What does Locked Out of Heaven mean?

Bruno Mars: Locked Out of Heaven Meaning

Album cover for Locked Out of Heaven album cover

Song Released: 2012


Locked Out of Heaven Lyrics

One, two, one, two, three

Oh yeah yeah
Oh yeah yeah yeah
Ooh!
Oh yeah yeah
Oh yeah yeah yeah
Ooh!

Never had much faith in love or miracles
Never wanna put my heart on the line
But swimming in your water is something spiritual
I'm...

  1. anonymous
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    Mar 15th 2016 !⃝

    This song is about having sex that takes him to paradise because it feels good and locks him out of heaven because he got dirty with it. The rest of the song is self-explanatory with this mindset and sexual interpretation.

  2. cruz.harrison
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    Sep 17th 2014 !⃝

    The pleasure of sex is like heaven and she's not putting out,so he feels like he's been locked out of heaven.

  3. anonymous
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    Aug 14th 2014 !⃝

    You all have it all wrong. The song is about Bruno Mars on a cocaine high. It's about being on a cocaine high. Plain and Simple.... Listen and feel the high fools. LOL!!!

  4. anonymous
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    Mar 21st 2014 !⃝

    When he says "open up your gates cause I can't wait to see the light" I think it means for his partner to open up her legs. For the light thingimigigor, cum is around white, am I correct? If you look at the rest of the lyrics of this song, you will see it is mostly about making love.

  5. anonymous
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    Aug 28th 2013 !⃝

    - Basically he was never in love before now he is. He was a player now been with this person is making him think twice about been a sinner. He feels so good about this new love that makes him feel he is now in paradise (in this sense paradise equals heaven) and that before he was locked out of it. Now he is in heaven, love heaven.

  6. anonymous
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    Jul 24th 2013 !⃝

    He's trying to change his ways for sex.

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
  7. anonymous
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    Apr 3rd 2013 !⃝

    i think it's simply about someone who finally found 'the one'.
    he used to be happy-go-lucky kinda guy, who pursue some no strings attached 'good time', didn't take relationship seriously.
    but after being 'together' with this one girl, he feels a deeper feeling than usual.
    'cause you make me feel like, i've been locked out of heaven , for too long'
    he thought his usual 'good time' are good, but with her is beyond everything he ever felt before.
    it's great, and brings him some kind of happiness.
    'can i stay here? spend the rest of my days here?"
    the feeling is so intense that it make him seriously consider this girl to be 'the one' that meant for him forever.

  8. anonymous
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    Mar 27th 2013 !⃝

    I heard this song when I was high and it honestly sounds like Satan wrote this song himself, since he was also locked out of heaven and fornication on Earth is his imitation of "Paradise" and since he was the Angel of music now he wants the whole world to have his same fate...listen to the somg again and tell me what Im saying doesnt make sense..along with Pitbull and Christina saying "But until the gates are open, I just wanna feel this moment" wtf!? She really saying until Heavens gates are open Im gonna do whatever the hell I want on Earth..idk about you guys but Im startin to see the big picture as far as music on the radio goes

  9. adhitya.maniyan.3
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    Feb 15th 2013 !⃝

    Don't be fooled. He is one of the illuminati.If you play the song backwards,you get a Satan song.
    It all makes sense

  10. anonymous
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    Feb 5th 2013 !⃝

    Bruno Mars sing this song special for me.
    He dump his ex and sing When I was ur man.
    But now he is totaly in love with me.
    Cause U make me feel like: I be locked out of heaven.
    Thx Bruno
    xxxxxxxxx

  11. anonymous
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    Jan 26th 2013 !⃝

    I agree with what other people said, but I have a feeling you can also think of the song as a guy who pissed the girl off, so she doesn't want to have sex with him and he wants her aka locked out of heaven...
    but you can interpret it any way you want

  12. anonymous
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    Jan 2nd 2013 !⃝

    Is it me or is every putting to much into the interpretations? He said it himself that this album is more sensual. I'm not a genius, but I'm guessing sensuality and spirituality are kinda different? Anyway this song to me is about a guy (Bruno) that LOVES to have sex with his girl (Jessicannexed the sex with her is his own slice of heaven. The lyrics sound like he wrote them probably durning sex (I know kinda weird) or after reflecting the time in with he was locked out of heaven aka her vagina.

    Anyway Every song is interpreted diffently.

  13. anonymous
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    Jan 2nd 2013 !⃝

    It's a song about the way he feels when he's having sex with this girl. It feels like he has been "locked out of heaven for too long", as if before here he has never felt so much pleasure. Now is a revelation and he can't get enough of it. He wants to stay right here (in bed) forever.
    "Open your gate" is basically a request to open her legs, because thanks to that he can "see the light", haha. This girl is divine and sex with her become something spiritual. It's an ode for this girl, or more for what he can do with her, hmm hmm... Well, it can be taken as a compliment but it's kind of odd :')

  14. anonymous
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    Dec 29th 2012 !⃝

    Bruno Mars has sold his soul to the Devil. He is Locked out of heaven. Prety Simple if you think about it.

  15. anonymous
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    Dec 25th 2012 !⃝

    He is after some chick who won't put out.. he begs for it because he whipped




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