Here's What the Lyrics to Harry Styles’s “Late Night Talking” Might Mean
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It’s a beautiful, July summer day, but it’s made even more beautiful by the fact that there’s a new — yes, new! — music video from Harry Styles out now.
Earlier today, the artist dropped the music video to “Late Night Talking,” the second track on his album Harry’s House, and if you’re anything like us over at Seventeen, you’ve already watched it at least a dozen times (and counting).
Since the album's release on May 20, fans all around the world have tried to decode and decipher the meaning behind each song’s lyrics. “Music For a Sushi Restaurant” — which was almost the title of his album — is apparently about, yes, making sushi, but also about Harry’s desire for a relationship. Meanwhile, Harry himself admitted that “Boyfriends” (the 12th track on the album) focuses on bad boyfriends and the behavior that some men exhibit in relationships.
But now that we have the music video for “Late Night Talking,” we can’t help but wonder what the messaging behind this particular bop might be.
In the three-minute-long music video, we see Harry spending the day in various beds, in colorful sets of PJs, with many different people. While under the covers, he travels to an art gallery, to a restaurant to eat spaghetti and meatballs, to the streets surrounding Buckingham Palace, to an idyllic meadow, before falling through a menacing sky of dark clouds and thunder.
When the song first debuted, many fans believed that it was about Harry’s girlfriend Olivia Wilde, due to the mention of a “camera” in the first verse (she’s a director, BTW) and the reference to “Hollywood and Bishopsgate” in the second verse. Perhaps that line is a callout to their respective neighborhoods? Plus, it’s apparent he’s singing about a special someone when he sings in the third line, “It's only been a couple of days and I miss you.”
But due to the fact that we see multiple love interests in the video, the song could be about his past relationships, or his take on sex and intimacy. Back in April, ahead of the Harry’s House release, the artist opened up about his experience with dating, labels, and sexuality.
“For a long time, it felt like the only thing that was mine was my sex life. I felt so ashamed about it, ashamed at the idea of people even knowing that I was having sex, let alone who with,” he said in his cover story interview for Better Homes & Gardens. “At the time, there were still the kiss-and-tell things. Working out who I could trust was stressful… But I think I got to a place where I was like, why do I feel ashamed? I'm a 26-year-old man who's single; it's like, yes, I have sex.”
“I've been really open with it with my friends, but that's my personal experience; it's mine,” he added. “The whole point of where we should be heading, which is toward accepting everybody and being more open, is that it doesn't matter, and it's about not having to label everything, not having to clarify what boxes you're checking.”
If you want to take a look yourself, here are the full lyrics of “Late Night Talking” from Genius. Now BRB, I'm going to watch the music video on repeat.
[Verse 1]
Things haven't been quite the same
There's a haze on the horizon, babe
It's only been a couple of days and I miss you, mmm, yeah
When nothing really goes to plan
You stub your toe or break your camera
I'll do everything I can to help you through
[Pre-Chorus]
If you're feeling down, I just wanna make you happier, baby
Wish I was around, I just wanna make you happier, baby
[Chorus]
We've been doin' all this late-night talkin'
'Bout anything you want until the morning
Now you're in my life
I can't get you off my mind
[Verse 2]
I've never been a fan of change
But I'd follow you to any place
If it's Hollywood or Bishopsgate, I'm coming, too
[Pre-Chorus]
If you're feeling down, I just wanna make you happier, baby
Wish I was around, I just wanna make you happiеr, baby
[Chorus]
We've been doin' all this late-night talkin'
'Bout anything you want until thе morning
Now you're in my life
I can't get you off my mind
[Post-Chorus]
Can't get you off my mind
Can't get you off my mind (Can't get you off my mind)
I won't even try (I won't even try)
To get you off my mind (Get you off my mind)
[Chorus]
We've been doin' all this late-night talkin'
'Bout anything you want until the morning
Now you're in my life
I can't get you off my mind
[Post-Chorus]
Can't get you off my mind (All this late-night talking)
Can't get you off my mind (All this late-night talking)
I won't even try (All this late-night talking)
Can't get you off my— (All this late-night talking)
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