiered on the 14th of November, 2021, Adele revealed that "To Be Loved" from her album "30" is about her difficult relationship with her father. Before his death in April of 2021, Adele played him the entire album. "It was amazing for me and him. I think he could listen to me sing it, but not saying it—we are very similar like that," she said to Oprah.
album: "30" (2021)
Adele - 30 album cover
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