Locked Out of Heaven Lyrics

[Intro: Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson]
(One, two, one, two, three)
Aw, yeah, yeah
Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh)
Aw, yeah, yeah
Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh)

[Verse 1]
Never had much faith in love or miracles (Uh)
Never wanna put my heart on the line (Uh)
But swimmin' in your water's somethin' spiritual (Uh)
I'm born again every time you spend the night, —ight (Uh)


[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause your sex takes me to paradise
Yeah, your sex takes me to paradise

And it shows
Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
'Cause you make me feel like
I've been locked outta heaven
For too long
For too long
Yeah, you make me feel like
I've been locked outta heaven
For too long
For too long

[Post-Chorus]
Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh)
Aw, yeah, yeah
Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh)

[Verse 2]
You bring me to my knees, you make me testify (Uh)
You can make a sinner change his ways (Uh)

Open up your gates 'cause I can't wait to see the light (Uh)
And right there is where I wanna stay, —ay (Uh)

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause your sex takes me to paradise
Yeah, your sex takes me to paradise

And it shows
Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
'Cause you make me feel like
I've been locked outta heaven
For too long
For too long
Yeah, you make me feel like
I've been locked outta heaven
For too long
For too long

[Bridge]
Oh, woah, woah, woah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Can I just stay here?
Spend the rest of my days here?
Oh, woah, woah, woah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Can I just stay here?
Spend the rest of my days here?

[Chorus]
'Cause you make me feel like
I've been locked outta heaven
For too long
For too long
Yeah, you make me feel like
I've been locked outta heaven
For too long
For too long


[Post-Chorus]
Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh)
Aw, yeah, yeah
Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh)

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Genius Annotation

“Locked Out of Heaven” is a new wave, funk and reggae rock song about the rapturous feelings brought about by a relationship infused with positive emotion as well as good sex. Several music critics noted that the song is influenced by a number of bands, with The Police being most cited. Mars admitted that he was influenced by the band to write the song.

It received generally positive response from most music critics; his vocals were praised, being called “smooth” and “sweet,” while its sound was lauded, with the song being called “interesting” and a “musical evolution”. The song was a commercial success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks and the Canadian Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks, while also charting inside the top-ten in 20 countries.

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Genius Answer

“Locked Out of Heaven” was certified diamond by the RIAA on October 3, 2022.

Credits
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Additional Engineering
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Release Date
October 1, 2012
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