off the table
Ariana Grande & Doja Cat Lyrics
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Will I ever love somebody like the way I did you?
Never thought you'd be so damn hard to replace
I swear I don't mean to be this way
If I can't have you, is love completely off the table?
Do I sit this one out and wait for the next life? (Next life)
Am I too cold? Am I not nice?
Might not be quite yet healed already
But I just wanna know is love completely off the table?
Will you be there? (Will you be there?)
Can I still love you? (Can I, can I?)
Not yet healed already (not ready)
Should I be goin' too steady? (Too steady)
Just wanna know is love completely off the table?
I'll wait for you
Even though it always feels like I'll be number two
To someone you can't hold anymore
If you let me in, I'm ready to give you what I couldn't before
'Cause I got you, girl
Let me help you through it
You're tryna fill the void with a couple boys
I can see right through it (you can see right through it)
I can love you harder than I did before
Was in a dark place back then
I was toxic, then I was toxic to someone else
I was haunted by the hills (oh yeah, yeah)
I couldn't give you my all, but I will
If you let me in your arms
If you let me in your heart
I don't think that love's completely off the table
Will you be there? (Yes, I will be there for you)
Can I still love you? (Yes, I been hurt before, before)
Not yet healed already (not ready)
Should I be going too steady? (Too steady, no, no)
Just wanna know is love completely off the table?
So can you hold me?
If I let you, can you prove it to me? (I wanna know)
'Cause I need you to calm me down, babe
Gotta get out of my head (oh, whoa)
Tryna be healed from this pain (oh)
Just wanna know, just wanna know, know, know, baby (hey)
Can you touch like you believe in it, baby?
Let me think you never gonna leave on me, baby
'Cause I ain't her and you ain't him, thankfully (baby, don't leave)
But it's gon' be hard to let someone else in again (whoa)
Baby, baby (woo-hoo)
Will you be there? (Will you be there? I'll still wait, I'll still wait for you, baby)
Can I still? (oh, no-no, no)
Not yet healed already (not ready)
Should I going too steady? (no, no, no)
Just wanna know is love completely off the table, baby?
I swear, I swear
I will wait for you whenever you need
Ooh, ooh
In this song, Ariana Grande addresses the aftermath of a relationship and wonders if she will ever love in the same way again. She contemplates if she will ever find someone she loves as much as the person she lost. Ariana feels like the person she lost is hard to replace, and if she can't have that person, then maybe love is off the table for her. She struggles with the idea of moving on and not being ready to let someone else in.
Later on, she seems to address her former lover and acknowledges that he is also trying to move on by filling the void with other women. However, she believes that she can love him harder than she did before and is ready to give him what she couldn't in the past. She acknowledges that she wasn't in the right place emotionally and was toxic to others. But she's learned and grown from that experience and is ready to try again with him.
The song is also a collaboration with The Weeknd and will appear on Ariana's sixth studio album, "Positions." The song is rumored to be about Ariana's ex-boyfriend Mac Miller, who passed away in 2018.
Line by Line Meaning
Will I ever love the same way again? (Way again)
Questioning whether she can love someone the way she loved her ex-partner
Will I ever love somebody like the way I did you?
Questioning if she can ever love someone in the same manner as her ex-partner
Never thought you'd be so damn hard to replace
Surprised by how difficult it is to find someone who can replace her ex-partner
I swear I don't mean to be this way
Acknowledging her behavior may not be intentional
If I can't have you, is love completely off the table?
Questioning if she can still find love without her ex-partner
Do I sit this one out and wait for the next life? (Next life)
Questioning if she should wait until her next life to find love
Am I too cold? Am I not nice?
Questioning whether she's too unemotional or unkind
Might not be quite yet healed already
Acknowledging that she may not be fully healed from the breakup
Should I be goin' too steady? (Too steady)
Questioning if she's moving too fast in a new relationship
But I just wanna know is love completely off the table?
Reiterating her question of whether she can still find love
Will you be there? (Will you be there?)
Asking her ex-partner if he'll be there for her
Can I still love you? (Can I, can I?)
Asking if she can still love her ex-partner
Not yet healed already (not ready)
Acknowledging that she's not yet fully healed from the breakup
Should I be goin' too steady? (Too steady)
Questioning if she's moving too fast in a new relationship
Just wanna know is love completely off the table?
Reiterating her question of whether she can still find love
I'll wait for you
Expressing willingness to wait for her ex-partner
Even though it always feels like I'll be number two
Feeling like she's always second best to someone else
To someone you can't hold anymore
Referring to her ex-partner's new partner
If you let me in, I'm ready to give you what I couldn't before
Offering to give her ex-partner things she couldn't in their previous relationship
'Cause I got you, girl
Asserting that she's there for her ex-partner
Let me help you through it
Offering emotional support to her ex-partner
You're tryna fill the void with a couple boys
Observing that her ex-partner is trying to fill the void left by their relationship with meaningless flings
I can see right through it (you can see right through it)
Claiming to see clearly through her ex-partner's actions
I can love you harder than I did before
Claiming to be able to love her ex-partner even more than before
Was in a dark place back then
Explaining that she was struggling during their previous relationship
I was toxic, then I was toxic to someone else
Acknowledging that her behavior in their previous relationship may have been harmful
I was haunted by the hills (oh yeah, yeah)
Referencing her previous struggles in her career and personal life
I couldn't give you my all, but I will
Admitting that she couldn't give her ex-partner everything but she's willing to now
If you let me in your arms
Asking for emotional intimacy and closeness
If you let me in your heart
Asking for emotional openness and connection
I don't think that love's completely off the table
Voicing a glimmer of hope that she can still find love
So can you hold me?
Asking for physical comfort from her ex-partner
If I let you, can you prove it to me? (I wanna know)
Asking her ex-partner to show her that he cares
'Cause I need you to calm me down, babe
Expressing a need for emotional soothing
Gotta get out of my head (oh, whoa)
Acknowledging that she's overthinking things and needs to stop
Tryna be healed from this pain (oh)
Working to recover emotionally from their breakup
Just wanna know, just wanna know, know, know, baby (hey)
Continuing to ask for answers and clarity in their relationship
Can you touch like you believe in it, baby?
Asking for emotional intimacy and passion in their interactions
Let me think you never gonna leave on me, baby
Asking for reassurance that her ex-partner will stay
'Cause I ain't her and you ain't him, thankfully (baby, don't leave)
Acknowledging that they're not the same people as their previous partners and expressing a desire for their relationship to last
But it's gon' be hard to let someone else in again (whoa)
Admitting that it will be difficult to move on from the relationship if it doesn't work out
Will you be there? (Will you be there? I'll still wait, I'll still wait for you, baby)
Repeating her question of whether her ex-partner will be there for her and expressing continued willingness to wait for him
Can I still? (oh, no-no, no)
Asking if she can still have a chance with her ex-partner
I swear, I swear
Making a promise or a commitment
I will wait for you whenever you need
Assuring her ex-partner that she will be there for him
Ooh, ooh
Vocalization to end the song
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: Ariana Grande, Abel Tesfaye, Tommy Brown, Travis Sayles, Shintaro Yasuda, Steven Franks
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Will I ever love the same way again? (Way again)
Will I ever love somebody like the way I did you?
Never thought you'd be so damn hard to replace
I swear I don't mean to be this way
If I can't have you, is love completely off the table?
Do I sit this one out and wait for the next life? (Next life)
Am I too cold? Am I not nice?
Might not be quite yet healed or ready
Should I be goin' too steady? (Too steady)
But I just wanna know is love complеtely off the table?
Will you bе there? (Will you be there?)
Can I still love you? (Can I, can I, babe?)
Not yet healed or ready (not ready)
Shouldn't be goin' too steady (too steady)
Just wanna know is love completely off the table?
I'll wait for you
Even though it always feels like I'll be number two
To someone you can't hold anymore
If you let me in, I'm ready to give you what I couldn't before
'Cause I got you, girl, let me help you through it
You're trying to fill the void with a couple boys
I can see right through it (you can see right through it)
I can you love you harder than I did before
Was in a dark place back then
I was toxic, then I was toxic to someone else
I was haunted by the hills (oh yeah, yeah)
I couldn't give you my all, but I will
If you let me in your arms (your arms)
If you let me in your heart
I don't think that love's completely off the table
Will you be there? (Yes, I will be there for you)
Can I still love you? (Yes, I been hurt before, before)
Not yet healed or ready (not ready)
Shouldn't be goin' too steady (too steady, no, no)
Just wanna know is love completely off the table?
So can you hold me?
If I let you, can you prove it to me? (Oh, no-no, no)
'Cause I need you to calm me down, babe
Gotta get out of my head (oh, woah)
Tryna be healed from this pain (oh)
Just wanna know, just wanna know, can you, baby? (Hey)
Can you touch it like you believe in it, baby? (Oh, hey)
Do you think you never gonna leave on me, baby?
'Cause I ain't her and you ain't him, thankfully (baby, don't leave)
But it's gon' be hard to let someone else in again (woah)
Baby, baby (woo-hoo)
Will you be there? (Will you be there? I'll still wait)
(I'll still wait for you baby)
Can I still love you?
Not yet healed or ready (ooh, not ready)
Shouldn't be goin' too steady (no, no, ooh)
Just wanna know is love completely off the table, baby?
I swear, I swear
I will wait for you, whenever you need
Ooh, ooh
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LYRICS:
Will I ever love the same way again?
Will I ever love somebody like the way I did you?
Never thought you’d be so damn hard to replace
I swear I don’t mean to be this way
If I can’t have you
Is love completely off the table?
Do I sit this one out and wait for the next life?
Am I too cold? Am I not nice?
Might not be quite yet healed or ready
Should have me going too steady
But I just wanna know
Is love completely off the table?
Will you bе there?
Can I still love you?
Not yet healed or ready
Should have me going too steady
Just wanna know
Is love completely off the table?
I’ll wait for you
Even though it always feels like I’ll be number two
There’s someone you can’t hold anymore
If you let me in, I’m ready to give you what I couldn’t before
‘Cause I got you girl, let me help you through it
You try to ll the void, with a couple boys, I can see right through it
I can you love you harder, than I did before
I was in a dark place back then
I was toxic and I was toxic for someone else
I was haunted by the Hills
I couldn’t give you my all but I will
If you let me in your arms
If you let me in your heart
I don’t think that love is completely off the table
Will you be there?
Can I still love you?
Not yet healed or ready
Should have me going too steady
Just wanna know
Is love completely off the table?
So can you hold me?
If I let you, can you prove it to me?
Cause I need you to calm me down babe
Gotta get out of my head
Tryna be healed from this pain
Just wanna know
Just wanna know
....
Cause I ain’t her and you ain’t him
Thankfully
But it’s gon be hard to let someone else in again
Will you be there?
Can I still love you?
Not yet healed or ready
Should have me going too steady
Just wanna know
Is love completely off the table baby?
I swear
I swear
I will wait for you whenever you need
Ooh
fotini
2014: love me harder
2020: off the table
2021: save your tears
2023: die for you
Such an iconic duo
nittoburn4
YESSSS
Kevin Stagy
OMG YES!!!!
dojacatstits
I think love me harder was released on 2015
fotini
@dojacatstits it was realised in November 2014
dojacatstits
@fotini oh ok
Kate O'Toole
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how beautiful and meaningful the lyrics are? It is such a well written song. Ariana and The Weeknd both wrote this song by themselves, without any other writers. This song deserves to win a million Grammys, for the beautiful lyrics/ production and vocals. They are both excellent song writers, and they both deserve so much more credit for it.
Arben The Original
For me it also sounds like being homesick but getting a hug from a loved one at the same time.
Kate O'Toole
@Arben The Original yess !!
LilwaynesLeftToe
The line "do I sit this one out and wiat for the next life" just..what she implies with that makes me so emotional, ari and able did there thing with this song