Cart / €0.00 Songwriters Brian Philip Nash, Peter Gill, Mark William O’Toole, and William Holly Johnson wrote “The Power of Love”, performed by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. It remains one of the most iconic songs of the 1980s, not just because of its haunting melody or soaring vocals, but because of the message it carries. It is a rare example of pop music that transcends its genre and becomes something deeper — something spiritual, poetic, and profoundly human.
But have you ever really listened to the words? Not just heard them in passing, or recognised the chorus, but truly listened — absorbed the meaning behind each line, the symbolism, the emotional weight. So often we consume music passively, letting it play in the background while our attention is elsewhere. Yet this song is one of those masterpieces that rewards those who pause, reflect, and allow its message to unfold.
Because “The Power of Love” is not just a love song. It is a story of light and dark, wrapped in romantic imagery but anchored in something far more universal. It speaks to the struggle between fear and hope, vulnerability and strength, chaos and grace. It is a reminder that Love is not weak or passive — it is an active, powerful force that protects, transforms, and elevates.
The song hints at where Love comes from — not simply the human heart, but something greater, something that feels cosmic, divine, and timeless. Love is portrayed as both a shield and a weapon, a light that survives the darkness, a presence that restores what has been broken. It suggests that Love is not merely an emotion we feel, but a frequency we embody, a force that flows through us and connects us to something beyond ourselves.
And that is why the lyrics still resonate decades later. They speak to the power of Love not as romance, not as sentimentality, but as a spiritual energy capable of altering the world. In three minutes of music, the song manages to express what poets, mystics, and philosophers have been trying to say for centuries:
that Love is the force that protects, heals, and redeems us — even in the darkest of times.
Here are the lyrics. It’s worth a read.
I'll protect you from the hooded claw
Keep the vampires from your door
Feels like fire
I'm so in love with you
Dreams are like angels
They keep bad at bay, bad at bay
Love is the light
Scaring darkness away
I'm so in love with you
Purge the soul
Make love your goal
The power of love
A force from above
Cleaning my soul
Flame on burnt desire
Love with tongues of fire
Purge the soul
Make love your goal
I'll protect you from the hooded claw
Keep the vampires from your door
When the chips are down, I'll be around
With my undying, death-defying
Love for you
Envy will hurt itself
Let yourself be beautiful
Sparkling love, flowers
And pearls and pretty girls
Love is like an energy
Rushin', rushin' inside of me,
The power of love
A force from above
Cleaning my soul
Flame on burnt desire
Love with tongues of fire
Purge the soul
Make love your goal
This time, we go sublime
Lovers entwine, divine, divine
Love is danger, love is pleasure
Love is pure, the only treasure
I'm so in love with you
Purge the soul
Make love your goal
The power of love
A force from above
Cleaning my soul
The power of love
A force from above
A sky-scraping dove
Flame on burnt desire
Love with tongues of fire
Purge the soul
Make love your goal
I'll protect you from the hooded claw
Keep the vampires from your door
Be your Heart
