i put you first and you did too
Avery Lynch Lyrics


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I've been doing my best trying to make sense of it
We both know, baby you were all talk and I fell for it
Every day again and again people abuse my kindness
But what I didn't expect is you'd be the one behind it
But you know you made it look so easy
Acting like you love me just to leave me
Nothing could prepare me for what I thought you'd never do
But you know it made you look so crazy
Saying that you wanted to protect me
From all of the people that hurt me like you do
Cause I put you first and you did too
I've been doing my best writing my own conclusions
Trying to cope with how you could go leave with no warning
Taking my time, saying I'm fine but who am I kidding
When all that I have is confidence that you were not ready
But you know you made it look so easy
Acting like you love me just to leave me
Nothing could prepare me for what I thought you'd never do
But you know it made you look so crazy
Saying that you wanted to protect me
From all of the people that hurt me like you do
Cause I put you first and you did too
And all of our fights about who loved who most, I won
At least I'll sleep tonight knowing I never loved you wrong
But you know you made it look so easy
Acting like you love me just to leave me
Nothing could prepare me for what I thought you'd never do
And I know we come from different places
Never tried to change, we just embraced it




Now I see I had a lot in common with you
Cause I put you first and you did too

Overall Meaning

In Avery Lynch's song I Put You First, the singer sings about being hurt by someone they thought cared for them. The opening lines indicate that the singer was trying to make sense of the situation, perhaps to try to understand why their partner was all talk and didn't follow through with their promises. The singer laments about how they tried to be kind to others, but it seems like it was only taken advantage of. However, the most unexpected betrayal came from the person they loved the most, who not only left them but also made them look crazy by pretending to care for them.


The chorus repeats that the singer put their partner first, and for a while, their partner did the same. The singer even reminisces about the arguments they had about who loved who more, which now shows that they had won those fights as they continue to put their partner first even after being hurt. The song ends on a bittersweet note as the singer concludes that they had a lot in common with their partner, even though they came from different places.


Overall, the song is an emotional reflection on trust, betrayal, and the pain that comes with loving someone who doesn't reciprocate those feelings. It shows how even after being hurt, we can still find common ground and meaning in relationships.


Line by Line Meaning

I've been doing my best trying to make sense of it
I've been trying really hard to understand the situation


We both know, baby you were all talk and I fell for it
We both know that you didn't mean what you said, and I believed you anyway


Every day again and again people abuse my kindness
People take advantage of me because I'm kind, and this happens all the time


But what I didn't expect is you'd be the one behind it
But I didn't think you would be the one to take advantage of me


But you know you made it look so easy
You made it seem effortless


Acting like you love me just to leave me
Pretending to love me only to abandon me


Nothing could prepare me for what I thought you'd never do
I never thought you would do what you did, and nothing could have prepared me for it


But you know it made you look so crazy
Your actions made you seem insane


Saying that you wanted to protect me
Claiming to want to protect me


From all of the people that hurt me like you do
From all the people who hurt me in the same way that you do


Cause I put you first and you did too
Because I prioritized you and so did you


I've been doing my best writing my own conclusions
I've been trying to come to my own conclusions


Trying to cope with how you could go leave with no warning
Trying to deal with how you could leave without any notice


Taking my time, saying I'm fine but who am I kidding
Taking my time and pretending that I'm okay, but the truth is I'm not


When all that I have is confidence that you were not ready
When all I have is confidence that you weren't ready for a relationship


And all of our fights about who loved who most, I won
In our arguments about who loved the other more, I was the winner


At least I'll sleep tonight knowing I never loved you wrong
At least I can sleep soundly knowing that I always loved you correctly


And I know we come from different places
I know that we have different backgrounds


Never tried to change, we just embraced it
We never tried to change each other, we just accepted each other


Now I see I had a lot in common with you
Now I realize that I have a lot in common with you


Cause I put you first and you did too
Because I prioritized you and so did you




Lyrics © DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Avery Lynch

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Comments from YouTube:

Ocean Foam

"And you know it made you look crazy, saying that you wanted to protect me from all of the people who hurt me like you do." such a good line.... it hit me so hard.

Amane Yugi

I genuinely think it's the most sincere song about being emotionally broke in thousand pieces... I wonder what she lived to put it on a paper. That's too beautiful to be this underrated

Sorashido

Good song!

I'm surprised there aren't more comments on this.

Ggukie eh

He hurt me ..🤠 i was done enougg to believe someone loved me for me

jermaine lindo

I'm saying the same thing

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