Love Yourself
Sunrise Lyrics


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For all the times that you rain on my parade
And all the clubs you get in using my name
You think you broke my heart, oh, girl for goodness′ sake
You think I'm crying on my own. Well, I ain′t

And I didn't wanna write a song
'Cause I didn′t want anyone thinking I still care. I don′t,
But you still hit my phone up
And, baby, I be movin' on
And I think you should be somethin′ I don't wanna hold back,
Maybe you should know that

My mama don′t like you and she likes everyone
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
And I've been so caught up in my job,
Didn′t see what's going on
But now I know,
I'm better sleeping on my own

′Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh, baby, you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I′m still holdin' on to somethin′
You should go and love yourself

And when you told me that you hated my friends
The only problem was with you and not them
And every time you told me my opinion was wrong
And tried to make me forget where I came from

And I didn't wanna write a song
′Cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care. I don′t,
But you still hit my phone up
And, baby, I be movin' on
And I think you should be somethin' I don′t wanna hold back,
Maybe you should know that

My mama don′t like you and she likes everyone
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
And I've been so caught up in my job,
Didn′t see what's going on
But now I know,
I′m better sleeping on my own

'Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh, baby, you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I′m still holdin' on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself

For all the times that you made me feel small
I fell in love. Now I feel nothin′ at all
And never felt so low when I was vulnerable
Was I a fool to let you break down my walls?

′Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh, baby, you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin′ on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself

′Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh, baby, you should go and love yourself




And if you think (you think) that I'm (that I′m) still holdin' on (holdin' on) to somethin′
You should go and love yourself

Overall Meaning

In Sunrise’s song Love Yourself, the singer is addressing someone who has hurt them in the past. They begin by acknowledging the times when this person “rained on their parade” and took advantage of their name to get into clubs. Despite this person’s belief that they’ve broken the singer’s heart, the singer insists that they are not crying on their own. They did not want to write this song because they did not want the other person to think they still care, but the fact that the other person keeps calling them has made it impossible for them to simply move on. The singer encourages this person to be something different and not hold back, while also acknowledging that their mother does not like this person and they have been unable to see what was going on in their life because of their job.


The chorus of the song is directed at the person who has hurt the singer. The singer encourages them to love themselves instead of constantly seeking validation from others, and tells them that if they think the singer is still holding onto something, they should go and love themselves. In the second verse, the singer recalls specific incidents when this person made them feel small and attacked their opinions and friends. They then ask if they were a fool to let this person break down their walls and leave them feeling vulnerable. Overall, the song is a message of empowerment and self-love, encouraging the person who has been hurt to move on and find happiness within themselves.


Line by Line Meaning

For all the times that you rain on my parade
You have often spoiled my happiness and enthusiasm.


And all the clubs you get in using my name
You have exploited my name to get entry into the clubs.


You think you broke my heart, oh, girl for goodness' sake
You believe that you have hurt me emotionally.


You think I'm crying on my own. Well, I ain't
You assume that I am grieving alone. But, I am not.


And I didn't wanna write a song
I did not want to write this song.


'Cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care. I don't,
I did not want people to think that I still care about you.


But you still hit my phone up
However, you still call me sometimes.


And, baby, I be movin' on
But, I have moved on from our relationship.


And I think you should be somethin' I don't wanna hold back,
I believe that you should be happy with someone else, and I do not want to hold you back.


Maybe you should know that
Perhaps you should be aware of this fact.


My mama don't like you and she likes everyone
My mother does not approve of you, and she usually likes everyone she meets.


And I never like to admit that I was wrong
I do not like to confess that I was mistaken.


And I've been so caught up in my job,
I have been too preoccupied with my work.


Didn't see what's going on
Therefore, I did not realize what was happening in our relationship.


But now I know,
However, I am now aware


I'm better sleeping on my own
That it is better for me to sleep alone than to be with you.


'Cause if you like the way you look that much
Because you appear to be overly impressed with your appearance


Oh, baby, you should go and love yourself
You need to work on loving yourself first before you can be in a relationship.


And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
If you believe that I am still holding onto our past relationship,


You should go and love yourself
Then, you should take some time to focus on yourself.


For all the times that you made me feel small
You often made me feel insignificant and unimportant.


I fell in love. Now I feel nothin' at all
I used to be in love with you, but now I feel nothing at all.


And never felt so low when I was vulnerable
I have never felt so miserable when I was feeling most exposed.


Was I a fool to let you break down my walls?
Was I foolish to allow you to penetrate my defenses?


And if you think (you think) that I'm (that I'm) still holdin' on (holdin' on) to somethin'
In case you believe that I am still attached to something,


You should go and love yourself
Then, you need to spend some time working on yourself.




Writer(s): Justin Bieber, Benny Blanco, Ed Sheeran

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Arjun Singh

No, no wait a minute. Talking seriously here.
I mean, I always feel this pressure of being a strong independent icon of women hood and not making look like my whole life is revolving around some guy.
But loving someone and being loved means so much to me. I always make fun of it and stuff but it is not everything we do in life a way to be loved a little More.
Yeah I don’t know
Sometimes I dream about being a good father and a good husband and sometimes it feels really close but than other times it seems silly like it would ruin my whole life.
And it is not just a fear of commitment or that I am incapable of caring or loving because I can.
It just that if I am totally honest with myself I think I had rather die knowing that I was really good at something that I had excelled in some way than that I had just been I nice caring relationship.

I had worked for this older man and once he told me
That he had spent all of his life thinking about his career and his work. He was 52 and it suddenly struck him that he had never really given anything of himself.
His life was for no one and nothing. He was almost crying saying that.

I believe if there’s any kind of God it would not be in any of us not in you or me. But just little space in between.

If there’s any kind of magic in this world it must be in the attempt of understanding someone sharing something.
I know it is almost impossible to succeed but who has cares? The answer must be in the attempt.



All comments from YouTube:

TheSoundscapePoet

"The little space in between"...my favorite line in the whole movie. She means that love is not something we possess or acquire or consume--it is what connects us all and binds the universe together. And so it always in the space between us; not clutched in our hands or hearts or brains. We can never own love. We can only choose to be a part of it by allowing ourselves to be connected to others--through that little space that lies between us. <3

Krystal A

ooooh, this is good

Percival

Thank you for noticing and existing here with me

aish.

same! i even wrote in my journal l

Anand Sharma

I salute you 👏 what an explanation!

Clara Borrell

that is truly beautiful<3 this is what the greeks named Eros

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Era Yusnita

being vulnerably honest with a stranger is one of the best feeling ever

Ricardo Pontes

@We love stories with Mr Atkins I thought it was, but I recently experienced something somewhat similar to this movie, it is a stranger but at the same time you feel you know this person and disclosure very personal aspects of your life even some of your friends aren't aware of, it is bittersweet though because you know it not going anywhere due to different paths, but the moment is rad, you only wish you have this with the person you eventually settle down with

Abraham Lincoln

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤗🤗🤗

strawbebby

Yes I did this with my boyfriend without even knowing him completely and it was the best feeling ever

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