Babe Lyrics
I was lost
In the dead of night
But then came angels
I could not fight, no
All of a sudden, I'm affected
I was blinded, by the light
'Til you said
[Chorus]
Babe, it's okay, it's okay now
Let it out, let it love, let it rain down
Hold me now, hold me down, hold me always
Babe, babe, babe, now
Babe, say my name, it's okay now
Say it loud, shout it out, down the hallway
Love me now, love me now, love me always
Babe, babe, babe
[Verse 2]
There were sirens
Out to get me
So by now, I swear I've heard it all
I just pray
You choose to catch me
But either way
You were always worth the fall
So I said
Babe, it's okay, it's okay now
Let it out, let it love, let it rain down
Hold me now, hold me down, hold me always
Babe, babe, babe, now
Babe, say my name, it's okay now
Say it loud, shout it out, down the hallway
Love me now, love me now, love me always
Babe, babe
[Bridge]
Hate all the things that they say
Love 'cause the things they choose to hate
It's just a love that they're afraid of
But see, I'm not afraid to take a leap
Not afraid to get too deep
Singing long live the angels
And hey, take note of colours in your dreams
Things aren't as dark as they may seem
Remember fear is in no way truthful
And I say what luck to find you in this life
I've been around so many times
And never found someone so beautiful
[Chorus]
So babe, it's okay, it's okay now
Let it out, let it love, let it rain down
Hold me now, hold me down, hold me always
Babe, babe, babe, now
Babe, say my name, it's okay now
Shout it out, say it loud, down the hallway
Hold me now, hold me now, hold me always
Babe, babe, babe, now
Babe, say my name, it's okay now
Say it loud, shout it out, down the hallway
Love me now, love me now, love me always
Babe, babe, babe, now
Babe, it's okay, it's okay now
Let it out, let it love, let it rain down
Hold me down, hold me now, hold me always
Babe, babe, babe
About
“Babe” closes Emeli’s album Long Live the Angels with a confident flourish—the track makes very subtle references to the Bible, which seems to be a recurring theme of the album.
When introducing the song in Basel, Emeli explained what the song means to her:
I call this my happy song because, this is a song at the very end of the album after a very long journey of self-discovery and growth. And it’s that moment when you feel positive again, confident. And you have someone you call “babe” again.
Q&A
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Introducing the song, during a live performance in Basel, this is what Emeli said,
I call this my happy song because, this is a song at the very end of the album after a very long journey of self-discovery and growth. And it’s that moment when you feel positive again, confident. And you have someone you call “babe” again.