Katy Perry - Only Love Lyrics

Katy Perry Lyrics

"Only Love"

Only love, only love
Only love, only love

Eighty-six thousand, four hundred seconds in a day
I swear lately most of 'em have been a waste
I feel 'em come and go, bury my mistakes
But time just goes on and on in a way

If I had one day left to live
And if the stars went out on me, the truth is
Yeah, there's so much I'd say and do
If I had nothing to lose, nah, nothing to lose

Oh, I'd call my mother and tell her I'm sorry
I never call her back
I'd pour my heart and soul out into a letter
And send it to my dad
Like, oh my God, the time I've wasted
Lost in my head
Let me leave this world with the hate behind me
And take the love instead

Give me
Only love, only love
Give me
Only love, only love

I swear sometimes I hear myself talking, getting mad
Take shit so personal, like it really matters
Oh, am I awake, am I sleepwalking? Tell me that
It's scary how quickly I lose perspective and I react

If I had one day left to live
And if the stars went out on me, the truth is
Yeah, there's so much I'd say and do
If I had nothing to lose, no, nothing to lose

Oh, I'd call my mother and tell her I'm sorry
I never call her back
I'd pour my heart and soul out into a letter
And send it to my dad
Like, oh my God, the time I've wasted
Lost in my head
Let me leave this world with the hate behind me
And take the love instead

Give me
Only love, only love
Give me
Only love, only love (No)
Yeah, give me
Only love, only love
Let me leave this world with the hate behind me
And take the love instead
Give me (Mm)
Only love, only love (Only love, only love)
Give me
Only love, only love (Only love, only love, only love)
Only love, only love (Oh, no, only love)
Let me leave this world with the hate behind me (Oh)
And take the love instead

Let me leave this world with the hate behind me
And take the love instead
Give me
Only love, only love
Yeah, give me
Only love, only love

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Writer(s): Andrew William Jackson, Sophie Frances Cooke, Katy Perry

Katy Perry told of "Only Love" during an on-line interview at the end of July 2020, "It talks about—you know—all the things you'd do if life threw you a curveball, and I was putting the finishing touches on that song—you know—during the first few weeks of major lockdown in March in my bedroom with my brother-in-law—you know—with a tiny small rig and a microphone and it's really—it is wild. I mean, I think that is somewhat what 'Daisies' about. Just like—you know—not letting go of your dreams and not taking things for granted."

album: "Smile" (2020)

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