Help Yourself
Bryde Lyrics


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Does it scare you, how I found you out?
Came out breathing after wait of doubting
Thought I was crazy and maybe I was
To keep on begging you to give me love

When you can't help yourself
No one else will help you out of this
If you can't help yourself
No one else will help you out of this mess

What do you love if you don't love yourself?
You'd haul your darkness into someone else
You're just waiting for it all to end
And it gets bitter in the end, my friend

If you can't help yourself
No one else will help you out of this
If you can't help yourself
No one else is gonna fall for this

Oh, and loving you won't make it better when nothing I try is good enough
Oh, loving you won't make it better
Let's drain it until there's nothing left

Yeah I loved you, yeah I loved you real
Loved the human under shades of steel
But I can no longer tread on shells
Not jumping in, I've gotta save myself

When you can't help yourself to my kindness and confidence
When you can't help yourself to my life and what I've made of it
When you can't help yourself
No one else is gonna fall for this

Oh, and loving you won't make it better when nothing I try is good enough
Oh, loving you won't make it better
Let's drain it until there's nothing left

If you can't help yourself




If you can't help yourself
No one else is gonna fall for this

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bryde's song 'Help Yourself' are a reflection of the struggle that the singer has gone through with someone who was not able to love themselves, and thus, couldn't love the singer in the way she deserved to be loved. It is a poignant message about the pain of loving someone who is incapable of returning that love.


The opening line 'Does it scare you, how I found you out?' sets the tone for the rest of the song, as the singer confronts the other person with the reality of their emotional state. The chorus emphasizes the main point of the song: if you can't help yourself, no one else can help you out of your mess. The use of the phrase 'mess' is telling, as it conveys the idea that the other person's inability to love themselves has led to chaos in their life, which spills over into their relationships with others.


The singer also recognizes how difficult it is to love someone who doesn't love themselves. The line 'What do you love if you don't love yourself?' points to the fact that the other person is incapable of truly loving anyone else until they learn to love themselves. The final verses of the song are a declaration of independence: the singer has realized that she can no longer sacrifice her own well-being for someone else's, and has chosen to prioritize her own needs.


Overall, Bryde's 'Help Yourself' is a moving and powerful song about the difficulties of loving someone who is not capable of loving themselves. It is a reminder that we cannot fix other people's problems for them, and that sometimes, the best thing we can do for ourselves and for others is to walk away.


Line by Line Meaning

Does it scare you, how I found you out?
Are you afraid of how I discovered your true self?


Came out breathing after wait of doubting
I emerged after a period of hesitation, unsure about what to do.


Thought I was crazy and maybe I was
I believed I was insane, and it's possible I was.


To keep on begging you to give me love
Continuing to plead for affection from you.


When you can't help yourself
If you're unable to improve your situation.


No one else will help you out of this
No one else will be able to assist you in resolving your issues.


What do you love if you don't love yourself?
How can you love someone else if you don't love yourself?


You'd haul your darkness into someone else
You'd bring your emotional baggage into another person's life.


You're just waiting for it all to end
You're simply waiting for everything to come to a close.


And it gets bitter in the end, my friend
And it becomes unpleasant in the end, my friend.


No one else is gonna fall for this
No one else is going to be fooled by this.


Oh, and loving you won't make it better when nothing I try is good enough
Loving you won't fix the situation when nothing I do is satisfactory.


Let's drain it until there's nothing left
Let's deplete all the resources until there's nothing left.


Yeah I loved you, yeah I loved you real
Yes, I loved you, and I loved you genuinely.


Loved the human under shades of steel
Loved the person under their tough exterior.


But I can no longer tread on shells
I can no longer tiptoe around fragile emotions.


Not jumping in, I've gotta save myself
I'm not diving in, I have to save myself.


When you can't help yourself to my kindness and confidence
When you're unable to benefit from my compassion and self-assurance.


When you can't help yourself to my life and what I've made of it
When you can't improve your life by taking advantage of what I've done with mine.


If you can't help yourself
If you're incapable of bettering yourself.




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