Heartbreak Girl
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You call me up,
It's like a broken record
Saying that your heart hurts
That you never get over him getting over you,
And you end up crying
And I end up lying,
'Cause I'm just a sucker for anything that you do
And when the phone call finally ends,
You say, "Thanks for being a friend,"
And we're going in circles again and again

I dedicate this song to you,
The one who never sees the truth,
That I can take away your hurt, heartbreak girl.
Hold you tight straight through the day light,
I'm right here, when you gonna realize
That I'm your cure, heartbreak girl?

I bite my tongue but I wanna scream out
You could be with me now
But I end up telling you what you wanna hear,
But you're not ready and it's so frustrating
He treats you so bad and I'm so good to you it's not fair.

And when the phone call finally ends
You say, "I'll call you tomorrow at 10,"
And I'm stuck in the friend zone again and again

I dedicate this song to you,
The one who never sees the truth,
That I can take away your hurt, heartbreak girl.
Hold you tight straight through the day light,
I'm right here, when you gonna realize
That I'm your cure, heartbreak girl?

I know someday it's gonna happen
And you'll finally forget the day you met him
Sometimes you're so close to your confession,
I gotta get it through your head
That you belong with me instead.

I dedicate this song to you,
The one who never sees the truth,
That I can take away your hurt, heartbreak girl.
Hold you tight straight through the day light,
I'm right here, when you gonna realize
That I'm your cure, heartbreak girl?

I dedicate this song to you,
The one who never sees the truth,
That I can take away your hurt, heartbreak girl.
Hold you tight straight through the day light,




I'm right here, when you gonna realize
That I'm your cure, heartbreak girl?

Overall Meaning

In "Heartbreak Girl," 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) sings about being in love with someone who is still hung up on their ex-boyfriend. The singer receives a phone call from the girl, and she tells him that her heart hurts because she can't get over the fact that her ex-boyfriend moved on. She ends up crying, and the singer lies to comfort her, even though he knows he's just being used. This guy is the "sucker" for anything she does. After the phone call ends, she thanks him for being a friend, and they end up going in circles again and again. The singer says that he is frustrated with this situation because he knows he deserves to be more than just a friend.


He dedicates the song to her, as she is "the one who never sees the truth" that he is the one who can take away her heartbreak. He tells her that he can "hold you tight straight through the daylight," and he is here with her holding her while she cries. He knows that he is a better option compared to her now ex-boyfriend, who treated her badly, and he treated her better than the ex-boyfriend ever could. He knows that it's not fair, but he still can't make her see what's right in front of her eyes. He's biting his tongue to avoid crowding her, but he can't help but want to scream out how he feels. He ends up doing what she wants to hear, and she continues to stay friends with the singer despite knowing that he wants more.


Line by Line Meaning

You call me up, It's like a broken record
You reach out to me every time you're hurt, but it's a pattern that keeps repeating itself.


Saying that your heart hurts
You express how your heart aches for someone else.


That you never get over him getting over you,
Even though he's moved on, you can't seem to come to terms with it.


And you end up crying
The emotions you're feeling are too much to bear and you break down in tears.


And I end up lying, 'Cause I'm just a sucker for anything that you do
I can't help but tell you what you want to hear, even though I know it's not the truth because I'm addicted to your attention.


And when the phone call finally ends, You say, 'Thanks for being a friend,' And we're going in circles again and again
We keep falling into the same routine of you calling me, me consoling you, and us ending up back in the friend zone.


I dedicate this song to you, The one who never sees the truth, That I can take away your hurt, heartbreak girl.
This song is for you, who can't see that I'm the one who can make you feel better.


Hold you tight straight through the day light, I'm right here, when you gonna realize That I'm your cure, heartbreak girl?
I'm here for you, waiting for you to see that I can heal your heartache and be the one to love you.


I bite my tongue but I wanna scream out, You could be with me now
I try to hold back my feelings but I can't help but want to tell you that we should be together.


But I end up telling you what you wanna hear, But you're not ready and it's so frustrating
Even though I want to be honest with you, I tell you what you want to hear because I know you're not ready for the truth yet, which is frustrating for me.


He treats you so bad and I'm so good to you it's not fair.
It's unfair that you're with someone who treats you poorly when I could treat you so much better.


I know someday it's gonna happen, And you'll finally forget the day you met him
One day, you'll forget about him and realize that I'm the one who's been here all along.


Sometimes you're so close to your confession, I gotta get it through your head That you belong with me instead.
There are moments when I feel like you're about to confess your feelings for me, so I need to make you understand that you're meant to be with me.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: STEPHEN PAUL ROBSON, LUKE ROBERT HEMMINGS, CALUM THOMAS HOOD, LINDY ROBBINS

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Lyrics:

You call me up
It's like a broken record
Saying that your heart hurts
That you'll never get over him getting over you

And you end up crying
And I end up lying
'Cause I'm just a sucker for anything that you do

And when then phone call finally ends
You say "Thanks for being a friend"
And I'm going in circles again and again

I dedicate this song to you
The one who never sees the truth
That I can take away you hurt
Heartbreak girl

Hold you tight straight through the daylight
I'm right here, when you gonna realise
That I'm your cure?
Heartbreak girl

I bite my tongue
But I wanna scream out
You could be with me now
But I end up telling you what you wanna hear

But you're not ready
And it's so frustrating
He treats you so bad and I'm so good to you, it's not fair

And when the phone call finally ends
You say "I'll call you tomorrow at 10"
And I'm stuck in the friendzone again and again

I dedicate this song to you
The one who never sees the truth
That I can take away you hurt
Heartbreak girl

Hold you tight straight through the daylight
I'm right here, when you gonna realise
That I'm your cure?
Heartbreak girl

I know someday it's gonna happen
And you'll finally forget the day you met him
Sometimes I'm so close to confession
I gotta get it through your head
That you belong with me instead

I dedicate this song to you
The one who never sees the truth
That I can take away you hurt
Heartbreak girl

Hold you tight straight through the daylight
I'm right here, when you gonna realise
That I'm your cure
Heartbreak girl

I dedicate this song to you
The one who never sees the truth
That I can take away you hurt
Heartbreak girl

Hold you tight straight through the daylight
I'm right here, when you gonna realise
That I'm your cure?
Heartbreak girl



All comments from YouTube:

@JohnnieGuilbert

still goes so hard godbless

@jadepersonally

JOHNNIE??? GUILBERT?? IN 5SOS COMMENTS??? HI I FREAKING LOVE YOU

@ruzcelbeltran

Definitely never gets old

@fawesse

so true

@geraldineisorena582

Giving us more great songs.❤❤❤

@sprk128

REAL

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@faralalaland

heartbreak girl was my anthem back when i was 12… now i’m 21 and heartbreak girl still slaps 🚶🏽‍♀️🧎🏽‍♀️

@sezinates4350

same here!

@bagmanjay

felt💯

@gerisvids

damn i religiously listened to this when i was 12. i’m turning 19 now and still streaming this. crazy how time flies</3

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