Lyrics
Verse 1
Walking on a tightrope
Walking with a blindfold
Sometimes that's what it feels like
Sometimes that's what it feels like
Standing on a clifftop
Hoping that I won't die
Sometimes that's what it feels like
Sometimes that's what it feels like
Pre-Chorus
But I'd rather lose it all, it all, it all
Than to say I never tried
Chorus
Love is worth the risk
Love is worth the risk
Oh
You'll never know if you don't go for it
You'll never know
Love is worth the risk
Love is worth the risk
Oh
You'll never know if you don't go for it
You'll never know, never know
Verse 2
Counting on a promise
Trusting that You're honest, yeah, yeah
That's how I want to live like
That's how I want to live like
Pre-Chorus
If I'm too afraid to fall, to fall, to fall
Then I'll never learn to fly
Chorus
Love is worth the risk
Love is worth the risk
Oh
You'll never know if you don't go for it
You'll never know
Love is worth the risk
Love is worth the risk
Oh
You'll never know if you don't go for it
You'll never know, never know
Post-Chorus
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Pre-Chorus
But I'd rather lose it all, it all, it all
Than to say I never tried
If I'm too afraid to fall, to fall, to fall
Then I'll never learn to fly
Chorus
Love is worth the risk
Love is worth the risk
Oh
You'll never know if you don't go for it
You'll never know
Love is worth the risk
Love is worth the risk
Oh
You'll never know if you don't go for it
You'll never know (Never know)
That love is worth the risk (Oh)
Love is worth the risk (Oh-oh-oh)
Oh (Oh-oh-oh)
You'll never know if you don't go for it
You'll never know (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
Love is worth the risk (Oh)
Love is worth the risk (Oh-oh-oh)
Oh
You'll never know if you don't go for it (Oh-oh-oh)
You'll never know, never know (Oh-oh)
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Worth the Risk” portrays faithful love as a decision made without complete control over the outcome. Tightropes, blindfolds, and clifftops give uncertainty a physical shape, while the repeated chorus insists that fear should not prevent commitment. The song does not present courage as the absence of danger. Instead, courage appears in the willingness to act, try, and trust despite the possibility of loss.
The second verse gives that trust a spiritual direction by addressing a capitalized “You” whose promise is dependable. Within the song’s Christian setting, that language can reasonably be heard as confidence in God, though the lyric leaves room for love in a broader sense. The contrast between falling and learning to fly reinforces the call to move beyond paralysis. Its central claim aligns with biblical teaching that mature love drives out fear and that commitment may be entrusted to God. Love becomes costly faithfulness rather than mere sentiment.
Related Scripture
- 1 John 4:18 The passage contrasts mature love with fear.
- Psalm 37:5 The psalm calls for committing the way ahead to the Lord and trusting him.
- 1 Corinthians 13:7 Paul describes love as bearing, believing, hoping, and enduring through difficulty.