Love Yourself
Jess and Gabriel Lyrics

For all the times that you rained on my parade
You brought negativity and disappointment into my life, repeatedly.

And all the clubs you get in using my name
You think it’s okay to exploit my fame for personal gain.

You think you broke my heart, oh girl for goodness sake
Despite what you may think, you never truly had my heart to break.

You think I′m cryin' on my own, well I ain′t
You may believe you have the upper hand, but I’m not as affected as you believe.

And I didn't wanna write a song
I didn't want to express my emotions through music at all.

'Cause I didn′t want anyone thinking I still care
I'm concerned others might think I still care about you, but I don't.

I don′t but, you still hit my phone up
I've moved on, yet you still try to contact me.

And baby I'll be movin' on
I've accepted that it's time to move on from you.

And I think you should be somethin'
I believe you’re capable of being better than you are.

I don′t wanna hold back
I don't want to keep anything from you, so here's the truth.

Maybe you should know that
You should be aware of how your actions affected me.

My mama don't like you and she likes everyone
Even my easy-going mother doesn't care for you.

And I never like to admit that I was wrong
I struggle with admitting my faults, but I know I'm not in the wrong here.

And I′ve been so caught up in my job, didn't see what's going on
I was preoccupied with my work and failed to notice the toxicity in our relationship.

But now I know, I′m better sleeping on my own
I realize I'm better off without you, even if it means sleeping alone.

′Cause if you like the way you look that much
If you're so infatuated with your appearance,

Oh baby you should go and love yourself
you should work on loving yourself instead of relying on others to validate you.

And if you think that I'm still holdin′ on to somethin'
If you believe I still have feelings for you,

You should go and love yourself (Go and love yourself)
you should take this time to focus on yourself and stop expecting me to reciprocate.

But when you told me that you hated my friends
When you expressed disapproval of my friends,

The only problem was with you and not them
the issue was not with them but with your behavior.

And every time you told me my opinion was wrong (So wrong)
Whenever you dismissed my opinions as incorrect (unrightfully),

And tried to make me forget where I came from
When you attempted to make me forget where I came from and the person I am.

You prolly think that you are better now, better now
You likely believe you've improved as a person

You only say that ′cause I'm not around, not around
But in reality, you only say that because I'm no longer there to witness it.

You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
I didn't intend to disappoint you or hurt you.

Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything
I was willing to give you everything I could, but it wasn't enough.

Woah-oh-oh
No additional meaning, just a background melody.