Let You Love Me
About the song
“Let You Love Me” is a song about wanting closeness but being scared to let someone in. Rita Ora sings about pushing love away even when she wants it badly. She knows she runs when things get too real, and she hates that she can’t stop herself.
The song shows her inner fight. She wants to stay the whole night, open her heart, and trust the person she cares about. But fear keeps her holding back, even though she knows it hurts both of them. She keeps asking what’s wrong with her, wishing she could change.
In the end, the song feels soft and honest. It’s about trying, failing, and trying again to let love in. She wants love, she feels it, and she hopes one day she’ll be brave enough to accept it fully.
Lyrics
I should’ve stayed with you last night
Instead of going out to find trouble
That’s just trouble (Mmm)
I think I run away sometimes
Whenever I get too vulnerable
That’s not your fault (Yeah)
See, I wanna stay the whole night
I wanna lay with you ’til the sun’s up
I wanna let you inside
Oh, Heaven knows I’ve tried
I wish that I could let you love
Wish that I could let you love me
I wish that I could let you love
Wish that I could let you love me
Say what’s the matter, what’s the matter with me?
What’s the matter with me?
Oh, I wish that I could let you love
Wish that I could let you love me now
Oh, I wish, oh, I wish, oh, I wish, oh, I wish, I
Oh, I wish, oh, I wish, oh, I wish, oh, I wish, I
And every time it gets too real
And every time I feel us sabotaging
I start running (Yeah, eh)
And every time I push away
I really wanna say that I’m sorry (Yeah)
But I say nothing (Yeah)
See, I wanna stay the whole night
I wanna lay with you ’til the sun’s up
I wanna let you inside
Oh, Heaven knows I’ve tried
I wish that I could let you love
Wish that I could let you love me
I wish that I could let you love
Wish that I could let you love me
Say what’s the matter, what’s the matter with me?
What’s the matter with me?
Oh, I wish that I could let you love
Wish that I could let you love me now
Oh, I wish, oh, I wish, oh, I wish, oh, I wish, I
Oh, I wish, oh, I wish, oh, I wish, oh, I wish, I
I wanna stay with you ’til the morning
I wanna lay with you through the sunrise
I wanna show you that you’re my only
I wanna lay with you ’til the sun’s up
I wanna stay with you ’til the morning
I wanna lay with you through the sunrise, through the sunrise
Oh-oh-oh-oh, Heaven knows I’ve tried
I wish that I could let you love
Wish that I could let you love me (Me, yeah)
I wish that I could let you love
Wish that I could let you love me
Say what’s the matter, what’s the matter with me?
What’s the matter with me?
Oh, I wish that I could let you love
Wish that I could let you love me now
Say what’s the matter, what’s the matter with me?
What’s the matter with me?
Oh, I wish that I could let you love
Wish that I could let you love me now
Oh, I wish, oh, I wish, oh, I wish, oh, I wish, I
Oh, I wish, oh, I wish, oh, I wish, oh, I wish, I