Spotlight is the 3rd single that also acts as the opener on Jessie Ware’s 3rd and most recent album, What’s Your Pleasure?.
With her disco-era nostalgia ramping up due to the restrictions of the lockdown, this song teases listeners with this theme through her lustful lyrics expressed through her su...
[Intro]
Ain't enough to say that I think of you
Words can never do the things that I need them to
Tell me when I'll get more than a dream of you
'Cause a dream is just a dream and I don't wanna sleep tonight
(Ah, ah, ah)
(Ah, ah, ah)
(Ah, ah, ah)
[Verse 1]
Do anything to make you stay
Do anything to start the day again (Ah, ah, ah)
If I had everything my way
We'd travel back and forth and back again
[Chorus]
If only I could let you go
If only I could be alone
I just wanna stay in the moonlight
This is our time, in the spotlight
If only I could let you go
If only I could be alone
I just wanna stay in the moonlight
This is our time, in the spotlight (Why?)
(Ah, ah, ah)
(Ah, ah, ah)
[Verse 2]
It's like you never even left
I need a moment, just a moment (Ah, ah, ah)
Blow me a kiss, I catch your breath
Give me a moment, so devoted
[Chorus]
If only I could let you go
If only I could be alone
I just wanna stay in the moonlight
This is our time, in the spotlight (Why?)
If only I could let you go
If only I could be alone
I just wanna stay in the moonlight
This is our time, in the spotlight (Why?)
[Bridge]
Can't keep the sun from rising
Can't keep the heart from beating
Can't stop you from believing
Can't keep the sun from rising
Can't keep the air we're breathing
Can't stop your heart from leaving
Can't keep the sun from rising
Can't keep the heart from beating
Can't stop you from believing
Can't keep the sun from rising
Can't keep the air we're breathing
Can't stop your heart from leaving
[Chorus]
If only I could let you go
If only I could be alone
I just wanna stay in the moonlight
This is our time, in the spotlight (Why?)
If only I could let you go
If only I could be alone
I just wanna stay in the moonlight
This is our time, in the spotlight
[Outro]
(Tell me when I'll get more than a dream of you)
If a dream is just a dream and a dream is just a kiss
Then tell me what it means, tell me what this is
(Tell me when I'll get more than a dream of you)
And if a touch is just a touch, then a touch just ain't enough
Tell me what it means, tell me you're in love
(Tell me when I'll get more than a dream of you)
If a dream is just a dream and a dream is just a kiss
Then tell me what it means, tell me what this is
(Tell me when I'll get more than a dream of you)
And if a touch is just a touch, then a touch just ain't enough
Tell me what it means, tell me you're in love
Tell me when I'll get more than a dream of you
Tell me when I'll get more than a dream of you
Tell me when I'll get more than a dream of you
(Can't keep the sun from rising)
(Can't keep the heart from beating)
(Can't stop you from believing)
Tell me when I'll get more than a dream of you
(Can't keep the sun from rising)
(Can't keep the air we're breathing)
(Can't stop your heart from leaving)
Spotlight was written by Danny Parker & James Ellis Ford & Jessie Ware & Shungudzo.
Spotlight was produced by James Ellis Ford.
Jessie Ware released Spotlight on Fri Feb 28 2020.
I wrote this in the first writing session. James [Ford] was playing the piano and we were absolutely crooning. That’s what the first bit of this song is—which really nods to musical theatre and jazz. We thought about taking it out, but then I realised that the theatrical aspect is kind of essential....