Tightrope Lyrics
Why's it gotta feel like I'm walkin' a tightrope?
Why you wanna see how far I fall?
'Cause I'm already up here and I got my eyes closed
And I ain't never fell from a love this tall
[Pre-Chorus]
Are you ready? 'Cause I'm ready to let go
Never thought that I'd be ready again
Guess there's somethin' 'bout the neon red glow
Got me thinkin' 'bout givin' all in
[Chorus]
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
[Verse 2]
I'm sittin' with my legs across your torso
We are who we are when we're alone
Baby, I'm ready, any minute, we might fall
Lately, I feel like my grip is gone
But you got my arm
[Pre-Chorus]
Are you ready? 'Cause I'm ready to let go
Never thought that I'd be ready again
Guess there's somethin' 'bout the neon red glow
Got me thinkin' 'bout givin' all in
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
[Post-Chorus]
चौदवीं का चाँद हो, या आफ़ताब हो?
जो भी हो तुम खुदा कि क़सम, लाजवाब हो
[Chorus]
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
Somethin' told me it was you
[Post-Chorus]
चौदवीं का चाँद हो, या आफ़ताब हो?
जो भी हो तुम खुदा कि क़सम, लाजवाब हो
About
ZAYN sings about fully committing to a relationship on “Tightrope,” in which he shares his story about his relationship with model Gigi Hadid, who is also the mother of their daughter Khai. At first, he was hesitant that she kept testing him to see how far he can handle their relationship, but he became more confident and explains that is how trust is built.
In the post-chorus of the song, ZAYN interpolates Mohammed Rafi’s December 1960 single “Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho” to admire the beauty of his girlfriend, singing in his second language of Urdu, as he has Pakistani descent from his father, Yaser Malik.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
I was starting to understand certain things in my life, and starting to appreciate them in a different light than I was before, and I feel like that was the sentiment of this song. That might have necessarily been running away from something, then I kind of accepted it, “This is what it was and this is how I wanted it to be”.
— Zayn via a March 2021 interview with The Zach Sang Show.
- 1.Calamity
- 2.Better
- 3.Outside
- 4.Vibez
- 6.Connexion
- 7.Sweat
- 9.Windowsill
- 10.Tightrope
- 11.River Road
