Mistreating Me
james leela Lyrics

Keep on pressuring me
You are constantly pushing me to do more, to be more, and you won't let up unless I meet your expectations.

To do more and do more
You have high demands of me and expect me to continuously exceed those demands.

Don't move on unless you can see that
You won't let me progress unless you can assess that I meet your standards.

I'm all that
You have high expectations of me and believe that I am capable of achieving greatness.

It ain't easy waking up early
You expect me to wake up early in order to work harder, making it difficult for me to keep up with your demands.

To stay up late
You expect me to work late into the night to meet your expectations.

I know God won't put more
I believe that God won't give me more than I can handle.

On me on me
I have faith that God is looking out for me and will not burden me with more than I can handle.

And I know I know
I am aware and understand that I need to take care of myself in this situation.

Yes I know that I
I am fully aware that I need to prioritize myself.

I must take care of me
I need to look out for my own well-being and prioritize myself above others.

(You better love you say you love yourself first)
It's important to love and take care of yourself before anyone else.

And I've been told that I
I have been advised that putting others before myself is not healthy.

I can't put you above me
I can't prioritize you above myself and neglect my own self-care.

(You better love you better love yourself first)
It's crucial to prioritize self-love and self-care above all else.

No I'm not gon' keep on mistreating me
I am no longer going to neglect my own self-care and allow myself to be mistreated.

I have decided to love myself
I have made the decision to prioritize self-care and self-love.

I'm not if you don't love you can't love nobody else
If I don't love myself, I can't properly love and care for others.

But sometimes
Occasionally, I feel like my efforts are unappreciated and unfair.

(I feel)
I am expressing my feelings of inadequacy and mistreatment.

Like this one thing's so so unfair
I feel like my efforts are not being recognized or appreciated, which is unfair.

You don't even noticed
You don't even acknowledge the hard work that I am putting in.

Me when you down so
You ignore me when you are unhappy and need support, only focusing on yourself.

I pray everyday you start loving me
I hope that you can acknowledge my worth and begin treating me better.

No you can't
You cannot continue to mistreat me and ignore my needs.

Break it down now
This is an instrumental break in the song.

Tie it down
This is an instrumental break in the song.

Mistreating me (No you can't)
You cannot knowingly mistreat me and neglect my well-being.

Love yourself
Prioritize self-care and self-love above all else.

(Nobody else, nobody else)
You cannot properly care for or love anyone else if you do not prioritize your own self-care and self-love first.

You can't love nobody before you love yourself first
You must prioritize self-care and self-love above all else in order to properly care for and love others.

(keep on mistreating me)
This line is repeated as a refrain, emphasizing that mistreatment cannot continue.

Mind Body and Soulâ?¦ (gotta love yourself)
Taking care of your mind, body, and soul is essential to loving and caring for yourself.