Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: metal
Song Meaning of “Love Bites (So Do I)” by Halestorm
This hard-hitting rock song by Halestorm reflects the challenges we all face when it comes to finding and maintaining love and happiness. It is a cautionary tale about the painful consequences of not being able to open up and accept love – as it is just as likely to ‘bite’ us back. The song acknowledges the fear of vulnerability and the anxiety that comes with opening up to another and allowing yourself to be truly seen and heard. Despite these fears, the song’s empowering message is that it is necessary to ‘let go of what [we] don’t know’ and embrace what’s meant to be, or else risk ‘los[ing] control.’ Through this confrontation with our own vulnerability, the character of the song learns to understand the power love can have, and is willing to risk it in spite of the potential of being hurt. The chorus of the song serves as a reminder and encouragement to stay on the path of vulnerability, as ‘love bites, so [we] do.’