Love Me Harder

Ariana Grande
My Everything (Bonus Tracks)

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화자는 가볍지 않은, 더 깊고 강렬한 사랑을 요구한다. "Tell me something I need to know / Then take my breath and never let it go"처럼 상대에게 자신을 완전히 내맡기고 싶어 하는 동시에 확신을 요구한다.

"If you want to keep me, you gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta got to love me harder"라는 후렴은 반복되는 'gotta'의 리듬으로 점점 더 강렬해지는 요구를 표현한다. "Something bigger than us and beyond bliss"라는 구절처럼, 단순한 육체적 끌림을 넘어 서로를 완전히 받아들이는 사랑을 원한다는 메시지가 곡을 관통한다.

Tell me something I need to knowThen take my breath and never let it goIf you just let me invade your spaceI'll take the pleasure, take it with the pain

And if in the moment I bite my lipBaby, in that moment you'll know this isSomething bigger than us and beyond blissGive me a reason to believe it

'Cause if you want to keep meYou gotta, gotta, gotta, gottaGot to love me harderAnd if you really need meYou gotta, gotta, gotta, gottaGot to love me harderBaby, love me harderOoh-ooh-ooh-oohLove me, love me, love meOoh-ooh-ooh-oohHarder, harder, harder (You gotta love me harder)

I know your motives and you know mineThe ones that love me I tend to leave behindIf you know about me and choose to stayThen take this pleasure and take it with the painAnd if in the moment you bite your lipWhen I get you moaning you know it's realCan you feel the pressure between your hips?I'll make it feel like the first time

'Cause if you want to keep meYou gotta, gotta, gotta, gottaGot to love me harder (I'ma love you harder)And if you really need meYou gotta, gotta, gotta, gottaGot to love me harder (Got to love me, harder)

Ooh-ooh-ooh-oohLove me, love me, love me (Love me)Ooh-ooh-ooh-oohHarder, harder, harderOoh-ooh-ooh-oohLove me, love me, love meOoh-ooh-ooh-oohHarder, harder, harder

So what do I do if I can't figure it out?You've got to try, try, try againSo what do I do if I can't figure it out?I'm gonna leave, leave, leave

'Cause if you want to keep meYou gotta, gotta, gotta, gottaGot to love me harder (I'ma love you, love you, love you)And if you really need meYou gotta, gotta, gotta, gottaGot to love me harder

Ooh-ooh-ooh-oohLove me, love me, love me (Love me)Ooh-ooh-ooh-oohHarder, harder, harder (Boy, you gotta love me, love me, baby)Love me, love me, love me (Just a little bit harder, harder, baby)Harder, harder, harder