1 Meaning
Add Yours
Follow
Share
Q&A

Los Angeles Lyrics

You waited for me
When I was strong
You never called
You waited long

Now I come back
To sleep with you
You love me still
I love you, too

You kept the house
I could not keep
You kissed good night
And went to sleep

Now I come back
To sleep with you
You love me still
I love you, too

Come with me
To that room by the sea
With a view of the moon
And Los Angeles
You're beautiful back then
God, you're beautiful now
Come with me

Yeah, I was strong
I had no choice
The kids grew up
And left our house

But I come back
To sleep with you
You love me still
I love you, too

I know you do

Come with me
To that room by the sea
With a view of the moon
And Los Angeles
You're beautiful back then
God, you're beautiful now
Come with me
1 Meaning

Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.

Add your thoughts...
Cover art for Los Angeles lyrics by Morten Harket

I kind of think that this song is the aftermath of a strain or an estrangement between two lovers in a relationship ("You waited for me/When I was strong/You never called/You waited long"), and despite the estrangement, the singer knows that both people in the relationship still love each other ("You love me still/I love you, too"). He recalls a moment from the past in which the problems hadn't arisen, and longs to return to that moment in time ("So come with me/To that room by the sea/With a view of the moon and Los Angeles/You're beautiful back then/God, you're beautiful now"). He also references what possibly split them apart ("Yeah I was strong/I had no choice"), possibly meaning that he had more faith in the relationship than his partner had. So, in my eyes, it's a song about a singer expressing to get over a quandary with his lover, and his desire to return to the past, when the relationship was great and beautiful; thus, the "room by the sea/with a view of the moon and Los Angeles" represents their relationship at its peak. One of my favorites from "Wild Seed".

My Interpretation
 
Questions and Answers

Ask specific questions and get answers to unlock more indepth meanings & facts.

Ask a question...