You Always Hurt the One You Love
Michael Bublé Lyrics


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You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn't hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
And crush it till the petals fall
You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can't recall
So If I broke your heart last night
It's because I love you most of all

You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn't hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
And crush it till the petals fall
You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can't recall
So If I broke your heart last night
It's because I love you most of all

You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can't recall
So If I broke your heart last night




It's because I love you most of all
It's because I love you most of all

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Michael Buble's "You Always Hurt the One You Love" speak to the paradoxical nature of love - how we are sometimes hurtful to those we care about the most. The song highlights how even when we don't intend to cause harm, our actions can still hurt those we love. The opening lines of the song set the tone, declaring that hurting the ones we love is something that comes naturally to us. The second line, "The one you shouldn't hurt at all," emphasizes how this behavior is not what we should be doing.


The next line, "You always take the sweetest rose, and crush it till the petals fall," compares the ones we love to a rose - delicate and precious, but also easily damaged. The metaphor of a rose helps illustrate the idea that we need to be careful with how we treat the people we care about. The following line, "You always break the kindest heart..." further emphasizes this idea - that even the most kind-hearted people can be hurt by careless actions.


The final lines of the song, "So If I broke your heart last night, it's because I love you most of all. It's because I love you most of all," serve as an apology of sorts. By acknowledging the pain we may have caused, we are able to show that our love is more powerful than our actions. The song reminds us that even when we make mistakes, love can help us repair the damage and move forward.


Line by Line Meaning

You always hurt the one you love
It's a common pattern to unintentionally hurt the person we love the most.


The one you shouldn't hurt at all
The person we love the most is the one we should cherish and protect.


You always take the sweetest rose
We tend to take the best things in our lives for granted and neglect them.


And crush it till the petals fall
We ruin the most beautiful and precious things in our lives through our careless actions.


You always break the kindest heart
We tend to hurt the people who are kind to us and care for us the most.


With a hasty word you can't recall
We often lash out without thinking, and regret our actions later.


So If I broke your heart last night
If I hurt you, it was not intentional or out of malice.


It's because I love you most of all
I care deeply for you, but sometimes my actions don't reflect that.




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Gjones951

You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn't hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
And crush it till the petals fall
You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can't recall
So If I broke your heart last night
It's because I love you most of all

You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn't hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
And crush it till the petals fall
You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can't recall
So If I broke your heart last night
It's because I love you most of all

You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can't recall
So If I broke your heart last night
It's because I love you most of all
It's because I love you most of all



All comments from YouTube:

armyoldsweat

We've been married 60 years and I sing a few words of this song to my wife on occasion when we've had words.  We then have a kiss and a cuddle and all's well with the world again.  

lil Scrooge 'Ed' McDuck

Very nice

Melina F

+armyoldsweat So beautiful! <3

armyoldsweat

Thank you Sata Nas & Melina F.  I doubt you could imagine the pleasure Youtube music give me.  Truly sad so many elderly folk have no acquired the internet skills to also enjoy it

knowzmyname

Thanks for your post. Wouldn't it be nice if we could solve all the ills of the world this way.

Ece Okur

Oh my god this melts my heart❤️❤️ Lots of love to you two❤️

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Saori Kido

Quem ama não trai . . . Não machuca . . . 💕
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Gjones951

You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn't hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
And crush it till the petals fall
You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can't recall
So If I broke your heart last night
It's because I love you most of all

You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn't hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
And crush it till the petals fall
You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can't recall
So If I broke your heart last night
It's because I love you most of all

You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can't recall
So If I broke your heart last night
It's because I love you most of all
It's because I love you most of all

miranda stone

Michel buble my heart is yours forever

ddkoda

Excellent version by Michael of this Mills Brothers original.Not at all over the top; Michael's subdued delivery is very appropriate to the story of the song. And the story of the song is something many of us can relate to. How often have we thoughtlessly said or done something hurtful to the one we love? It should be rarely if ever and yet this can happen when a relationship may be on the cusp of each drawing closer to the other and  we mindlessly sabotage it. Even if the act was too much for the aggrieved one to bear and the relationship is lost hopefully It'll be a lesson for us in the future.

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