To Be Loved

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To Be Loved by Askjell

About To Be Loved

"To Be Loved" is a song by Norwegian singers and songwriters Askjell and AURORA, released on May 2, 2019 as the lead single from Askjell's debut extended play To Be Loved. Its music video, directed by Sophia + Robert, was released on September 24, 2019. Askjell replied to a Reddit user wondering who wrote the lyrics: "to be loved is a huuuuge document on my computer with lines and ideas written over almost a year i think? we had discussed the idea of her doing vocals on one of my tracks waaay back in like 2017 .

To Be Loved Lyrics

[00:00.34] Waking up
[00:01.46] Thinking of what it is to be loved
[00:04.77]
[00:06.87] Should I know
[00:08.40] On my own, on a road
[00:10.28] What it is to be loved?
[00:16.03] You touched my skin, so warm but
[00:19.42] Time is cold and trust me
[00:22.68] I would know in my heart
[00:25.18] I'm the half of a whole
[00:26.90] And it's making me feel so alone
[00:31.90] Waking up
[00:32.86] Thinking of what it is to be loved
[00:38.39]
[01:01.13] I tell myself I have to build defenses
[01:05.06] 'Cause once you are in love, you are defenseless
[01:09.22] Everything was easy when it meant less
[01:12.95] But once you are in love, you are defenseless
[01:18.55] Nobody knows me, nobody knows me
[01:22.58] I'm never lonely
[01:25.07] Until someone holds me
[01:26.86] And it's all just to show me
[01:28.97] How it's like to be loved
[01:32.86] How it's like to be loved
[01:36.52] How it's like to be loved
[01:40.61] I take flight when you hold me
[01:42.95] Is that how you show me
[01:44.64] How it's like to be loved?
[01:48.68] How it's like to be loved
[01:58.45] Love, love, love
[02:01.89] Love, love, love
[02:06.02] Love, love, love
[02:09.38] Love, love, love
[02:13.23] 'Cause nobody shows me
[02:17.78] Nobody shows me
[02:20.45] How it's like to be loved
[02:23.94] How it's like to be loved
[02:27.98] I take flight when you hold me
[02:30.07] Is that how you show me
[02:31.85] How it's like to be loved?
[02:35.76] How it's like to be loved
[02:44.85]
[03:14.36] I tell myself I have to build defenses
[03:18.55] 'Cause once I am in love I'll be
[03:20.76] Once I am in love, I'll be defenseless
[03:25.12] Defenseless
[03:28.39] Once I am in love, I'll be defenseless
[03:34.54]

From the album: Mermaid