Act Like You Love Me
Shawn Mendes Lyrics


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So you leave tomorrow
Just leave the night
I promise I'll make things right
I'll make you breakfast the way you like
Before you leave tomorrow
Just let me try

Before you leave tomorrow
Before you say goodbye
Before you leave tomorrow
Before you leave

Stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment before you're gone
And I am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me
So I can go on
And act like you love me
So I can go on

Just one more night
Laying in bed
Whether it's wrong or right
Just gotta make sense of it

And you'll be gone in the morning
And you'll be over this
Just one more night
So I can forget

Stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment before you're gone
And I am keeping you warm
Act like you love me
So I can go on

When you go, I can't watch you leave
Just promise me you'll sneak out when I'm asleep
And when you go, and you're miles out too far
I wake up wishing everything was just a dream

Just stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment before you're gone
And I am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me so I can go on
And stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment before you're gone
And I, I'm keeping you warm
Just act like you love me so I can go on




And act like you love me so I can go on
Just act like you love me so I can go on

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Shawn Mendes's song Act Like You Love Me describe a bittersweet moment before a lover leaves, and the singer is hoping for one last night together. The singer pleads with their lover to stay and lay in their arms, to act like they love them so that the singer can keep going. The singer is aware that their lover will leave in the morning, but they want to hold onto the moment, to be able to forget and make sense of it all. The lyrics evoke feelings of sadness, denial, and a reluctance to let go.


The song captures a sense of desperation and wanting, with the singer asking their lover to pretend that they love them, even just for a moment, so that the singer can have something to hold onto. The lyrics also reveal a sense of vulnerability, as the singer acknowledges that their lover is leaving and that they will wake up wishing it was all just a dream. The song encapsulates a common experience of holding onto a relationship that is coming to an end, and the struggle of letting go.


Line by Line Meaning

So you leave tomorrow
Acknowledging that you're leaving tomorrow


Just leave the night
Suggesting departure by the night before the day of leaving


I promise I'll make things right
Assuring to set things right before the departure


I'll make you breakfast the way you like
Offering to make breakfast in accordance with one's preferences


Before you leave tomorrow
Before leaving the next day


Just let me try
Asking for an opportunity to do something


Stay here and lay here right in my arms
Requesting to stay and snuggle in one's arm


It's only a moment before you're gone
Realizing that the time is short before departure


And I am keeping you warm
Promising to keep you warm and cozy


Just act like you love me
Requesting to pretend to love for a little while longer


So I can go on
So that the singer can bear the separation


Just one more night
Asking for another night together


Laying in bed
Spending the night together


Whether it's wrong or right
Regardless of what's morally correct


Just gotta make sense of it
Trying to make something of it


And you'll be gone in the morning
The realization of the impending departure


And you'll be over this
Imagining the other person moving on after leaving


So I can forget
Asking for a last night to forget the pain of separation


When you go, I can't watch you leave
Expressing difficulty in facing the departure


Just promise me you'll sneak out when I'm asleep
Requesting to make the departure quietly and unnoticed


And when you go, and you're miles out too far
Referring to the distance between the two after the departure


I wake up wishing everything was just a dream
Thinking about how everything seems like a nightmare


And I, I'm keeping you warm
Repeating the promise of keeping the other person warm


Just act like you love me so I can go on
Reiterating the request to pretend for a little while longer


Just act like you love me so I can go on
Repeating the plea to make the separation bearable




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Shawn Mendes, Geoffrey Elliott Warburton

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Marcus B Urameshi

So you leave tomorrow
Just sleep the night
I promise I will, make things right
I'll make you breakfast, the way you like
Before you leave tomorrow
Just let me try

Before you leave tomorrow
Before you say goodbye
Before you leave tomorrow
Before you leave

Stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment, before you're gone
And I, am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me, so I can go on
And act like you love me, so I can go on

Just one more night
Lying in bed
Whether it's wrong or right
Just gotta make sense of it
And you'll be gone in the morning
And you'll be over this
Just one more night, so I can forget

Stay here and lay here
Right in my arms
It's only a moment, before you're gone
And I, am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me, so I can go on

When you go, I can't watch you leave
Just promise me you'll sneak out when I'm asleep
And when you go, and you're miles down the road
I wake up wishing everything was just a dream

Just stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment before you're gone
And I, am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me, so I can go on

And stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment, before you're gone
And I, am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me, so I can go on
And act like you love me, so I can go on
Just act like you love me, so I can go on



Oshim Tara

"Act Like You Love Me"

So you leave tomorrow
Just sleep the night
I promise I will, make things right
I'll make you breakfast, the way you like
Before you leave tomorrow
Just let me try

Before you leave tomorrow
Before you say goodbye
Before you leave tomorrow
Before you leave

Stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment, before you're gone
And I, am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me, so I can go on
And act like you love me, so I can go on

Just one more night
Lying in bed
Whether it's wrong or right
Just gotta make sense of it
And you'll be gone in the morning
And you'll be over this
Just one more night, so I can forget

Stay here and lay here
Right in my arms
It's only a moment, before you're gone
And I, am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me, so I can go on

When you go, I can't watch you leave
Just promise me you'll sneak out when I'm asleep
And when you go, and you're miles down the road
I wake up wishing everything was just a dream

Just stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment before you're gone
And I, am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me, so I can go on

And stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment, before you're gone
And I, am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me, so I can go on
And act like you love me, so I can go on
Just act like you love me, so I can go on



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Marcus B Urameshi

So you leave tomorrow
Just sleep the night
I promise I will, make things right
I'll make you breakfast, the way you like
Before you leave tomorrow
Just let me try

Before you leave tomorrow
Before you say goodbye
Before you leave tomorrow
Before you leave

Stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment, before you're gone
And I, am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me, so I can go on
And act like you love me, so I can go on

Just one more night
Lying in bed
Whether it's wrong or right
Just gotta make sense of it
And you'll be gone in the morning
And you'll be over this
Just one more night, so I can forget

Stay here and lay here
Right in my arms
It's only a moment, before you're gone
And I, am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me, so I can go on

When you go, I can't watch you leave
Just promise me you'll sneak out when I'm asleep
And when you go, and you're miles down the road
I wake up wishing everything was just a dream

Just stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment before you're gone
And I, am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me, so I can go on

And stay here and lay here right in my arms
It's only a moment, before you're gone
And I, am keeping you warm
Just act like you love me, so I can go on
And act like you love me, so I can go on
Just act like you love me, so I can go on

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I love people like you. xD

cynthia

Bless your soul!

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