Falling In by Lifehouse Lyrics

Everytime I see your face

My heart takes off on a high speed chase

Now don't be scared, it's only love

Baby, that we're falling in

I can't wait to tomorrow

This feeling has swallowed me whole

And know that I've lost control

This heart that I've followed

Has left me so hollow

That was then, this is now, yeah you have changed everything

Everytime I see your face

My heart takes off on a high speed chase

Now don't be scared, it's only love

That we're falling in

I would never do you wrong

Or let you down or lead you on

Don't look down, it's only love

Baby, that we're falling in

I'm standing in your driveway

It's midnight and I'm sideways

To find out if you feel the same

Won't be easy, have my doubts too

But it's over, without you I'm just lost, incomplete

Yeah you feel like home, home to me

Everytime I see your face

My heart takes off on a high speed chase

Now don't be scared, it's only love

That we're falling in

I would never do you wrong

Or let you down or lead you on

Don't look down, it's only love

Baby, that we're falling in

All those nights I stayed away

Thinking of all the ways to make you mine

All of those smiles will never fade

Never run out of ways to blow my mind

Everytime I see your face

My heart takes off on a high speed chase

Now don't be scared, it's only love

That we're falling in

I would never do you wrong

Or let you down or lead you on

Don't look down, it's only love

Baby, that we're falling in

Don't be scared, it's only love

Baby, that we're falling in

Song Analysis 2 : Falling In By Lifehouse

Alli Brennan

November 22, 2010

Block D

Song Analysis 2

Lifehouse is an alternative – rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band has added and dropped many members, but the three original members were Jason Wade, the lead singer and guitarist, Sergio Andrade, the bassist, and Rick Wollstenhulme, the drummer. Lifehouse has had many hit singles throughout the trio’s career. Their first single was Hanging on a Moment from their first studio album, No Name Face, released to the radio on November 21, 2000. Fairly recently, the band has released their newest album, Smoke and Mirrors, which has their song, Falling In, on it. Falling In is a song about a boy who realizes he is falling in love with a girl. Falling In by Lifehouse uses a wide variety of poetic devices, mostly personification and hyperbole, to emphasize the boyish giddiness the singer gets when he sees a certain girl, and the love that he is beginning to feel for her.

One of the main poetic devices used in this song was personification. The first example of personification that I found in Falling In was “Every time I see your face, my heart takes off on a high speed chase.” Obviously, a heart cannot take off on a high speed chase like a human can; he just means that his heart is beating much faster than normal whenever he sees this girl. Another example I found was “This feeling has swallowed, me whole,” which just means that he is experiencing that feeling of love to the fullest. “This heart that I’ve followed has left me so hollow” is the last example of personification in this song. In actuality, you cannot follow your heart, because a heart doesn’t have the capability for it to walk away for you so you can follow it. Also, it cannot leave you hollow, because it will not physically leave your body. The songwriter is just expressing the heartbreak that he feels when he usually listens to his gut feeling, but he knows the relationship with this certain girl will work. These are all examples of personification in Falling In by Lifehouse.

The other major poetic device illustrated in this song was hyperbole. One line showing hyperbole is “Every time I see your face my heart takes off on a high speed chase.” While this shows personification, it also shows hyperbole because it would be very out of the ordinary for someone’s heart to speed up every time they saw this person’s face. The second example of hyperbole is “I can’t wait till tomorrow.” The song writer obviously can wait until tomorrow, but this exaggeration is showing that he is very excited for tomorrow. The last line that illustrates a hyperbole is “I would never do you wrong.” The word “never” in this line proves the hyperbole, because there will be times when this couple will disagree or fight or get mad at each other, but this line is symbolizing that he is promising that it will not happen often. These are the examples of hyperbole in this song.

Besides hyperbole and personification, there are some other poetic devices in this song that are important to notice. To begin, a line says “Don’t be scared it’s only love, baby that we’re falling in.” The words “only love” is showing an understatement because most people consider love a huge and great concept, but the line is saying the opposite. Another poetic device that should be mentioned is in the line “Yeah you feel like home, home to me.” This is a simile that is comparing this girl to his home because he can be himself around her. These are the other important devices in Falling In by Lifehouse that do not have too many, but are still crucial to the song.

Overall, I think Falling In by Lifehouse is a great song to sit down and listen to. It’s a great song that can get anyone in a good mood, and I think expresses love for a lot of people personally. The song is not Lifehouse’s most popular song that they’ve ever had, but it’s definitely worth hearing.