I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all of my dreams

Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried

I thought love was more or less a giving thing
Seems the more I gave the less I got
What's the use in tryin'
All you get is pain?
When I needed sunshine, I got rain

Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried

Oh

Oh, love was out to get me
Now, that's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all of my dreams

Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried

Yes, I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
Said, I'm a believer, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (I'm a believer)
Said, I'm a believer, yeah (I'm a believer)
I said, I'm a believer, yeah (I'm a believer)


Lyrics submitted by Dempyrean

I'm a Believer Lyrics as written by Neil Diamond

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Lyrics powered by LyricFind

I'm A Believer song meanings
Add Your Thoughts

13 Comments

sort form View by:
  • +1
    General Comment

    having not seen the Shrek film I have no idea what yr on about... brilliant song is all, happy happy :)

    maggenpieon June 25, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i love it when donkey sings this @ the end of shrek. it is the best ending ever, actually, the 2nd best, the 1st being the end of monty python's 'search for the holy grail'

    alice palaceon September 11, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    ahhhh!!!! that was such a disgrace to the monkees!

    jen110988on July 05, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This is a wonderful song. Shrek disrespects it. Also, the end of Grail sucks. That is all.

    pkjunon April 11, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    You know, I find it sad that the year this came out it was the number one song in the world and it only gets four comments now...

    Anyway. Fantastic song, always seriously lifts the mood. I don't think there's really much to analyze-- I love this song.

    Acey_Deareston April 12, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i love it when donkey sings it too, donkey rules! he doesn't disrespect it at all, he makes it fun! great song tho!!

    clojoeon June 07, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    that is sad that no body cares or remembers...unless it was in a new movie. wow.

    anyway, this is a crazy cheery song that always makes me think of tiaras and clouds. (dunno why, but whatever)

    regular_freakon August 24, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I love this song, listening to it makes me want to get on my bed and start dancing.

    No, not the Kirsten Dunst dancing in Bring it On.

    Lucy F.on March 27, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    AHH!! most awesome thing done ever. last night at the coldplay show at GM Place in vancouver. the band ran to the back of the place in the firthest seats & played green eyes and THIS SONG! & in the middle he stoped & sand all you girls! are you in love!? & all the girls screamed & then he sang "& all you boys! are you in love!?" & they all ooohhh'd & then asked all the members in the band & everyone was singing along & Oh it was one of the sweetest things ive ever seen at a show. btw.that was the best show...ever.

    wordlesson June 22, 2009   Link
  • 0
    My Opinion

    The Monkees sound good anyways

    beatlegurl91on January 30, 2011   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

More Featured Meanings

Album art
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines: "Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet" So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other: "I had all and then most of you" Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart "Some and now none of you" Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship. This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Album art
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve. The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future. Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere" The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Album art
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988. "'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it." "There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Album art
Page
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
Album art
Midnight
Ed Sheeran
“Midnight” is a song about finding a love that is so true that it provides a calming feeling through every storm. Ed Sheeran reflects on his good fortunes in landing someone with such peace and support and speaks of not fearing the dark days because he knows they’ll all end in the safety nets of her arms. “Well, good morning there / What a way to start the day / With everything laid bare,” Ed Sheeran sings in the first verse, enthusiastic to be waking up beside his woman. He apologizes for missing her calls in the second verse and promises to return them because for him, speaking to her is the most important thing. “Well, I get lost inside my head / In this chaos, you’re my calm / And I will find my feet again / ‘Cause еven the worst days of my life will always еnd / At midnight in your arms,” sings Ed Sheeran in the chorus, revelling in his good luck.