The Human League - Human (Xtended Version)

LYRICS:::Human
Human League

Come on, baby, dry your eyes
Wipe your tears
Never like to see you cry
Won't you please forgive me?

I wouldn't ever try to hurt you
I just needed someone to hold me
To fill the void while you were gone
To fill this space of emptiness

I'm only human
Of flesh and blood I'm made
Human
Born to make mistakes

So many nights I longed to hold you
So many times I looked and saw your face
Nothing could change the way I feel
No-one else could ever take your place

I'm only human
Of flesh and blood I'm made
Human
Born to make mistakes

I am just a man

Please forgive me

The tears I cry aren't tears of pain
They're only to hide my guilt and shame
I forgive you now I ask the same of you
While we were apart I was human too

I'm only human
Of flesh and blood I'm made
I am just a man
Human
Born to make mistakes ``Human'' was a 1986 single from British synth-pop band The Human League. The song was actually written by famed U.S. R&B producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were in high demand as producers from their recent work on Janet Jackson's ``Control,'' and offered to work with The Human League when they found out the group were at a creative impasse in the studio. They presented three songs to the band and ``Human'' was one of them.

The lyrics depict a couple reuniting after a period of separation. At the beginning of the song, Philip Oakey apologizes for being unfaithful to his partner while they were apart. He asks for her forgiveness, as it was never his intent to hurt her feelings, he was just looking to fill a void while they were apart. He doesn't want to see her cry and he was never out to replace her with another. He's just human - born to make mistakes.

Joanne Cahterall then has a spoken-word admission that the tears she's crying aren't tears of pain but rather guilt and shame. She then reveals that she too was unfaithful while they were apart and she's human too.

The song was a huge hit in the United States and reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100. Surprisingly, due to the production of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the mid-tempo ballad also reached number three on the R&B charts in the states. It also charted on both the dance and adult contemporary charts.

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[cnote4461]

Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis who took Janet Jackson to stardom did an excellent job on this track. It was their signature sound back then. The beat, those keyboards and chords....I loved it, and still do.

[sonhun76]

I freaking love this song!

[Solar703]

Love Jam and Lewis 4 dis, blew my mind off dis production!!!!!!! Bananaz!!!!!!!

[jplhornung]

James Harris III(Jimmy Jam) & Terry Lewis. Twoo of the greatest producers ever!!!

[willkeil100]

A Certified World Wide Hit!!!

One of my all time favorite songs....Flight Tyme Productions in the House!

[GARIFUNA]

I love this Joint!!

[savethedanceforlast]

EPIC!!!!

[StateOfTheArts]

wonderful collaboration with jimmy jam & terry lewis

[chucksis78]

Simply beautiful

[captjamestk]

This probably the best song I've ever heard, fantastic range, passion and pure excellence. Well done!!

[mak7227]

I never heard the extended version. This is great! Thanks for posting.

[zatchHBK85]

My most favorite song of all time. I will never get tired of it as long as I live