Lyric analysis - Disclosure FT Sam Smith - Latch

1. Lyric analysis
Disclosure FT Sam Smith - Latch
- Song lyrics
- Analysis

2. Verse 1
You lift my heart up
When the rest of me is down
You, you enchant me, even when you're not around
If there are boundaries, I will try to knock them down
I'm latching on babe
Now I know what I have found
- When the narrator feels down, depressed, bored and
alone, his crush lifts his heart, giving him courage,
happiness and love towards this person.
- The relationship is worth fighting for so they narrator is
willing to deal with the dilemmas.
- The right person for them has been found so they are
staying put.

3. Bridge
I feel we're close enough
I wanna lock in your love
I think we're close enough
Could I lock in your love, baby
Continuing the latch analogy, the narrator wants to lock these
feelings into a relationship. The notions of “lock” and “latch”
also fit many of the intimate actions couples do: hugging,
holding hands etc.

4. Chorus
Now I got you in my space
I won't let go of you
Got you shackled in my embrace
I'm latching on to you
- Now that they have got their crush right
where they want, they’re going to seize
the opportunity.
- His/her embrace to this person is similar
to being chained up or shackled, giving
us an odd metaphor to their imminently
boundful connection.

5. Verse 2
I'm so encaptured, got me wrapped up in your touch
Feel so enamored, hold me tight within your clutch
How do you do it, you got me losing every breath
What did you give me to make my heart beat out my
chest?
- Enamored comes from the French words “en amour”
meaning literally “in love.” Portraying how strong the
feelings are.
- Here’s an example of Disclosure working the same
effect on a concert crowd with “Latch”. Making them
lose their breath and their hearts beating out of their
chests.