More songs by Carly Rae Jepsen
Description
It seems that someone has finally stopped playing it cool. All this ‘don't get attached,’ ‘be yourself,’ ‘control your feelings’ - until the first touch of hands, which suddenly turns out to be just right in temperature and shape. The world around seems to dissolve in the evening noise, in the sound of water, in the rhythm, where you can lose control again and not be ashamed to be alive.
There is no passion on display here - rather, a quiet surrender to what happened long ago. Love does not require witnesses; it is enough to have a river, stars, and an old melody that can take you home. It's a little scary, but it's a pleasant fear - like before a jump, where you already know that there is no abyss below, only warm waves.
Lyrics and translation
Original
I've got a castle in mind
There's no one inside
But it's precious to me, covered up in vines
You could crack the code your way
Help me to untwine
All those secret rooms that never see the light
Come take me back to the rhythm where we lost control
Back to "I need you" and I can't let go
Down to the river, late after dark
I'm lost in devotion
Thousands of cities in the stars tonight
All of the stories that I can't get right
Lead me down to the river, late after dark
I'm lost in devotion
I want you back in my life
There's no other guy
Who can hold my hand exactly how I like
We could try the thing your way
Learned my lesson right
Come and kiss, forgive me, rock me through the night
Come take me back to the rhythm where we lost control
Back to "I need you" and I can't let go
Down to the river, late after dark
I'm lost in devotion
Thousands of cities in the stars tonight
All of the stories that I can't get right
Lead me down to the river, late after dark
I'm lost in devotion
You always spoke with confidence
Take off your clothes and let's be friends
Head on your chest, kiss on your breath
'Cause I'm lost in devotion, oh, oh
And I'm not scared of feeling for you now
And I'm not scared of looking back at everything
I'm not scared of feeling for you now
I'm just scared of missing out on everything
No, I'm not scared
No, I'm not scared
Well, I'm kind of scared 'cause I just need your love
Come take me back to the rhythm where we lost control
Back to "I need you" and I can't let go
Down to the river, late after dark
I'm lost in devotion
Thousands of cities in the stars tonight
All of the stories that I can't get right
Lead me down to the river, late after dark
I'm lost in devotion, oh, oh
Lost in devotion, oh
English translation
I've got a castle in mind
There's no one inside
But it's precious to me, covered up in vines
You could crack the code your way
Help me to untwine
All those secret rooms that never see the light
Come take me back to the rhythm where we lost control
Back to "I need you" and I can't let go
Down to the river, late after dark
I'm lost in devotion
Thousands of cities in the stars tonight
All of the stories that I can't get right
Lead me down to the river, late after dark
I'm lost in devotion
I want you back in my life
There's no other guy
Who can hold my hand exactly how I like
We could try the thing your way
Learned my lesson right
Come and kiss, forgive me, rock me through the night
Come take me back to the rhythm where we lost control
Back to "I need you" and I can't let go
Down to the river, late after dark
I'm lost in devotion
Thousands of cities in the stars tonight
All of the stories that I can't get right
Lead me down to the river, late after dark
I'm lost in devotion
You always spoke with confidence
Take off your clothes and let's be friends
Head on your chest, kiss on your breath
'Cause I'm lost in devotion, oh, oh
And I'm not scared of feeling for you now
And I'm not scared of looking back at everything
I'm not scared of feeling for you now
I'm just scared of missing out on everything
No, I'm not scared
No, I'm not scared
Well, I'm kind of scared 'cause I just need your love
Come take me back to the rhythm where we lost control
Back to "I need you" and I can't let go
Down to the river, late after dark
I'm lost in devotion
Thousands of cities in the stars tonight
All of the stories that I can't get right
Lead me down to the river, late after dark
I'm lost in devotion, oh, oh
Lost in devotion, oh