Meaning

Bruno Mars said once: "I think the best way to describe the song is: it's the darker side of love. I think that pretty much sums it up"
The song shows how afraid Bruno Mars is of losing his girl

Lyrics

If you ever leave me, baby,
Leave some morphine at my door
'Cause it would take a whole lot of medication
To realize what we used to have,
We don't have it anymore.

There's no religion that could save me
No matter how long my knees are on the floor
So keep in mind all the sacrifices I'm makin'
To keep you by my side
To keep you from walkin' out the door.

'Cause there'll be no sunlight
If I lose you, baby
There'll be no clear skies
If I lose you, baby
Just like the clouds
My eyes will do the same, if you walk away
Everyday it'll rain, rain, raaaain

I'll never be your mother's favorite
Your daddy can't even look me in the eye
Ooh, if I was in their shoes,
I'd be doing the same thing
Sayin' "There goes my little girl
Walkin' with that troublesome guy"

But they're just afraid of something
they can't understand
Ooh, but little darlin'
watch me change their minds
Yeah for you I'll try, I'll try,
I'll try, I'll try
I'll pick up these broken pieces
'til I'm bleeding
If that'll make you mine

'Cause there'll be no sunlight
If I lose you, baby
There'll be no clear skies
If I lose you, baby
Just like the clouds
My eyes will do the same, if you walk away
Everyday it'll rain, rain, raaaain

Oh, don't you say
(don't you say) goodbye (goodbye),
Don't you say
(don't you say) goodbye (goodbye)
I'll pick up these broken pieces
'til I'm bleeding
If that'll make it right

'Cause there'll be no sunlight
If I lose you, baby
There'll be no clear skies
If I lose you, baby
And just like the clouds
My eyes will do the same, if you walk away
Everyday it'll rain, rain, raaaain
Play with the song, fill the gaps
Legend
  • The video player plays from the time specified
  • Chorus
  • People Talking

Vocabulary

keep [sb/sth] from doing [sth]

to prevent someone or something from doing something
But this doesn't keep me from returning to the real world.

be in sb's shoes

to be in the situation, usually a bad or difficult situation, that another person is in
I wouldn't want to be in his shoes

walk away

To stop being involved in a difficult situation to deal with or does not give you any advantages
It will be easy for him to walk away because he realized you’re just not his type