Discover the story of the song > When U Love Somebody – Fruit Bats

The lyrics talk about the experience of loving someone. The protagonist remembers being on a bus with his partner, feeling deeply in love with her. He compares himself to a cub washed out in a flood, and says that when you love somebody, sometimes you have to bite your tongue and hold back your words. Loving someone can make it hard to focus on anything else and can even make you feel like you're choking on your own words.