Song of Solomon 2:3-5

50 songs meet this passage

• “I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you”

  Starving (feat. Zedd) · Hailee Steinfeld & Grey

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-5

  Scripture itself uses hunger and taste as metaphors for romantic desire; this isn't inherently shameful but points to how consuming attraction can feel.

• Sweater Weather · The Neighbourhood

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3

  The imagery of shelter and warmth found in a beloved's presence mirrors the Song's language of comfort found in love.

• “There is no one compares with you”

  In My Life · The Beatles

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3

  The singling out of one beloved above all others echoes the exclusive, treasuring language of devoted love found here.

• “How wonderful life is while you're in the world”

  Your Song · Elton John

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3

  The delight taken simply in another's presence mirrors the tender, admiring love poetry of Song of Solomon.

• “Iesha, you are the girl that I never had”

  Iesha · Another Bad Creation

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3

  The innocent delight of noticing someone and wanting to know them echoes the tender wonder of early romantic affection found in Scripture's own love poetry.

• “you made my life so sweet”

  The Way You Do the Things You Do · UB40

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3

  The sweetness and delight the singer finds in love mirrors the romantic, sensory language of this biblical love poetry.

• Love You Like A Love Song · Selena Gomez & The Scene

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3

  Scripture itself celebrates romantic delight and exclusivity in love poetry, showing this kind of joyful devotion isn't foreign to a godly view of love.

• I Love Your Smile · Shanice

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-4

  The song's breathless delight in someone's smile and presence has the same innocent, giddy tone as the Song of Solomon's celebration of romantic affection.

• We Got a Love Thang · CeCe Peniston

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-4

  The song's simple delight in a beloved's presence and the sweetness of being chosen mirrors the celebratory, affectionate tone found in this biblical love poetry.

• It's Your Love · Faith Hill & Tim McGraw

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-4

  The song's delighted, almost dizzy devotion to a beloved mirrors the romantic ardor of this biblical love poetry.

• “Never thought I would find love so sweet”

  Show Me Love · Robyn

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-4

  The delighted surprise of finding a love that feels sweet and all-consuming mirrors the exuberant romantic poetry of this book.

• “She left me roses by the stairs”

  All the Small Things · blink-182

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-4

  Scripture itself celebrates small romantic tokens and delight in a beloved as part of healthy human love.

• “You give me feelings that I adore”

  Bubbly · Colbie Caillat

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-4

  Scripture itself delights in romantic affection and physical nearness as a good gift, as this song does in its own simple way.

• Today Was a Fairytale · Taylor Swift

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-4

  Scripture itself delights in the wonder of romantic love and being swept away by a beloved; this song shares that same innocent thrill.

• Smile · Uncle Kracker

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-4

  The song's giddy, sensory delight in another person echoes the exuberant, physical language of romantic love found in Scripture's own love poetry.

• E.T. · Katy Perry

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-4

  Scripture isn't silent on intoxicating romantic attraction; it can be celebrated, though here the object of desire is cast as otherworldly and consuming rather than covenantal.

• “Soon as I sat down I was fallin' in love”

  Play It Again · Luke Bryan

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-4

  Scripture isn't shy about the delight of romantic attraction and courtship; this song's innocent infatuation mirrors that same human joy.

• Shower · Becky G

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-4

  Scripture itself celebrates the delight and intoxication of romantic love; this kind of joyful infatuation has biblical precedent.

• “Love never felt so good”

  Love Never Felt So Good · Michael Jackson

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:3-4

  Scripture itself delights in the sweetness of romantic love; this song's joy over being held has real precedent in the Song of Songs.

• “I was falling into love”

  You Sang to Me · Marc Anthony

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:4

  Scripture itself celebrates the wonder and sweep of romantic love as a good gift, much like this line's sense of being swept away.

• “Your love pours down on me”

  Feel So Close (Radio Edit) · Calvin Harris

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:4

  The imagery of love overwhelming the beloved recalls the delight and abundance celebrated in Scripture's own love poetry, even though this song never names its source.

• “I don't dance but here I am”

  I Don't Dance · Lee Brice

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:4

  Scripture itself celebrates romantic delight and being swept into love's banner, much like this willing surrender to dance.

• Emotions · Mariah Carey

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:4-5

  Scripture itself has a book devoted to the overwhelming, almost dizzying feeling of romantic love, treating it as a good gift worth savoring.

• Just Can't Get Enough · The Black Eyed Peas

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:4-5

  The lovesick, can't-get-enough feeling has biblical precedent in the Song of Songs, though here it lacks any committed relational frame.

• Nineteen · Tegan and Sara

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Captures the overwhelming, almost bodily intensity of young love before it's fully understood.

• “I took an arrow to the heart”

  Shivers · Ed Sheeran

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself uses the language of being overwhelmed by love; desire isn't inherently wrong, though this song stops at the thrill rather than covenant commitment.

• “I'm not myself lately, I'm foolish, I don't do this”

  Crazy In Love (feat. JAŸ-Z) · Beyoncé

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself has room for the overwhelming, almost dizzying feeling of romantic love; this line's giddy loss of composure isn't foreign to the biblical love poem.

• “Even though you're a million miles away”

  Springsteen · Eric Church

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  The lovesick longing for someone now distant mirrors the intensity of romantic yearning found in this poetry, where love's memory is almost physically felt.

• Lover Girl · Laufey

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself isn't afraid of lovesick, dramatic longing; the Song of Songs captures this same breathless, consuming ache for a beloved.

• Romeo (Radio Edit) · Dino

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  The lovesick ache described here mirrors the Shulammite's own lovesickness, a natural and long-recognized experience of romantic longing.

• “I feel fast asleep - I feel drunk”

  Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven · Bryan Adams

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  The Bible's own love poetry uses similarly intoxicated, lovesick imagery to describe romantic longing, showing this kind of passion isn't foreign to Scripture.

• “My love is blind, can't you see my desire?”

  That's the Way Love Goes · Janet Jackson

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself celebrates romantic longing and desire between lovers; the ache here isn't foreign to a biblical view of love.

• “I lose all control”

  Weak · SWV

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself has room for the overwhelming, almost disorienting intensity of romantic love; the Song of Solomon describes being 'faint with love' in similar terms.

• “Fever Turns to Cold Cold Sweat”

  Love Sneakin' Up On You · Bonnie Raitt

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself isn't shy about the physical, overwhelming sensations love for another person can bring; this lyric echoes that honest bodily ache.

• “I get kinda hectic inside”

  Fantasy · Mariah Carey

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself delights in the dizzy, lovesick feeling of romantic desire; this isn't shameful but a recognizable human joy.

• “Can't get you out my head”

  Sittin' Up In My Room (from Waiting to Exhale - Original Soundtrack) · Brandy

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself gives voice to lovesickness and all-consuming longing for another; this kind of romantic ache isn't foreign to the biblical imagination.

• “Now I'm strung out on you darlin”

  Honey · Mariah Carey

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself uses the language of being 'lovesick,' showing that intense romantic longing isn't inherently wrong, just intensely human.

• “Left your desperate spell on me”

  I Wanna Love You Forever · Jessica Simpson

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself has room for the overwhelming, almost lovesick intensity of romantic desire; this line's ache isn't foreign to the biblical love poem.

• “But she don't know how I feel”

  Crazy for This Girl · Evan

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  The ache of lovesickness, wanting to be known and loved in return, is an old and honored human experience voiced throughout Scripture's own love poetry.

• “I wanna know everything”

  Just a Friend 2002 · Mario

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  The eagerness to know and be near the beloved mirrors the lovesick longing voiced throughout the Song of Solomon.

• “My stomach's filled with the butterflies”

  Why Don't You & I (feat. Alex Band of the Calling) [Alt. Version] · Santana

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself delights in the dizzy, lovesick feeling of romantic longing; this is a natural human emotion, not inherently wrong.

• “That cupid hit me, mmm, mmm”

  Clumsy · Fergie

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself isn't shy about the overwhelming, almost dizzying feeling of romantic love; this lyric captures that same breathless experience.

• “Felt like I couldn't breathe”

  See You Again · Miley Cyrus

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself isn't shy about the overwhelming, breathless feeling of romantic longing; this is a natural, human experience it affirms exists.

• “Am I crazy or falling in love?”

  Crush · David Archuleta

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself holds space for the dizzy, lovesick feelings of early romance without shame; this song captures that same innocent ache.

• “The door's unlocked, I'll leave on the lights”

  Crash My Party · Luke Bryan

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5

  Scripture itself isn't shy about romantic longing and lovesickness; this captures a similar ache for a beloved's presence.

• Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover · Sophie B. Hawkins

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5-6

  The song's ache to hold and comfort a beloved mirrors the intense, embodied longing found in Scripture's own love poetry, though without its covenantal context.

• “Got to have it, have your love, that's all I'm thinking of”

  Kissin' You · Total

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5-6

  The intensity and longing for a beloved mirrors the passionate language of Scripture's own love poetry, which celebrates romantic desire within devotion.

• Mystical Magical · Benson Boone

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5-7

  Scripture itself celebrates romantic longing and delight between two people, giving a biblical precedent for the song's playful, lovestruck tone.

• Got Me Waiting · Heavy D & The Boyz

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5-7

  The whole song's lovesick waiting and wondering mirrors the ache of romantic longing Scripture itself isn't shy to voice, even if far less chaste here.

• I Need to Know · Marc Anthony

  resonates with Song of Solomon 2:5-7

  Scripture itself holds space for romantic longing and the ache of uncertain love; this song's yearning isn't foreign to a biblical view of desire, though it stays earthbound.