Find What You're Looking For
Olivia O Brien Lyrics


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I always knew you'd be the one
To break me down, no, it's not fun
To be the girl you hit and run
Wish you were sorry for the things you've done
And after all you put me through
I'm sick and tired of loving you more
I just can't give you what you're looking for
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Didn't give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

They say you don't know what you got
'Til it's too late, I'm already gone
I don't care that you're not here
Won't wipe my eyes, cause there's no tears
I'm not what you wanted, I'm not what you need
Just not what you wanted and that's fine with me
I don't why I cared so much
I'm doing fine without your love

I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Didn't give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

I always knew that you were not about me
Always doing things I like without me
Tryna front you, say you're just a bad boy
But I know you, you're nothing but a sad boy
You lie to me, you tell me that you love me
Saying that you put no one above me
But I'm not dumb, I know just what you wanted
I never should've stayed, just being honest

I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Didn't give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for




Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

Overall Meaning

Olivia O'Brien's song "Find What You're Looking For" is about a brokenhearted girl who is tired of being mistreated by a guy who only wants to use her. The opening lines indicate that the girl always knew that the relationship was doomed to fail, as he intended to break her down from the beginning. She laments being used and wishes he would apologize for his actions. The chorus, "I hope you find what you're looking for," suggests that she has come to accept their relationship's failure and hopes he can find what he's looking for elsewhere.


In the second verse, she expresses her indifference to his absence, no longer caring that he's gone. She also acknowledges that perhaps she was not what he desired, but she still gave him what he needed, and she's content with being fine without him. The third verse is an indictment of his bad behavior, with the girl saying that he pretended to love her but only wanted to use her, speaking to his true character.


Overall, "Find What You're Looking For" reflects a woman's journey of recognizing the wrong relationship and moving on, wishing the best for her former partner with a hope that he will find happiness.


Line by Line Meaning

I always knew you'd be the one
I always had a feeling that you were going to be the person who would break me down.


To break me down, no, it's not fun
You breaking me down wasn't fun and it hurt me deeply.


To be the girl you hit and run
I felt like you weren't taking our relationship seriously and that I was just a temporary fling for you.


Wish you were sorry for the things you've done
I wish you would apologize for the way you treated me.


And after all you put me through
After everything you've put me through, I'm tired and worn out.


I'm sick and tired of loving you more
I've grown tired of loving you more than you love me.


I just can't give you what you're looking for
I've come to the realization that I cannot give you what you want in a relationship.


I hope you find what you're looking for
I hope you find what you're searching for in life.


What you're looking for
Whatever it is that you're searching for.


Didn't give you what you want
I wasn't able to provide you with what you desired in a relationship.


Gave you what you need
However, I did provide you with what you needed from me.


You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"
You begged me not to leave you.


They say you don't know what you got
It's said that sometimes we don't realize what we have until it's gone.


'Til it's too late, I'm already gone
But in my case, it was too late and I had already moved on.


I don't care that you're not here
I've come to not care that you're no longer in my life.


Won't wipe my eyes, cause there's no tears
I won't cry over you anymore because I have no tears left to shed.


I'm not what you wanted, I'm not what you need
I realized that I'm not the type of person you wanted or needed in your life.


Just not what you wanted and that's fine with me
And that's okay with me, I don't need to be what you want.


I don't why I cared so much
I don't understand why I put so much effort and energy into our relationship.


I'm doing fine without your love
But now, I'm doing just fine without your love.


I always knew that you were not about me
I always had a feeling that you weren't truly invested in our relationship.


Always doing things I like without me
It seemed like you were always making decisions without taking my desires into consideration.


Tryna front you, say you're just a bad boy
You tried to act tough and like a bad boy to impress me.


But I know you, you're nothing but a sad boy
But in reality, I see through your act and realize that you're just a sad and unhappy person.


You lie to me, you tell me that you love me
You told me you loved me, but it was just a lie.


Saying that you put no one above me
You claimed that no one was more important to you than me.


But I'm not dumb, I know just what you wanted
But I'm not naive, I know that you were only saying those things to get what you wanted from me.


I never should've stayed, just being honest
Looking back, I realize that I shouldn't have stayed in our relationship for as long as I did.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: OLIVIA O'BRIEN, GARRETT NASH

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@aledur8481

I always knew you'd be the one
To break me down, no, it's not fun
To be the girl you hit and run
Wish you were sorry for the things you've done
And after all you put me through
I'm sick and tired of loving you more
I just can't give you what you're looking for

[Chorus]
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Didn't give you what you want
Give you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

[Verse 2]
They say you don't know what you got
'Til it's too late, I'm already gone
I don't care that you're not here
Won't wipe my eyes, cause there's no tears
I'm not what you wanted, I'm not what you need
Just not what you wanted and that's fine with me
I don't why I cared so much
I'm doing fine without your love



@adrianab949

LYRICS
I always knew you'd be the one
To break me down, no, it's not fun
To be the girl you hit and run
Wish you were sorry for the things you've done
And after all you put me through
I'm sick and tired of loving you more
I just can't give you what you're looking for

I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Didn't give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

They say you don't know what you got
'Til it's too late, I'm already gone
I don't care that you're not here
Won't wipe my eyes, cause there's no tears
I'm not what you wanted, I'm not what you need
Just not what you wanted and that's fine with me
I don't why I cared so much
I'm doing fine without your love

I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Didn't give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

I always knew that you were not about me
Always doing things I like without me
Tryna front you, say you're just a bad boy
But I know you, you're nothing but a sad boy
You lie to me, you tell me that you love me
Saying that you put no one above me
But I'm not dumb, I know just what you wanted
I never should've stayed, just being honest

I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Didn't give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for



@durukaracor4220

Here lyrics***





[Verse 1]
I always knew you'd be the one
To break me down, no, it's not fun
To be the girl you hit and run
Wish you were sorry for the things you've done
And after all you put me through
I'm sick and tired of loving you more
I just can't give you what you're looking for

[Chorus]
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Didn't give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

[Verse 2]
They say you don't know what you got
'Til it's too late, I'm already gone
I don't care that you're not here
Won't wipe my eyes, cause there's no tears
I'm not what you wanted, I'm not what you need
Just not what you wanted and that's fine with me
I don't why I cared so much
I'm doing fine without your love

[Chorus]
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Didn't give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

[Bridge]
I always knew that you were not about me
Always doing things I like without me
Tryna front you, say you're just a bad boy
But I know you, you're nothing but a sad boy
You lie to me, you tell me that you love me
Saying that you put no one above me
But I'm not dumb, I know just what you wanted
I never should've stayed, just being honest

[Chorus]
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Didn't give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"
I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for



@alaskasimagination600

Lyrics:

I always knew you'd be the one, to break me down,
No, it's not fun,
To be the girl you hit and run,
Wish you were sorry for the things you've done,
And after all you put me through,
I'm sick and tired of loving you more,
I just can't give you what you're looking for,
I hope you find what you're looking for (what you're looking for) x2,
Didn't give you what you want gave you what you need,
you beg me please baby baby don't leave,
I hope you find what you're looking for (what you're looking for) x2,
They say you don't know what you got til it's too late,
I'm already gone,
I don't care that you're not here,
Won't wipe my eyes 'cause there's no tears,
I'm not what you wanted I'm not what you need,
Just not what you wanted and that's fine with me,
I don't know why I cared so much,
I'm doing fine without you're love,
I hope you find what youre looking for (what you're looking for) x2
Didn't give you what you want, gave you what you need,
you beg me please baby baby don't leave so,
I hope you find what you're looking for (what you're looking for) x2
I always knew that were not about me,
Always doing things I like without me,
Tryina front you say you're just a bad boy,
But I know you you're nothing but a sad boy,
You lie to me,
You tell me that you love me,
Saying that you'll put no one above me,
But I'm not dumb I know just what you wanted,
I never should have stayed just being honest,
I hope you find what you're looking for (what you're looking for) x2
Didn't give you what you want gave you what you need you beg me please baby baby don't leave,
I hope you find what you're looking for (what you're looking for) x2



@meganspear5447

I always knew you'd be the one
To break me down, no, it's not fun
To be the girl you hit and run
Wish you were sorry for the things you've done

And after all you put me through
I'm sick and tired of loving you more
I just can't give you what you're looking for

I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

Didn't give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"

I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

They say you don't know what you got
'Til it's too late, I'm already gone
I don't care that you're not here
Won't wipe my eyes, cause there's no tears

I'm not what you wanted, I'm not what you need
Just not what you wanted and that's fine with me
I don't know why I cared so much
I'm doing fine without your love

I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

Didn't give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"

I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

I always knew that you were not about me
Always doing things I like without me
Tryna front you, say you're just a bad boy
But I know you, you're nothing but a sad boy

You lie to me, you tell me that you love me
Saying that you put no one above me
But I'm not dumb, I know just what you wanted
I never should've stayed, just being honest

I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for

Didn't give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me "please, baby, baby, don't leave"

I hope you find what you're looking for
What you're looking for
Find what you're looking for
What you're looking for.



@gabriellaxxoxo

[Verse 1]
I always knew you’d be the one
To break me down, no, it’s not fun
To be the girl you hit and run
Wish you were sorry for the things you’ve done
And after all you put me through
I’m sick and tired of loving you more
I just can’t give you what you’re looking for

[Chorus]
I hope you find what you’re looking for
What you’re looking for
Find what you’re looking for
What you’re looking for
Didn’t give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me “please, baby, baby, don’t leave”
I hope you find what you’re looking for
What you’re looking for
Find what you’re looking for
What you’re looking for
[Verse 2]
They say you don’t know what you got
‘Til it’s too late, I’m already gone
I don’t care that you’re not here
Won’t wipe my eyes, cause there’s no tears
I’m not what you wanted, I’m not what you need
Just not what you wanted and that’s fine with me
I don’t why I cared so much
I’m doing fine without your love

[Chorus]
I hope you find what you’re looking for
What you’re looking for
Find what you’re looking for
What you’re looking for
Didn’t give you what you want
Gave you what you need
You beg me “please, baby, baby, don’t leave”
I hope you find what you’re looking for
What you’re looking for
Find what you’re looking for
What you’re looking for

[Bridge]
I always knew that you were not about me
Always doing things I like without me
Tryna front you, say you’re just a bad boy
But I know you, you’re nothing but a sad boy
You lie to me, you tell me that you love me
Saying that you put no one above me
But I’m not dumb, I know just what you wanted
I never should’ve stayed, just being honest



All comments from YouTube:

@ravenknowles

she gets better and better with every song ,I'm so proud of her and the fact I know more songs by her rather than just "I hate u I love u"

@nicetomeetyou2103

Gayatri Vijh g 👌

@user-mt9qr4tc3u

Gayatri Vijh I didn't even know that she was the one that sang that lol

@Pvkou

Heyitsme Thatonegirl lmaooo same omg.

@drowsiella

same i love her

@bills2843

same... she's amazin

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@risingstar8327

this girl is lit af😍😍 her voice is so soothing

@diyat5811

ikr, she deserves more recognition 😍💖

@yosycastanon7523

am I the only one who's kinda jealous of her being more famous? Honestly I DEFINITELY think she should be more known but at the same time I wish she "was just for a little group of us" am I explaining myself? 😂

@straykae

rising star agreed😍

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