Reckless
Madison Beer Lyrics

Hey
Introducing the start of the song and the story of the heartbreak

This is a story I hate
The singer is going to narrate an unpleasant memory

And telling it might make me break
The story still distresses the singer and narrating it might make her feel vulnerable

But I'll tell it anyway
Despite the unease, the singer is determined to recount the story

This chapter's about
The song lyrically emphasizes violence and pain in the form of chapters of a story

How you said there was nobody else
The narration recalls how the singer was led to believe that her lover only wanted her

Then you got up and went to her house
However, the singer's lover ended up leaving her to visit someone else

You guys always left me out
The artist was always ignored despite pledging loyalty and affection

I still have the letter you wrote when you told me
The singer still holds onto the words of reassurance expressed in a letter

That I was the only girl you'd ever want in your life
The letter conveyed that the singer was the most significant person in her lover's life

I guess my friends were right
Despite believing her lover, the singer realizes that her friends' suspicions about his infidelity were correct all along

Each day goes by and each night I cry
The singer is still distressed by the heartbreak, and it affects her day-to-day life

Somebody saw you with her last night
The singer finds out that her lover is, in fact, with the other woman and confirms her suspicions

You gave me your word, "Don't worry 'bout her"
Despite the evidence, the singer's lover tries to pacify her

You might love her now, but you loved me first
The singer accuses her lover of favoring the other woman even though he professed his love for the singer before

Said you'd never hurt me, but here we are
The singer recalls the promises of her lover, and how he has ultimately broken them

Oh, you swore on every star
The artist further emphasizes the broken promises made by her lover by alluding to the sacred act of swearing on the stars

How could you be so reckless with my heart?
The singer asks her lover how he can be so careless about breaking her heart

You check in and out
The heartbreak has left the singer emotionally uncertain and vulnerable

Of my heart like a hotel
The singer compares her lover's flippant behavior with her heart to a hotel check-in/check-out system

And she must be perfect, oh well
The artist mocks the woman who stole her lover

I hope you both go to hell
The artist feels such anger and disgust towards her lover and the other woman that she wishes they go to hell

Heart
The most powerful and sensitive organ in the body, where the emotions of love stem from.

How could you be so reckless?
The artist once again accuses her lover of being careless with her emotions

How could you be so reckless?
Reiterating the heartbreak and how the lover was reckless with it

How could you be so reckless with someone's heart?
The singer highlights how carelessly her lover treated her heart

Hey
The song concludes with the singer taking responsibility for telling her story, and apologizes for anyone who may relate to the heartbreak.

This is a story I hate
The singer concludes the song by stating the story is one she hates recording.

But I told it to cope with the pain
The singer tells the story as a way of dealing with her pain and coping with the situation.

I'm so sorry if you can relate
The singer concludes by expressing empathy to those who also suffer from heartbreak and pain