Forget
La Havas Lianne Lyrics
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All too familiar when it feels wrong
I think you're just lonely
Do you mind?
I found another new way to look at
Use your time, to pack away your every verse and every rhyme
Forget, that I'm the person tearing you apart!
Remember way back when you played me
I lost that hand
So please don't try serenade me
I am a one man band
Say goodbye
Don't need to hear you play
So many other ways to relax
So pack away your every verse and every rhyme
Forget, all the words that let you break my heart!
Forget, that I'm the person tearing you apart!
Forget, all the words that let you break my heart!
Forget, that I'm the person tearing you apart!
I think it's time for me to leave
But I gave this piece of mind for free
So if you hear my sound advice, there is no need to tell you twice
There is no need to tell you twice!
Forget, all the words that let you break my heart!
Forget, that I'm the person tearing you apart!
Forget, all the words that let you break my heart!
Forget, that I'm the person tearing you apart!
So if you hear my sound advice, there is no need to tell you twice!
In "Forget," Lianne La Havas sings about a relationship that has gone sour. The opening line, "Waste all your time writing love songs, but you don't love me," sets the tone for the entire song. The singer is fed up with her partner's hollow expressions of love and wants him to move on. The line "I think you're just lonely" suggests that she believes he is using her to fill a void in his life, rather than truly caring for her.
The chorus is a direct message to her partner to forget about their relationship and move on. She tells him to "pack away your every verse and every rhyme," indicating that she doesn't want to hear any more love songs from him. In the second verse, she reminds him of how he hurt her in the past and how she's not interested in his attempts to win her back.
The bridge is the singer's final warning to her partner that it's time for her to leave. She offers her sound advice for him to forget about her and move on. Overall, "Forget" is a bittersweet song about the end of a relationship and the singer's need for closure.
Line by Line Meaning
Waste all your time writing love songs, but you don't love me
You spend your time writing love songs, but your actions show that you don't really love me.
All too familiar when it feels wrong
I'm used to feeling like something is wrong when I'm with you.
I think you're just lonely
I believe that you're only with me because you're lonely.
Do you mind?
Would it bother you?
I found another new way to look at
I have found a new perspective.
Use your time, to pack away your every verse and every rhyme
Instead of writing more love songs for me, you should spend your time putting away all of your past love poems and songs.
Forget, all the words that let you break my heart
Stop dwelling on the words you said that hurt me.
Forget, that I'm the person tearing you apart!
Don't forget that you hurt me too.
Remember way back when you played me
Remember when you used to toy with my emotions?
I lost that hand
I ended up losing in that situation.
So please don't try serenade me
Don't try to win me over with music anymore.
I am a one man band
I can make my own music and don't need you to serenade me.
Say goodbye
It's time to end this.
Don't need to hear you play
I don't want to hear your music anymore.
So many other ways to relax
There are plenty of other things I can do to relax.
Forget, all the words that let you break my heart!
Let go of the hurtful things you said.
I think it's time for me to leave
I believe it's time for me to move on.
But I gave this piece of mind for free
I'm giving you this piece of advice for free, no charge.
So if you hear my sound advice, there is no need to tell you twice
If you listen to my advice the first time, there won't be a need to repeat it.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LIANNE CHARLOTTE BARNES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@vintagedesert
I'll never understand why she didn't get HUGE. Insanely underrated.
@paristexas919
If she was huge she would only be another gaga or another swift, she would be nothing...
@jutjubow
She would have to record music that is more lame or wear huge wigs.
@irener.3503
'cause genuine artistry is not for the mass, simple... She is an Artist in all words, no need to show meat...
@thelightshinesinthedarknes2456
Because she has integrity and doesn’t compromise.
@MjK3Y9
True artists don't want to be HUGE
They do it for the pure love of Music . 🎶
@megalopolis2015
This lady is the cream of the crop, in her vocals, songwriting, creativity, uniqueness, beauty, and passion. Truly a one-of-a-kind genius.
@cemomo1
I heard the acoustic version before i heard this one couple days ago and man trust me this womans voice is better untouched by even the slightest thing.
@yakg7976
Thanks, I'm going to seek theacustic out, that song "Levitate" has an acustic over by Milky Chance & I absolutely love that song when they sing it that way. Not so much the pop one, I don't hate it, but it is nothing like it. You're probably way young but if you know, "Born in the U.S.A." by Springstein, the Acustic is a million times better & it's easy to see the meaning he intended. But of course, time made that easier as well, even the then president of the America (Ronald Reagan) misunderstood it as being patriotic & he mentioned it in a speech. It's kinda the opposite of that though.
@theOstenHugo
Here from NPR tiny desk concert and she was spectacular live, I'm about to download Blood rn, I'm her newest fan...never too late I suppose