Send My Love to Your New Lover
Matt Defreitas Lyrics


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This was all you, none of it me
You put your hands on, on my body and told me
Mmm
You told me you were ready
For the big one, for the big jump
I'd be your last love everlasting you and me
Mmm
That was what you told me

I'm giving you up
I've forgiven it all
You set me free-ee

Send my love to your new lover
Treat her better
We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain't kids no more
Send my love to your new lover
Treat her better
We gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain't kids no more

I was too strong you were trembling
You couldn't handle the hot heat rising (rising)
Mmm
Baby I'm still rising
I was running, you were walking
You couldn't keep up, you were falling down (down)
Mmm
Mmm there's only one way down

I'm giving you up
I've forgiven it all
You set me free-ee, oh

Send my love to your new lover
Treat her better
We gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain't kids no more
Send my love to your new lover
Treat her better
We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain't kids no more

If you're ready, if you're ready
If you're ready, I am ready
If you're ready, if you're ready
We both know we ain't kids no more
No, we ain't kids no more

I'm giving you up
I've forgiven it all
You set me free

Send my love to your new lover
Treat her better
We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain't kids no more
Send my love to your new lover
Treat her better




We gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain't kids no more

Overall Meaning

In "Send My Love to Your New Lover," Matt DeFreitas sings about letting go of a past relationship and moving forward. The song serves as a message to his ex-lover to treat his new partner better than he treated DeFreitas. The lyrics "This was all you, none of it me/You put your hands on, on my body and told me" suggest that the relationship ended due to the ex-lover's actions, leaving DeFreitas to forgive and move on. The line "we both know we ain't kids no more" highlights the growth and maturity gained from the experience.


DeFreitas also acknowledges the power imbalance in the relationship, stating "I was too strong you were trembling/You couldn't handle the hot heat rising." This hints at potential emotional manipulation or control issues. However, DeFreitas does not hold any resentment towards his ex, expressed in the line "I'm giving you up/I've forgiven it all/You set me free."


Overall, "Send My Love to Your New Lover" is a cathartic breakup anthem that acknowledges the past and looks towards the future with newfound freedom and maturity.


Line by Line Meaning

This was all you, none of it me
You take all the blame for what went wrong in our relationship, but I know it wasn't just me. It was all you.


You put your hands on, on my body and told me Mmm
You touched me and made me feel something, but it was all meaningless because you didn't mean it.


You told me you were ready, For the big one, for the big jump
You claimed you were ready for a serious relationship, but you weren't prepared to put in the work to make it successful.


I'd be your last love everlasting you and me Mmm, That was what you told me
You promised that our love would last forever, but it turned out to be a lie.


I'm giving you up, I've forgiven it all, You set me free-ee
I'm letting go of the resentment I have towards you and moving on.


Send my love to your new lover, Treat her better, We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts, We both know we ain't kids no more
You should treat your new lover better than you treated me. We need to move on from the past and accept that we're no longer young and naive.


I was too strong you were trembling, You couldn't handle the hot heat rising (rising) Mmm, Baby I'm still rising
I was too much for you to handle, you couldn't keep up. But now that it's over, I'm still moving up in the world.


I was running, you were walking, You couldn't keep up, you were falling down (down) Mmm, Mmm there's only one way down
I was moving quickly towards success, while you were struggling to keep pace. Now that it's over, you're only going downhill.


If you're ready, if you're ready, If you're ready, I am ready, If you're ready, if you're ready, We both know we ain't kids no more, No, we ain't kids no more
If you're ready to move on and grow up, I'm ready to leave the past behind and move forward with my life.




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Karina Oliveira

essa voz é incrível e apaixonante ❀

Flutter Girl Mystified

I tried listening to other 3 covers of this song. I stopped within 5 seconds, but not yours. Yours did Adele's justice. Subscribed. :)

Pras Sotillo

+khanoon bunthot same here

Emika boontoch

sameee

Natalia Guerrero

Same happened to me!

Nadia Dandachi

Best cover for this song that I've found!

Fatimah Kusuma

alex aiono's cover go watch!

Fatimah Kusuma

alex aiono's cover go watch!

Dejah Hunter

This and Alex Aionos are my fave! Him and Alex have similar styles

Kerry yyy

+Fabio Gutierrez stop publishing other people! This is his cover not Alex's ....

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